Gigography

The Gigography for The Stranglers and Hugh Cornwell

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2008

A US and Canadian full-band run supporting From the Jam in early winter, followed by a UK spring leg. In June, Hugh released the *Hooverdam* album (recorded at Toe Rag Studios with producer Liam Watson) as a free download — following Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails' lead. Festival appearances at The Wickerman Festival and Rox Festival followed in July and August, and an October trip to Tennessee for "The JD Set" — a Channel 4 concert film shot at the Jack Daniel's distillery.

🎙️ = a recording of this show exists

  1. 24 Jan 2008
    House of Blues
    San Diego, CA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  2. 25 Jan 2008 🎙️
    House of Blues
    Anaheim, CA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  3. 26 Jan 2008 🎙️
    El Rey Theatre
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  4. 29 Jan 2008
    Slim's
    San Francisco, CA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  5. 30 Jan 2008
    Aladdin Theater
    Portland, OR, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  6. 01 Feb 2008
    Moore Theatre
    Seattle, WA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam; corrects the previously listed 8 February date
  7. 02 Feb 2008
    Richard's on Richards
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
    Forum →
  8. 04 Feb 2008
    Abbey Pub
    Chicago, IL, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  9. 05 Feb 2008
    The Crofoot
    Pontiac, MI, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam; advertised as “Crowfoot — Detroit”
  10. 06 Feb 2008
    Lee's Palace
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  11. 09 Feb 2008
    Blender Theatre at Gramercy
    New York, NY, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  12. 11 Feb 2008
    Birchmere
    Alexandria, VA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  13. 13 Feb 2008
    The Roxy
    Atlanta, GA, USA
    Full-band North American tour show supporting From the Jam
  14. 21 Feb 2008 🎙️
    Palace Theatre
    Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Forum →
  15. 22 Feb 2008
    The Lights
    Andover, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  16. 23 Feb 2008
    Civic Centre
    Aylesbury, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  17. 25 Feb 2008
    Assembly Hall Theatre
    Tunbridge Wells, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show; resolves the previously unspecified venue
    Forum →
  18. 26 Feb 2008
    Theatr Brycheiniog
    Brecon, Wales
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  19. 27 Feb 2008
    Aberystwyth Arts Centre
    Aberystwyth, Wales
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  20. 28 Feb 2008 🎙️
    The Riverfront
    Newport, Wales
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Forum →
  21. 29 Feb 2008
    Palace Theatre
    Newark-on-Trent, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  22. 01 Mar 2008
    The Platform
    Morecambe, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show; resolves the previously unspecified venue
    Forum →
  23. 04 Mar 2008
    The Stables
    Milton Keynes, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  24. 05 Mar 2008
    The Sage
    Gateshead, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  25. 06 Mar 2008
    Burnley Mechanics
    Burnley, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  26. 07 Mar 2008
    Assembly Rooms
    Tamworth, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show; corrects the previously listed 13 March date and resolves the venue
  27. 08 Mar 2008
    Horsebridge Arts Centre
    Whitstable, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  28. 09 Mar 2008
    Playhouse
    Weston-super-Mare, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  29. 14 Mar 2008
    Cambridge Junction
    Cambridge, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  30. 15 Mar 2008 🎙️
    Theatr Colwyn
    Colwyn Bay, Wales
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show; corrects the earlier unidentified hotel attribution
    Venue →
  31. 19 Mar 2008
    Gordon Craig Theatre
    Stevenage, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  32. 20 Mar 2008
    Auntie Annie's
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  33. 28 Mar 2008
    Martlets Hall
    Burgess Hill, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Forum →
  34. 29 Mar 2008
    Tivoli Theatre
    Wimborne Minster, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Forum →
  35. 29 Mar 2008
    BBC Radio 4
    United Kingdom
    Hugh appeared on *Loose Ends*, broadcast 18:15–19:00
  36. 31 Mar 2008 🎙️
    Royal Spa Centre
    Royal Leamington Spa, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Forum →
  37. 01 Apr 2008
    Weymouth Pavilion
    Weymouth, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  38. 02 Apr 2008
    Camberley Theatre
    Camberley, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  39. 03 Apr 2008
