Tom Robinson & Adam Phillips
Tom Robinson
Entry Requirements: Over 14's (Under 18's must be accompanied by and adult)
We are delighted to have the wonderful Tom Robinson return to 50rpm, but this time he is bringing the brilliant Adam Phillips with him on guitar, for a very special duo show as part of his 'Then & Now' tour.
*Please note: We have a no talking policy when the acts are performing. If you can't manage this, don't buy a ticket. Let the music do the talking. *
Born in Cambridge in 1950, Tom Robinson first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) who were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and Amnesty International. In 1977 their Top 5 debut release 2-4-6-8 Motorway became one of the landmark singles of the UK punk era. Other hits included Glad To Be Gay, Up Against The Wall and the band’s debut album Power In The Darkness which went gold in the UK and Japan.
As a solo artist Tom had further solo hits in 1983 with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio, and co-wrote songs with Peter Gabriel, Elton John and Dan Hartman. In 2015 he released Only The Now – made with award winning producer Gerry Diver – with many guests including Billy Bragg, John Grant, Martin Carthy and Ian McKellen. It can be heard in full on Spotify, YouTube and Bandcamp.
As a broadcaster Tom hosts the Sunday request show Nowplaying at BBC Radio 6 Music. He has won two Sony Radio Academy awards and served as a member of the Ivor Novello Awards committee for 15 years. In 2016 he was awarded a fellowship of LIPA for his support of new music as original founder of the BBC Introducing Mixtape and the independent music blog Fresh On The Net.
Line Up
Tom Robinson first became known in the 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist. Now a full-time broadcaster with BBC Radio 6 Music, he has just released his first album in 19 years.
Born in 1950, Tom first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band. TRB’s best known hits were 2-4-6-8 Motorway, Don’t Take No For An Answer, Glad To Be Gay and Up Against The Wall. The band were also early supporters of Rock Against Racism and Amnesty International, and their debut album Power In The Darkness went gold in the UK and Japan.
Between 1975 and 2001 Tom has released 19 albums with various bands, and co-written songs with Elton John, Dan Hartman and Manu Katché among others. As a solo artist he had further solo UK hits in 1983 with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio (co-written with Peter Gabriel).
Now a full-time broadcaster with BBC Radio 6 Music, he has won two Sony Radio Academy awards and served for 15 years on the Ivor Novello Awards committee. In 2015 he released his first new album in two decades, Only The Now - which featured collaborations with John Grant, Billy Bragg, Nadine Shah, Ian McKellen, Nitin Sawhney, Lisa Knapp, Martin Carthy, Colin FIrth and TV Smith among others and was produced by Gerry Diver.
