A begin studded memorial gig takes place on the twenty eighth November to have fun the lifetime of ex-Bonzos frontman and the all spherical musical genius Neil Innes who handed away in 2019 aged 75. Named after his Monty Python monitor that featured on Reside at Drury Lane, the ‘taking place’ for need of a greater title, options an entire slew of comedians and musical collaborators together with The Spammed, a gaggle that includes Micko Westmoreland from Micko and The Mellotronics, who had this to say in regards to the occasion (whoop, there goes one other).
‘I’m delighted to be celebrating the life & work of the late, nice Neil Innes on the 02 indigo. Neil was an excellent, beneficiant man who was a profound thinker in addition to an awesome wit! He managed to mix comedy & music in a extremely clever & lasting approach, Collectively, we have now all put our heads collectively to convey you this efficiency to showcase his expertise. We’ll be trying to make it 100% Neil with an all star solid of luminaries & associates from Neil’s life.’
Full record of artists
MICHAEL PALIN & TERRY GILLIAM
YO LA TENGO (USA)
SANJEEV BHASKAR
EMO PHILLIPS (USA)
STEPHEN FRY (Video)
RICK WAKEMAN (Video)
AIMEE MANN (Video)
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (Video)
JOHN HALSEY (The Rutles)
RODNEY SLATER & ‘LEGS’ LARRY SMITH (The Bonzo Canine Doo Dah Band)
PHIL JACKSON, PETE AVES, DAVID CAITLIN BIRCH (Bootleg Beatles)
WOODY WOODMANSEY (David Bowie & The Spiders From Mars)
MADDY PRIOR & JULIEN LITTMAN (Steeleye Span)
ADRIAN EDMONDSON
PHILL JUPITUS
JOE STILGOE
HORACE PANTER (The Specials)
TERRAFOLK (Slovenia)
RUTLIN’ KEN THORNTON
CHARLIE DORE
ANDY ROBERTS (Scaffold)
ELLIOT RANDALL (Steely Dan)
ROGER McGOUGH (GRIMMS)
KEVIN ELDON
TOM McGUINNESS & HUGHIE FLINT
BRIAN PATTEN
MICKY SIMMONDS
MICKO WESTMORLAND
PAUL CUDDEFORD
TERRY EDWARDS
SONIA JONES
KIM GOODY
ISABELLA COULSTOCK
& NEIL INNES (Video)
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: JOHN ALTMAN
Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/occasion/neil-innes-how-sweet-to-be-an-idiot-/indigo-at-the-o2/3041316
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