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Please note this is a mixed seating and standing gig. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

The Peacock venue is on the first floor of the building and there are pretty steep steps. It is therefore not suitable, sadly for wheelchair users and those with mobility difficulties.

Tom Robinson - Up Close and Personal

Musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories spanning five decades of adventures in the music industry. Tom's musical journey began in 1974 when his first band was discovered by Ray Davies, and included a BBC ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism alongside The Clash, headlining Glastonbury with Peter Gabriel, writing lyrics for Elton John, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a period in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman. Having made his peace with the BBC, he's presented programmes on all the corporation's national radio networks, and his broadcasting work has won two Sony Radio Academy awards. Expect intimate versions of classics such as War Baby, Glad To Be Gay and 2-4-6-8 Motorway alongside stories from behind the scenes and a sprinkling of fan favourites from his extensive back catalogue.

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287 High Street West,

Sunderland,

Tyne and Wear,

England,

SR1 3ES.