2005

The Stranglers' “Golden Brown” was one of 25 songs shortlisted in the BBC's search for the public's all-time favourite British single; first-round online voting ran from 3 to 9 January

Acoustic audience-request set for the Virtual Festivals Tsunami Benefit

Hugh appeared across the programme's week beginning 17 January

Interview and solo-acoustic performance broadcast shortly after midnight; available through the BBC's online catch-up service for seven days

Capital Gold Legends Live show: four-song live session and interview; the complete concert video was subsequently streamed by Capital Gold, described as the station's first full online concert stream. Setlist: Tank, Leave Me Alone, Nice n' Sleazy, Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit, Dead Loss Angeles, Do Right Bayou, Peaches, Beauty On The Beach, Duchess, 24/7, Hanging Around, Under Her Spell, Always The Sun, I Don't Mind, No More Heroes

Released by Track Records in three formats: two CD singles and a seven-inch vinyl edition; accompanied by a downloadable QuickTime video. CD1: (Under Her) Spell (Remastered); Golden Brown (live at the Zenith, Paris, 1993), featuring Chris Goulstone, Phil Andrews, Steve Lawrence and Chris Bell; Under Her Spell (Original Looking Glass Demo), recorded with Tony Visconti and engineered by Mario McNulty. CD2: (Under Her) Spell (Remastered); Beauty On The Beach (Original Looking Glass Demo), recorded with Tony Visconti and engineered by Mario McNulty. Seven-inch vinyl (33 rpm): Side 1 — (Under Her) Spell (Remastered); No More Heroes (New Studio Version), with Hugh on bass and electric guitars and Dylan Howe on drums, produced and mixed by Laurie Latham. Side 2 — When It Blows It Stacks, live in Gampel, Switzerland, featuring Chris Goulstone, Phil Andrews, Steve Lawrence, Chris Bell and Hugh; written by Captain Beefheart

The Torture Garden invited visitors to vote for three Hugh solo or Hugh-era Stranglers songs for the 12–14 April Islington Academy shows. Hugh was to perform the three most popular choices; three entrants would win pairs of tickets. Poll closed at midnight GMT

Interview recorded for ITV's *London Tonight* and broadcast at around 6pm; included clips from the (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) and (Under Her) Spell videos

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; cancelled

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

"Electric" tour

Songwriters for Tsunami & Sudan Relief benefit hosted by Tony Hawks, with Hugh Cornwell, Leo Sayer, Judie Tzuke, Chris Difford, Gary Christian, Nik Kershaw, Jaki Graham and Graham Gouldman. Doors 19:30; £20 tickets through Ticketweb or 0870 903 2665; proceeds to the Disasters Emergency Committee

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; support from Audioporn

HarperCollins paperback edition with an additional chapter; ISBN 0007193254. The archived 4 July 2005 update printed “April 4th 2004,” but the chronology after the October 2004 hardback indicates 2005

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; support from Audioporn

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; support from Audioporn; venue confirmed by the contemporary schedule and a surviving concert ticket

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour. Setlist: Nice n' Sleazy, Beauty On The Beach, Hanging Around, Picked Up By The Wind, Duchess, Do Right Bayou, Tramp, Cadiz, Midnight Summer Dream, Decadence, Strange Little Girl, Lay Back On Me Pal, Always The Sun, Harry Power, Souls, Under Her Spell, Golden Brown, 24/7, Goodbye Toulouse, The Story Of He And She; encore: No More Heroes

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; support from Audioporn

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour. Tickets: €22.50 standing / €24 seated; Ticketmaster 24-hour line 0818 719 300 and outlets nationwide, plus Road Records on Fade Street and Sound Cellar on Nassau Street

Hugh appeared for an interview, temporarily streamed online for approximately one week

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; three-night stand with a different set each night

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; three-night stand with a different set each night

Spring 2005 full-band electric tour; three-night stand with a different set each night

Hugh presented a 90-minute evening performance combining solo-acoustic songs with readings from *A Multitude Of Sins*. Earlier that day, 13:30–15:00, he led a separate songwriting workshop

European show. A second independent source confirms Ghent, resolving an earlier "Gwent" transcription-error concern

"Behind Closed Doors" DVD recording

Hugh headlined the Tsunami Appeal benefit; UK debut of bassist Caroline “Caz” Campbell, deputising for the unavailable Steve Lawrence. A pre-show Radio Wiltshire interview was made available online

Official Canadian release on Invisible Hands Music, distributed by FAB in Montreal

World premiere of the dark short film *Somewhere*, starring Hugh Cornwell and Ras Barker and centred on the future of internet gaming and the pursuit of fame

Hugh featured in the documentary. Broadcasts: 4 July 21:00–22:00 and 01:40–02:40; 8 July 22:40–23:40 and 01:45–02:45; 9 July 22:00–23:00 and 03:15–04:15; 15 July 02:15–03:15

The magazine's Bob Dylan tribute CD included Hugh's version of “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again”

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; approximate stage time 18:00

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; cancelled

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; Edinburgh Fringe run, 21:15–22:15

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; Edinburgh Fringe run, 21:15–22:15

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; Edinburgh Fringe run, 21:15–22:15

Live appearance from the Edinburgh Fringe between approximately 22:30 and midnight, directly after Hugh's Gilded Balloon performance

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; Edinburgh Fringe run, 21:15–22:15

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; Edinburgh Fringe run, 21:15–22:15; the gig was interrupted by a fire alarm

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings; Edinburgh Fringe run, 21:15–22:15

Full-band electric show

Guest interviewed by Jonathan “Aggers” Agnew during the fourth England–Australia Ashes Test, 12:30–13:00. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 medium wave, 5 Live Sports Extra and the Radio 4 website

Headline full-band performance on the final evening of the 25–27 August festival. Hugh flew to France after his lunchtime BBC cricket interview at Trent Bridge

A re-edited and re-EQ'd version featuring Will Gregory of Goldfrapp on horns and Phil Veacock of the Jools Holland big band on saxophone solo was announced for possible release in late August or early September; this update did not confirm that release occurred

*A Multitude of Sins* book signing, 17:30–18:30. Tickets also available from the punk-exhibition desk at Urbis

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

Limited CD made available only at venues to introduce Hugh to Blondie's audience during the 28-date tour running 13 November–21 December. Recordings came from the three April Islington Academy shows. Tracks: Duchess; Beauty On The Beach; Nice n' Sleazy; Picked Up By The Wind; Hanging Around; Cadiz; Always The Sun; Black Hair Black Eyes Black Suit; Sweden; Under Her Spell; No More Heroes; Walk On By. Buyers were advised that all recordings would also appear on the forthcoming triple CD *People; Places; Pieces*

*A Multitude of Sins* solo-acoustic show with autobiography readings

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour — confirmed by matching this and the dates below exactly against Blondie's own published tour schedule

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour; venue confirmed via Blondie's own tour schedule

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK tour; also from a themeninblack forums thread body

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK/Ireland tour, which also lists a second Dublin date 20 Dec — not independently added given uncertainty; also from a themeninblack forums thread title

Support slot on Blondie's 2005 UK/Ireland tour; resolves an earlier "venue and city unverified" version of this entry