2001
A quieter touring year, mixing regular club shows with bookshop appearances promoting *The Stranglers: Song by Song* (Hugh Cornwell and Jim Drury, Sanctuary Publishing, 2001) — his book responding to David Buckley's Stranglers biography *No Mercy* (1997).
🎙️ = a recording of this show exists
- 10 Feb 2001Channel 4, *Top 10 Heartbreakers*United KingdomHugh discussed The Stranglers' version of “Walk On By”, voted the programme's number-one heartbreaker
- 13 Feb 2001Subculture Cafe & BarExeter, England
- 10 Mar 2001Interview with Tony Kinson—The Torture Garden interview covered *Hi Fi*, Black Dog's completed “Gingerbread Girl” remixes and the forthcoming European and US releases and full-band dates. Hugh said a second solo live album recorded at Leicester Guildhall had been mixed; proposed an archive album titled *Lava*; confirmed “Live It & Breathe It” had been recorded with Michelle Marti and Justin Chapman but remained unreleased; and identified Nuala Llewnroc as his *Sons of Shiva* pseudonym
- Mar 2001 (date unknown) 🎙️The Blank ClubSan Jose, CA, USAIncomplete ten-song recording; three songs cut
- 07 May 2001—Austria, Germany and SwitzerlandEuropean release of *hi fi* by Koch, with three additional tracks and different artwork from the UK edition
- 22 May 2001—United StatesUS release of *hi fi* by Koch, with three additional tracks and different artwork from the UK edition
- 2001 (date unknown) 🎙️BBC Radio MerseysideLiverpool, England*On the Beat* interview/session; one song plus interview
- 13 Jun 2001 🎙️The StablesMilton Keynes, EnglandAcoustic and electric sets recorded; setlists not supplied
- 14 Jun 2001 (venue conflict, unresolved)Robin 2Bilston, EnglandPer a Wolverhampton Express and Star listings page (15 Jun 2001, Page 36) on the British Newspaper Archive: "Thursday: Hugh Cornwell, Robin 2. Bilston." A second, equally specific source — Shields Daily Gazette (9 Jun 2001) — instead states: "Hugh Cornwell Band Thur Jun 14: 7.00pm The Newcastle Opera House, 105-119 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Tickets: £10." A third source (Birmingham Daily Post, 16 Jun 2001) lists "Hugh Cornwell and Sumyunguise" at Robin 2 without a clear date attached, muddying rather than resolving things further. Not resolved
- 17 Jun 2001 🎙️The New RoscoeLeeds, EnglandLive@Leeds Festival; acoustic and electric sets recorded; setlists not supplied
- 22 Jun 2001 🎙️BoardwalkSheffield, England
- 23 Jun 2001The BorderlineLondon, England
- 27 Jun 2001 🎙️The BrookSouthampton, EnglandSetlist: Dark Side Of The Room; Tramp; Miss Teazyweezy; Walk On By; Mothra; Wrong Way Round; Out Of My Mind; Leave Me Alone; Long Dead Train; Goodbye Toulouse; No More Heroes; Putting You In The Shade; Spain; Live It Breathe It; The Prisoner's Going Down
- 01 Jul 2001 🎙️Upstairs @ Ruislip Golf ClubRuislip, EnglandResolves the previous "Comedy Bunker"/"Ruislip Golf Club" venue-name conflict. Setlist: Ships That Pass In The Night, Midnight Summer Dream, Souls, Hanging Around, (Get A) Grip (On Yourself), Goodbye Toulouse, Golden Brown, Leave Me Alone, Lay Back On Me Pal, Dark Side Of The Room, Snapper, Story of He & She, Nerves Of Steel, First Bus to Babylon, Under Her Spell, Do Right Bayou; encore: Gingerbread Girl, Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit
- 20 Jul 2001—United KingdomHugh signed the Sanctuary Book Publishing deal for *The Stranglers: Song by Song*, written with journalist Jim Drury
- 08 Aug 2001 🎙️Cellar ClubSouth Shields, EnglandRecording exists; setlist not supplied. A Shields Daily Gazette listing (3 Aug 2001) on the British Newspaper Archive instead names the venue as "The Amphitheatre, Sea Road, South Shields" for a Wednesday 8 August show — a venue-name conflict, not resolved
- 09 Sep 2001 🎙️WFDU RadioNew York, NY, USAInterview recording
- 11 Oct 2001 🎙️Bull RunShirley, MA, USAMassachusetts; Recording exists; setlist not supplied
- 12 Oct 2001Loop LoungePassaic, NJ, USA
- 03 Nov 2001 🎙️BBC Radio ScotlandScotlandRadio session; tracks not supplied
- 09 Nov 2001 (Fri)FibbersYork, EnglandPer a Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer listing (9 Nov 2001) on the British Newspaper Archive: "York: Hugh Cornwell, ex-Stranglers, Fibbers"
- 11 Nov 2001 🎙️BBC Radio 5United KingdomRadio session; tracks not supplied
- 13 Nov 2001 🎙️Borders BookshopYork, EnglandLikely a book appearance for *The Stranglers: Song by Song*
- 14 Nov 2001The FerryGlasgow, Scotland
- 15 Nov 2001Liquid RoomEdinburgh, Scotland
- 15 Nov 2001 🎙️Borders BookshopEdinburgh, ScotlandLikely a book appearance for *The Stranglers: Song by Song*
- 23 Nov 2001 🎙️Ottakar's BookshopWalsall, EnglandLikely a book appearance for *The Stranglers: Song by Song*
- 24 Nov 2001 (Sat)The Boat RaceEast Road, Cambridge, EnglandDebut of Hugh's "New Official Band," his first time performing as part of a three-piece; per Cambridge Daily News listings (22 and 24 Nov 2001) on the British Newspaper Archive
- 27 Nov 2001The TabernacleLondon, England
- 30 Nov 2001 🎙️Borders BookshopOxford Street, London, EnglandUK publication date of *The Stranglers: Song by Song*. Book appearance setlist/programme: Intro; Hanging Around; Tramp; Always The Sun; Souls; Goodbye Toulouse; Ships That Pass In The Night; Grip; Never Say Goodbye; Golden Brown; Nice 'N' Sleazy; Beauty On The Beach; Q&A with Hugh and Jim Drury
- Nov 2001 (date unknown) 🎙️(radio studio unspecified)United Kingdom"Beauty On The Beach" session recording
- 2001 (date unknown) 🎙️Waterstones BookshopManchester, EnglandLikely a book appearance for *The Stranglers: Song by Song*





