LONDON GIGS UPDATE

Here's an overview of some of the gigs I've done since the EVENTS page of lipstickandammunition.com was last updated. I'm waiting for flyers to be shipped to me and will update this posting when they arrive.

Corsica Studios - London
As part of Southwark’s WRITE STUFF Literary Festival Corsica Studios presents WRITE OFF – an exhibition and events programme that extends the festival into a cross-arts platform. The week-long show examines the many different ways that artists view or work with "The Text".
FRIDAY JUNE 3rd, 2005
THE CORSICA ARTS CLUB event and festival closing party.
This event will feature a performance of "DON’T GIVE IT" a specially commissioned work by playwright ALISON TROWER, a new site-specific piece by STACKED WONKY dance company and a selection of POP FICTION by THE ILLUSTRATED APE magazine, NEW FUTURE GRAPHICS and THE PRADA MEINHOF COLLECTIVE. The evening will also feature performances from hard-bolied pulp poet BETTE O'CALLAGHAN, live bands and PATTERNS OF SPEECH, a screening of rare video works curated by Mark Webber. DJ EASY ARTHUR will be providing an exotic selection of soundtracks and sleazy listening throughout the evening. More acts to be confirmed

THE POERTY CAFE - LONDON
The Cellar Saturday 14th May, 2005
Abe Gibson-Neat takes on the nitty gritty of estate life and beyond.Heartbreaking humour to devastate and delight.Bette O'Callaghan-Poetry that purrs like a fine tuned Harley, she'll be smokin' when she buries ya...Kevin Reinhardt-Glitterball verse about the love and loss of balloonswith the allure of pregnant women on the underground.

excess express - The Enterprise, London
Hosted by Paul Lyalls
Wednesday 11th May, 2005 (& many other gigs at excess express, details being shipped)
Bette O'Callaghan reaps informative adult concepts in her own slam-glamstyle with- owen oneill - perrier comedy nominee - wrote the hit sit comthe Fitz - currently starring in west end production of - one flew over thecuckoos nest with christian slater. paul birtill the original grumpy old manbut his take is funny and well worth a listenSHORTFUSE - The Camden Head - London

RESONANCE RADIO - Resonance 104.4fm - London

Friday, 6th May, 2005

bette o'callaghan, foul geese; a beautifully toxic hour, bette was backed up by the foul geese, emitting her corroded rock bitch wordage over the foul geese's low key paranoiac soundscapes. the foul geese are planning to release the hour soon, so look out for it. bette has a great booklet called 'dead woman walking'

SHORTFUSE - The Camden Head - London
Thursday 17th March , 2005
Bette O’Callaghan – hard livin’, heavy drinkin’, chain smokin’ poetry that walks on the wrong side of the road but lives to tell the tale.

Wild Women 2005 - The Albany Theatre - London

Tuesday 8th March, 2005

Patricia Quinn (Magenta in the film Rocky Horror Picture Show, aerial act WrongSize, Lisa Lore, Sarah Graham, Layla, Red Hot Red Head and Bette O'Callaghan. All proceeds from Wild Women will go to refuge.

291 GALLERY - LONDON
Speakeasy - Anti-Valentine Special
14th February 2005
This month, Speakeasy, east London's premier poetry and spoken word event presents 2 special events which form part of the Hackney Literature Festival. The first instalment: "My Funny Valentine", a look at life, love and liver failure with: "dragoncrone" Bette O'Callaghan, ascerbic and venomous as ever; Culture: alternately bitter/sweet romantic/cynical plus other special guests. Host and MC: Baden Prince Jnr.

The Florist - London
17 November 2004 - Monsters Eat Themselves - - - 7.30pm doors for 8.15 start
The first night of this new night with Bette O'Callaghan, Luke Julius, Heather Taylor, Nathan Penlington, Sarah Wishart, Tim Wells

SHORTFUSE - The Camden Head - London
Thursday 30th September, 2004
BETTE O’CALLAGHAN – tales of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll performed with whiskey chaser honesty. "If she ain't kissing you, she'll be killing you".

291 GALLERY - LONDON
Friday August 13th, 2004
291’s late night art cabaret featuring BURLESQUE , DRAG , PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, and COMEDY, a lovely little cinema showing beautiful FILMS, bizarre and amazing installation, a fragrant summer garden, some super DJ’S in the bar, HEDONISM and DEBAUCHERY on a grand scale. Starring Satanica Pandemonia (Dirty Fairy, Radio Egypt) and featuring Bette O’Callaghan and Chris Pollick. Kick off your weekend the degenerate way.

SHORTFUSE - The Camden Head - London
Thursday 17th March , 2005
Bette O’Callaghan – hard livin’, heavy drinkin’, chain smokin’ poetry that walks on the wrong side of the road but lives to tell the tale.

291 GALLERY - LONDON
14th February 2005 Speakeasy - Anti-Valentine Special
This month, Speakeasy, east London's premier poetry and spoken word event presents 2 special events which form part of the Hackney Literature Festival. The first instalment: "My Funny Valentine", a look at life, love and liver failure with: "dragoncrone" Bette O'Callaghan, ascerbic and venomous as ever; Culture: alternately bitter/sweet romantic/cynical plus other special guests. Host and MC: Baden Prince Jnr.

The Florist - London
17 November 2004 - Monsters Eat Themselves - - - 7.30pm doors for 8.15 start
The first night of this new night with Bette O'Callaghan, Luke Julius, Heather Taylor, Nathan Penlington, Sarah Wishart, Tim Wells

SHORTFUSE - The Camden Head - London
Thursday 30th September, 2004
BETTE O’CALLAGHAN – tales of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll performed with whiskey chaser honesty. "If she ain't kissing you, she'll be killing you".

291 GALLERY - LONDON
Friday August 13th, 2004
291’s late night art cabaret featuring BURLESQUE , DRAG , PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, and COMEDY, a lovely little cinema showing beautiful FILMS, bizarre and amazing installation, a fragrant summer garden, some super DJ’S in the bar, HEDONISM and DEBAUCHERY on a grand scale. Starring Satanica Pandemonia (Dirty Fairy, Radio Egypt) and featuring Bette O’Callaghan and Chris Pollick. Kick off your weekend the degenerate way.

SHORTFUSE - The Camden Head - London
THURSDAY 29TH APRIL, 2004
BETTE O’CALLAGHAN – one of london’s finest poetry performers this side of today/ hard livin’/ heavydrinkin’ chain smokin’ verse that walks the walk it talks.