Daniel Rachel

London Live!
2023-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
Daniel will be on London Live talking about his new book Too Much Too Young.
You will be able to view the whole show for a week after the air date on our ‘Watch Again’ feature at londonlive.co.uk

Beatles & Bowie: National Liberal Club
2023-11-02 19:00 - 22:30 UTC
AUTHORS CLUB TALK
BOWIE AND THE BEATLES
November 2, 2023 7:00 pm
London
Daniel Rachel and Paul Burston discuss their recent books, ‘The Lost Album of The Beatles’ and ‘We Can Be Heroes’
What if the Beatles hadn’t split up at the end of the Sixties? Music critic Daniel Rachel surmises what direction their music might have taken in his book ‘The Lost Album of the Beatles’. And lifelong Bowie-phile Paul Burston discusses the impact of his hero on his life in his acclaimed memoir. ‘We Can Be Heroes’.
You don’t have to choose between Bowie and the Beatles: at this special music book event you can enjoy both, as seen through the eyes of two scintillating commentators and critics.

Daniel Rachel ©Natalie Dawkins

Paul Burston
Daniel Rachel is a former musician turned award-winning author, whose previous books have covered the sounds of Cool Britannia, Oasis and Two-Tone. He’ll be talking about his thought-provoking ‘The Lost Album of the Beatles’ and asking: what if they hadn’t split up?
Paul Burston is the author of six novels and five non-fiction books and the editor of two collections of short stories. The host of the award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon Polari, and the founder of the Polari book awards, he was editor of the Gay section of Time Out for many years. In his memoir, ‘We Can Be Heroes: A Survivor’s Story’ he explains why, at the age of 14, ‘David Bowie saved my life.’
The Lounge, National Liberal Club.
Free, but please book via our Eventbrite link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bowie-and-the-beatles-tickets-728767692787?

Totally Wired Radio 2 Tone Special - Part 2
2023-11-02 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London)
Daniel picks up the 2 Tone story from 1980 with presenter, Steve Rowland to discuss Ore Specials, the Swinging Cats, the Higsons and much more.

BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE
2023-10-27 12:15 - 12:30 UTC
Daniel will be talking to Tony Snell about Too Much Too Young
About the programme
Join Tony Snell for Breakfast every weekday lunchtime. Get your daily dose of entertainment, interviews and the latest news, travel and conversation.
Tony joined BBC Radio Merseyside in December 1997. In the dim and distant past he’s worked as a milkman and bricklayer but he eventually fulfilled his boyhood ambition of working in front of the microphone.
Snelly has interviewed people from all areas of the entertainment world from the legendary Tony Bennet to Bob Geldof and all in-between.
“The best stories always come from listeners though, real stories about real people,” says Tony.

Front Row: BBC Radio 4
2023-10-25 19:15 - 20:00 UTC
Daniel will be discussing Too Much Too Young with Pauline Black and presenter Samira Ahmed

Booker shortlisted author Chetna Maroo and the history of 2 Tone.

2 Tone launch in Coventry
2023-10-22 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
The 2 Tone Village presents
The publication of Too Much Too Young: the Story of 2 Tone Records with a rare screening of the Arena documentary Rudies Come Back (1980) and special guest panel with author, Daniel Rachel.
4pm: Film introduction by Daniel Rachel
4.45pm: Guest speakers, including Paul Heskett (Swinging Cats / The Specials) and John Mostyn (The Beat manager and 2 Tone live agent)
5.30: Book signing
6pm: Los Fastidious live set

Book your ticket now from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/591762
or from the 2 Tone Village

Too Much Too Young: An evening of Ska, Reggae & 2 Tone
2023-10-21 19:30 - 23:30 UTC
Saturday 21 October – An evening of Ska, Reggae and 2 Tone.
Come & celebrate the publication of Too Much Too Young: the Story of 2 Tone Records with special guests and 3 hours of dancing.
7.45 pm – In conversation with Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), Miranda Joyce (The Bodysnatchers/Belle Stars) Comie Amanor (The Selecter) with author Daniel Rachel and chair Travis Elborough.
9pm – DJ sets from Rhoda Dakar, Tim Wells and Daniel Rachel
BUY TICKETS
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Tim Wells https://www.facebook.com/timwellspoet
Travis Elborough https://traviselborough.co.uk/

LOCATION

The Mildmay Club, N169PR

BBC Radio WM
2023-10-21 11:30 - 12:00 UTC
Daniel will be talking to Elise Evans at 11.40am about Too Much Too Young

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07bvs5r

2 Tone launch in Hastings
2023-10-19 19:00 - 22:00 UTC
PRINTED MATTER BOOK & RECORD SHOP PRESENTS…
RUDIES COME BACK: DOCUMENTARY OF 2 TONE, PLUS BOOK LAUNCH
Join us for the launch of Daniel Rachel’s new book Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism & the Soundtrack of a Generation, and see rare 1980 2 Tone film.

