Tom Robinson
Sat 13 Jun
|The Rigger
Classic hits such as War Baby, Up Against The Wall, and 2-4-6-8 Motorway rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism with The Clash, writing songs with Elton John, headlining Glasto with Peter Gabriel!
Time & Location
13 Jun 2026, 20:00
The Rigger, Marsh Parade, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle ST5 1BT, UK
About The Event
Join the Colt & THE RIGGER present
Tom Robinson!
Up close & personal, An evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the music Industry.
Classic hits such as War Baby, Up Against The Wall, and 2-4-6-8 Motorway rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism with The Clash, writing songs with Elton John, headlining Glasto with Peter Gabriel!
Plus fan favourites from his vast back catalogue, spanning Café Society in 1975 to his acclaimed 2015 comeback album Only The Now.
Tom Robinson’s first record release was in 1975 as one-third of Café Society: an acoustic harmony trio discovered by Ray Davies at The Troubadour folk club in London’s Earls Court. The album sold just 500 copies.