Song Analysis:
Analysis of every song in Ian Brown's back catalogue
Albums:
Unfinished Monkey Business (February 1998)
Planet Groove Volume 3 (March 2001)
Music Of The Spheres (October 2001)
Remixes Of The Spheres (November 2002)
Under The Influence (September 2003)
The World Is Yours (October 2007)
Singles:
My Star (January 1998)
Corpses In Their Mouths (March 1998)
Can't See Me (June 1998)
Be There (February 1999)
Love Like a Fountain (October 1999)
Dolphins Were Monkeys (February 2000)
Golden Gaze (June 2000)
F.E.A.R. (September 2001)
Whispers (February 2002)
Keep What Ya Got (September 2004)
Reign (November 2004)
Time Is My Everything (January 2005)
All Ablaze (September 2005)
Illegal Attacks (September 2007)
Sister Rose (December 2007)
Stellify (September 2009)
Just Like You (November 2009)
Ian Brown remixes:
Manic Street Preachers, Let Robeson Sing (September 2001)
GusGus, Desire (November 2003)
Gigography:
Live band lineup (Unfinished Monkey Business era):
Ian Brown (vocals, harmonica)
Aziz Ibrahim (guitar)
Sylvian Richardson (bass)
Simon Moore (drums)
Inder Goldfinger (percussion)
1998
February
2 - Album signing (Unfinished Monkey Business) at London Virgin Megastore
March
3 - Blue Note Big Issue benefit, London
20 - TFI Friday live TV appearance, London, England
31 - Big Issue benefit, The Blue Note, London, England
May
30 - Umea Festival, Sweden
31 - Studion, Stockholm, Sweden
June
1 - Aarhus Huest, Denmark
4 - Caribana Festival, Crans-Sur-Nyon, Switzerland
19 - The Stage, Stoke, England
20 - The Zodiac, Oxford, England
21 - The Guildhall, Gloucester, England
23 - The Buckley Tivoli, Buckley, Wales
24 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, England
26 - New Bands Tent, Glastonbury Festival, England
July
11 - Big Day Out, Galway, Republic of Ireland
12 - NME Stage, T In The Park, Balado, Scotland
14 - Clickimin Centre, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
August
8 - Fuji Rock Festival '98, Tokyo Bay, Japan
22 - V98, Chelmsford, England SETLIST
23 - V98, Leeds, England
1999
Live band lineup (Golden Greats era):
Ian Brown (vocals, harmonica)
Aziz Ibrahim (guitar)
Sylvian Richardson (bass)
Si Wolstencroft (drums)
Inder Goldfinger (percussion)
Dave McCracken / Tim Wills (keyboards)
March
24 - Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan
25 - IMP Hall, Osaka, Japan
28 - Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
29 - Garden Hall, Tokyo, Japan
30 - Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan
May
24 - Sir Henry's, Cork, Republic of Ireland
25 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
26 - The Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland
27 - The Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland
29 - Margam Park (Catatonia), Port Talbot, Wales
August
21 - V99 Weston Park, Stafford, England
22 - V99 Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England
October
1 - Queen’s University, Belfast, N.Ireland
2 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
10 - five gigs In one day:
The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland
TJ's, Newport, Wales
The Attic, Cheltenham, England
Riddles Bar, Stoke, England
The Road House, Manchester, England
November
11 - Conway Hall, London, England
23 - Northumbria University, Newcastle, England
25 - The Octagon, Sheffield, England
26 - The Royal Court, Liverpool, England
27 - Leeds University, Leeds, England
29 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
30 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
December
2 - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
3 - UEA, Norwich, England
5 - The Apollo, Manchester, England TICKET
6 - Rock City, Nottingham, England
7 - Brixton Academy, London, England
31 - Castlefield Arena, Manchester, England
2000
April
25 - Roadmender, Northampton, England
26 - Hammersmith Palais, London, England
27 - Blackpool Empress Ballroom, England
29 - Homelands, Mosney Holiday Centre, County Meath, Republic Of Ireland
May
20 - Rodon Club, Athens, Greece
21 - Mylos Club, Thessaloniki, Greece
27 - Homelands, Mattersley Bowl, Blackpool, England
June
3 - Homelands, Dalleagles, Straid Farm, New Cummock, Scotland
8 - Keele University, Newcastle-u-Lyme, England
11 - Laugardalshollin, Reykjavic, Iceland
25 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, USA
29 - El Rey, Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
July
26 - Main Stage, Quart Festival Kristiansand, Norway
27 - Fuji Rock Festival 2000, Nigata, Japan
August
4 - Maravillas Stage, Benicassim Festival, Spain
25 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Scotland
26 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, England
27 - Reading Festival, Reading, England
November
23 - The Red Box, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
24 - The Nerve Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland
December
31 - Alexandra Palace, London, England
2001
Live band lineup (Music Of The Spheres era):
Ian Brown (vocals, harmonica)
Francis Dunnery (guitar)