DIRECTOR: JEFF PERKS
CAST INCLUDES: THE SELECTER, TERRY HALL – THE SPECIALS, PAULINE BLACK, ADRIAN THRILLS
PLUS Q&A WITH AUTHOR DANIEL RACHEL AND DJ DEBBIE GOLT

FILM (33 MINS), PLUS SHORT INTERVAL AND Q&A / 1980 / UK

Printed Matter Book & Record Shop presents the official launch of Daniel Rachel’s new book, Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism & the Soundtrack of a Generation.
About the book:
In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national conscience as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.
2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues, racism, class and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and took fight against right wing extremism.
The music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, masterminded by a middle-class art student raised in the church.
Jerry Dammers had a vision of an English Motown. Borrowing £700, the label’s first record featured ‘Gangsters’ by The Specials’ backed by an instrumental track by the, as yet, unformed, Selecter. Within two months the single was at number six in the national charts. Dammers signed Madness, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation.
However, infighting amongst the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to an inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination.
Still under the auspices of Jerry Dammers, 2 Tone entered in a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979-1981 incarnation the label nevertheless continued to thrive for a further four years releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in ‘(Free) Nelson Mandela’. Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment, shaped British culture.
We’ll be screening the film Rudies Come Back followed by a Q&A with author Daniel Rachel and DJ Debbie Golt.
“We’re not just a dance band, we have things to say.” Grab this rare chance to see the 1980 BBC Arena film that heads to Coventry to quiz The Selecter and The Specials about the rise and rise of 2 Tone and all things ska.
About Debbie Golt
Debbie Golt FRSA is an award-winning broadcaster and arts consultant. She was actively involved in organising Rock Against Racism events in late ’70s and began DJ-ing at the same time, playing 2 Tone releases alongside Reggae, Ska, Punk and more and still plays out locally, nationally and internationally.

https://www.electricpalacecinema.com/
The Electric Palace, 39A High St, Hastings TN34 3ER.
https://www.printedmatterhastings.co.uk/

Soho Radio
2023-10-19 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
MORNING GLORY

Join James Endeacott every weekday morning 9am – 12pm on the Soho channel. Soho Radio’s only daily show, bringing you three hours of eclectic delights to give you a taste of Soho Radio, featuring jazz, soul, rock, reggae, world, pop, country, alternative and more.
The show also features a daily guest: Daniel Rachel talking about Too Much Too Young and playing an hour o f 2 Tone

BBC WM
2023-10-19 07:30 - 20:00 UTC
Daniel will be talking to Rakeem Omar about Too Much Too Young on BBC WM

TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG Publication Day!
2023-10-19
In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national conscience as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.
2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues, racism, class and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and took fight against right wing extremism.
The music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, masterminded by a middle-class art student raised in the church. Jerry Dammers had a vision of an English Motown. Borrowing £700, the label’s first record featured ‘Gangsters’ by The Specials’ backed by an instrumental track by the, as yet, unformed, Selecter. Within two months the single was at number six in the national charts. Dammers signed Madness, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, soon infighting amongst the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to an inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination.
Still under the auspices of Jerry Dammers, 2 Tone entered in a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979-1981 incarnation the label nevertheless continued to thrive for a further four years releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in ‘(Free) Nelson Mandela’.
Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment, shaped British culture. The foreword will be written by Pauline Black (The Selecter).
Author, Daniel Rachel, said: As a child, 2 Tone defined the way I saw the world. I was seduced by the off-beat rhythms, the cool looking clothes and most importantly the social and political lyrics. 2 Tone taught me about black and white unity, it gave a voice to the pointlessness of street violence, and it provided an understanding and awareness of the horror of rape and apartheid. That you could dance, look good and be educated by a record was incredible. This music and these bands have printed an indelible mark on my life. To write the story of 2 Tone is one of profound personal pride. But more so, to honour one of the greatest periods in modern popular culture. 2 Tone at its heart was a movement of great songwriters, musicians and songs – We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown!
Publisher, Lee Brackstone said: The music and the aesthetic of 2 Tone set the dial for the prevailing mood of the counterculture in the 1980s, and we’re still feeling the aftershocks of the extraordinary achievements of the label four decades later. Through exhaustive interviews with the major artists and those associated with the label and deep research, award-winning writer Daniel Rachel brings the story of 2 Tone to life: the joy of a uniquely creative moment which arguably did more than any other to challenge racism and class prejudice in Britain, and in the process enlightened

