Steve in West End, review by Stan Gontarski, Beckett's Editor
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"If it were a matter of life and death - Sebastian" - read it here
Steve has been confirmed for The Big Top at the Isle Of Wight Festival, Sunday, June 13 (re-scheduled)
For tickets, please see the official Isle Of Wight festival website.
Steve will appear at The Space, Brighton’s prestigious monthly in-person event on April 1st. See Live Dates for full booking details.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel have been confirmed for the May Day “Rock For Life” charity festival to be held near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
The band will play on a bill with local acts and Status Quo on Saturday, May 1st.
Click here for details, including updated venue information
Steve Harley was last night presented with the ChildLine Rocks Special Award at the Classic Rock magazine Roll Of Honour ceremony, held in the ballroom of London’s Park Lane Hotel.
The coveted award, won previously by Ian and Jacky Paice and Bryan Adams, came as a complete surprise to Steve, who was named as recipient for his charity fund-raising. He was at the event as a guest of Bob and Trudie Harris, and completely unaware of the surprise to come.
The award cited Steve’s connections with MAG (as an ambassador for the landmine clearance agency), the National Neurological Hospital, the Hope School for Children with Multiple Disabilities and Chailey Heritage School for Disabled Children.
In his brief acceptance speech, Steve told the gathering of music industry executives, fellow musicians and media representatives that “Giving back is part of the deal when you live as privileged a life as I do. Compared to the suffering of those surrounded by landmines in south-east Asia, and the intolerable suffering of the kiddies at those schools, giving is easy.”
Steve received an ovation from the packed room, which included fellow guests Pete Townsend, Jeff Beck, Iron Maiden, Rick Wakeman, Ronnie Wood, Iggy Pop and Slash.
Yes, the Beethoven remark WAS a joke!
October 28, 2009 by John Hurd
‘Mr Soft’ was the title of Steve Harley’s 1974 hit single. Harley himself though is anything but soft.
“I don’t give sympathy because I don’t expect it. Nice guys don’t make it” is a famous quote from a 1977 interview.
Harley’s concert with Cockney Rebel at Bonn’s Harmonie showed that at 58 he is still very much in both Command and Demand.
{flv}StudioRehearsal{/flv}Steve and band rehearse in the studio, September 09
The Quality Of Mercy CD is now in stock and on sale at this site.