BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//360exp//Events//ES METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d0c7d7dc-9055-4cbb-aea0-850b3424eb5f@360exp.net SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260815T121018 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270415T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270415T184500 SUMMARY:TV Smith (Adverts) LOCATION:Durham Old Cinema Launderette DESCRIPTION:- Launderette InfoDoors 7Music from 7.45Well stocked bottle ba rall finished by 11 or earlierLaunderette is a mixed seating and standing venue. Please arrive early to secure a seat.Wheelchair access/facilities. Please advise of attendance for support and advice to mrwishywashypresents @gmail.comFree parking locallyAbout TV SmithTV Smith was founder member\, singer and songwriter for the Adverts\, who formed in late 1976 and were o ne of the leading bands in the first wave of British punk rock. In early 1 977 they performed regularly at the newly-opened Roxy Club in London\, and gained cult success with the Stiff Records single "One Chord Wonders." Th eir next release\, "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" became a top twenty hit record\, leading to radio and TV appearances and extensive media interest. A furthe r single\, “No Time To Be 21\,” also entered the charts\, and the band spent the rest of the year playing live\, including major tours with The Damned and Iggy Pop. The album that followed in early 1978\, "Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts\," is still considered a genuine classic of the era and is often cited as one of the twenty best punk albums ever released .The Adverts released one more album\, “Cast Of Thousands\,” before th ey split in 1979. Slammed by the critics at the time\, the album was later re-released to universal acclaim\, and described by Mojo magazine as “t he long lost punk album that rivals The Clash’s ‘London Calling’.” After The Adverts broke up\, TV went on to form TV Smith’s Explorers\, w ho gained a UK chart hit in 1980 with the single “Tomahawk Cruise\,” t hen at the end of the ’80’s formed Cheap\, who payed many gigs in the UK and Europe\, and released one album “RIP - Everything Must Go.” In the early ’90’s TV turned his hand to solo gigs at the suggestion of p unk poet Attila The Stockbroker and released the acoustic-inspired album “March Of The Giants”on the Cooking Vinyl label. Since then he has est ablished himself as the leading solo performer of the punk rock scene and has released many albums. He has also been involved in a number of collabo rations with other bands\, most notably with German superstars Die Toten H osen\, who performed as TV’s backing band on the album “Useless.”TV most recent album is entitled “Handwriting\,” and was released in Apri l 2024 on the Easy Action label. Recorded in collaboration with renowned p roducer and multi-instrumentalist Gerry Diver\, the pair created a record with a thrilling totally new musical landscape using no conventional rock instruments. Many critics called it the best album of his career\, and fol lowing its success TV is already working on new songs and planning a new c ollaboration with Gerry for future release.Fiercely independent and proudl y embodying the original spirit of punk rock\, TV performs as an acoustic solo artist all over the world\, as well as playing occasional gigs with b ackup bands. Over the past few years he has supported Stiff Little Fingers \, the Damned and Ruts DC on major tours in the UK\, and played headline t ours throughout the UK\, Europe\, the U.S.A and Japan. In 2025 he set off on a world tour which included the UK\, Germany\, Switzerland\, Finland\, Ireland\, Brazil\, Argentina\, Uruguay and North America\, and he already has many gigs planned for 2026\, including a tour of Australia.A full-leng th BBC 4 documentary on TV Smith titled “We Who Wait: TV Smith & The Adv erts” is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWZqYCsT2 ukVideos from the album “Handwriting:”“Who’s Got The Time”https: //youtu.be/vzRsrKlL5mM“Handwriting”https://youtu.be/KnfJVHYsjIMLatest news\, archives\, and a webshop can be found at:https://tvsmith.co.uk/ htt ps://www.facebook.com/onechordwonderhttps://www.facebook.com/TVSmith77“I f you only buy one album this year\, let it be ‘Handwriting’”Dave Th ompson\, Goldmine“‘Handwriting’ is a perfect album”Henry Rollins\, author and musician“By far the best thing he has ever done. It sums up our age\, our species\, our situation\, our existence. The last track\, 'C hildren of a Dying Sun' is one of the most brilliant\, moving songs I have ever heard. Just....listen to it. Buy it. It is an unbelievable record. ”Attila The Stockbroker\, musician“‘Handwriting’ could arguably be the best post Advert work that he has delivered”Louder Than War“Altho ugh ‘punk legend’ isn’t a bad thing to have on your CV\, the truth i s that TV should also be mentioned in the same breath as writers like Wood y Guthrie\, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan...oh\, and Joe Strummer. Despi te 40 years of punk nothing much has changed really\, and Smith manages to bottle that into beautiful street-wise poetry. With these songs he gives us hope in these dark times.” Vive Le Rock“Punk's most thoughtful lyri cist and an electrifying live performer”Tom Robinson\, musician & broadc aster“Probably the single most underrated songwriter of the last 50 year s”Neil Gaiman\, author\n\nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com/event/706037 URL;VALUE=URI:https://360exp.net/events/d0c7d7dc-9055-4cbb-aea0-850b3424eb 5f END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR