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Bonhams Sale news
The Bonhams Blue Auction, with all proceeds going towards the NHS Covid-19 cause, has closed.
Steve’s Lot (Guitar, signed, plus VIP package at one of Steve’s concerts) raised £4,500. No premium was taken by Bonhams.
Steve writes: If you are reading this (the Buyer), I send my deepest gratitude. The guitar is a cracker. I hope you can play it! Special treatment awaits you when we meet at the concert sound-check. Stay safe til then…
Free tracks now available - help raise money for the NHS Fundraising Charity
Greetings, Friends.
As promised, you are entitled to download these tracks, recorded and re-mixed professionally, free of charge.
This is my gift to you, hoping that you might take some enjoyment from this music during the Covid-19 pandemic. Click the button to donate to the NHS Fund-raising charity, if you wish.
All donations will go to the Comeuppance PayPal account and will be re-distributed to the charity.
We can all thank Barry and James for their brilliant playing and generosity.
I thank you for any pennies you can spare. Stay your way.
And stay safe.
Steve
Message from Steve
Hi Everyone. I am extremely pleased you've enjoyed the Live tracks. Your comments have brought a smile and warmed my heart. The concert was professionally recorded and mixed. Due to be released later this year as a Live Concert, but thought the music might emit a little healing power during these strange, lonesome days. We will put the tracks on my website, available for download. Free, if you want, as promised. But we intend to leave a Tick Box for donations. Comeuppance will transfer every pound raised to the Covid-19 appeal. Give us a few days to organise it all. Stay safe. I'm missing my life as The Wandering Minstrel desperately. Playing and travelling for 45 years - it's in my blood. But we have land and a good property, good house ,so I know how fortunate I am. Missing the nippers. Kiddies have a way...SH
Steve gives to Bonham’s NHS Fund-raiser
Click here for the BLUE Auction by Bonham’s, to raise funds for NHS against Coronavirus
Click here for Steve’s specific lot
Bonham’s charge NO FEE, so every pound goes to the good cause:
Now Added: LINCOLN Sept 5th 2020
New Theatre Royal, Lincoln
Clasketgate
Lincoln
LN2 1JJ
United Kingdom
01522 519999
http://www.newtheatreroyallincoln.co.uk
Uncovered – limited number, signed by Steve – now available at the website SHOP
£10 each, including VAT and p&p (UK)
Two FREE unreleased Live Trio trax - 2017
Star For A Week (Dino)
A Friend for Life
Re Steve’s two up-coming nights at Pizza Express, Holborn
Please note the following from the company:
Statement:
The shows on 23 and 24 April at Pizza Express Live Holborn have been postponed to November 2020.
Full details of exact dates will be confirmed as soon as is possible. No action is required by ticket holders.
You will be contacted in due course by Pizza Express LIVE, please do not contact the box office.
Message from Comeuppance and Steve
Greetings. Sadly, we have agreed to postpone all near-future concerts planned for Steve, due to the high-risk of infection being spread among large crowds in confined spaces.
We intend to do all we can to re-schedule all the dates.
Steve is determined to meet his obligations, once the time is right. Hold on to that ticket!
We only wish the PM had been more explicit and less ambiguous in his statement.
Trying times for us all. Let’s hope for brighter days soon
NUMBER 1 in Amazon Best Sellers!!!!
After Steve's terrific TV appearance "This Morning", his album has shot to #1 in Amazon’s Best Sellers:
Saturday 7th March - Steve playing live at Fopp Covent Garden
Steve will be performing a live acoustic set at Fopp Covent Garden, before meeting fans and signing copies of his latest album Uncovered.
The event will take place on: Saturday 7th March – 2:00pm
Steve on TV on Wednesday
Steve will be a Guest on ITV’s “This Morning” with Phillip Schofield, tomorrow (Wednesday, 10a.m-12.30) Celebrating Make Me Smile’s 45th anniversary.
GREAT NEWS
GREAT NEWS! Steve Harley 'Uncovered' is up to No.26 on the 'Pop Album Chart' - United Kingdom https://slinky.to/Uncovered
New Live Dates
Steve Harley Acoustic Band
September 26
Buxton, Pavilion Arts Centre
St Johns RD, Buxton, SK17 6BE
Doors: 7pm
Online sales link https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/event/steve-harley-acoustic-band
Box Office 01298 72190
September 27
Stamford, Corn Exchange
Broad St, Stamford, PE9 1BX
Doors:7pm
Online sales link https://stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/steve-harley.html
Box Office 01780 766455
Steve and Cockney Rebel
August 30th 2020
A New Day Festival
Mt Ephraim Gardens, Faversham, Kent
ME13 9TX
https://anewdayfestival.com
December 8th 2020
Port Talbot, The Princess Royal Theatre, SA13 1PJ
https://npttheatres.co.uk/princessroyal/
Pointless Celebrities
Steve’s episode of Pointless Celebrities will broadcast next Saturday, 22nd February 8.25pm on BBC One.
