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CONCERT REVIEW : Squeeze – Royal Concert Hall Glasgow 31st October 2022

SQUEEZE RETURN TO GLASGOW FOR SPECTACULAR SELL OUT SHOW

New Wave power popsters Squeeze are back on the road, and sees them return to the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow with their Food For Thought tour, supported by Salford’s punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke. The band will once again support The Trussell Trust on their upcoming UK tour. The Trussell Trust provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, while also campaigning for change to end the need for food banks in the future. Squeeze aim to help to raise food, funds and awareness of the 1,200 food bank centres across the UK.

First up is social commentator Dr John Cooper Clarke, who amused the audience with his rapid-fire poems of cultural and political topics, and anecdotes of life experience. Often referring to himself on stage as “Johnny Clarke, the name behind the hairstyle”, his 40-minute set, including his well-known Beasley Street poem was well received by the Glasgow audience, and he made way for the headliners.

Dr John Cooper Clarke - Royal Concert Hall Glasgow 31st October 2022

Squeeze are now in their 48 th year in the music business, having originated in 1974 after Chris Difford put a sign in a newsagent’s shop advertising for a guitarist for his band, which didn’t exist at the time. Glenn Tilbrook was the only one to reply, and shortly after adding keyboard player Jools Holland and Paul Gunn on drums, they formed the original line up of Squeeze, and took their name from the 1973 album by The Velvet Underground. The line up has changed dramatically over the years, with members coming and going throughout, however the nucleus of Difford and Tilbrook remains. Often referred to as Deptford’s Lennon and McCartney, they have churned out a number of hit singles and albums and continue to produce new music to this day. Tonight’s set would see a couple of new tracks but as is always the case, the sold-out crowd are here for the dozen or more classics they are soon to be entertained by.

Taking to the stage to debut hit Take Me Im Yours, the roars of approval were deafening as they churned through the hits which followed. The band are in fine form as always, Glenn Tilbrook on guitars and vocals and Chris Difford on guitars and backing vocals are a formidable duo. Hourglass, a special cheer for fans favourite Up The Junction, Pulling Mussels From The Shell and Annie Get Your Gun, the bands last single before splitting in 1982. After a one-off reformation in 1985, the band decided to carry on, and went back to recording and playing live.

Squeeze - Royal Concert Hall Glasgow 31st October 2022

The hits kept coming, with Goodbye Girl, Tempted and Cool For Cats closing the main set. After a short break, the band would return for a 2-song encore, 1979’s Slap and Tickle and a big singalong in Black Coffee in Bed from the 1982 album Sweets From a stranger, and the evening was done.

Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook may be approaching a half century of working together, but the fact they continue to sell out gigs all over the country is testament to the quality of their output, with a string of hit chart singles and albums throughout the years and gigs to remember. Thankfully they show no signs of slowing down, the songs tonight sound as fabulous as they always have and they continue to produce new material on a regular basis. Glenn Tilbrook is up there with the best of the UK’s long line of top singer songwriters. As long as they keep writing and performing, the fans will continue to sell out the shows. A band you really have to see live to appreciate just how good they are.

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Live Review: Squeeze

Music Editor Emma Gardner reviews Squeeze’s live show at the Birmingham Symphony Hall on the 12th November, describing it as ‘a thrilling and memorable performance’

Almost fifty years on from the band’s establishment, Squeeze kicked off their Food For Thought tour at the end of October, promoting their new EP of the same name. Providing some much needed support to the Trussell Trust, the band encouraged fans to bring donations with them to the concert. These will form part of much-needed food parcels for millions of people who are struggling this Winter.

The towering edifice of the Birmingham Symphony Hall was the perfect backdrop for Squeeze to showcase their musical prowess, and was also testament to their dedicated fanbase as swathes of excited admirers flooded the stalls and circles alike.

The night began with an opening performance from the eccentric punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Curious onlookers scattered the venue to listen, highlighting that Cooper Clarke is perhaps an acquired taste. Standing limply on the stage, looking like a mix of an ageing goth and punk rocker, Cooper Clarke provided some engaging rhymes with his popular poems like “I Wanna Be Yours” and ‘Tw*t” much to the amusement of the audience.

The band took the audience on an exciting musical journey with Squeeze’s impressive back catalogue, their classic numbers interspersed with newer endeavours

It is perhaps easy to go to a show with preconceived ideas of well-established bands. Sometimes, said bands are ageing rockers who still think they are in their early twenties, screaming into a mic and trying their best to get through the setlist in one piece. This could not be further from the truth – as Squeeze burst onto the stage, the lights went down and the cheers from the crowd illustrated why Squeeze still have the ability to sell out shows.

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, often hailed as ‘the heirs to the Lennon and McCartney throne’ emerged onto the stage with their entourage, launching straight in with much loved classics like ‘Take Me I’m Yours’ and ‘Up the Junction.’

The band took the audience on an exciting musical journey with Squeeze’s impressive back catalogue, their classic numbers interspersed with newer endeavours. The applause was deafening as the crows showed their approval for the much-loved anthems.

Despite minimal crowd engagement, only stopping to say the names of the songs, Squeeze demonstrated how their music speaks for itself. The ambience was electric and the band effortlessly commanded the audience, having fans up and dancing without saying a word. Particularly worthy of note were their performances of ‘Tempted’ and ‘Labour of Love’, which seemed to be real crowd pleasers.

