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CHRISTMAS DOWNLOADS... MITCH BENN & THE DISTRACTIONS - ODE WARRIOR TOUR revised dates for next year

Hi,

I've re-posted my free audiobook of Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL; it's available for free download (in five instalments) from my podcasts page (look below the latest Mitch Benn Music Podcast).

I've also re-released my Christmas album, CHRISTMAS WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. It's available from my online music store.

The dates for the 2012 leg of Mitch Benn & The Distractions' ODE WARRIOR TOUR continue to evolve; the current list of shows is below.

(NB. For various reasons I'll now be doing the Glasgow Oran Mor show on March 16th and the Oundle Festival on the 17th on my own rather than with the band, so these shows are still "on" but I've removed them from the tour list)

Feb 2012:

3RD STOCKTON ON TEES Arc

4th LEICESTER Musician

17th GRANTHAM Guild Hall

18th AYLESBURY Queens Park Centre

22nd ALDERSHOT West End Centre
 

March 2012:

3rd LEAMINGTON SPA Spa Centre

24th BIRMINGHAM MAC

25th MILTON KEYNES Stables

April 2012:

11th BATH Rondo

12th SWANSEA Grand

13th SALISBURY Arts Centre

14th CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre

19th LEEDS City Varieties

May 2012:

10th PENZANCE Acorn

11th FALMOUTH Arts

12th DARTMOUTH Flavel

13th GREAT TORRINGTON Plough

18th CAMBRIDGE The Junction

19th READING South Street

25th FAREHAM Ashcroft Arts Centre

26th BARNSLEY Civic Centre

31st BOREHAMWOOD Ark

DISTRACTION CLUB SHOW 4 AND EDINBURGH NEWS

THE DISTRACTION CLUB returns to The Phoenix in London's Cavendish Square this Tuesday (5th July), headlined by Howard Read with support from Barry From Watford, Ria Lina, The Segue Sisters and Nick Doody. Tickets are available here or on the door.

More videos have been added to The Distraction Club YouTube Channel.

Mitch will be performing at THE STAND at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, at 3pm from August 5th to the 14th.  Tickets are available here.

Udderbelly and Guernsey tickets available - the distraction club show 3 line-up - Mitch at the Hay Festival

Mitch Benn & The Distractions will be performing their full show at The Guernsey Comedy Festival this Saturday (June 4th) and then The Udderbelly on the South Bank in London next Monday (June 6th). Click on the links for tickets.

Prior to that, on Friday night (June 3rd) I'm doing a solo show at the Hay Festival (click here for tickets).

Then, next Tuesday (June 7th) sees the third night of THE DISTRACTION CLUB, Mitch Benn & The Distractions' new regular music and comedy evening at The Phoenix in London. Headlining will be Loretta Maine, with support from Professor Elemental, Jonni Music and The Segue Sisters, with Mitch Benn & The Distractions as hosts.

Clips from the first two shows can now be seen at The Distraction Club's YouTube channel.

Keep following the club's Twitter profile and Facebook page.

Ep 15 of The Mitch Benn Music Podcast is up now.

the distraction club - big thanks

The first night of THE DISTRACTION CLUB, Mitch Benn & The Distractions' new regular music and comedy evening at The Phoenix in London was a complete sell-out and a massive success.  Thanks to all the performers and especially to the audience.

The line up for the second show, to take place on May 3rd, will be announced next week...

The Distraction Club's own website is now live; click here to find out more about the club, the acts and the venue.

Keep following the club's Twitter profile and a Facebook page.

Meanwhile ep 7 of The Mitch Benn Music Podcast is up now.

the distraction club - website live & tickets update

All advance tickets for the first night of THE DISTRACTION CLUB, Mitch Benn & The Distractions' new regular music and comedy evening at The Phoenix in London have now sold out - we WILL be selling a limited number of tickets on the door on a first come first served basis.

The Distraction Club's own website is now live; click here to find out more about the club, the acts and the venue.

The Distraction Club launches on April 5th with a show featuring world beatbox champion Shlomo, rising stars of musical comedy Helen Arney, and Jay Foreman, retro vocal harmony trio The Segue Sisters, multi-talented Matt Blair and more guests TBC.

Keep following the club's Twitter profile and a Facebook page.

Meanwhile ep 7 of The Mitch Benn Music Podcast is up now.

the distraction club (and the podcast continues)

Mitch Benn & The Distractions' new regular music and comedy night at The Phoenix in London has a new name:

THE DISTRACTION CLUB launches on April 5th with a show featuring world beatbox champion Shlomo, rising star of musical comedy Helen Arney, retro vocal harmony trio The Segue Sisters, multi-talented Matt Blair and more guests TBC.

The club now has a Twitter profile and a Facebook page; see these (and this site) for developments.

Meanwhile The Mitch Benn Music Podcast is going from strength to strength, getting 2,500 downloads a day and featuring in iTunes's comedy top 10.  Episode 4 is up now.

new podcast and new club night

The first and second editions of my new podcast, The Mitch Benn Music Podcast, are now available for download here.  It's a showcase for comic songwriters to get their work heard; if you have any songs you'd like to submit please see this blog entry for guidelines.

I'm also - with The Distractions - starting a new regular evening of music and comedy at The Phoenix in central London.  The club will be called Sing When You're Grinning and the first night is April 5th.  Details of the line-up to follow soon; watch this space.

christmas downloads and last chance for potbbc merch...

Hi folks,

My "new" Christmas Album, Christmas Whether You Like It Or Not 2010, is available for download now from my download store. It's been re-mixed and updated from last year with three new tracks (if you bought it last year you can also get an EP comprising only the new stuff).

If you want to get Proud Of The BBC t-shirts or mugs in time for Christmas please place your orders here by the end of WEDNESDAY 15TH DECEMBER.

Meanwhile, my reading of Dickens's A Christmas Carol is available again as a free download here.

Merry Christmas!

I'M PROUD OF THE BBC - THE NEW SINGLE (and video and t-shirt)!

I'm happy to announce that my new single I'M PROUD OF THE BBC is NOW AVAILABLE for download from iTunes, Amazon and other reputable sites...  Follow this link for a choice of download sites.

PROUD OF THE BBC t-shirts (and now Proud Of The BBC Hoodies!) are now available for order from this site.  Show your support for the beleaguered Beeb and/or sort out your Christmas presents in one click!

The song was written for my current tour and has been receiving such a massive response live that I've decided to release it (see my blog for a bit more of the story of the song). The tour is still ongoing: see here for details of the remaining dates.

Meanwhile, here's the video. Embed! Download! Re-tweet! Spread the word! Support the BBC!

new contact details

I'm branching out a bit; in addition to my management company IMWP (who will continue to represent me in all comedy, music and presenting-related matters, including my songwriting and anything involving the band) I now have an acting agent (Lois Harvey at Marcus & McCrimmon) and a voice-over agent (Jon Briggs at The Excellent Voice Company).  Please see the contact info page for, well, contact info.