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Thirty-five years of Apples and Snakes poetry shows: a lot of shows, a lot of artists.

There are still a few gaps, but we’re gradually uploading details of them all. Search away, using the boxes on the left. You can search by year (maybe you want to trace your first ever Apples and Snakes gig), by artist (from Dirg Aaab-Richards to Zk the Poet) or by venue (what was the name of that place with the really narrow staircase?).

You’ll see that there are some artists we don’t know much about – maybe they did one gig for us in 1983 – and we’d therefore welcome any information that you might have. Even better, you might be that artist – and we’d be delighted to renew our acquaintance with you.

And if you have details of any A&S shows that seem to be missing, we’d very much like to hear from you. Especially ’80s and ’90s; the last few years we’ve got covered (probably).

  • Roy Hutchins, Rory McLeod, Mary Knight, Curtis & Ishmael

    Roy Hutchins, Rory McLeod, Mary Knight, Curtis & Ishmael

    15 July 1987 at 
    Broadway Studio (London - Ealing) (5)
  • Black Women Talk Poetry book launch

    Black Women Talk Poetry book launch

    10 September 1987 at 
    Theatro Technis (1)
  • Valerie Bloom, Hope Augustus, Mandy Knight, Clea & McLeod

    Valerie Bloom, Hope Augustus, Mandy Knight, Clea & McLeod

    12 September 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (London - Islington) (52)
  • Liz Lochhead, Iyamidé Hazeley, Bridgit Bard, Carol Grimes

    Liz Lochhead, Iyamidé Hazeley, Bridgit Bard, Carol Grimes

    19 September 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (London - Islington) (52)
  • John Hegley, Ann Ziety, Henry Normal, Shaw & Phillips

    John Hegley, Ann Ziety, Henry Normal, Shaw & Phillips

    26 September 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (London - Islington) (52)
  • Fifth Birthday Celebrations

    Fifth Birthday Celebrations

    03 October 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (London - Islington) (52)
  • Attila the Stockbroker, JD Douglas, Trisha Lee, Curtis & Ishmael

    Attila the Stockbroker, JD Douglas, Trisha Lee, Curtis & Ishmael

    10 October 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (London - Islington) (52)
  • Sista Culcha & Burning Illusion, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Lemn Sissay, Fred D'Aguiar

    Sista Culcha & Burning Illusion, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Lemn Sissay, Fred D'Aguiar

    17 October 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Levi Tafari, Lindsay MacRae, Audi Maserati, Kevin Seisay

    Levi Tafari, Lindsay MacRae, Audi Maserati, Kevin Seisay

    24 October 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
    Horseshoe (London - Islington) (52)
  • Ian McMillan, Fred Williams, Jean Gittins, Sharon Landau

    Ian McMillan, Fred Williams, Jean Gittins, Sharon Landau

    31 October 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Jungr & Parker, Pat Condell, Linda Smith, Porky the Poet

    Jungr & Parker, Pat Condell, Linda Smith, Porky the Poet

    7 November 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Bridgit Bard, Cynthia Roomes, Clea & McLeod

    Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Bridgit Bard, Cynthia Roomes, Clea & McLeod

    14 November 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Lol Coxhill, Claire Dowie, Martin Glynn, Blackberri

    Lol Coxhill, Claire Dowie, Martin Glynn, Blackberri

    21 November 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Moonlighters Music, Marsha Prescod, Jackie Kay, Ann Ziety

    Moonlighters Music, Marsha Prescod, Jackie Kay, Ann Ziety

    28 November 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
    Moonlighters Music consisted of Jan Ponsford & Janette Mason
  • Jazz Poetry Festival Day 1 - (1988)

    Jazz Poetry Festival Day 1 - (1988)

    29 January 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Jazz Poetry Festival Day 2 - (1988)

    Jazz Poetry Festival Day 2 - (1988)

    30 January 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Jazz Poetry Festival Day 3 - (1988)

    Jazz Poetry Festival Day 3 - (1988)

    31 January 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • John Hegley, Porky the Poet, Audi Maserati, The Dinner Ladies

    John Hegley, Porky the Poet, Audi Maserati, The Dinner Ladies

    05 February 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Joolz, Sister Netifa, Linda King, Anna Palm

    Joolz, Sister Netifa, Linda King, Anna Palm

    12 February 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, Bridgit Bard, Clea & McLeod

    Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, Bridgit Bard, Clea & McLeod

    19 February 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Cabaret 246

    Cabaret 246

    26 February 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • John Agard, Abdul Malik, Elean Thomas, Desmond Johnson

    John Agard, Abdul Malik, Elean Thomas, Desmond Johnson

    04 March 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • International Women's Week

    International Women's Week

    11 March 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Fabulous Dirt Sisters, Ann Ziety, Heather Joyce

    The Fabulous Dirt Sisters, Ann Ziety, Heather Joyce

    18 March 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
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