BBC CWR with Vic Minett
2023-10-18 11:30 - 12:00 UTC
Daniel will be talking with Vic Minett about Too Much Too Young and the forthcoming launch event at the 2 Tone Village on Sunday 22 October
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbccoventryandwarwickshire

Totally Wired Radio 2 Hour 2 Tone Special
2023-10-05 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Talking about TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG and spinning records by #thespecials #theselecter #thebeat #madness #theswingingcats #thehigsons #rico
with presenter Steve Rowland
Totally Wired Radio
#ska #2tone

Sevenoaks Literary Festival
2023-09-30
In conversation with MOJO editor, Pat Gilbert

‘Daniel Rachel imagines what the next Beatles album might have been like, with painstaking detail and great stories’
David Hepworth, The Guardian / Book of the Day
‘A fantastical journey through what might have been… Exciting and compelling.’
Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music
‘Daniel Rachel’s forensic investigation makes a strong case for looking afresh at the evidence… a fascinating detailed read’ –Mojo
‘In this meticulously crafted book, Rachel offers an extraordinary peek behind the curtain of one of the most celebrated music groups in history…a must-read for any music aficionado’
Music Devotee
‘A detailed researcher and writer… Ingenious.’
Record Collector
‘Full of enthralling details about the highs and lows of the band’s last year… it’s like the DNA in a crime scene.’
David Hepworth, Word in Your Ear
‘A book that is religiously detailed and yet manages to create tantalising glimpses of what might have been’
Louder Than War

Date
30th September 2023

Time
5.00pm

Venue
Ship Theatre

In his daring re-write of musical history, Daniel Rachel dares to dream… what if The Beatles had made one more great album? Drawing on impeccable research, he examines the untimely demise of the Fab Four and pulls together a track list of unfinished demos, B sides and hit solo songs to raise them from the ashes. Come along to hear more about this tantalising glimpse into what might have been.

To buy tickets, please visit https://sevlitfest.com/events/the-lost-album-of-the-beatles/

Totally Wired Radio interview
2023-08-03 12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Totally Wired Radio
Midday with guest Neil Sheasby from Stone Foundation talking 25 yrs with the band and his new book Bass Notes: Life & Times on the Road with Stone Foundation. Plus Daniel Rachel & Mark Baxter talk about their respective new 2 Tone based projects and choose their favourite record.
#stonefoundation #2tone #bassnotes

ABBEY ROAD : The Art of Music Photography
2023-07-05
Calling all music photographers!

Join us for an inspiring day celebrating the art of music photography at our highly anticipated Amplify festival, returning on Wednesday 5 July, and coinciding with the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards.

Taking place in the iconic Studio Three, join us as we dive into the captivating world of music photography. Gain invaluable insights, experiences, and expertise from a lineup of industry luminaries including Rankin, Vicky Grout, Jordan Curtis Hughes, Charlotte Patmore, Ashley Verse, Phoebe Fox, and Dave Hogan.

The panel discussions will explore a diverse range of topics, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of music photography from different perspectives.

Enter our prize draw for a chance to secure your spot in the room. Can’t make it in person? No worries. The entire event will be livestreamed on Abbey Road’s YouTube channel and the MPA website.

Yesterday and Today: Six Decades of Beatles Fandom
2023-06-29 18:30 - 21:00 UTC
What if the Beatles had released one more album? What was it like to see them live in ‘64?

