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Brian Bilston

Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with
over 400,000 followers on social media, Brian has become truly beloved by the online community.
He has published several collections of poetry, including You Took the Last Bus Home and Alexa, what is
there to know about love?, described by one reviewer as 'the funniest collection of humorous verse I have
seen in a long time'. His novel Diary of a Somebody was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award. He
has also written poetry for children, including a collection of football poems, 50 Ways to Score a Goal,
while his acclaimed poem Refugees was set to music by composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and turned
into a picture book.

Days Like These: An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems is his latest book and is out now in
hardback, a brilliant collection of poems that will take the blues out of Monday, flatten the Wednesday
hump and amplify that Friday feeling, from January through to December.

Socials: brianbilston.com/ Twitter: @brian_bilston Instagram: @brian_bilston

Thursday 1st May 2025

Reading Concert Hall

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Friday 2nd May 2025

Cambridge Corn Exchange

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Saturday 3rd May 2025

RNCM, Manchester

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Sunday 4th May 2025

Melton Mowbray Theatre

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Monday 5th May 2025

The Glee Club, Birmingham

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Tuesday 6th May 2025

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

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Thursday 8th May 2025

The Playhouse, Whitley Bay

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Friday 9th May 2025

Harrogate Theatre

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Saturday 10th May 2025

Worthing Pavilion

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Monday 12th May 2025

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme

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Tuesday 13th May 2025

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

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Wednesday 14th May 2025

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

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Thursday 15th May 2025

Ludlow Assembly Rooms

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Friday 16th May 2025

Hackney Empire, London

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Saturday 17th May 2025

White Rock Theatre, Hastings

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Tuesday 20th May 2025

Taunton Brewhouse

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Wednesday 21st May 2025

The Glee Club, Cardiff

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Friday 23rd May 2025

The Victoria Theatre, Halifax

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Saturday 24th May 2025

The Octagon, Sheffield

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Tuesday 27th May 2025

The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

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Wednesday 28th May 2025

Stockton ARC

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Thursday 29th May 2025

Burnley Mechanics

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Friday 30th May 2025

St Alban's Arena

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Saturday 31st May 2025

Revelation, Ashford

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Graham Nash

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Luke Wright

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Toria Garbutt

Toria Garbutt is a spoken word artist from Knottingley - a former mining town in West Yorkshire