Two extra Holborn Pizza Express LIVE! Shows announced!
Due to fantastic demand - APRIL 23 & 24
Steve Harley Acoustic Band
On-line or call 020 7439 4962
https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/steve-harley-acoustic-band
Pontio, Bangor University - Acoustic Band
Saturday 24 October 2020
Pontio, Bangor University
Deiniol Rd, Bangor, LL57 2TQ
Online sales link https://www.pontio.co.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=11BE0CAC-C10A-43CF-BDD2-5CAF87851552
Box Office 01248 382828
Tickets on sale now
Cheltenham now live.....
December 11
Cheltenham Town Hall
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Imperial Sq, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA
Doors: 6.45pm
Online Sales link https://www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/event/steve-harley-cockney-rebel-324757/
Box Office 0844 576 2210
St Ives September Festival - 13th September 2020
St Ives Guildhall
Acoustic Band
Tickets available now online at www.crbo.co.uk/stives and from tourist information centres throughout Cornwall.
Wavendon, The Stables
December 10, 2020
Steve and Cockney Rebel
Wavendon, The Stables – on-sale Tuesday 11 February 2020 at 10am
Shrewsbury Buttermarket – December 12 2020 - Full Band
On sale: Thurs 6 Feb (10am)
Online sales link: https://www.seetickets.com/
BBC Radio Merseyside played 'I've Just Seen A Face'
BBC Radio Merseyside played 'I've Just Seen A Face' Steve Harley at 2:33pm on 30th January.
Great Seats Still On Sale for Steve’s Big Birthday Bash
Steve will celebrate his Big Birthday, February 27th 2021 (yep, 13 months away) at Glasgow SEC Armadillo, adding a string quartet, singers and more to the Cockney Rebel line-up.
Johnnie Walker will welcome Steve to his Sounds Of The 70s show
BBC Radio 2, next Sunday, January 26th - LIVE! On-air. Programme starts at 3pm UK Time.
Saturday, Jan 18th
Saturday, Jan 18th – Billy Sloan will be playing the first single from UNCOVERED “I’ve Just Seen A Face”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b067g94l
We’re off!
Great reaction today on Amazon
#4 hot new releases
#1 movers and shakers
Steve Harley Announces the “Uncovered” album for 2020
February 21st 2020 will see the release of a very special album from the newly inaugurated Steve Harley Acoustic Band. “Uncovered” includes interpretations of nine painstakingly chosen songs created in many instances by peers and contemporaries of Steve, those with shared histories and some that he admired from afar. These are songs with heft and honesty that have always connected and resonated within him; this is material that he’s always wanted to perform and may even wish he’d written! This diverse collection of Harley’s Interpretations is in some ways an almanac rather than just a set of great tracks: Steve’s links with some of the songwriters go back to the very start of their careers: Bowie in Beckenham; Dylan throughout his early teens; Cat Stevens/Yusuf and Paul McCartney, both massive early influences…
Added into the mix are two songs from Steve’s own incredible catalogue, reworked from the originals: ‘Love, Compared With You’ which now boasts a newly-composed third verse, plus ‘Only You’, played Live for several years, but recorded here for the first time.
The band that performs this collection features Barry Wickens on viola, violin and acoustic guitar, Oli Hayhurst on double bass, Tom Hooper on percussion and the Roots Music Legend, Martin Simpson, on guitar. Steve also sings a duet with the amazing Scottish singer, Eddi Reader on ‘Star Of Belle Isle’ and add to this, a beautiful, stirring acoustic solo from the legendary Jim Cregan on the Errol Brown-penned track, ‘Emma’. Steve is no stranger to acoustic music, having toured with his Acoustic Trio [as well as the full Cockney Rebel rock band, of course] for years now and receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award for Acoustic Music in 2018. For the 2020 Live dates, lead guitarist will be David Delarre (Martin was unavailable)
The recording sessions for ‘Uncovered’ were a joy; full of passion, virtuosity and grit. As Steve says, “I was roaring with stamina and passion when I went in to sing the final versions. Sang all 11 in one and a half days. The hunger and desire to perform was almost primitive. Matt Butler (engineer) has recorded my voice up-close and unaffected. I sing out - but seem mostly restrained.” Audiophile alert: It’s worth mentioning that this might be the first album we have ever heard that has absolutely no EQ – the recordings are totally organic, absolutely natural. No EQ, no effects.
