BOOK NOW: A Just Transition – Jobs, People, Planet/ First of May Band (duo)
With immense thanks to the Sir Barry Jackson Trust for their support
UPCOMING SHOWS 2026
NOVEMBER
Thu 19 Nov: Manchester – hosted by Carlisle & District Trades Union Council
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TPTickets: £5 from Try Booking
Fri 20 Nov: Manchester – hosted by Greater Manchester Climate Justice Coalition
Cross Street Chapel, Cross St, Manchester M2 1NL
Tickets £10/£5 unwaged/£20 solidarity from TicketSource
PAST EVENTS 2026
SEPTEMBER
Fri 11 Sep: Barnsley – hosted by Barnsley Trades Council
Worsbrough Miners Welfare, Park Road, Worsbrough Bridge, S70 5LJ
Fri 18 Sep: Blackburn and Darwen – hosted by Blackburn & District TUC
Derwent Hall, 1 George Street, Darwen BB3 1AY
Sat 19 Sep: Liverpool – hosted by Unite NW522 Merseyside Not For Profit Branch
The Casa, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ
Fri 25 Sep: Stockport – hosted by GM Unite Community, Stockport Trades Council & SUMAR (Stockport United for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees)
OCTOBER
Sat 3 Oct: Northampton – hosted by Northampton and District Trades Union Council
Friends Meeting House, Wellington Street, Northampton, NN1 3AS
Sat 10 Oct: Wisbech – hosted by Wisbech, Kings Lynn & Peterborough Trades Councils
St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Terrace, Wisbech PE13 1BW
Thu 15 Oct: Bristol – On The Hill (formerly known as Zion Community Arts)
In partnership with Bristol TUC
Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW
Sat 17 Oct: Rotherham – hosted by Rotherham TUC
Woodlands Club, Doncaster Road Rotherham S65 1NN
Sun 18 Oct: Haringey, London – hosted by Enfield, Barnet, Haringey and Islington Trades Councils
Kurdish Community Centre, 11 Portland Gardens, London N4 1HU
Tue 20 Oct: Lowestoft, hosted by Use Your Voice Lowestoft. Part of ‘On The Edge’ festival of communities.
The Battery, Old Tescos Building, NR32 1LZ.
The Battery, Old Tescos Building, NR32 1LZ.
Sat 24 Oct: Kings Heath, Birmingham – hosted by Trad Arts Team
Kings Heath Community Centre, 8 Heathfield Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham B14 7DB
AUGUST
Sat 15 Aug: Boomtown Festival
Reel News Stage
MAY
Sat 2 May: Unite The People 2026 – festival launch, Birmingham
Midland Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
Sat 9 May: Walsall
Hosted by Walsall Keep Left & Black Country, South Staffs Stand Up To Racism & Walsall Friends of the Earth
Ryecroft Community Hub, 28 New Forest Road, Walsall, WS3 1TR
Fri 15 May: Barking Dagenham and Havering TUC
100 Centenary of the General Strike
Barking Town Hall, Town Hall Square, 1 Clockhouse Ave, Barking IG11 7LU
Banner Theatre “Songs of Struggle” set
JANUARY
Mon 26 Jan: Gloucestershire Association of Trades Union Councils’
Banner Unveiling event
The Pavilion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 6PN
PAST EVENTS 2024-2025
AUGUST
Fri 8 Aug: Boomtown Festival
Reel News Stage
JULY
31 Jul: Northampton – Camp 100
Hosted by Woodcraft Folk
Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens, Main Rd, Kelmarsh, Northampton NN6 9LY
JUNE
Wed 11 Jun: Tewksbury – Hosted by Cheltenham & District Trades Council
George Watson Memorial Hall
65 Barton St, Tewkesbury GL20 5PX
Sun 21 Jun: GFTU Young Members Development Weekend
GFTU Quorn Grange
Tue 24 Jun: Cheltenham – hosted by Cheltenham and District Trades Union Council
Parabola Arts Centre Parabola Rd, Cheltenham GL50 3AA
MAY
Sat 10 May: UNISON South West ‘Get Active 2025’
UNISON Croyde Bay Holiday Resort, Croyde near Braunton, North Devon, EX33 1QB