Sean McCann (bass)
Robert 'Maxi' Maxfield (drums)
Inder Goldfinger (percussion)
Dave McCracken / Tim Wills (keyboards)
July
6 - Lynx Zero Gravity Event, London, England
August
18 - V2001, Western Park, Stafford, England
19 - V2001, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England
October
26 - The Pumphouse, Brick Lane, London, England
November
22 - De Montfort University, Leicester, England
23 - Brixton Academy, London, England BACKSTAGE PASS
SIGNED BACKSTAGE PASS
24 - The Apollo, Manchester, England
30 - Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan
December
1 - Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan
3 - Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan
4 - Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan
2002
February
15 - The Octagon, Sheffield, England
16 - Leeds University, Leeds, England
17 - The Royal Court, Liverpool, England
19 - Llandudno Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
20 - Rock City, Nottingham, England
21 - The Academy, Birmingham, England
23 - King Georges Hall, Blackburn, England
24 - Northumbria University, Newcastle, England
25 - Town Hall, Middlesbrough, England
27 - Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland
28 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
March
2 - UEA, Norwich , England
3 - The Guildhall, Southampton, England
4 - The Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England
6 - The Rock, Bristol, England
7 - Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
8 - Leas Cliffe Hall, Folkestone, England
10 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England BACKSTAGE PASS
11 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England
13 - The Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland TICKET TICKET
14 - The Nerve Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland TICKET TICKET
16 - NEC, Killarney, Republic of Ireland
17 - The Olympia, Dublin, Republic of Ireland TICKET BACKSTAGE PASS
18 - South, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
April
22 - The Botanique Orangieies, Brussels, Belgium
23 - Rotown Club, Rotterdam, Holland
24 - Melkweg Max Club, Amsterdam, Holland
May
10 - May Ball, Derby Univesity, Derby, England
17 - Alternastage, Rock-im-Park Festival, Frankenstadion, Nurnberg, Germany
18 - Berlin, Germany
19 - Walkman Alternastage, Rock-am-Ring Festival, Nurburgring, Germany
June
6 - Heineken Vibe Event, Tel Aviv, Israel
29 - Main Stage, Glastonbury Festival, England
July
12 - Move Festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England
13 - Witnness Festival, Dublin, Ireland TICKET BACKSTAGE PASS
14 - T in The Park, Kinross, Scotland
28 - Red Marquee, Fuji Festival, Naeba, Japan
August
9 - Haldern Festival, Rees, Germany
17 - NME Stage, V2002, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England
18 - NME Stage, V2002, Weston Park, Stafford, England
October
20 - Ulster Hall, Belfast, Nortern Ireland
November
23 - Gloucester Hall, Fort Regent, Jersey, Channel Islands
December
1 - The Point, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
3 - NEC, Birmingham, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
4 - SECC, Glasgow, Scotland (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
6 - MEN Arena, Manchester, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
7 - Wembley Arena, London, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
10 - Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
11 - Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
12 - Brighton Centre, Brighton, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
14 - The Pavilions, Plymouth, England (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
15 - Cardiff Arena, Cardiff, Wales (supporting Manic Street Preachers)
2004
Live band lineup (Solarized era):
Ian Brown (vocals, harmonica)
Steve Davidson (guitar)
Fraser Clark (bass)
Robert 'Maxi' Maxfield (drums)
Inder Goldfinger (percussion)
Tim Wills (keyboards)
Tim Hutton (trumpet)
Noel Gallagher (guest guitarist)
James Lavelle (guest DJ)
July
10 - London Hospital Club-Adidas Store Launch, England
23 - The Village Dublin, Republic of Ireland
25 - Claremont Landscape Garden, Surrey, England SETLIST
September
13 - HMV Store, Market St, Manchester, England
15 - HMV Store, 150 Oxford Street, London, England
18 - KROQ Inland Invasion, Hyundai Pavillion, California, USA
October
13 - Leeds University, Leeds, England
14 - Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, Scotland
15 - Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, Scotland
18 - Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England
19 - Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England
21 - Brixton Academy, London, England
22 - Brixton Academy, London, England
November
5 - Fabric Nightclub, London, England SETLIST
24 - Sheffield Leadmill, sheffield, England
25 - Greenock Town Hall, Greenock, Scotland
December
8 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
9 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