TRACKLISTING
‘Love Compared With You (Your Eyes Don’t Seem To Age)’ (SH) with new, third verse / ‘Absolute Beginners’ (David Bowie) / ‘Ae Fond Kiss’ (Robbie Burns/Trad.) / ‘Emma’ (Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate) / ‘How Can I Tell You?’ (Cat Stevens) / ‘I’ve Just Seen A Face’ (Paul McCartney/The Beatles) / ‘Out Of Time’ (Jagger/Richards) / ‘Lost Myself’ (Richard Hawley/Crispin Hunt – Long Pigs) / ‘Only You’ (SH) / ‘Star Of Belle Isle’ (Trad.) / ‘When I Paint My Masterpiece’ (Bob Dylan) [CD format only]
Whilst this collection is largely a celebration of other writers, Steve’s own talent cannot be overstated, both with regards to his interpretation of the works featured on ‘Uncovered’ but also of course his own tracks that feature. Rod Stewart, who covered Steve’s song “A Friend For Life”, describes him as “One of the finest lyricists Britain has produced.” MOJO magazine said simply, “Harley creates rock songs that are proud, lyrical and full of yearning.” Steve has also been described as “A consummate performer at the top of his game”, and this stunning collection of beautiful, heartfelt songs will bear that out.
For more information, press images or to request an interview, please contact Chris Hewlett on 0845 601 2833 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sebastian” reaches No. 14 n All-Time Top 1000 in Belgium
Steve says, Thank You to all who voted.
Another Date
BELGIUM - Herselt, Gevarenwinkel Festival – SH & Cockney Rebel
Date - TBC
Acoustic Band Live in Holland – ON-SALE NOW
OCTOBER 7 Tilburg Poppodium 013
OCTOBER 8 Tamboer, Hoogeveen
OCTOBER 9 Alkmaar, Victorie
OCTOBER 10 Hengelo Metropool
Sebastian is in the top 20 of the Classic 1000 on Radio 2 (biggest) in Belgium!
Listeners can still vote for the top 20 to determine their final positions.
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year
To all Fans and Friends
Thank you for your support again this year.
It is much appreciated
Steve
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UNCOVERED - Album will be up for pre-order on 7th Jan
We will be able to give links on that day to Amazon and iTunes
LP Frame
Dunelm have a convenient size LP frame that is surprisingly classy to mount an LP sleeve, if you wish! Only £2.50, which belies its quality: Steve will sign in gold/silver paint stick if the Sleeves are sent backstage at shows.
https://www.dunelm.com/
Steve Harley Acoustic Band - Bury Met onsale
Billing: Steve Harley Acoustic Band
Venue: The Met
Address: Market St, Bury, BL9
Date: Sat 22 Feb (Doors 7pm / Auditorium doors 7.30pm / start 8.00pm)
Format: Seated
Tickets: £30adv + BF's / levys that may be applicable
Announce / on sale: Weds 18 Dec 10am
Online sales link: https://themet.org.uk/event/steve-harley/
Box Office: 0161 761 2216
Feb 27 and Mar 5
Never to be repeated!! Feb 27 & Mar 5: Unique Experience - On Each of Steve’s SOLO nights At Holborn, Steve will be Joined for part of the set by JIM CREGAN on guitar & vox – to be recorded
Calling Greater Manchester: at short notice, New Acoustic Band show added
February 22nd 2020
Bury Met Theatre
Tickets on-sale (hopefully) on Wednesday, December 18th – beautiful but small venue, act fast!
“UNCOVERED” Acoustic Band CD on-sale Feb 21st
On-Sale TODAY, Thursday 12th, from 10 a.m, Acoustic Band dates
Fri 18 Sep
Harpenden Public Halls
http://www.
Box Office 01582 76752
Sat 19 Sep
Basingstoke Haymarket
https://www.anvilarts.org.uk/
Box Office 01256 844244
Sun 20 Sep
Redditch Palace
http://www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/steve-harley-acoustic-band
Box Office 01527 65203
Podcast
Steve on Mail Podcast - 8 mins in
CD in stock
"Birmingham, Live With Orchestra & Choir” is in stock again
Voting closes end of tomorrow
Please Vote Sebastian & Make Me Smile
https://stem.nporadio2.nl/top-2000/1
Hans Peters writes: "Top 2000 starts again. A lot has changed so the youth of young people rises above the serious real classics. This is how I saw Sebastian dropping a lot of positions. That's a shame.