Yesterday and Today: Six Decades of Beatles Fandom

Join us at 18:30 on Thursday 29th of June at the Iconic Images Gallery in Piccadilly for an evening of books, discussion, rare photography, and a deep dive into the captivating world of perhaps the greatest band of all time.
Iconic Images Creative Director Carrie Kania will be engaging in a lively discussion and Q&A with:
Daniel Rachel, award-winning author of The Lost Album of the Beatles: What if the Beatles Hadn’t Split Up? “A fascinating, detailed read’ (Mojo) “exciting and compelling” (BBC 6 Music) “Daniel Rachel imagines what the next Beatles album might have been like, with painstaking detail and great stories” (David Hepworth in the Guardian)
Terence Pepper OBE, former Head of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, curator of multiple exhibitions documenting the 1960s and attendee of one of the Beatles’ earliest shows,
From first-hand accounts of Beatlemania to the joys and frustrations of constructing Beatles history in the present, these unique and contrasting perspectives will paint a rich and vibrant picture of Beatles fandom and what ifs through the decades.
Iconic Images Gallery will be exhibiting a display of rarely-seen Beatles prints selected from the Terry O’Neill archive. The Beatles: Five Decades of Photographs, the recently-released book of O’Neill’s photography containing never-before-seen images of the band, will also be available for purchase.
For more information on Daniel Rachel’s book: https://danielrachel.com/the-lost-album-of-the-beatles/

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:30

16 Waterloo Pl 16 Waterloo Place London SW1Y 4AR

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BBC 6 MUSIC with Steve Lamacq
2023-06-12 16:00 - 19:00 UTC
As summer approaches, Steve kicks off Reading Week, with listeners hearing from a wide range of authors about their new publications.
Today, Steve is joined by Daniel Rachel who talks all about his current book, The Lost Beatles Album, and the upcoming release of Too Much Too Young: the Story of 2 Tone Records. Daniel is a musician turned award-winning author. He was the lead singer in Rachels Basement and released two solo albums, A Simple Twist of Folk and A Taste of Money.
His previous books include Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year) and Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music and politics of Rock Against Racism.

Presenter: Steve Lamacq
Producer: Philip Smith for BBC Audio

DateMonday, 12 June, 2023
Time4:00 pm –
7:00 pm

STOKE NEWINGTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
2023-06-03 18:00 - 19:00 UTC
Daniel Rachel: The Beatles Lost Album
3rd Jun 2023 6pm – 7pm

at The Mildmay Club Upstairs Room
33-34 Newington Green, London, N16 9PR

The end of the Beatles wasn’t inevitable. It came through miscommunication, misunderstandings and missed opportunities to reconcile. But what if it didn’t end? What if just one of those chances was taken, and the Beatles carried on? What if they made one last, great album?
In The Lost Album of The Beatles, Daniel Rachel, winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize, looks at what could have been. Drawing on impeccable research, Rachel examines the Fab Four’s untimely demise – and from the ashes compiles a track list for an imagined final album, pulling together unfinished demos, forgotten B-sides, hit solo songs, and arguing that together they form the basis of a lost Beatles masterpiece.

£5.00+ £0.50 fee

PRAISE FOR THE LOST ALBUM OF THE BEATLES
‘Painstaking detail and great stories’ Guardian
‘A fantastical journey through what might have been… exciting and compelling.’ BBC 6 Music
‘A fascinating detailed read’ Mojo
‘Ingenious.’ Record Collector
‘Full of enthralling details about the highs and lows of the band’s last year… it’s like the DNA in a crime scene.’ Word in Your Ear
‘A book that is religiously detailed and yet manages to create tantalising glimpses of what might have been’ Louder Than War
‘An extraordinary peek behind the curtain of one of the most celebrated music groups in history…a must-read for any music aficionado’ Music Devotee

The Lost Album of The Beatles: Paperback publication
2023-05-04 - 2023-06-04
The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn’t split up?
‘Full of enthralling details about the highs and lows of the band’s last year… it’s like the DNA in a crime scene.’
David Hepworth, Word in Your Ear
‘A fantastical journey through what might have been… Exciting and compelling.’
Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music
‘A detailed researcher and writer… Ingenious.’
Record Collector
This is the story of the great lost Beatles album.

The end of the Beatles wasn’t inevitable. It came through miscommunication, misunderstandings and missed opportunities to reconcile.
But what if it didn’t end? What if just one of those chances was taken, and the Beatles carried on? What if they made one last, great album?
In Like Some Forgotten Dream, Daniel Rachel – winner of the prestigious Penderyn Music Book Prize – looks at what could have been. Drawing on impeccable research, Rachel examines the the Fab Four’s untimely demise – and from the ashes compiles a track list for an imagined final album, pulling together unfinished demos, forgotten B-sides, hit solo songs, and arguing that together they form the basis of a lost Beatles masterpiece.
Compelling and convincing, Like Some Forgotten Dream is a daring re-write of Beatles history, and a tantalising glimpse of what might have been.