Squeeze’s decision to recognise the current cost of living crisis is certainly worthy of admiration. Millions of people across the UK are currently facing extreme poverty and hardship, and Squeeze have certainly used their fame as a platform for good. On this note, I was pleasantly surprised by the tracks that were played from the band’s new EP. Particularly poignant was the catchy number ‘Food For Thought’, with Squeeze’s signature clever lyrics. It certainly left the crowd with something to ponder – a great opportunity to have fun, but also to reflect on the state of our society and how we can make a collective effort to help those in need. Tilbrook certainly sang the hard-hitting lyrics with a noticeable emotion – ‘pointing fingers spreading blame, politicians with no shame…pay less taxes, ditch red tape, cosy contracts for their mates, cutting help right to the bone, empty stomachs freezing homes’.

Whilst this transition certainly changed the atmosphere of the room, it was an essential and poignant reminder of Squeeze using their platform to comment on social issues. For that, they must be commended for such a selfless endeavour, further strengthened by their choice to donate profits of their EP to the Trussell Trust.

Particularly poignant was the catchy number ‘Food For Thought’, with Squeeze’s signature clever lyrics. It certainly left the crowd with something to ponder

The thrilling performance came to an end with the eponymous track ‘Cool for Cats’, which demonstrated the panache of the other band members – particularly stand out was Stephen Large’s performance on the keyboard, whose raw energy and talent on the keys solo undoubtedly sent the crowd wild. Squeeze are known for having enjoyed a varied line up since their inception, with Difford and Tilbrook being the only constants in the band. Boasting members like Jools Holland on the keys until 1980, the end of the show was the perfect opportunity for both founding members to introduce their current bandmates. Simon Hanson provided a punk-infused energy on the drums, whilst bassist Owen Biddle commanded the stage with his groovy basslines and striking vivacity.

It was almost impossible to notice that the band had returned to the stage to perform the encore, due to the incessant screams and cheers from fans who clearly had a steadfast appreciation for such a great band. They returned to play the encore ‘Black Coffee in Bed’, which provided the perfect close to a truly memorable night.

Whilst most of the audience appeared to be from a certain generation, Squeeze have certainly shown that their music is still relevant, exciting, and will hopefully usher in a new wave of younger fans. The fact that they continue to sell-out shows across the country is testament to their innate musical talent, groove and ability to craft songs that both get people dancing, but also thinking. Their lyrics are brilliant and their individual flair for each instrument certainly shines through.

Rating : 10/10

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Squeeze ‘East Side Story’: A Wily New Wave Classic

Although the band had co-produced two successful albums with John Wood, Riviera proposed going big: Album number four would be a double-LP statement with a different producer for each side, all bold-faced names: Costello and Lowe would each helm a side, as would Lowe’s Rockpile comrade, Dave Edmunds. Completing the team would be Paul McCartney himself, bringing the Beatle comparisons into high relief.

Riviera’s ambitions to go BIG with the band were buoyed by Squeeze’s steady ascent since signing with A&M Records and releasing their self-titled 1978 debut album, produced by John Cale. The Velvet Underground co-founder’s involvement verged on an inside joke: Squeeze facetiously took their name from the Velvets’ widely scorned fifth album, recorded after its original members had departed. Jokes aside, Cale’s marquee value was offset by conflicts induced when he rejected Difford and Tilbrook’s stage-tested material to push the duo toward sleazier topics to provoke a reaction.

The band’s own instincts proved sharper on two self-produced tracks including “Take Me I’m Yours,” which broke into the British Top 20 as a single. A galloping shuffle pushed and pulled by Tilbrook’s guitar and Jools Holland’s keyboards, the song unveiled an edgy ensemble style and lead vocals stacking Tilbrook’s sunny tenor an octave above Difford’s sepulchral baritone as an aural signature they would periodically deploy on subsequent records.

With their next two albums, Squeeze shifted focus to more recognizable domestic fables of love found, lost or simply misplaced to achieve a sweet and sour tension between comedy and heartbreak, sometimes in the same song. Adolescent rites of passage and pop culture fashion also surfaced as targets, unsurprising given the genesis of Difford and Tilbrook’s partnership as teenagers in the mid-’70s. Cool for Cats , released in 1979, yielded four singles including the #2 British hit “Up the Junction,” its title a direct link to gritty “kitchen sink” neorealism explored in Britain’s post-World War II popular culture on the eve of rock’s British Invasion. Argybargy , released the following year, sustained homeland momentum while making inroads in North America.

As sessions began, Riviera’s grand vision of multiple producers was eclipsed by conflicting schedules. Edmunds was able to guide the band through just one track, “In Quintessence,” which would open the album at a sprint propelled by Tilbrook’s electric guitar figures. “Musically it was my tip of the hat to Elvis [Costello]. He’d borrowed the riff from [Booker T. & the MG’s] ‘Time is Tight’ and used it on a song called ‘Temptation.’ I thought it would be funny to use that riff again for ‘In Quintessence’ and expand it.” Lyrically, the song captured “a 15-year old’s browse through life,” distracted by drugs, pining for sex but settling for masturbation, with Difford and Tilbrook piloting their octave duet at a breakneck speed, a device that harkens back to Gilbert and Sullivan’s “patter songs” in its breathless momentum.

Temptations also figured prominently in another consequential track after engineer Roger Bechirian and Costello took over the rest of the album. Holland had departed following Argybargy , leaving a significant gap in the band’s sonic design, so Squeeze reached out to Paul Carrack, fresh from recent stints with Frankie Miller and Roxy Music, a personnel change that brought not only a versatile keyboard veteran but also a powerful singer whose previous tenure with Ace yielded pub rock’s only international single hit, 1975’s “How Long,” written and sung by Carrack.

