| Main Performers | Nick Harper - guitar, vocal [support] |
| Orchestra or Band | The Levellers (Mark Chadwick, Jon Sevink, Simon Friend, Jeremy Cunningham, Charlie Heather, Matt Savage) |
| Set List | Nick Harper:
'Building Our Own Temple',
'The Wanderer and His Shadow',
'Evo',
'One of the 38',
'Sleeper Cell',
'Field of the Cloth of Gold',
'Real Life',
'Treasure Island',
'Our House', Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
INTERVAL
The Levellers:
'No Change',
'Elation',
'Edge of World',
'Julie',
'Boatman',
'Together',
'Lowlands',
'Before the End',
'Chemicly Free',
'Another Man's Cause'
INTERVAL
'Far From Home',
'Beautiful Day',
'Death Loves Youth',
'Pale Rider',
'Exodus',
'Hope Street',
'Burn America Burn',
'Carry Me',
'Dirty Davey',
'Cholera Well',
'This Garden',
'Men-An-Tol',
'One Way' |
| Performance Notes | After a sell-out Beautiful Nights show at Brixton Academy, The Levellers play a one-off acoustic show at the Royal Albert Hall. 2008 sees the band celebrating their 20th anniversary together - having started their career in 1988 they have gained a reputation as one of Britains best live acts by their un-relenting commitment to touring and performing at festivals.
The original line-up still play with a passion and pride that, having seen off many of their early contemporaries, is setting a standard that many young pretenders find hard to match. The band recently released A Life Less Ordinary and The Cholera Well as free downloads from their forthcoming new studio album Letters from the Underground. The tracks are a true return to form for the band, comprising the best elements of the Levellers - rousing folk melodies, passionate lyrics and a classic punk rock sound.
After 2 decades, it is time for the UK to be truly proud of one of its most enduring musical talents as they celebrate twenty years of passion, folk, dancing, drinking, singing, politics, punk, rabble-rousing and free spirit. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2008/150),
Setlist |