Buy now at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Album-Beatles-hadnt-split/dp/1788403223

Talk Radio Europe
2023-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Daniel in conversation with Giles Brown about his new book The Lost Album of the Beatles

Giles Brown has been based in southern Spain for nearly 30 years. Having worked as a journalist contributing to The Times, Daily Mail, The Mirror, Daily Star, BBC and Radio 5 Live. Giles now presents three shows a week on Talk Radio Europe. ‘Let’s Talk’ aired 10.00-12.00 CET Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, ‘Viewpoint’ from 10.00-12.00CET on Tuesday…and ‘It’s GB not GQ’ is a men’s magazine show that goes out on Friday afternoons from 16.00-18.00CET.

A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER BELFAST
2023-04-10 18:30 - 22:00 UTC
STARR RECORDS PRESENTS…SIMON FOWLER ‘ONE FOR THE ROAD’
18:30, 10 April 2023
Black Box, Belfast

Join us for an intimate evening with Ocean Colour Scene’s Simon Fowler in conversation with lifelong friend and award winning author Daniel Rachel.

Discussing his extraordinary book, One For The Road, Simon Fowler recounts his life and songwriting through the prism of 69 songs from all stages of his career, from the first song he wrote when he was sixteen, through his formative groups, The Great Betrayal and The Fanatics, to Ocean Colour Scene and their multi-platinum selling albums in the mid-nineties. Revealing a panoply of disparate influences from William Yeats and Cole Porter to David Bowie, Lou Reed and Neil Young, Simon reveals the stories behind the songs, the people and the places that inspired them and how he feels about them now.
Simon will play a selection of Ocean Colour Scene classics from ‘The Day We Caught The Train’, and ‘The Circle’’ to ‘Profit In Peace’ alongside a selection of new and previously unheard songs. Following the discovery of a cassette tape recorded in 1986 featuring over 20 previously unreleased songs, including a handful later recorded by Ocean Colour Scene, Simon will play a selection of these for the first time in public.
Simon will be joined by his lifelong friend and award-winning and best-selling author, Daniel Rachel. Having grown-up three doors apart, Daniel lived with Simon through the heyday of the nineties and witnessed first-hand the writing of the multi-platinum selling Moseley Shoals. Discussing their adventures from forming bands in the eighties to the Cool Britannia revelry of the nineties, An Evening with Simon Fowler promises to be a unique and heartfelt journey into fame, friendship and era-defining music.

£21

STARR RECORDS

A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER LONDON
2023-03-18 19:00 - 22:00 UTC
A Night With Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene)
The Tabernacle, London. Saturday 18 March 2023
One For The Road: An Evening of Music and Conversation with Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) with award-winning author Daniel Rachel.
Discussing his life as the lead singer of the million selling Ocean Colour Scene and playing a live acoustic set, Simon Fowler shares stories from his new memoir – One For The Road – from forming bands in the eighties to the Cool Britannia revelry of the nineties. Simon will be joined by his lifelong friend and award-winning and best-selling author, Daniel Rachel. Having grown-up three doors apart, Daniel lived with Simon through the heyday of the nineties and witnessed first-hand the writing of the multi-platinum selling Moseley Shoals. An Evening with Simon Fowler promises to be a unique and heartfelt journey into fame, friendship and era-defining music.

Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain
2023-03-12 21:00 - 2023-04-09 22:00 UTC
Daniel has contributed to Channel 5’s Nineties music series.
Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain starts this Sunday 12th March at 9pm on Channel 5. There are four episodes in all, provisionally scheduled to go out weekly.

A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER EDINBURGH
2023-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
One For The Road: An Evening of Music and Conversation with Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) and award-winning author Daniel Rachel.
Discussing his life as the lead singer of the million selling Ocean Colour Scene and playing a live acoustic set, Simon Fowler shares stories from his new memoir – One For The Road – from forming bands in the eighties to the Cool Britannia revelry of the nineties. Simon will be joined by his lifelong friend and award-winning and best-selling author, Daniel Rachel. Having grown-up three doors apart, Daniel lived with Simon through the heyday of the nineties and witnessed first-hand the writing of the multi-platinum selling Moseley Shoals. An Evening with Simon Fowler promises to be a unique and heartfelt journey into fame, friendship and era-defining music.