Although Tilbrook’s dominance as Squeeze’s primary vocalist would be sustained for the rest of the album, Costello lobbied for Carrack as lead vocalist for a new song steeped in ’60s soul. Where “In Quintessence” echoed Memphis R&B, “Tempted” became a simmering Motown homage built on Tilbrook’s sultry melody for a tale of hapless infidelity, with Difford’s lyrics offering quotidian details more shabby than sexy. Its opening verse listed mundane items packed for the tryst including “a toothbrush, some toothpaste, a flannel for my face, pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case.”

By the third verse, Tilbrook and Costello add harmonies and choral responses that pay tribute to the Temptations. A recurrent theme in darker songs from both Squeeze and Costello, sexual betrayal is spun here as farce thanks to Carrack, Tilbrook and Costello’s affectionate soul details. Although Tilbrook would later admit to a bruised ego after ceding the lead to Carrack, over time “Tempted” would emerge as one of the band’s most enduring songs and a prime example of its balance of lyrical intelligence and musical ingenuity in deceptively economical three and four-minute creations. Although downsized to a single disc for its May 15, 1981 release, East Side Story , its title a nod to their Deptford neighborhood, would offer 14 tracks, just like that earlier Liverpool quartet’s first seven U.K. albums.

Within those brisk running times, Difford crafted cinematic vignettes, from a panoramic post-coital tableau of a couple against a busy street scene in “Piccadilly” to the domestic drudgery of a housewife’s ironic “kingdom” in “Woman’s World,” a tender, sympathetic lament that traces the loneliness and sense of neglect haunting its heroine.

Like the album’s opener, “Is That Love” kicks off the original disc’s second side with a fluid, uptempo shuffle boasting another breezy, concise Tilbrook guitar solo, leaning into a strong suit that Difford and Tilbrook would reliably mine with subsequent lineups. From there, the album detours into two songs stylistically removed from the quintet’s core sound: “F-Hole” makes a daring leap into widescreen orchestral psychedelia, capturing a sense of queasy erotica in a romance slashed with horror movie strings arranged by Del Newman before Difford’s lyric reference to “an old acoustic” F-hole guitar and a lover’s favorite country songs segue into East Side Story ’s stealthiest piece.

With its opening lines, “Labelled with Love” carries that country reference forward as Tilbrook outlines a ballad that lopes across decades and miles, recounting the wartime romance between an English war bride and the American pilot that carries her across the sea to Texas and down with him into an alcoholic spiral. Tilbrook’s matter-of-fact delivery and Difford’s lightly droll lyrics don’t dilute the final pathos of a dissolute widow, living alone back in her native country “like some kind of witch with blue fingers in mittens.”

Related: Our review of a 2019 Squeeze gig

Released as the album’s third single, “Labelled with Love” was a country weeper with an English accent and the band’s last British Top 10 hit, peaking at #4 in 1981. Its success underscores how Squeeze’s elan as a lively, kinetic pop-rock outfit was elevated by Difford and Tilbrook’s artistry as storytellers with a self-aware sense of English pop culture, inviting comparisons not just to Lennon and McCartney, but to the sceptered isle’s best and brightest, including erstwhile producer Elvis Costello, Ray Davies and Pete Townshend.

Bonus Video: Watch Squeeze perform “Messed Around” from the album

Squeeze are doing a 50th anniversary tour in 2024. Tickets are available here or here . Their recordings are available in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here .

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Great article but Squeeze can hardly be described as “New Wave”. Their style is much deeper rooted in 60s and 70s pop and soul music.

The mighty Squeeze and one of their best albums back in the day, just brill !

Ever since I discovered SQUEEZE In 1980 I have loved their music. I have seen them perform live three times and each time was outstanding.

i feel like there wasn’t a day between 1980 and 1982 I didn’t listen to that band. saw them in concert and even met them at a record signing event in a mall. Squeeze was a combination of intelligence and all out fun.

While I’ve always loved this band, and have all their recordings, back in the day, I felt like their music tended to get a bit watery live, with one song sounding much like the next. I saw them last summer opening for Hall & Oates, and they were simply an incredible powerhouse. It’s not a figure of speech to say they hit the stage running and never stopped. I was knocked out by the powerful sound coming off the stage, and that not a word I would have normally associate with Squeeze’s brand of pop music. But they were absolutely muscular in their delivery of all those great songs. I think a lot of the crowd that was there to see H&O had never heard them before, at least not beyond “Tempted,” and were kind of surprised and thrilled at the same time. I have to hand it to H&O for allowing one of their opening acts to have that level of sound production, as most headliners will not allow openers to sound that good, and want to save the top sound for their own shows. Not so here. Squeeze were magnificent, and really blew it out.

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Squeeze (formed in 1974) is arguably the finest new wave band to grace the ‘70s and ‘80s, bridging the gap between British rock and post-punk, hailing from London, England.

Originally formed in 1974 by Chris Difford who advertised for a guitarist in a local sweet shop, guitar player Glenn Tilbrook was the only respondent and subsequently joined. Keyboard player Jools Holland and drummer Paul Gunn arrived shortly afterwards and the group began playing the pub rock circuit under the monikers Captain Trundlow’s Sky Company and Skyco. The name Squeeze was later decided upon, chosen as a tribute to The Velvet Underground’s 1973 album of the same name. Bassist Harry Kakoulli was added in 1976 at the same time Gunn was replaced by former Chuck Berry drummer Gilson Lavis.

Squeeze released their debut EP “Packet of Three” in 1977 on Deptford Fun City Records, after which the group secured a record deal with A&M Records. With much of their initial output discredited by label execs, Squeeze’s debut self-titled album didn’t prove to be the best representation of their early material upon release in 1978. The group’s 1979 sophomore release “Cool for Cats” was a much more cohesive sound and spawned a pair of No. 2 singles “Cool for Cats” and “Up the Junction”. Subsequently the EP “6 Squeeze Songs Crammed into One Ten-Inch Record” was issued in late 1979, after which Kakoulli was fired from the group and replaced by John Bentley.

