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It’s showtime

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I’m out and about reading poems at various literary festivals this week, starting with Leek on Wednesday, then Chester on Thursday. They’re both sold out but there are still tickets available for my show at the Nottingham Poetry Festival on Saturday should that be of interest to you. Tickets for that are on sale here: https://www.gigantic.com/nottingham-poetry-festival-tickets/nottingham-metronome-nottingham/2026-06-06-19-00

I’ll be at the Edinburgh Fringe for the last week of August, the Morecambe Poetry Festival in early September – and then have a 45-date tour in the autumn with my new book ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’. Both Oxford shows, one of the Bellaghy shows, Corsham and Loughborough have now sold out. There are a handful of tickets left for Pocklington, Helmsley, Deal and Colchester, while London, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Exeter and Liverpool are all selling quickly.

Finally, I’ve got a couple of poetry + music gigs with the brilliant Catenary Wires over the summer. We’re in London on 9th July and then in Cambridge on 25th July alongside Dr John Cooper Clarke and a raft of other brilliant poets.

A list of all my events, plus links to tickets can be found here: https://brianbilston.com/events/

2024 Shows (warning: may contain poetry)

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Well done, everybody, for making it to January 569th.

I’ve been grateful for those extra days this month, as it’s given me time to get my head together for my 2024 shows, which begin in just over two weeks’ time with a run of dates with the fabulous poet (and human) Henry Normal. We start on 16th February in Bexhill-on-Sea on the south coast.

Places and dates

Shows in Nottingham and Monmouth have now sold out – alongside Salford, Leeds, Exeter, Bath, Stroud and Leek.

There are only a handful of tickets remaining for London, Oxford, Bury St Edmunds, Coventry and Ilkley.

Tickets are also on sale for Sunderland, Barrow, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Stirling, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, plus two new shows announced last week: Bristol and Southampton.

And a small reminder that I’m doing a few solo shows this year in fancy coming along to one: Chester, Lincoln, Scarborough, Falmouth, Totnes, Launceston, Belfast and Dublin.

More places and dates

If you came to see me last year and for some strange reason are considering coming along again, then you might be reassured to know I’ll be reading a bunch of new poems (alongside a few older ones). There’s a guarantee of a least two new jokes or your money back (terms and conditions apply*).

Links to more information and tickets can be found on this page: 2024 shows and ticket info

* Brian Bilston reserves the right to define what constitutes a joke. A joke may not always be dependent on laughter.

 

 

UPDATE ON TICKETS – INCLUDING NEW SHOWS

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Here’s one of those mildly boring updates about when and where I’ll be reading poems over the coming months.

First, a couple of new shows to announce for March 2024. Tickets have just gone on sale for CHESTER (Storyhouse) and LINCOLN (Theatre Royal). Earlier this week, tickets also went on sale for a couple of events next May in Cornwall (FALMOUTH and LAUNCESTON). I hope to announce some new shows for next year in Scotland soon.

For this year, most shows have now sold out. But there are a few tickets left for Lytham St Anne’s, Stamford, Caerphilly, Crickhowell, Frome and Bridport.

I’ll also be at the Morecambe Poetry Festival next month with the brilliant Henry Normal. Tickets are selling fast for that. There’s a stellar line-up of poets all week.

And on the subject of Henry, the two of us are on tour together next year when we’ll be coming to: Bexhill-on-Sea, Salford, Sunderland, Leeds, Bury St Edmonds, Stroud and Bath (in February); Monmouth, Exeter, Oxford, Coventry, Wolverhampton, London (in March); Ilkley and Nottingham (in April).

After all that, I’ll be going easy on events for a while, catching up on laundry etc, maybe even writing some poems.

Details of all these events can be found here: https://brianbilston.com/upcoming-events-and-shows/

Hope to get to see you at one of these soon.