11 - The Nerve Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland
12 - Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
14 - The Foundry, Carlow, Republic of Ireland
15 - Dolans, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
2005
January
22 - Wien Arena, Vienna
February
26 - Webster Hall Night Club, New York City, USA
28 - The Mod Club, Toronto, Canada
March
5 - Stockholm Mondon Club, Sweden
13 - Los Angeles House of Blues, USA
14 - Anaheim House of Blues, California, USA
15 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, USA
24 - Blackpool Empress Ballroom, England SETLIST
25 - Bridlington Spa, England
26 - Brighton Centre, England
28 - Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Scotland
29 - Birmingham Academy, England
May
28 - Carling 24, Manchester Academy, England
June
4 - Berlin Festival, Germany SETLIST
26 - Glastonbury Festival, England SETLIST
October
21 - Mylos Club, Salonica, Greece
22 - Rodon @ Club 22, Athens, Greece
November
10 - Bilbao (Kafe Antzokia), Spain (support: Supergrass & I Am Kloot)
11 - Madrid (Divino Aqualung), Spain (support: Supergrass & I Am Kloot)
12 - Valencia (Sala Republicca), Spain (support: Supergrass & I Am Kloot)
13 - Barcelona (Razzmatazz 2), Spain (support: Supergrass & I Am Kloot)
17 - Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
18 - Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, Scotland SETLIST
21 - Newcastle Academy, Newcastle, England SETLIST
22 - Birmingham Academy, Birmingham, England
25 - Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
26 - Brixton Academy, London, England
29 - Poole Lighthouse, Dorset, England
30 - Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, England
December
1 - UEA, Norwich, England
3 - MEN Arena, Manchester, England SETLIST
5 - December - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
6 - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
7 - Ambassador Theatre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
9 - The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2006
January
2 - Southbound Festival, Perth, Australia
4 - Brisbane Tivoli, Australia
5 - The Metro, Sydney, Australia
8 - The Forum, Melbourne, Australia
February
10 - Braehead Arena, Scotland
11 - Aberdeen AECC, Scotland
13 - Glenrothes Hall, Scotland
14 - Newcastle Academy, England
15 - Koko Club (ShockWaves NME Awards 2006), London, England
18 - Bangkok 100 Rock Festival, Lakeside, Muangthong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand
April
16 - Chibuku Shake Shake Easter Party, Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool, England
28 - Carling 24, Carling Academy Islington, London, England
30 - Heineken Green Energy Festival, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Republic Of Ireland
May
27 - HiFi Festival (North), Matfen Estate, near Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
28 - HiFi Festival (South), Matterley Bowl, Winchester, Hampshire, England
August
29 - MTV EXIT Sofia, Bulgaria
October
15 - Rockit Festival, Victoria Park, Hong Kong
November
18 - Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
19 - San Carlos, Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile
2007
February
21 - Paragraf 78 Premier Aftershow, Russia
23 - Paragraf 78 Fest, B1 Maximum, Russia
March
30 - Versus Cancer Event, Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England SETLIST
2008
March
4 - Osaka Big Cat, Japan
6 - Toyko O-East, Japan
9 - Playground Weekend Festival, Sydney, Australia
11 - The Hi Fi, Melbourne, Australia
12 - The Gov, Adelaide, Australia
15 - West Coast Blues & Roots, Perth, Australia
17 - Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
19 - Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia
20 - East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bay, Sydney, Australia
22 - Bluesfest, Whitianga, New Zealand
April
11 - JOY, Madrid, Spain
12 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
14 - Musicdrome, Milan, Italy
15 - Atomic Cafe, Munich, Germany
16 - Rohstofflager, Zurich, Switzerland
18 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
19 - Bataclan, Paris, France
20 - VK Club, Brussels, Belgium
May
12 - Gloria, Cologne, Germany
13 - Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
14 - Columbia Club, Berlin, Germany
31 - Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel
June
14 - Newport, Isle of Wight, England
July
12 - T In The Park, Scotland
13 - Oxegen Festival, Republic of Ireland
26 - Fuji Rock Festival, Japan
August
16/17 - V2008, England
23 - Creamfields, England
Ian Brown - The Priory (Dolphins Were Monkeys)
Ian Brown - T4 (Dolphins Were Monkeys)
Ian Brown - Top Of The Pops (Be There)
Ian Brown - Pepsi Chart Show (F.E.A.R.)
Ian Brown - Top Of The Pops (F.E.A.R.)
Ian Brown - The Works documentary
Ian Brown - Pepsi Chart Show (Whispers)
Ian Brown - TFI Friday (Love Like A Fountain)
Ian Brown - Top Of The Pops (Love Like A Fountain)
Ian Brown - Jo Whiley show (Whispers)
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