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Volume 1 & 2 box sets; Hope Not Hate tours; MySpace; "The Progressive Patriot"

 

January 8th Publication BBC News, UK - Brown Speech Promotes Britishness
10th Publication The Guardian, UK - Sumi Jenner
February       Publication Ice, USA
2nd Gig "Folk Britannia", Barbican Hall, London, England
7th Publication The Independent, UK - Folk Britannia (review)
17th Publication Rolling Stone, USA - Billy Bragg Gets Boxed
18th TV Folk On Later, C4, UK - show highlghts of the past 10 years included "Brickbat"
21st "Volume 1" - box set released in USA
23rd Publication Barking & Dagenham Post, UK - Bard Billy Is All Boxed Up
Publication Doncaster Today, UK - Town Folk Musician Records CD For British National Party
25th Publication NME, UK - Poet With A Purpose
28th Radio "Brassed Off - The Miners' Strike & Beyond", BBC Radio 2, UK - included interview with Billy
March      "Live At The Barbican" released
Publication Uncut, UK - Barkingrad
Publication Amplifier, USA
3rd Radio "The Music Week", BBC 6 Music, UK - interview about Volume 1
6th "Volume 1" - box set released in UK
Radio "Mark Seaman Show", BBC Radio Swindon, England - interview
8th Publication The Guardian, UK - My Favourite Things
9th Radio "Here & Now", CBC Radio 1, Toronto, Canada - guest presenter
10th Radio Robert Elms Show, BBC London, UK - "What is all the fuss about Billy Bragg ?" feature on Billy and his music
Radio 102.1 The Edge, CFNY, Toronto, Canada - acoustic session and interview
Publication SXSW Preview, USA - The Essential Billy Bragg
11th Gig HMV, Toronto, Canada - in-store session
Gig Opera House, Toronto, Canada
13th Radio WFMU, New York, NY, USA - acoustic session and interview
14th Radio "Rachel Maddow Show", Air America, USA
15th TV Late Night With Conan O'Brien, USA - played "A New England"
16th Publication The Phoenix, USA - Q&A: Billy Bragg
Gig BBC Barbecue, SXSW, Austin, TX, USA
Radio KEXP, Austin, USA - interview & concert
17th SXSW Panel Interview - SXSW, Austin, TX, USA
Gig The Cedar Tree Courtyard, SXSW, Austin, TX, USA
18th Radio KUT, Austin, USA - radio session
Gig Yep Roc Party, Yard Dog Folk Art Galley, SXSW, Austin, TX, USA
Gig Jolie Holland Show, Central Presbytarian Church, SXSW, Austin, TX, USA
Gig Anti Records Hootenany, Central Presbytarian Church, SXSW, Austin, TX, USA
19th Publication Northwest Indiana Times, USA - Bragging Rights
Gig Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN, USA
20th Gig The Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA
21st Publication The AV Club, USA - Billy Bragg
Publication Salon.com, USA - 3 Questions For: Billy Bragg
Publication Ann Arbor News, USA - For Bragg, Songs Of Politics & Romance Matter
Gig The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
23rd Publication CNN, USA - A 'One-Man Clash'
Gig Somerville Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
24th Gig New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York, NY, USA
25th Radio Sirius Satellite Radio, USA - interview
Gig Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA, USA
26th Gig The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, USA
27th Publication New Statesman, UK - Diary - Billy Bragg
Radio "Kojo Nnamdi Show", WAMU, American University, Washington, DC, USA - interview and session
Gig The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA, USA
28th Publication The Guardian, UK - The Lonesome Death Of Rachel Corrie
30th Publication Exclaim!, Canada - Billy Bragg: Questionnaire
April       Publication Mojo, UK - Talking Lovelorn Left-Wing Electric Troubadour Blues
Publication Record Collector, UK - Q&A Billy Bragg
Publication The Word, UK - Word Of Mouth
Publication Access, Canada - The Politics Of Art
Publication Utne, USA - Punk's Not Dead
3rd Publication Evening News, Edinburgh, Scotland - May Day Concert Mix-Up Is Nothing To Bragg About
7th Publication Virgin.net, UK - Bragg Launches Anti-BNP Tour
11th Publication Chartattack.com, Canada - Billy Bragg Still Wants To Help Save The Youth Of America
12th Attends the premiere of the documentary "Glastonbury"
19th Publication BBC News Magazine, UK - The Power Of Pop Lyrics
20th Publication Crosby Herald, Liverpool, England - Music Workshops Feature Top Acts
Publication 7 Days, UK
"Hope Not Hate" Tour
23rd Gig Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, England
24th Publication Time Out, London, England - Billy Bragg: 10 Things
Gig Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England
25th Gig Bradford University, Bradford, England
26th Radio Ramair, University Of Bradford, England - appearance with Phill Jupitus
Publication Craven Herald, England - Singer's 'Keep Out BNP' Message
Gig Carling Academy, Liverpool, England
27th Publication ePolitix.com, UK - Bragg: Labour To Blame For Rise Of BNP
28th Appearance at the International Workers Memorial Day, Peace Gardens, Manchester, England
Gig Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England
29th Gig Sage, Gateshead, England
30th Gig St Davids Hall, Cardiff, Wales
May      Publication Dazed & Confused, UK
Publication Acoustic Guitar, USA - Ring Some Changes
Publication International Searchlight, UK - This Machine Kills Fascists
1st Gig Barking Broadway, Barking, England
3rd Gig Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England
4th Publication Daily Mirror, UK - ...And Don't Be Fooled By Rascists Or Pundits
Publication Evening News, Edinburgh, Scotland - Billy's Still Gunning For The Bad Guys
Gig De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England
5th Publication Chartattack, Canada - Box Set Retrospective Doesn't Mean He's Living in The Past
