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Robert Forster + special guests Omeara, London
Friday 24th May 2024 Doors at 18:00
Robert Forster + special guests Omeara, London
Saturday 25th May 2024 Doors at 18:00
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Robert Forster Fan Reviews (3) 5.0
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Legend

Just fantastic. String of achingly beautiful songs, sung with passion and a real feel for his audience. Nice mix of solo material and Go-Betweens classics. Band seemed to really enjoy themselves and it showed. Nature doesn’t bestow songwriting skills of this magnitude on many!!

Posted by Nigel S on 16/05/2019

Robert Forster & Band, The Fleece, Bristol - 15th May 2019

A truly memorable night

Much to like about this gig. The venue is a bit special. The current touring band play superbly. They’ve got a really “classic” sound. The set list had some lovely surprises from the past, and the current material sounds so much better live. Robert sang and played so well, and his Dylan-esque harmonica on certain tracks was the cherry on the cake. Unforgettable. If you’ve got any interest in the go-betweens or Robert, get a ticket for this tour. You won’t regret it.

Posted by Andrew Mills on 15/05/2019

Robert Forster & Band, Union Chapel, London - 14th May 2019

Perfect performance!

I’m not familiar with Robert’s latest work so I approached this concert with an open mind. I attended most of his previous gigs when he was front man for the Go Betweens. At the very outset I knew I was in for a treat. New and old songs were seamlessly intermingled in the old Go Betweens style but this time, with excellent band members, there was a freshness and more professional quality to the music. Stunning lead guitarist! As time moved on the music just got better as the band seemed to relax into it, fed by an enthusiastic audience. The venue, the Union Chapel, is a wonderful venue and the whole experience will remain with me for a long while.

Posted by Gryff on 15/05/2019

Robert Forster & Band, Union Chapel, London - 14th May 2019

Brisbane-based singer-songwriter and author Robert Forster. The Australian musician is best known for his work with long-term songwriting partner Grant McLennan with whom he co-founded The Go-Betweens.


His solo studio albums include Danger in the Past (1990), Calling from a Country Phone (1993), I Had a New York Girlfriend (1994), Warm Nights (1996), The Evangelist (2008), Songs to Play (2015), Inferno (2019) and The Candle and the Flame (2023).

Artist Bio

Robert Forster is a Brisbane based singer-songwriter and author.

In 1978, with Queensland University friend Grant McLennan, he co-founded the acclaimed pop/rock band The Go-Betweens. The group, based in London for five and a half years, recorded six albums, toured extensively, before breaking up in late 1989.

In the 1990’s, while living in Brisbane and Regensburg, Germany, Forster recorded and toured three solo albums of original material: Danger In The Past (’90); Calling From A Country Phone (’93) and Warm Nights (’96). He also released an album of his favourite songs by other artists called I Had a New York Girlfriend (’94).

In 2000, reunited with Grant McLennan, The Go-Betweens recorded their seventh album, and would record two more albums, one of which, ‘Oceans Apart’, was awarded the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Best Adult Contemporary Album of 2005.

On May 6, 2006, Grant McLennan’s passed away at the age of 48.

From 2005 to 2013, Forster was the music critic for Australian politics and culture magazine The Monthly. He won the Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism in 2006, and a collection of his music writings was published in 2009, titled, ‘The Ten Rules of Rock and Roll’.

In 2015, Forster received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Queensland University. The following year, his memoir, ‘Grant & I ’ was published, winning the Book Of The Year award in Mojo and Uncut in 2017. His memoir was also translated and published in Italian and German.

Between 2007 and 2019, Forster recorded three albums of original material: The Evangelist (’08); Songs To Play (’15); Inferno (’19). On February 3, 2023, his new album, ‘The Candle And The Flame’ will be released.

Robert Forster will be undertaking tours of the UK, Europe, and Australia in the first half of 2023. He is currently writing a novel, and preparing the release of Volume 3 of The Go-Betweens Boxset series, ‘G Stands For Go-Betweens.’

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