“Argybargy” appeared in 1980 representing a modest U.S. breakthrough, spawning the singles “Another Nail in My Heart” and “Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)”. Proficient pianist Jools Holland departed the group after the release wishing to pursue a boogie-woogie aesthetic and was replaced by the extolled Paul Carrack, formerly of Ace. Produced by Elvis Costello and Roger Bechirian, Squeeze’s fourth full-length “East Side Story” was critically acclaimed, peaking at No. 44 on the Billboard 200. The group continued to release a string of albums across the 1980s, following a short hiatus, including “Sweets from a Stranger”, “Difford & Tilbrook”, “Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti”, “Babylon and On” and “Frank”, raising Squeeze’s reputation as one of the respected live bands in the UK.

The live album “A Round & a Bout” arrived in 1990, after which, with contributions from sessions musicians Steve Nieve, Bruce Hornsby, and Matt Irving, the group issued the full-length “Play” in 1991. With little label backing the album performed poorly, and following the record drummer Lavis went to play in Jools Hollands’ big band. The record “Some Fantastic Place” was released in 1993, debuting at No. 26 in the UK, followed by “Ridiculous” in 1995, and the compilations “Piccadilly Collections” and “Excess Moderation”. Having completed their contractual obligations to A&M, Squeeze signed with independent Quixotic Records for their 1998 studio release “Domino”.

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One of the television highlights of 2015 has been "Cradle To Grave", a light-hearted slab of early 70's nostalgia that has seen Danny Baker's adolescent adventures brought to the screen. Responsible for much of the show's jaunty soundtrack is one of the world's finest songwriting partnerships, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, who, with "Cradle To The Grave" have released the first album of new material under the Squeeze banner since 1998's "Domino".

Wednesday evening found the band at Sage Gateshead towards the tail end of a successful UK tour proving that like a fine wine, they just get better with age. While Difford and Tilbrook remain Squeeze's core, both drummer Simon Hanson and keyboardist Stephen Large are familiar faces to Squeeze fans and they have been joined by Lucy Shaw on bass and, for much of the set, Melvin Duffy on pedal steel guitar.

Opening with a high tempo trio of "Hourglass", "Is That Love" and "Another Nail In My Heart" the band were quickly into their stride, and while the usual parade of tried and trusted pop perfection was offered - "Labelled With Love", "Goodbye Girl", "Black Coffee in Bed", "Some Fantastic Place", "Tempted", "Pulling Mussels" - Squeeze were justifiably pleased to bring us plenty of new songs from "Cradle To The Grave".

Introducing, "Happy Days", Tilbrook commented how nice it was to hear a new song of theirs being played on the radio after all these years and, truth be told, both "Happy Days" and the title track are classic Squeeze songs that could hold their own on any Squeeze album regardless of era. But it was also nice to hear several other tracks from the new album such as "Everything", "Open", "Only 15" and "Nirvana" too and cover versions of Jeannie C. Reilly's "Harper Valley PTA" and Tom Waits' "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" were a pleasant surprise. Squeeze are also happy to trawl their catalogue and pull out some "deep" cuts such as "The Elephant Ride" from 1982's "Sweets From A Stranger" album, performed here solo by Tilbrook on the wurlitzer organ and "The Truth" from 1991's "Play".

Mid-set, Difford invited the audience to leave their seats and move around a little to "Slap and TIckle"' and from that point everyone remained on their feet until the final numbers - singalong versions of "Cool For Cats" and "Take Me I'm Yours" the latter of which, to the crowd's delight saw the band members swap their instruments for acoustics and wander off the side of the stage, along the front row and out through the audience to the lobby where they took some seats and held a meet and greet and signing session.

Opening for Squeeze was the punk-poet himself, Dr John Cooper Clarke. Almost certainly one of the few people whose silhouette looks exactly as it did back in 1977, JCC proved a real crowd pleaser cracking jokes and performing a number of pieces including "I Wanna Be Yours", "Beasley Street" and "Evidently Chickentown" all of which can be found on his new compilation "Anthologia" as well as newer material such as "Trouble at Mall".

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I was wonderfully surprised by the quality of the show. The band has had it's up's and downs in recent time but both Glen Tilbrook and Chris Difford lead a tight band including 2 drummers, 2 keyboards, accordion, steele guitar, etc. (special mention to Simon Hanson on drums) through 23 songs across the wide spectrum of their albums from Squeeze to the most recent, The Knowledge.

They covered the hits of course but also were not shy about going deeper, it was an almost perfect setlist. You realize how prolific their writing is over time. The casual fan knows Tempted and a few others, but as they opened with Footprints (Babylon and On), perfect vibe to open with, continued staying away from biggest albums until song 4-Pulling Muscles. Other notable moments The Day I Got Home(Play), a slower matured version of King George St (Cosi Fan Tutti Fruti), perfect renditions of early hits Up The Junction and Goodbye Girl and a thumping set closure with If I Didn't Love You which the entire band were perfectly in sync and blowing the doors off the Holland Center.

Glen Tilbrook (in his 60's?) voice was outstanding, hit everything, I thought I had time-traveled back to 1982. The acoustic version of smash hit Tempted was right on the mark, bring the Hammond B-3 organ sound at the end forming a powerful conclusion to a simplified start including an audience sing-along. There was another 10-15 great songs they could have played but I can't complain with what they laid out. Some Fantastic Place the most notable song left out, There at the Top, and I held out for Striking Matches (a potentially perfect live song). I also valued hearing Loves Crashing Waves from Difford & Tilbrook solo effort (better than critics gave them credit for).