Gig Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle of Man
6th Publication Virgin.net, UK - Bragg Down After BNP Success
7th Gig Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
8th Radio Acoustic Cafe - interview and live session
13th TV "Match Of The Day", BBC 1, UK - interview about West Ham playing in the F.A. Cup Final
14th Gig Brixton Academy, London, England (supporting Hard-Fi)
15th Gig Brixton Academy, London, England (supporting Hard-Fi)
16th Gig Brixton Academy, London, England (supporting Hard-Fi)
17th Gig Brixton Academy, London, England (supporting Hard-Fi)
18th Publication Dearne Today, England - Miners' Lives Remembered
Gig Brixton Academy, London, England (supporting Hard-Fi)
21st Publication "Live", Mail On Sunday, UK - Desert Island Downloads
24th Publication Cheshire Daily Post, England - Old Coal Mines Back On The Map
25th Attends a secret Paul Simon show at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London
31st Gig Lemon Grove, Exeter University, Exeter, England
June       Publication International Searchlight, UK - Hope Not Hate - Billy Bragg On Tour
1st Gig International Arts Festival, Salisbury, England
2nd Gig Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham Race Course, England
3rd Gig Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
7th Radio "Today", BBC Radio 4, UK - discussion about reclaiming the English flag
11th Publication CBC, Canada - Billy Bragg Pulls Music From MySpace
12th Publication New Statesman, UK - Equality, Croquet, Billy Bragg And Me
14th Publication Musician's Union Magazine, UK
24th Beaminster Festival, Town Square, Beaminster, Dorset, England - Billy officially opened the festival
28th Gig Beaminster Festival, Public Hall, Beaminster, Dorset, England - with Rosetta Life
Publication Chartattack, Canada - Billy Bragg Campaign Helps Lead To Change In MySpace Terms
July       Publication Uncut, UK - Album By Album
7th Publication Bridport News, England - Singer's Plea For Lifeguards
16th Gig Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset, England
29th WOMAD Festival, Reading, England - Billy gave a speech on behalf of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
August       Publication Q, UK - Best 40 Tracks Of The 80s - 'A New England' ranked #34
Publication Spin, USA - My Space Or Yours ?
9th Publication The Guardian, UK - A Last Chance To Be Radical
11th Radio "Today", BBC Radio 4, UK - discussion about class mobility
24th Publication The Guardian, UK - Bragg Claims Online Victory For Musicians' Rights
Radio "Any Questions", BBC Radio 4, UK - panel guest
25th Publication The Guardian, UK - Drive-time Blues
29th Publication The Bookseller, UK - Billy Bragg: Looking For A New England
31st Publication The Guardian, UK - Who Owns The Music, MTV Or Me ?
Publication The Guardian, UK - Who Owns MTV Flux? The Users Do
September       Publication The Word, UK - All Of My Dreams Came True
1st Gig Schiller Theatre, Berlin, Germany
4th Publication The Guardian, UK - Let's Set A Standard
7th Publication BBC News, UK - Song Writing Cancer Sufferer Dies
13th Publication Dorset Echo, UK - Celebration Of Maxine's Life
20th Publication The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Canada - Exploring British Values
Publication Gazette, Montreal, Canada - Billy Bragg's Past Keeps Up With The Present
Publication Ottawa Citizen, Canada - Bragg Rails Against The State Of England
Publication Ottawa Sun, Canada - Billy Bragg Fires Political Volleys
Gig Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax, NS, Canada
21st Publication Daily News, Halifax, Canada - A Concert To Bragg About
Publication Hour.com, Canada - Fort Bragg
Radio "Home Run", CBC Radio, Montreal, Canada - interview
22nd Gig Club Soda, Montreal, PQ, Canada
23rd Radio "DNTO", CBC Radio 1, Canada - guest presenter
Gig The New Capital Music Hall, Ottawa, ON, Canada
24th Gig Music Hall Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
25th Publication The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Canada - Bragg Brews Up At Rebecca Cohn
Publication Torontoist, Toronto, Canada - This Just In : Billy Bragg Loves Us
Publication Winnipeg Sun, Canada - Billy Has Something To Bragg About
26th Gig The Garrick, Ramada Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
27th Gig Knox United Church, Calgary, AB, Canada
28th Publication Straight.com, Vancouver, Canada - Billy Bragg Is Happy To Brand Himself A Patriot
Publication The McGill Daily, Montreal, Canada - Bragging Rights
29th Gig Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
30th Gig Kane Lecture Hall, Seattle, WA, USA
October 1st Publication The Observer, UK - England, My England
Gig The Triple Door, Seattle, USA - KEXP subscribers' concert
2nd Radio KEXP, Seattle, USA - broadcast of the 1st October concert
Gig Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR, USA
4th TV The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, USA - "Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards" with Ian MacLagan
Gig Music Box, Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
5th Gig Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA - Early Show
Gig Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA - Late Show
7th Gig Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, CA, USA - songwriters' circle
Gig Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, CA, USA - solo set
9th "Volume 2" - box set released in the UK and USA
"The Progressive Patriot" is published
10th Birmingham Book Festival, South Birmingham College, Digbeth, England - Talk and book signing
11th Publication musictowers.com, UK - Jet Lagged Billy Asks Our Questions About Where Are We All Going?
