1. BASIC LEE

The tour of the current stand-up show, BASIC LEE, resumes active service at the Leicester Square Theatre in December and nationwide from January 2024. Then it will be finished in April. December London dates are mainly sold out, but seats remain in January.
Dates here

December 2023

Saturday 9th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Sunday 10th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London MATINEE – TICKETS
Sunday 10th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Monday 11th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Tuesday 12th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Wednesday 13th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Thursday 14th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Friday 15th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Saturday 16th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Sunday 17th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London MATINEE – TICKETS
Sunday 17th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Monday 18th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Tuesday 19th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Wednesday 20th December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Thursday 21st December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Friday 22nd December 2023 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS

January 2024

Thursday 4th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Friday 5th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Sunday 7th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London MATINEE – TICKETS
Sunday 7th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Monday 8th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Wednesday 10th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Thursday 11th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Sunday 14th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Monday 15th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Tuesday 16th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Wednesday 17th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Thursday 18th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Friday 19th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Saturday 20th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London MATINEE – TICKETS
Saturday 20th January 2024 – Leicester Square Theatre, London – TICKETS
Monday 22nd January 2024 – Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham – TICKETS
Tuesday 23rd January 2024 – Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham – TICKETS
Wednesday 24th January 2024 – Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham – TICKETS
Thursday 25th January 2024 – Westlands, Yeovil – TICKETS
Friday 26th January 2024 – Westlands, Yeovil – TICKETS
Saturday 27th January 2024 – The Forum, Bath – TICKETS
Sunday 28th January 2024 – Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton – TICKETS
Monday 29th January 2024 – The Marlowe, Canterbury – TICKETS

February 2024

Friday 2nd February 2024 – The Hawth, Crawley – TICKETS
Saturday 3rd February 2024 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham – TICKETS
Sunday 4th February 2024 – William Aston Hall, Wrexham – TICKETS
Tuesday 6th February 2024 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool – TICKETS
Wednesday 7th February 2024 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool – TICKETS
Thursday 8th February 2024 – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS
Friday 9th February 2024 – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS
Saturday 10th February 2024 – Playhouse, Leeds – TICKETS
Sunday 11th February 2024 – Theatre Royal, Newcastle – TICKETS
Sunday 18th February 2024 – DeMontfort Hall, Leicester – TICKETS
Tuesday 20th February 2024 – Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate – TICKETS
Wednesday 21st February 2024 – Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate – TICKETS
Thursday 22nd February 2024 – The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe – TICKETS
Friday 23rd February 2024 – Opera House, Buxton – TICKETS
Saturday 24th February 2024 – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – TICKETS
Sunday 25th February 2024 – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry – TICKETS
Monday 26th February 2024 – Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe – TICKETS
Thursday 29th February 2024 – The Hexagon, Reading – TICKETS

March 2024

Friday 1st March 2024 – Royal & Derngate, Northampton – TICKETS
Saturday 2nd March 2024 – The Beacon, Bristol – TICKETS
Sunday 3rd March 2024 – Theatre Royal, Plymouth – TICKETS
Monday 4th March 2024 – Hall For Cornwall, Truro – TICKETS
Wednesday 6th March 2024 – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS
Thursday 7th March 2024 – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS
Friday 8th March 2024 – Playhouse, Oxford – TICKETS
Saturday 9th March 2024 – Storyhouse, Chester – TICKETS
Tuesday 12th March 2024 – Playhouse, Nottingham – TICKETS
Wednesday 13th March 2024 – Playhouse, Nottingham – TICKETS
Thursday 14th March 2024 – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield – TICKETS
Friday 15th March 2024 – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield – TICKETS
Saturday 16th March 2024 – Hippodrome, Darlington – TICKETS
Sunday 17th March 2024 – King’s Theatre, Glasgow – TICKETS
Thursday 21st March 2024 – King’s Theatre, Portsmouth – TICKETS
Friday 22nd March 2024 – Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford – TICKETS
Saturday 23rd March 2024 – Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford – TICKETS
Sunday 24th March 2024 – Theatre Royal, Norwich – TICKETS
Wednesday 27th March 2024 – Northcott Theatre, Exeter – TICKETS
Thursday 28th March 2024 – Northcott Theatre, Exeter – TICKETS

April 2024

Thursday 18th April 2024 – St. George’s Hall, Bradford – TICKETS
Monday 22nd April 2024 – The Lowry, Salford – TICKETS
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 – The Lowry, Salford – TICKETS
Thursday 25th April 2024 – The Alban Arena, St. Albans – TICKETS

2) SHORT SETS AND BENEFITS

15-30 min sets at the following

NOV 27TH Just Stop Oil Benefit, Walthamstow Trades Club w Kate Cheka, Rosie Holt, Alasdair Beckett-King, Alex De Koning & Andrew O’Neill
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-burning-parrot-comedy-fundraiser-for-just-stop-oil-tickets-717104337377