Difford and Tilbrook were the only original members. I was a giant fan of Gilson Lavis on drums with the original keyboardist Jools Holland-tremendous stage presence/entertainer but the backup band was excellent -tight, it all worked beautifully.

KT Tunstall was a strong opener. It was my first visit to the Holland Center in Omaha and it is a great concert hall, better than anything we have in Kansas City, great sightlines, acoustics, and professional staff.

Please reacquaint yourself with this band, best songwriters of a generation, the depth of their work is what most do not realize.

Squeeze Squeeze came on the seen in the earlier 80’s and it didn’t take long for the London act to gain a cult following. In a similar style to other iconic London bands such as Madness and The Jam they wonderful crafted songs telling the stories of their every day working class lives. In a happy ‘tongue in cheek’ way they sing about all the highs and lows, mischief, troubled romances and many more issues one may come across. Anyone can surely listen to the songs and smile in recognition of such experiences.

The band was made up of Difford and Tilbrook, two wonderfully talented lyricists and songwriters, not to mention an extremely underrated guitarist in Tilbrook. Then with Lavis on drums, who was considered one of the best drummers at the time and Jools Holland on Keys, they had all the tools to make them infamous! They got themselves a reputation for being a wonderful live act. With all the members full of energy and with a repertoire of chart topper such as, Pulling Mussels’ ‘Slap and Tickle’ and ‘Up The Junction’ they are a spectacle l not to be missed. A class, feel good British band! One of the best of the 80’s!

They started off with great energy and the 1st 5 songs were really well played. The set then took a bit of a nose-dive, then they got back into the swing of things with a fabulous rendition of 'Labelled with Love' - that was followed by a a whole string of hits (a couple of covers, and two newer songs which were excellent 'Cradle to the Grave' and 'Happy Days') - culminating with Cool for Cats and Take me I'm Yours for the encore.

We had a really good view of the band and they were in good spirits - overall and excellent evening out to see one of Britains best ever pop bands. Highly recommended to catch them before they decide to quite forever.

The set list is pretty much the same as the one that can be found here: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/squeeze/2015/indigo2-london-england-33f450f1.html

Holy shit that show was better than anticipated. Might have been the youngest person in the crowd. Expected a bunch of seat-ridden geriatrics but Squeeze got them off their asses. Everyone was up by Cool for Cats. Tempted about brought down the house.

Time has killed most groups that have been around this long, for squeeze it has only made them more delectable like a fine wine. That last part I'm just guessing I'm the douche in the crowd with a PBR.

Also their opening band was Look Park. Never had heard of them but the voice was familiar. Now I know. Wish they had created a song called Stacy's Grandma.

Met Bernie Sanders brother after the show. Found it was the guitarist for Look Park. Badass.

Keep rocking folks. I'll keep listening.

Following a superb opening set by 9 Below Zero in support , enter stage right Squeeze. The band has enjoyed and rightly so considering the huge songwriting skills of Tillbrook and Difford a huge resurgence of popularity. Taking many songs from the new album The Knowledge, which were rightly well received , and surrounding with old classics was a balance that worked . Came away thinking they might not be in the first flush of youth but the energy and sheer songwriting power lifts this band into lofty heights . I just hope those there on the day were aware of what they just witnessed , genius of master craftsmen at the top of their game ! If they come to your town just go you owe to yourself you work hard ; this is entertainment !

Thoroughly enjoyed the gig. Played all my old favourites and many others as well.

For me the sound wasn't quite right, I always enjoyed their lyrics but at times the music drowned out the vocals which I think is down to the mixing gurus. I also felt they hit every song hard which worked for many but not for all off them.

My highlights were Labelled with Love (I could hear the lyrics) Slap & Tickle (which was just Glen and Chris - felt they could have done the whole gig this way and it would have been awesome) Cool for Cats and Take me I'm yours which has always been a favourite.

All in all an enjoyable night out and a must for all Squeeze fans as they played songs that they hadn't done live for years....

Pretty mixed feelings here.

-Squeeze had a lot of less well known songs for the first 2/3 of the show. And most of those pieces were frankly a bit boring and low energy IMO. [I realize bands want to play other songs than their hits from 35 years ago. But I just wasn't excited about most of the songs they selected.]

-The last 1/3 of the show they played many well known Squeeze songs and a couple of Difford & Tilbrook songs. Most of these would be songs up to "Babylon and On" album ('88). The band was very tight on all of these songs. This was much more enjoyable.

-"Black Coffee In Bed" as their final song is a fine choice. I wasn't thrilled with the jam band session the song turned in to.

Show was great. After SO many years and thousands of shows the band was very enthusiastic and seemed to be having great fun. The crowd was VERY into it, so much so that Tillford kept thanking the audience for it's enthusiasm. They played a good variety of songs and hit all the big hits. X was really good too - I didn't realize they were opening and that was a big bonus. That said, the venue itself is well organized, fairly clean, and fun. However, the acoustics, at least so the stage level, were pretty bad, very little accuracy and balance to the vocals and low to mid bass was very mushy and the treble (high guitars, etc.) were very weak. Impact of drums and stuff were good.

What can we say? Saw Squeeze for the first time at Camp Bestival in 2016 and promised ourselves we would see them again as we loved them so much and were in touching distance of them! Saw them at Symphony Hall in Birmingham on Friday 6 October and they were as amazing as we had remembered. To see and hear them at their own gig for a full two hours was wonderful. Two hours of hits and new songs and energy and Glenn and Chris! Wow! Wonderful, fantastic, amazing we would see them again and again and again. Looking forward to hearing the new album and will defo be booking tickets for their next tour. Well done boys and your lady bass player!! YOU WERE AND ARE AMAZING!!

