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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).

  • African Dawn (with special guest Jewel Ackah), Masimba Rapso Poets, (Sister Netifa, Brother Book, Brother Resistance, Seko Tafari)

    African Dawn (with special guest Jewel Ackah), Masimba Rapso Poets, (Sister Netifa, Brother Book, Brother Resistance, Seko Tafari)

    28 October 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Jalal Nuriddin, Iyamide Hazeley, Pitika Ntuli & Juwon Ogungbe, Brother Niyi

    Jalal Nuriddin, Iyamide Hazeley, Pitika Ntuli & Juwon Ogungbe, Brother Niyi

    04 November 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Attila the Stockbroker, The Chuffinelles, Bob Dillinger, Logan Murray

    Attila the Stockbroker, The Chuffinelles, Bob Dillinger, Logan Murray

    11 November 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Jungr & Parker, Levi Tafari, Bridgit Bard, Guy Jackson

    Jungr & Parker, Levi Tafari, Bridgit Bard, Guy Jackson

    18 November 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Julie McNamara, Jackie Kay, Linda King, Ann Ziety

    Julie McNamara, Jackie Kay, Linda King, Ann Ziety

    25 November 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Lol Coxhill, Claire Dowie, Alan Gilbey, Audi Maserati

    Lol Coxhill, Claire Dowie, Alan Gilbey, Audi Maserati

    02 December 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Mervyn Africa Trio, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Angèle Veltmeijer Trio, Bridgit Bard

    Mervyn Africa Trio, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Angèle Veltmeijer Trio, Bridgit Bard

    10 December 1988 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Shout: Voices Against Censorship

    Shout: Voices Against Censorship

    14 January 1989 at 
    ICA (3)
    Audience member Paul Steeples, taken from www.juliemyers.org.uk: I remember going to an event protesting about censorship, mainly to see Tony Benn performing with Test Department (which he did, and it was good). Halfway through the evening, Salman Rushdie got up on stage and said he had been made the subject ...
  • Sensible Footwear, Ann Ziety, Marsha Prescod, Some Like It Hot

    Sensible Footwear, Ann Ziety, Marsha Prescod, Some Like It Hot

    20 January 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Maggie Nicols, Pinise Saul & Lol Coxhill, Mervyn Africa & Pitika Ntuli, Mahmood Jamal, Keith Waithe & Keshav Sathe

    Maggie Nicols, Pinise Saul & Lol Coxhill, Mervyn Africa & Pitika Ntuli, Mahmood Jamal, Keith Waithe & Keshav Sathe

    27 January 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Niyi hosting (not mentioned on flyer, but on the tape).
  • Skint Video, Henry Normal, Linda Smith, Logan Murray

    Skint Video, Henry Normal, Linda Smith, Logan Murray

    3 February 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Thanks to Cinders McLeod for finding this flyer in the Clea & McLeod archive.
  • Claire Dowie, Pat Condell, Audi Maserati, Kevin Seisay

    Claire Dowie, Pat Condell, Audi Maserati, Kevin Seisay

    10 February 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Thanks to Cinders McLeod for finding this flyer in the Clea & McLeod archive.
  • Nick Toczek, Lemn Sissay, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Clea & McLeod

    Nick Toczek, Lemn Sissay, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Clea & McLeod

    17 February 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Thanks to Cinders McLeod for finding this flyer in the Clea & McLeod archive.
  • John Hegley, Levi Tafari, Lindsay MacRae, Bob Dillinger

    John Hegley, Levi Tafari, Lindsay MacRae, Bob Dillinger

    24 February 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Thanks to Cinders McLeod for finding this flyer in the Clea & McLeod archive.
  • John Cooper Clarke, Brother Resistance, Belinda Burton, Leonora Rogers-Wright

    John Cooper Clarke, Brother Resistance, Belinda Burton, Leonora Rogers-Wright

    03 March 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • International Women's Week

    International Women's Week

    10 March 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    Featuring Munirah, Clea & McLeod, Merle Collins and Marg Yeo
  • Lambeth Amenity Services

    Lambeth Amenity Services

    11 March 1989 at 
    Abeng Community Centre (London - Lambeth) (1)
  • Screaming Abdabs, Roy Hutchins, Bridgit Bard, Pat Condell

    Screaming Abdabs, Roy Hutchins, Bridgit Bard, Pat Condell

    17 March 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Pointy Birds, Vi Subversa, Emile Sercombe, Birdyak (Bob Cobbing & Hugh Metcalfe)

    The Pointy Birds, Vi Subversa, Emile Sercombe, Birdyak (Bob Cobbing & Hugh Metcalfe)

    31 March 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • No Foolin' show

    No Foolin' show

    01 April 1989 at 
    North Peckham Civic Centre (4)
  • Joolz, Linda King, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Bridgit Bard

    Joolz, Linda King, Leonora Rogers-Wright, Bridgit Bard

    07 April 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Second International Poetry Festival

    The Second International Poetry Festival

    08 April 1989 at 
    Interchange (3)
  • African Dawn, Elean Thomas, Abdul Malik & Aubrey Bryan, Pitika Ntuli

    African Dawn, Elean Thomas, Abdul Malik & Aubrey Bryan, Pitika Ntuli

    14 April 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Dinner Ladies, Henry Normal, Belinda Burton, Ann Ziety

    The Dinner Ladies, Henry Normal, Belinda Burton, Ann Ziety

    21 April 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
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