A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER LIVERPOOL
2023-03-09 19:00 - 2023-03-10 21:00 UTC
One for the Road – An Evening with Simon Fowler
Thursday 9 March, 7.30pm
​
Expect a very special evening when we are joined by Simon Fowler, frontman of Ocean Colour Scene for an evening of storytelling and acoustic performance.
Discussing his extraordinary book, One For The Road, Simon Fowler recounts his life and songwriting through the prism of 69 songs from all stages of his career, from the first song he wrote when he was 16, through his formative groups, The Great Betrayal and The Fanatics, to Ocean Colour Scene and their multi-platinum selling albums in the mid-nineties.
Simon will play a selection of Ocean Colour Scene classics from ‘The Day We Caught The Train’, and ‘The Circle’’ to ‘Profit In Peace’ alongside a selection of new and previously unheard songs. Following the discovery of a cassette tape recorded in 1986 featuring over 20 previously unreleased songs, including a handful later recorded by Ocean Colour Scene, Simon will play a selection of these for the first time in public.
Simon will be joined by his lifelong friend and award-winning and best-selling author, Daniel Rachel. Having grown-up three doors apart, Daniel lived with Simon through the heyday of the Nineties and witnessed first-hand the writing of the multi-platinum selling Moseley Shoals. Discussing their adventures from forming bands in the Eighties to the Cool Britannia revelry of the nineties, An Evening with Simon Fowler promises to be a unique and heartfelt journey into fame, friendship and era-defining music.
Copies of the book will be on sale at the event.
‘When I was a teenager, my dream was to become a football commentator. Wanting to become a pop star seemed a stretch too far. It seemed daft enough to want to be John Motson, let alone John Lennon.’ SIMON FOWLER
‘It’s brilliant, beautiful, gorgeous, stunning… the kind of book you want to smell and stroke.’ CHRIS EVANS, VIRGIN RADIO
‘These pages reverberate with an insight and also a superb gallows humour.’ LOUDER THAN WAR
‘Simon Fowler is a success because of being blessed with a wondrous voice. He writes stunning songs. And he tells a damn good yarn.’ DANIEL RACHEL
​Our Star Café-Bar will be open from 6.30pm.
​All tickets £20

A NIGHT WITH SIMON FOWLER BIRMINGHAM
2023-03-03 07:00 - 22:00 UTC
A Night With Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene)
Fri 3 MarBooking info

Event Information

Price:
From £21.50
Duration:
180 mins
Age:
14+

One For The Road: An Evening of Music and Conversation with Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene) with award-winning author Daniel Rachel.
Discussing his life as the lead singer of the million selling Ocean Colour Scene and playing a live acoustic set, Simon Fowler shares stories from his new memoir – One For The Road – from forming bands in the eighties to the Cool Britannia revelry of the nineties. Simon will be joined by his lifelong friend and award-winning and best-selling author, Daniel Rachel. Having grown-up three doors apart, Daniel lived with Simon through the heyday of the nineties and witnessed first-hand the writing of the multi-platinum selling Moseley Shoals. An Evening with Simon Fowler promises to be a unique and heartfelt journey into fame, friendship and era-defining music.

Dates & Times

Fri 3 March
7:00pm

BBC 6 Music Steve Lamacq's Roundtable
2023-03-02 18:00 - 19:00 UTC
Steve and guests debate the week’s releases in the Roundtable

ONE FOR THE ROAD launch night with Simon Fowler
2022-12-08 19:00 - 21:30 UTC
ONE FOR THE ROAD LAUNCH NIGHT
Join Simon Fowler and Daniel Rachel to celebrate the publication of ONE FOR THE ROAD: The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler and Ocean Colour Scene at the legendary Hawley Arms.
Simon will be in conversation with award winning author Daniel Rachel before performing a short acoustic set.
Tickets strictly limited to 100 people*
Thursday 8 December 2022
Upstairs at the Hawley Arms,
2 Castlehaven Rd,
London
NW1 8QU
Doors: 7 p.m.

To guarantee entry to the launch party: Enter the competition on either
Facebook: OceanColourSceneOfficial Instagram: www.instagram.com/ocsmusic Twitter: www.twitter.com/ocsmusic
or pre order the ‘Its A Beautiful Thing’ or ‘Hundred Mile High City’ deluxe package from One For The Road from www.ourfavourite.shop by Friday 25 November 2022