Ilkley Literature Festival, Ilkley, England - Talk and book signing
12th Publication Ilford Recorder, England - Billy Flies Flag For All Shades Of England
"Off The Shelf", Sheffield Literary Festival, The Auditorium, University of Sheffield, England - Talk and book signing
13th Radio Front Row, BBC Radio 4, UK - discussing The Progressive Patriot
Cheltenham Literature Festival, Town Hall, Cheltenham, England - Talk and book signing
14th Radio Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR, USA
15th Publication The Independent, UK - Old Big Nose Takes On The BNP
17th Cambridge Union Society, The Cambridge University Debating Chamber, England - Talk and book signing
TV Channel 4 News, UK - report on "The Progressive Patriot"
18th Publication Time Out, London, England - 50 Best London Songs - A13 is ranked #33
Radio Steve Wright Show, BBC Radio 2, UK
The Book Inn, Leigh-on-sea, Essex, England - Talk and book signing
Stratford Circus Theatre, Newham, London, England - In conversation with John Pundit of Asian Dub Foundation, and book signing
19th Publication The Guardian, UK - Billy Bragg's Top Ten Books On Englishness
Radio Robert Elms Show, BBC London, UK
Fopp Music Store, Tottenham Court Road, London, England - Talk and book signing
21st Publication The Telegraph Magazine, UK - Flashback
24th Publication Evening Standard, London, England - Why Billy Bragg Is Feeling Electric
25th Waterstone's, Broad Street, Reading, England - Talk and book signing
26th Gig BBC Electric Proms Music Festival, Roundhouse, Camden, London
27th Waterstone's, University Of Southampton, England - Talk and book signing
Radio BBC Electric Proms Music Festival, BBC Radio 6, UK - broadcast of the 26th October gig
28th Publication The Scotsman, Scotland - Things To Bragg About
29th Publication Daily Telegraph, UK - A Warrior For The Working Day
Spanish Civil War commemoration, Library Theatre, Manchester, England
November 2nd "Your Place Or Mine", English Heritage Conference, Manchester Town Hall, England
6th Publication The Times, UK - It's A Bonzo Life
7th Publication The Guardian, UK - The Struggle For Belonging
10th "Philosophy Football", Offside Bar, Islington, London - Panel discussion
11th Publication The Guardian, UK - A New England
12th Publication Scotland On Sunday, Scotland - The Gift Of The Bragg
15th Publication BBC News, UK - Industry Considers Digital Future
"Beyond The Soundbites" Conference, The Foreign Press Association, London, England - panel member debating the future of recorded music
Bridport Literary Festival, Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport, Dorset - Talk and book signing
16th Bookmarks, Bloomsbury, London - Talk and book signing
23rd Radio Phill Jupitus Show, BBC Radio 6, UK - guest co-presenter
National Portrait Gallery, London - Panel discussion on identity
24th Gig H.M.Prison, Brixton, London, England
25th Publication Sunday Herald, Scotland - Best Of British
29th Radio Alex Sloan Show, ABC Radio, Canberra, Australia - interview
Hope Not Hate Tour - Part 2
December 1st Gig Grand Opera House, York, England
2nd Publication The Telegraph, England - My Songs Are More About Love Than Politics
Borders, York, England - Talk and book signing
Gig Picture Drome, Holmfirth, England
3rd Gig Mechanics Arts Centre, Burnley, England
4th Publication Lancashire Telegraph, England - You're Not Alone, Says Bragg
Gig City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
5th Waterstones, Glasgow, Scotland - Talk and book signing
6th Gig Concert Hall, Perth, Scotland
7th Publication icBerkshire, England - No Bragging From Billy About Career
Publication Cambridge Evening News, England - Casual Racism Makes Me Sick
Gig "Power Of The Word", Faslane Naval Base, Scotland - anti-Trident protest
Gig Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Scotland
10th Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
11th Gig Junction, Cambridge, England
12th Gig St George's Hall, Bristol, England
13th Gig Birmingham Academy, Birmingham, England
14th Gig Concert Hall, Reading, England
16th Gig Dome, Brighton, England - Soundcheck
Gig Dome, Brighton, England
17th Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
18th Publication The Argus, Brighton, England - Billy Bragg's In Tune With Hospital Protest

 


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