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A Friday night trip to a venue in my hometown Sheffield City Hall for a sold out Squeeze show.

Arriving just in time for what was an interesting support choice in Dr John Cooper Clarke , described as a ‘punk poet.’ The Dr has performed since the 70’s supporting lots of well known bands along with releasing his albums. Notably, he has collaborated with Sheffield bands Arctic Monkeys and Reverend and The Makers so the local connection was strong tonight. A very entertaining funny set and a larger than life character, great start to the show.

So onto Squeeze who visited the City Hall partway through their ‘Food For Thought’ UK tour. The band support the Trussell Trust charity and food donations were invited on the night, plenty of people had taken that up judging by a large amount of bags and boxes evident as I entered the venue. An important charity in these difficult times, hats off to the band for this.

Opening with ‘Take Me I’m Yours’ and then straight into huge hits ‘Hour Glass’ and ‘Up the Junction’ the crowd were instantly engaged and subsequently taken on a journey through the band’s back catalogue with newer material sprinkled in.

Singer Glenn Tilbrook held the audience in his hands, a great voice and personality. The venue’s excellent security team struggled to enforce the ‘no dancing’ policy early on in the show, as people were itching to get into party mode. It’s a little controversial but I do understand the need for this as people don’t always want their view of the band blocking straight away, after paying for premium seats. However later in the show, the whole crowd ended up on their feet, so in the end, everyone was happy.

Announcing Guitarist Chris Difford’s birthday the entire City Hall sang it back to him. A nice touch and a testament to the loyal following this band still has.

Highlights were a semi acoustic version of ‘Tempted’ which had the crowd singing along again, with my personal fave ‘Labelled With Love’ raising the roof. A fantastic band musically, excellent front of house sound and a packed venue, Squeeze delivered everything I expected and more tonight.

If you haven’t seen them live I would urge you to buy a ticket for one of the remaining shows, the band really have stood the test of time, up there with the very best live acts in the UK.

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Palm's in milwaukee, us on fri, 24 jul 1981.

We were so lucky to see Squeeze in literally the last few days before Tempted hit the charts. The Palms was a small venue of maybe 100 chairs at tables. The opening act had a female drummer who was pregnant. When Squeex came on as n, Difford and Tillbrook were locked in and loose. So much energy in such a small room. Thank you early 80s!!

American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, US on Sat, 28 Aug 2021

Was a great show. Played the songs I was hoping to hear.

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“FRESHLY SQUEEZED” Written by Jason Reed September 13, 2019

Last night at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Squeeze (with original members Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford) performed a fresh, heartfelt and impassioned set of songs spanning the band’s 45 year history as part of their current North American “Songbook 2019” tour. And what a dense, satisfying songbook it ultimately is.

Opening up the night was legendary LA punk band X , with original members John Doe, Exene Cervenka, D.J. Bonebrake and (the perpetually smiling) Billy Zoom still banging away like it was 1977 when these trailblazers first set the Southern California music landscape on fire. There is a reason that Henry Rollins was quoted as saying that X is one of the most impressive bands he’s ever seen live. Having seen them perform recently in Morro Bay, CA as well as countless times in the past, I have to say that their opening set felt like a headlining performance with the band giving the audience 110% and pulling no punches. Their satiating set of over 15 songs created a particularly energetic and lively tone for the rest of the evening.

Squeeze then took the stage. Song after song, the band cranked out emotive tunes imbued with the whimsy, introspection and confessional musings that founding members Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford are renowned for, with just enough politeness and humility to make these charming British lads shine all night long. Adding layers of depth and filling out the band’s sound were the fabulous Yolanda Charles (bass), Steve Smith (percussion), Simon Hanson (drums), Melvin Duffy (slide guitar, etc.) and Stephen Large (keys).

Show highlights included Glenn performing ukulele on “ Rock the Cradle ,” the danceable, synthy rendering of “ Heaven ,” the snappy “ In Quintessence ,” anthemic “ Annie Get Your Gun ,” and the densely churning “ Take Me I’m Yours .” An uptempo rendition of the “ Black Coffee in Bed ” aptly closed out the night with its introspective, sobering reflections on life, love and loss.

45 years since first forming the band in Deptford, London, the oft-hailed “Lennon and McCartney” of their generation show no sign of slowing down anytime soon. And like those lads from Liverpool, Difford and Tilbrook similarly display a symbiotic pairing of “yin and yang,” creating a balanced output of work from their songbook that seems to transcend time and space and will be immortalized in the hearts of music lovers for generations to come. All you need is love….and Squeeze!

I had a chance to meet the gracious and personable Glenn and Chris after the show who autographed my copy of Argybargy , one of my favorite all time “desert island records”, an amazing album that was my first official introduction to their work and will always have a very special place in my heart. Thanks to the entire band for a wonderful, memorable evening.

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Chris Winter watches a great band helping a good cause at Symphony Hall.

According to Chris Difford halfway through the second of their two nights in our fair city, Squeeze have been playing Birmingham since 1975. Wherever it was that they played in those far-off days i’m sure the carpet was a lot stickier and the seats a lot more uncomfortable than you get at Symphony Hall.

There were a few parts of the set I wasn’t familiar with, then Labelled With Love was the first mass audience participation number of the night. Phones were out, arms waving, couples singing along with what many of them will call “our song” . A word here as well for whoever arranged a light show that was spot on and in keeping with the sublime quality of the occasion. To go back to the beginning, the line-up of the band may have changed, but the seven-piece touring version were a fitting accompaniment to the compositions of the masters.