DEC 8TH Hackney Comedy Experience w Jessica Fostekew, Desiree Burch, Rob Auton & Fathia El-Ghorri.
https://earthackney.co.uk/events/hackney-comedy-experience-with-stewart-lee-8th-dec-earth-london-tickets-yb3kp/

3) MOORE EVENTS

THURSTON MOORE & STEWART LEE – SONIC LIFE. WEDS 29TH NOV SOUTHBANK CENTRE, 7.45 – I interview Thurston Moore about his new autobiography. TM has been unwell and all his other book events are cancelled. https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/thurston-moore-and-stewart-lee-sonic-life

ALAN MOORE AT 70 – STEWART LEE & IAIN SINCLAIR IN CONVERSTAION. THURS 30th NOV. Burley Books, Dalston, London, 6.30pm. https://burleyfisherbooks.com/products/alan-moore-at-70-stewart-lee-and-iain-sinclair-in-conversation

4 – I ARROGANTLY RECOMMEND SOME HAPPENINGS

SLEAFORD MODS Shouting men NOV 22^nd B’ham Academy, 23^rd Glasgow Academy, 25^th Dublin Academy, 28^th Leeds Academy, 29^th M’cr Victoria Warehouse, 30^th Bristol Academy, DEC 2^nd London Alexandra Palace (with me as support at the final one)

LARGE PLANTS Cheesecloth hairy funk-folk Vertigo-flavoured revivalists return to London Grace Nov 25^th

CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION Australian cinematic blues punks of Wenders cameo fame return NOV 24^th London Moth, 25^th Bristol Cube, 26^th Colchester Arts

BLUE ORCHIDS Dishwater visionaries NOV 21^st Glasgow Hug & Pint, 24^th Newcastle Cumberland Arms, DEC 1^st London 229, 2^nd St Leonard’s Piper, 3^rd Leicester Musician

LEAN LEFT – CAFÉ OTO, LONDON Nov 27^th/28^th. Punk-improv 4-tet of unsurpassed brilliance. Ex-ex. 27^th w the fabulous Maggie Nicols, 28^th w Steve Beresford. https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/lean-left-2023/

MARTIN CARTHY Venerable and invaluable folk veteran DEC 8^th London Mycenae House

CYANIDE PILLS Power-poppy punks DEC 15^th Londin Hope & Anchor, 16^th Leeds Brudenell

FALLEN LEAVES Punk-mod showmen. Jan 27^th Brighton Hope & Ruin

MICHAEL ROTHER Neu! noise man still motoring FEB 3^rd 2024 London Barbican

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN The psychedelic scallies play the greatest hits of their first incarnation March 2^nd – 26th

March 2^nd Norwich Nick Rayns LCR UEA, 3^rd Brighton Dome, 5^th Bournemouth Academy, 6^th Bristol Beacon, 8^th London Roundhouse, 10^th Cardiff University, 13^th Nottingham Rock City, 16^th/17^th M’cr Albert Hall, 19^th Sheffield City Hall, 20^th Glasgow Barrowlands, 22^nd Leeds Academy, 23^rd Newcastle City Hall, 25^th/26^th Liverpool Empire

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS Raucous NI punk survivors.  March 11^th – 23rd

Stiff Little Fingers
Rock City, Nottingham Performing: Stiff Little Fingers

Tue 12 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers
O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham Performing: Stiff Little Fingers and Glen Matlock

Wed 13 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers
O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol Performing: Stiff Little Fingers and Glen Matlock

Fri 15 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers
O2 City Hall, Newcastle Performing: Stiff Little Fingers and Glen Matlock

Sat 16 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers – Saturday
Barrowland, Glasgow Performing: Stiff Little Fingers

Sun 17 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers – Sunday
Barrowland, Glasgow Performing: Stiff Little Fingers

Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th March 2024Stiff Little Fingers – Weekend Ticket
Barrowland, Glasgow Performing: Stiff Little Fingers

Thu 21 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers
O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds Performing: Stiff Little Fingers and Glen Matlock

Fri 22 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers
Manchester Academy, Manchester Performing: Stiff Little Fingers

Sat 23 Mar 2024
19:00 Stiff Little Fingers
Roundhouse, London

HAWKWIND This current Hawkwind iteration channels their classic ‘70s space rock sound unashamedly, with keyboardist Thighpaulsandra of Coil, Cope and Spiritualised clearly living out a childhood dream.

