The Bastard’s Diary

DATE	EVENT
5-6 July 2007	Les Fils De l'invention hosts an International Zappa Conference in Paris, with words by Evil DIck, Ben Watson, Simon Prentis and Thomas Dippel, and music by the Delicious Band Research Kitchen.
10 July 2008	L'Ensemble de Basse-Normandie plays ‘The Big Note, Zappa Alchimiste’ at the Vienne Jazz Festival with special guest Jean-Luc Ponty.
13 July 2008	PMT Drumfest, featuring Terry Bozzio, at NEC Birmingham.
15 July 2008	PMT Drumfest, featuring Terry Bozzio, at Megacentre, Sheffield.
17 July 2008	PMT Drumfest, featuring Terry Bozzio, at Park Inn Hotel, Northampton.
19 July 2008	PMT Drumfest, featuring Terry Bozzio, at Brentwood Centre.

9 August 2008

The Muffin Men play Fairport’s Cropredy Convention near Banbury, Oxfordshire.

13 August 2008	Zappa Meets Bach, featuring Bogus Pomp Low Budget Semi-Acoustic Orchestra with Napoleon Murphy Brock and the Kantor-Choir, at St Katharinen Church in Hamburg.
14-17 August 2008	Zappanale #19 in Bad Doberan, with special guests Denny Walley, Napoleon Murphy Brock and Stanley Jason Zappa.
24 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play The Cluny, Newcastle.
25 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play The Ferry, Glasgow.
26 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Brewery Arts Centre, Kendall.
27 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Metropole, Abertillary.
28 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford.
29 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Jazz Café, London.
30 September 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Robin 2, Wolverhampton.
2 October 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Huntingdon Halls, Worcester.
3 October 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Academy 3, Manchester.
4 October 2008	Allan Holdsworth Trio featuring Chad Wackerman play Picturedrome, Holmfirth.
24 October 2008	Chick Corea & John Mclaughlin’s Five Peace Band - featuring Vinnie Colaiuta - play the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland.
15 November 2008	Herbie Hancock, featuring Vinnie Colaiuta, plays the Royal Festival Hall, London.
16 November 2008	Herbie Hancock, featuring Vinnie Colaiuta, plays the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
19 November 2008	Herbie Hancock, featuring Vinnie Colaiuta, plays the Barbican, London.
20 November 2008	Herbie Hancock, featuring Vinnie Colaiuta, plays the Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
29 November 2008	Ascolta plays Zappa at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

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