Fri 16 May: Zion Community Arts, Bristol
Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW
MAR 2025
Sat 1 Mar: Miners Anniversary Event, Oxford – Florence Park Community Centre
Sat 8 Mar: Sheffield, NEU Conference
Private show for conference attendees
Sat 22 Mar: West Cheshire TUC
Whitby Park Stanney Lane Ellesmere Port CH65 6QY
Fri 28 Mar: Birmingham United Against Racism Demo, Stop Farage & Reform UK
Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2AE
Sat 29 Mar: Nottingham TUC
NOV 2024
Fri 1 Nov: Bridgwater Arts Centre
11-13 Castle St, Bridgwater TA6 3DD
Sat 2 Nov: GFTU Young Members Network
Private show
Fri 8 Nov: Crewe – Hopes and Beams
Broad Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3UD
Wed 20 Nov: Blackburn – The Bureau Centre for the Arts
5 Exchange Street Blackburn BB1 7JN
Hosted by Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
FREE ENTRY – reserve your tickets at Eventbrite
7pm – 10pm
Fri 22 Nov: Huddersfield – The Irish Centre
Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield, HD1 5BB
Sat 23 Nov: Nottingham – Sherwood Methodist Church
Devon Dr, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 2EN
Wed 27 Nov: Bath – Percy Community Centre
New King St, Bath, BA1 2BN
OCTOBER
Wed 2 Oct: Bolton UNISON hosts Battle Lines
The Hub, Bold Street, Bolton, BL1 1LS
Fri 4 Oct: UNISON South West hosts Battle Lines
Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street Exeter EX4 3SP
Mon 21 Oct: CWU National Equality Event, Newcastle
Event for CWU members
Crowne Plaza Newcastle, Hawthorn Square, Forth Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 3SA
SEPTEMBER
Sat 7 Sep: North West Miners Heritage Association hosts Battle Lines
Clock Face Labour Club 469A Clock Face Rd, Saint Helens WA9 4TZ
AUGUST
Sun 18 Aug: Potteries Chartist Festival
The Old Post Office, 12 Wedgwood St, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 4JH
Hosted by the People’s History Association of north Staffordshire & supported by North Staffs TUC
7.00pm
JULY
Fri 5 Jul: Nottingham (tbc)
Fri 12 Jul: Fundraiser for Palestine
Moseley All Services Club
91 Church Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9EA
JUNE
Sat 8 Jun: show with North Staffordshire Miners Wives Action Group
Fenton Town Hall, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 3AF
Fri 28 Jun: Coventry
LTB Showrooms, 1 Warwick Rd, Coventry CV1 1EE
Sat 29 Jun: Handsworth Socials Present…
St Andrew Community Centre, College Road, Birmingham, B20 2HX
APRIL
27 Apr: First of May Band
Social Workers Union Conference
Manchester Mechanics Institute
MAY
Fri 10 May: work in progress show, GFTU Young Members (closed gig)
MARCH
3 Mar: Birmingham 4 Peace in Palestine 2024
Centrala, 158 Fazeley Street Birmingham B5 5RT
Sun 31 Mar: First of May Band
Birmingham Palestine Weekender
Hare and Hounds, 106 High St, King’s Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ
A massive lineup of music, DJs, spoken word, storytelling, drumming & more at various venues
FEBRUARY
10 Feb: First of May Band
Handsworth Socials: Refugees are Welcome Here
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre, College Rd, Handsworth B20 2HX
16 Feb: “Working Class Culture for a Change!” – online workshop
Hosted by University of Exeter via Zoom
This workshop is part of the Performing Resistance project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
JANUARY
20 Jan: First of May Band
The Big Birmingham Demo for Palestine
Sparkhill Park, Stratford Rd, Birmingham B11 4LX
PAST EVENTS 2023
OCTOBER
3 Oct: Manchester Peoples Assembly “Festival Of Resistance”