New song Food For Thought was introduced by Glenn Tillbrook talking about the work of the Trussell Trust, who will be receiving royalties from the CD it appears on. It’s a worthwhile venture, even if it did provide a sobering moment that was in contrast to the exhuberence as the band moved seamlessly into Pulling Mussels From a Shell. Is This Live was another highlight, while one of my favourites was the funky The Very First Dance with some natty keyboard work.

The audience leapt to their feet at the opening bars of Goodbye Girl, the singing and dancing increased during the absolutely wonderful Another Nail in My Heart, or rather it did until a couple of security/stewards cleared the aisles of dancers. A stripped-back version of Tempted which largely consisted of Tillbrook and his guitar fitted the evening well and it was left to Difford to sing us to the end of the set with Cool for Cats.

The encore began with some very space age keyboards introducing Slap & Tickle. Black Coffee In Bed gave the rest of the band the opportunity for some extended soloing and that was it until the next time.

If I could be so bold as to make a suggestion, perhaps for that next time they could leave support act John Cooper Clarke at home. He might have gone down well but his set never changes, his misogyny grates and above all, he isn’t funny.

Squeeze are on tour until 30th November. Tickets via gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.co.uk .

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50th Anniversary Tour comes to the USA in 2024

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We’re excited to announce that in 2024 as Squeeze celebrate their 50th anniversary, the band will be extending their tour to include the USA in August and September, joined by Boy George.

Tickets will go on general sale this Friday, 3 May at 10:00AM (venue local time). As usual, we will have a ticket pre-sale available which will take place at 10:00AM (venue local time) starting this Wednesday, 1 May.

Full dates, venues, and ticket links are provided as usual here on our website – to access the pre-sale, use the ‘Get Ticket’ link and, when prompted, you will need to use the password: TEMPTED

Please note, Atlantic City will not have a pre-sale, tickets will go on sale for this show in late May.

Extra 2024 Tour dates added in USA and Canada

More shows added to 50th anniversary tour, new live blu-ray film and double live album.

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Midday today – on the Pyramid stage – Squeeze will get the party started! Who will be watching? Who’s there? Glastonbury coverage is on BBC iPlayer here, if you’re in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b007r6vx/glastonbury

Incredible auction of Squeeze rarities in aid of food poverty

Last year I ran an auction of items from my Squeeze archive to raise money for Greenwich Foodbank. With the aid of a kind donation from Cameron MacKenzie we raised £1,800 for people in food poverty. This year, we’re doing the same to help people in desperate need of emergency …

Big news! Squeeze are heading to the USA along with The Psychedelic Furs for a tour this September and October 2023! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am. Fans should sign up for emails at www.squeezeofficial.com for a special presale code. Full tour dates: 8 Sep 2023 – Radio …

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Squeeze announce 22-date UK tour for October and November 2022

With special guest Dr John Cooper Clarke

British music legends Squeeze have lined up an extensive headline UK tour for October and November 2022.

The Food For Thought UK Tour opens at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Friday 28th October and visits venues across England, Scotland and Wales before culminating at Southend Cliffs Pavilion on Wednesday 30th November.

The 22-date tour will see Squeeze perform some of their biggest hits alongside rare gems from their distinguished back catalogue.

Squeeze will be joined by very special guest, legendary performance poet Dr John Cooper Clarke, at all dates except London Eventim Apollo.

Squeeze UK tour tickets:

Tickets to Squeeze’s Food For Thought Tour go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 18th March 2022.

Since their inception almost 50 years ago, Squeeze have released 15 studio albums and they’ve scored a series of blockbuster smash hits including ‘Cool for Cats’, ‘Up the Junction’ and ‘Labelled With Love.’

Over the last few years Squeeze have been touring extensively, most recently in the USA with Daryl Hall and John Oates and with Madness on their UK arena tour.

The band’s 2022 tour will once again support The Trussell Trust, who provide emergency food to people locked in poverty and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the future.

Attendees on the tour are asked to bring along food donations to the shows where there will be collection points across the venue each night.

Squeeze’s Food For Thought UK Tour dates:

OCTOBER 2022

Cambridge Corn Exchange - Fri 28th

Oxford New Theatre - Sat 29th

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Mon 31st

NOVEMBER 2022

Newcastle O2 City Hall – Tue 1st

Harrogate Convention Centre – Wed 2nd

Sheffield City Hall – Fri 4th

Manchester O2 Apollo – Sat 5th

Liverpool Philharmonic – Mon 7th

Edinburgh Usher Hall – Wed 9th

Nottingham Royal Concert Hall – Fri 11th

Birmingham Symphony Hall – Sat 12th

Llandudno Venue Cymru – Tue 15th

Swansea Arena – Thu 17th

Cardiff St David's Hall – Fri 18th

London Eventim Apollo – Sat 19th

Southampton O2 Guildhall – Mon 21st

Bath Forum – Tue 22nd

Torquay Princess Theatre – Wed 23rd

Brighton Centre – Sat 26th

Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre – Sun 27th

Guildford G Live – Tue 29th

Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Wed 30th

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Paul McCartney’s childhood home

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Ringo Starr’s childhood home

Ringo Starr (aka Richard Starkey) spent his very early childhood years at a terraced house on Madryn Street in Liverpool but moved to at two-up, two-down house 10 Admiral Grove in Dingle when he was 3 with mum Elsie when his parents separated. He lived there for the next 20 years. Pictured is 10 Admiral Grove in 1964.

