Tom Robinson

Saturday 3rd Aug 2024

location_city Face Bar, Reading

Tom Robinson

Rock singer-songwriter who fronted the Tom Robinson Band in the 70s, Sector 27 in the 80s, went solo later on in the 80s and who has DJ'd on BBC 6Music.

His key songs include: '2-4-6-8-Motorway', 'Glad To Be Gay', 'War Baby', 'Listen To The Radio (Atmospherics)' and 'Now Martin's Gone'.

He released his debut album, "North by Northwest" in 1982, followed by: "Hope and Glory" (1984), "Still Loving You" (1986), "Last Tango: Midnight at the Fringe" (1988), "We Never Had It So Good" (1990), "Living in a Boom Time" (1992), "Winter of '89" (1992), "Love Over Rage" (1994), "Having It Both Ways" (1996), "The Undiscovered Tom Robinson" (1998), "Home from Home" (1999), "Smelling Dogs" (2001), plus 2015's: "Only the Now".