My request? Go to the website, think about Sebastian...."
Southdowns Folk Festival, Bognor Regis
September 17th - Steve Acoustic Band will headline the opening night of the Southdowns Folk Festival, Bognor Regis
New Album dates
The first single from Steve’s new album will be “I’ve Just Seen A Face”, to be released in February 2020 - date tbc. The CD “UNCOVERED” will be on release Friday, February 21st Vinyl copies will be available approx. two weeks later.
Pre-Order links will appear here when we have them. Exciting!
Saturday AUGUST 29th 2020
Sunshine Festival, Upton-Upon-Severn, Worcester
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
The Eyes Have It Music Festival 2020 - Duffield, Derbyshire
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Saturday 4th July 2020
Eyes Meadow, Duffield, Derbyshire, DE56 4BA
New LIVE Dates
Steve Harley Acoustic Band
Fri 21 Feb
Harrogate Theatre Royal
online sales link https://www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/Steve-Harley-Acoustic-Band
Box Office 01423 502 116
Sat 22 Feb
Durham Miners’ Hall
Flass St, Durham
DH1 4BE
https://www.seetickets.com/
Sun 23 Feb
Newark Palace Theatre
online sales link https://www.palacenewarktickets.com/en-GB/shows/steve%20harley%20acoustic%20band/info
Box Office 01636 655755
Tickets now on sale
Lowther Pavilion, Lytham St Anne’s - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Tickets on-sale Monday 7th October at 10am
Steve will record an edition of “POINTLESS CELEBRITIES” at Elstree Studios on September 24th
His Partner will be his old friend, the composer, Mike Batt. Try contacting the producers, Endemol, for tickets.
New CD Announced – “UNCOVERED”
Read more for Steve's statement.
Apex - Wednesday 23rd July 2019
Steve will join Jim Cregan & Co at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, tomorrow (WEDNESDAY) night for couple of songs. Tickets still available
Three fish on one hook.
Andy, my Guitar Tech, with Sven, our host, on our trip to see the Midnight Sun - Three fish on one hook. One of the cod had the pollock down his throat!
A thank you!
Hi Helen and Rachel
You may remember that you kindly arranged for Steve to sign one of our fundraiser guitars and my drawing of him a few weeks ago. I wanted to let you know that they helped add £6,360 towards a grand total of £52,607 raised at our mini-festival Catfest for our chosen charity Action Against Cancer. I am so grateful to you for your help. It was a real pleasure meeting Steve - please pass my appreciation on to him.
It is only through the kindness of people like you that we can achieve the totals that we do.
Very best wishes and thanks again.
Julian
Gibraltar Calling Festival
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
September 7th 2019
https://www.gibraltarcalling.com
Brian Jones Tribute Concert
Steve will be joining (for five songs) an all-star line up to celebrate the life and music of #BrianJones & The Rolling Stones.
Catch me at the stunning @HurtwoodParkPoloClub on August 17th.
Buy tickets here: http://www.hurtwoodparkpolo.co.uk/events/rock-n-horsepower
Sad news
We would like fans to know that Steve's dad, Ronald Percy Nice ("Ronnie") passed away in the early hours today (Tuesday). He was 93 years old. Cause of death is thought to be natural. We would like to confirm that the forthcoming concerts in Stanhope, Holmfirth and Shrewsbury will go ahead as planned.
New Dates Announced
SEPTEMBER 20th 2019 - New Trio Date Added – Ilkley - https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/steve-harley-trio
MARCH 20th 2020 2nd show added, Acapela, Pentyrch on sale now - https://www.acapela.co.uk/events/steve-harley-acoustic-band
Andy McClusky, OMD, terrific guy.
Came to see us play Lytham St Anne’s. I signed Andy’s Cockney Rebel scrapbook. An amazing collection from his teenage years.
Breezy, Sandy Lytham St Anne’s
Early arrival for local TV. Coach of 20 from Europe have cancelled trip thru engine failure!! Gotta sell those tix now!????
DECEMBER 20th - Robin 2 Bilston, Wolverhampton
Tickets on sale now!
Box Office: 01902 401211
Online Ordering: www.therobin.co.uk
The Robin 2 Hotel Reservations: 01902 497860
Robin 2 on Facebook - www.facebook.com/therobin2
Follow Robin 2 on Twitter - @Robin2music
Read the Robin 2 Blog – www.therobin2.wordpress.com
Great show in Manchester last night, Tuesday, from Shakin’ Stevens.
Lovely guy with a very hot band. Cracking good production too.