    Pavilion Theatre
    Worthing, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  40. 04 Apr 2008
    Prince of Wales Theatre
    Cannock, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  41. 05 Apr 2008
    Town Hall
    High Wycombe, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  42. 06 Apr 2008
    Ronnie Scott's
    London, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
    Venue →
  43. 08 Apr 2008 🎙️
    Town Hall
    Cheltenham, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  44. 09 Apr 2008
    Civic Theatre
    Doncaster, England
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  45. 10 Apr 2008
    Motherwell Civic Theatre
    Motherwell, Scotland
    Solo-acoustic UK tour show
  46. 15 May 2008
    BBC London 94.9, *Robert Elms Show*
    London, England
    Live appearance scheduled for 14:30
  47. 16 May 2008
    The Gate
    Notting Hill, London, England
    22:00 screening of Hugh Cornwell's *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; Hugh personally gave an extended introduction rather than a Q&A
  48. 19 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    Stratford-upon-Avon, England
    18:30 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  49. 20 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    Oxford, England
    18:30 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  50. 21 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    York, England
    18:30 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  51. 23 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    Southampton, England
    21:00 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  52. 24 May 2008
    Ritzy Cinema
    Brixton, London, England
    22:00 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; Hugh personally gave an extended introduction rather than a Q&A
  53. 27 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    Exeter, England
    18:00 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  54. 28 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    Bath, England
    20:00 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  55. 29 May 2008
    Picturehouse
    Henley-on-Thames, England
    18:30 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  56. 01 Jun 2008
    Picturehouse
    Norwich, England
    19:45 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  57. 05 Jun 2008
    Picturehouse
    Aberdeen, Scotland
    18:30 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  58. 09 Jun 2008
    Picturehouse
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    21:00 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  59. 10 Jun 2008
    Picturehouse, Screen 3
    Liverpool, England
    18:00 screening of *Blueprint*, a film about Hoover Dam; followed by a Q&A
  60. 13 Jun 2008
    North by Northeast (NXNE) Music Festival
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    Solo-acoustic show
  61. 14 Jun 2008
    North by Northeast (NXNE) Film Festival
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    First official North American screening of *Blueprint*, the feature-length film about *Hooverdam*
  62. 14 Jun 2008
    Sky Arts
    United Kingdom
    Hugh appeared in a television broadcast scheduled for 22:45
  63. 17 Jul 2008
    The Betsey Trotwood
    London, England
    Venue identified from James as a Farringdon Road venue; not independently corroborated beyond the street name
    Forum thread →
  64. 17 Jul 2008
    Clerkenwell Party on the Green, London Festival of Architecture
    Clerkenwell, London, England
    Full-band festival appearance; separately advertised from the same-day Betsey Trotwood listing
  65. 26 Jul 2008
    Summerisle Main Stage, Kirkcarswell Farm
    Kirkcudbright, Scotland
    The Wickerman Festival 2008
    Forum thread →
  66. 02 Aug 2008
    Gig in the Park
    Halesworth, Suffolk, England
    Full-band festival appearance
  67. 03 Aug 2008
    Bognor Regis Town Football Club, Nyewood Lane
    Bognor Regis, England
    Rox Festival 2008; Sunday main-stage headliner, scheduled 20:45–22:00
  68. 07 Aug 2008
    Luna Lunera Festival
    Spain
    Solo-acoustic concert
  69. 18 Oct 2008
    BBQ Hill, Jack Daniel's Distillery
    Lynchburg, TN, USA
    Birthday JD Set for an audience limited to 200: Hugh Cornwell, Róisín Murphy, Tim Wheeler and House of Lords (Tom Dartnell of Young Knives) performed solo selections and one-off collaborations backed by the New Silver Cornet Band. The Tennessee session group included Jon Tiven, Craig Kampf, Muscle Shoals bassist David Hood, Billy Block and Steve Cropper; filmed for Channel 4
    NME →Record Collector →
  70. 06 Nov 2008
    Channel 4
    United Kingdom
    Television broadcast of the Jack Daniel's US Birthday Concert at 12:15
  71. 15 Nov 2008
    Tower Records, Wicklow Street
    Dublin, Ireland
    Full-band in-store performance at 14:00 followed by a *Hooverdam* signing session
  72. 19 Nov 2008
    BBC Radio 2, *Janice Long Show*
    United Kingdom
    Live appearance at 00:15