April 4^th M’cr Academy, 5^th N ewcastle City Hall, 6^th Edinburgh Academy, 7^th Glasgow Academy

HOUSE OF ALL M’cr Fall-related supergroup tour APRIL 2^nd Sheffield Leadmill, 3^rd Glasgow Stereo, 8^th London Dome, 9^th Brighton Hope & Ruin, 20^th M’cr Gorilla, 25^th Portsmouth Wedgewood, 16^th Bedford Esquires

THE BEVIS FROND Psych legends Lexington, London May 18^th

5) IN OUR LAMENTATIONS 2023

Ruggero Deodato (Junk genius, 1939)
Kelly Monteith (Lucky pants stand-up, 1942)
Alan Rankine (Associate musician, 1958)
Darryl Hunt (Pogue bass, 1950)
Jeff Beck (He happened ten years time ago, 1944)
Jane Suck (punk chronicler, 195?)
Yukihiro Takahashi (Sadistic Mika Man, 1952)
Ronald Blythe (Akenfieldsman, 1922)
Piers Haggard (hack genius of Claw and Quatermass, 1932)
Van Connor (sturdy psychedelic tree, 1967)
David Sutherland (Bash Street basher, 1933)
David Crosby (Byrdmaniac, 1941)
Tom Verlaine (Sui generis genius Televisionary, 1949)
Burt Bacarach (Musical cheesnius, 1928)
Eugene Cheese (chucklin’ cheesenius moocher, 1944)
Betty Boothroyd (croaky speaker, 1939)
Wayne Shorter (Shorter no longer, 1933)
David Lindley (Kaleidoscopic guitarist, 1944)
Keith Johnstone (Improvisational Canadian, 1933)
Rolly Crump (West Coast Pop Artist, 1930)
Paul O’Grady (Proudly woke drag act, 1955)
Peter Usborne (Generation-spooking publisher, 1937)
Tony Coe (Jazz panther, 1934)
Barry Humphries (Machenalian Australian, 1934)
Mark Stewart (Bristol pre-post-punk pioneer, 1960)
Gareth Richards (Comedian, 1979)
Johnny Fean (Horslips guitar bandit, 1951)
Frank Kozik (the Giotto of grunge, 1962)
Andy Smart (Bull-running comedian, 1959)
Alan Frank (Gateway ‘70s film scribe, 1942)
Algy Ward (Damned bass Saint, 1959)
Andy Rourke (Sainted bass Smith, 1964)
Pete Brown (Battered ornament, 1940)
George Logan (The Black Cap’s breakout Hinge, 1944)
Jah Shaka (Sound system shaker, 1948)
Spot (SST soundman, 1951)
Ahmad Jamal (cool jazz piano 1931)
Harry Belafonte (anti-apartheid boat singer, 1927)
Gordon Lightfoot (Fitzgerald wrecker, 1938)
Stu James (Mojo not working, 1945)
Jon Povey (Pretty bass Thing, 1942)
Broderick Smith (Singing Dingoe, 1948)
Wee Willie Harris (2 I’s wild man, 1933)
Cliff Fish (Paper Bass, 1949)
Simon Emerson (Afro-Celt Weekender and a very nice man, 1956)
Bruce Barthol (Fish bass, 1947)
Top Topham (Yardbird & man with ‘top’ twice in name, 1947)
Renee Geyer (Voice of Sun, 1947)
Tony McPhee (Hoglord, 1944)
Martin Duffy (He Felt the keys, 1967)
Jack Lee (He nervously hung on the telephone, 1952)
Cormac McCarthy (The real writing deal, 1933)
Peter Brotzmann (Machine-gunner, 1941)
Henrietta Soames (Novelist, theatregoer, gardener, guerrilla rose grower, 1958)
Bill Allerton (Outstanding Stand Out Gentleman disc dealer)
Lord Creator (Rocksteady artistocrat, 1935)
Blackie Onassis (Urge Overkiller, 1966)
Tony Butler (Alan Partridge of Birmingham, 1935)
Jane Birkin (Je t’aime, 1946)
Adrian Street (glam wrestler, 1940)
Ron S Peno (He died pretty, 1955)
Sixto Rodriuguez (rediscovered man, 1941)
Robbie Robertson (bandleader, 1943)
Erkin Koray (Turkish delight, 1941)
David LaFlamme (It’s a beautiful violin, 1941)
George Tickner (Fruminous snatchman, 1946)
Louis Tillet (Dark poet of the keys, 1959)
Brian McBride (Star of The Lid, 1970)
Charles Gayle (Jazz sax titan, a real blow,1939)
Richard Davis (Jazz bass sidesman, 1930)
Malcolm Hay (Comedy listings magnate without whom….1941)
Jon Privett (Book barge bibliophile, 1965?)
John George (TJ Electrician of The Art Of Repair)
David McCallum (He platformed the WCPAEB, 1933)
The Sycamore Gap Tree
Michael Gambon (He was kind to Paul Putner, 1940)
Carla Bley (Jazznik, 1936)
Tony Husband (Political cartoonist & a very nice man, 1950)
Angelo Bruschini (Original Blue Aeroplane, 1960)
Dwight Twilley (Power popster, 1951)
Roger Whittaker (He has left old Durham Town, 1936)
Gary Wright (His teeth were haunted, 1943)
Gary Young (He drummed on the Pavement, 1953)