Part of the protest events during the Tory Conference in Manchester
Peoples Assembly Marquee, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
6 Oct: Bristol Protect our NHS
Cotham Parish Church Hall, Cotham Rd, Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR
SEPTEMBER
3 Sep: Burston Strike School Rally
Diss Road, Burston, Norfolk, IP22 4HS
23 Sep: Belper Unite Community
Belper Congregational Church, Church Walk, Belper DE56 1DB
JULY
4 Jul: Two evenings with Keep Our NHS Public, Greater Manchester, pt 1 – Bolton
The Hub, Bold Street, Bolton BL1 1LS
Doors at 7pm
5 Jul: Two evenings with Keep Our NHS Public, Greater Manchester, pt 2 – Stockport
Stockport Labour Club, 2 Lloyd Street, Stockport SK4 1 QP
Doors at 7pm
29 Jul: Birmingham – NHS 75th Birthday Party for the NHS
Moseley All Services Club, 91 Church Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9EA
Tickets £5-£9, from Eventbrite here
7.00pm start
MAY
10 May: Two evenings with Nottingham TUC, pt 1 – Sherwood
Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive, Sherwood, Nottingham, NG5 2EN
11 May: Two evenings with Nottingham TUC, pt 2 – Mansfield
Mansfield Central Library, West Gate, Mansfield, Nottingham, NG18 1NH
14 May: Kings Heath United Against Racism Unity Weekender Festival
Fletchers Bar, 7 York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SA
15 May: Private Party
25 May: Sheffield TUC
Sheffield Trades and Labour Club, 200 Duke St, Sheffield S2 5QQ
APRIL
27 April: Birmingham
NEU Strike Rally
Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 1HH
MARCH
11 March: Manchester
UNISON North West: Skills For Strength Organising Convention
Manchester Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess St, Manchester M1 6DD
16 March: Birmingham
Banner Theatre Presents: “Enough Is Enough”
Kitchen Garden Cafe, 17 York Rd, King’s Heath, Birmingham B14 7SA
25 March: Birmingham
BOOK LAUNCH & celebration of the life & legacy of Professor Joyce Canaan:
radical intellectual & feminist
radical intellectual & feminist
Lea Hall Allotments, 40 Wood Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2AP
PAST EVENTS 2022
DECEMBER
10 Dec: private party Bridgewater
15 Dec: Coventry TUC
Standard Triumph Club Herald Avenue Coventry CV5 6UB
NOVEMBER
19 Nov: Dumfries TUC
Culture in Society: Saltley Gate to Partygate!
21 Nov: Birmingham
Banner Theatre Public Meeting: Indian Political Theatre with Komita Dhanda (Janam Theatre)
St Andrews Community Centre, Church Lane/College Rd, Birmingham, B21 9RE
feat. discussion by Komita Dhanda about Janam at 50 years
26 Nov: Peterborough TUC
The George Alcock Centre, Whittlesey Rd, Stanground, Peterborough PE2 8QS
OCTOBER
1 Oct: Kings Lynn Trades Council
Gaywood Community Centre, Gaywood Hall Drive (on The Field), Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE304EE
6 Oct: Worcester Trades Union Council
The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester WR1 1TA
29 Oct: The World Transformed, Bradford
Kirkgate Centre, 39a Kirkgate, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 3EH
SEPTEMBER
16 Sep: Birmingham TUC
Moseley All-Services Club, 91 Church Road, Moseley, B13 9EA
AUGUST
6 Aug: El Sueño Existe Festival 2022
Y Plas, Machynlleth, SY20 8DL
JULY
3 Jul: RMT Conference
Novotel Hotel, 70 Broad street, Birmingham, B1 2HT
15 & 16 Jul: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival
GMB field, Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Dorchester Road, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7EH
JUNE
29th Jun: Bolton UNISON
The Hub, Bold St, Bolton BL1 1LS