Francis Runacres MBE

Retired

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

@farfromsaints @Islington_AH Looking forward to Islington tonight. Photo is from Cambridge.

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

Looking forward to Far From Saints @farfromsaints in Birmingham Town Hall tonight. Heard the guy on drums is not bad! @owenhopkin

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

At The Lower Third @lowerthirdsoho a new venue to me to see The Skylights @SkylightsYRA their first gig in London. Really liked the support Lissy Taylor @LissyTaylor17

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

If you’ve had a hard day at work or just feel down this lot just make everything better @wearejames @TheHallsWolves Getting away with it all messed up!

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

It’s been a loooong week at work but Friday night is shaping up well @RosellasBand at Manchester Academy 3. Been a long time since I saw a band at a Student Union venue

[Darren Henley CBE @HENLEYDARREN]

Today’s @hmtreasury @DCMS announcement by @Jeremy_Hunt and @lucyfrazermp will help theatres, orchestras, opera & dance companies, museums & galleries to innovate, to support jobs, to develop new work in towns and cities across the country, and to excite and entertain the nation.

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

At the 100 Club @100clubLondon tonight shedding all the peripheral shit life throws at you to lose myself with this lot running through Lust for Life @IggyPop

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

After a quiet January good to be back at live music - the Hunna @THEHUNNABAND at Lafayette @lAffLL Diary is pretty full from now on

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

One of my highlights of the year - the Koestler Trust exhibition at the Southbank Centre curated by Ai Weiwei. Supported by Arts Council England and Elysium Healthcare and many other funders. As one of the speakers said - art gives hope. @elysiumcare @KoestlerArts @ace_national

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

Great when you catch a support band you don’t know and they bring the house down - Pacific Avenue @PacificAvenueAU their first UK concert. At the Roundhouse @roundhouseevent supporting the DMAs @dmasmusic

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

@Graeme24 @suedeHQ @EBallroomCamden About 10.20

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

Off to see the wonderful Suede @suedeHQ at the Electric Ballroom @EBallroomCamden Looking forward to hearing the new album Autofiction live. And lucky enough to be going tomorrow as well.

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

@emmalsquire @suedeHQ @EBallroomCamden Relive that youth - he’s still a god!

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

@Rich_FitzThom @wearecoachparty @ynotfestival I’ll check out Honeyglaze. Also really liked the Rosellas.

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

Best thing about festivals - catching a band you don’t know and knowing you want to see them again. Really like this lot Coach Party @wearecoachparty performing at Y Not @ynotfestival

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

@jojoharper @CastlefieldBowl @wearejames Indeed - to misquote Eric Morecambe it’s the same songs but in a different order!

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

Doesn’t get any better than the sun going down over Castlefield Bowl @CastlefieldBowl as James @wearejames and the crowd become one.

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

James season starts tonight @wearejames at Kenwood! @EnglishHeritage

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

So good to be back at the Roundhouse @RoundhouseLDN for Crowded House @CrowdedHouseHQ - one of my favourite bands at one of my favourite venues. And, unexpected bonus, I just bumped into Claire Whitaker @clairelwhitaker

[Francis Runacres MBE @FrancisRunacres]

At Cambridge Corn Exchange @CambridgeCornEx for the Travis @TravisBand 20th anniversary of The Invisible Band album tour.