David Bowie’s childhood home

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Kurt Cobain’s childhood home

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Little Richard’s childhood home

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Bruce Springsteen’s childhood home

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Johnny Cash’s childhood home

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Jim Morrison’s childhood home

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Bono’s childhood home

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Freddie Mercury’s childhood home

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Lars Ulrich’s childhood home

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Mick Jagger’s childhood home

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Keith Richards’ childhood home

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Axl Rose’s childhood home

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Marc Bolan’s childhood home

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Elvis Presley’s childhood home

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Jon Bon Jovi's childhood home

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Squeeze performing their Cradle To The Grave Tour at The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham on Thursday 8 th October 2015.

Images and Review by Kevin Cooper

Forty two years after Glenn Tilbrook formed the band with co-song writer Chris Difford, Squeeze are back in the mainstream thanks to songs from their latest album featured in Danny Baker’s hit sit-com, Cradle To The Grave, and tonight they came to The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham to promote this first album in seventeen years.

With a screen showing videos and clips from the past, Squeeze took to the stage and launched into their biggest US hit, Hourglass. Tilbrook then announced that he was feeling under the weather, and asked this eager audience to help him out with the choruses. Following up with Is That Love and Another Nail In My Heart, it was clear that Tilbrook’s vocals were being partially obscured by too much drums and bass. Coupled with the croakiness of his voice, it all sounded a little off kilter.

Showcasing eight new songs from their eleven track album, the set list was heavily weighted in its favour. Highlights were Beautiful Game, with excerpts from the 1966 World Cup Final, between England and Germany, being shown on a screen behind them, and their latest single Happy Days. But it was Cradle From The Grave which eventually got this crowd on their feet and the concert really took off.

Halfway through there was the gentle rolling of Labelled With Love, which was complete with the audience singing the chorus as though their lives depended upon it. There was the raucously reinvented Slap And Tickle, which along with Black Coffee In Bed was delivered acoustically, with the band lining up along the front of the stage. With Lucy Shore playing double bass and the jaunty addition of an accordion, the wistful pop of Goodbye Girl had the crowd on their feet.

Then came the run of undeniable brilliance that sent The Royal Concert Hall crazy, a fantastic Tempted, Pulling Mussels (From A Shell), the punk reminder Up The Junction and the jewel in the crown, the undeniable Cool For Cats.

Finishing with the brilliant Take Me I’m Yours it is clear that Difford and Tilbrook are brilliant songwriters worthy of being in the same bracket as (John) Lennon and (Paul) McCartney or Stax’s Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Watching the greatest song writing partnership of the 1980’s is still an absolute pleasure.

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Roger Federer’s Graduation Speech Becomes an Online Hit

At Dartmouth College, the retired tennis champion offered his thoughts on winning and losing.

Roger Federer, wearing an academic gown, holds a tennis racket while standing at a tree-stump podium.

By Steven Kurutz

There are thousands of commencement addresses on college campuses each spring. Most are unremarkable and go unremarked upon. But occasionally one gets people talking and gains traction online. That was the case with the speech given by the retired tennis champion Roger Federer at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., on June 9.

Mr. Federer, who left school in his native Switzerland at 16 to play professionally, noted early in his remarks that he was not an obvious choice for a commencement speaker.

“Keep in mind, this is literally the second time I have ever set foot on a college campus,” he told the more than 2,000 graduates.

After some warm-up jokes about beer pong (which is said to have been invented at a Dartmouth fraternity party) and a few shout-outs to local institutions (“I got a chance to hit some balls with my kids at the Boss Tennis Center … I also crushed some chocolate chip cookies from Foco ”), Mr. Federer got down to business and offered the graduates some tennis lessons that doubled as life lessons.

The part of the speech that has caught on with audiences far beyond the Ivy League environs of the Dartmouth campus — prompting numerous TikTok videos , many of them set to inspirational string music — was his reframing of his years of dominance on the tennis court.

“In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80 percent of those matches,” Mr. Federer said. “Now, I have a question for all of you. What percentage of the points do you think I won in those matches?”

The answer was 54 percent.

“In other words,” he said, “even top-ranked tennis players win barely more than half of the points they play.”

He went on, “The truth is, whatever game you play in life, sometimes you’re going to lose. A point, a match, a season, a job.”

A video of Mr. Federer’s speech has garnered more than 1.5 million views on Dartmouth’s YouTube channel, putting it in the company of earlier commencement addresses that have left a lasting impression.

In 2011, Conan O’Brien, a Harvard graduate, stood behind the same tree-stump lectern at Dartmouth and roasted the idea of elite higher education to uproarious laughter. Mr. O’Brien’s speech continues to be watched as a comedy master class, with 4.8 million YouTube views.

A 2005 speech by the writer David Foster Wallace to the graduating class of Kenyon College, titled “ This Is Water ,” circulated online as a transcript in the pre-social-media days and, in 2009, was published as a book.

Another noteworthy commencement speech, known as “Wear Sunscreen,” was not delivered as an address but rather written as a 1997 column for The Chicago Tribune by the journalist Mary Schmich. (It was the speech Ms. Schmich would have given, if asked.) Her piece inspired a hit spoken-word song by Baz Luhrmann, “Everybody’s Free (to Wear Sunscreen),” and was also published as a slim book, “Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life.”

Mr. Federer’s decision to quit school seemed to work out for him. Over a 25-year career, he won 103 tour singles titles, including 20 Grand Slam titles, and was acknowledged as one of the greatest tennis players. Two years after his retirement, Dartmouth awarded him an honorary doctorate, citing his work as an athlete, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Grabbing a racket toward the end of his speech, he left the Dartmouth graduates with one final lesson: “OK, so, for your forehand, you’ll want to use an eastern grip. Keep your knuckles apart a little bit. Obviously, you don’t want to squeeze the grip too hard.”

Then he added, with a smile, “No, this is not a metaphor! It’s just good technique.”

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