2010

___________________h and Pete with It Bites for Charity Gig_____________________

02/26/10 - "It Bites and Friends" - Carnegie Theatre - Workington, England (This was a charity concert for the Cumbria Flood Relief Fund. h and Pete performed 'Faith', 'This is the 21st Century', and 'You're Gone' as an acoustic duo. It Bites then became the backing band for 'AoS' and 'Life on Mars'. Finally, h and Pete joined It Bites for the encore of 'Calling All the Heroes.)

___________________"...Less Is More" Acoustic Theater Tour '10_____________________

(Marillion played a handful of additional acoustic shows in 2010. All shows were full-band performances.)

03/04/10 - Jolly Joker Balans - Istanbul, Turkey

03/27/10 - Casa de Vila Verd e - Lousada, Portugal (Sponsored by The Web Portugal.)

06/26/10 - Piazza del Municipio - Mogliano Veneto, Italy (Sponsored by The Web Italy.)

___________________'Transatlantic "Whirld" Tour'___________________

(In 2009, after a seven year hiatus, Pete's side project, prog-'supergroup', Transatlantic {Pete Trewavas (Marillion), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard), and Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings)}, reformed to release a new album, "The Whirlwind". The following dates mark the first time the band had toured since 2001, and the first time ever both North America and Europe were scheduled for the same tour.)

04/17/10 - The Downey Theatre - Downey, CA, USA
04/18/10 - The Palace of Fine Arts - San Francisco, CA, USA
04/20/10 - Park West - Chicago, IL, USA
04/21/10 - Metropolis - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
04/23/10 - The Blender Theater at Gramercy - New York City, NY, USA
04/24/10 - Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA, USA
05/04/10 - Batschkapp - Frankfurt, Germany
05/05/10 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
05/06/10 - Hala Arena - Poznan, Poland
05/07/10 - Columbia Club - Berlin, Germany
05/08/10 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, Germany
05/09/10 - Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany
05/10/10 - Rockhal - Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
05/13/10 - Macumba - Madrid, Spain
05/14/10 - Razzmatazz 2 - Barcelona, Spain
05/15/10 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France
05/17/10 - Alcatraz - Milan, Italy
05/18/10 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
05/19/10 - Elysee Montmartre - Paris, France
05/20/10 - 013 - Tilburg, Holland
05/21/10 - Shepherd's Bush Empire - London, England
05/22/10 - Academy - Manchester, England
07/24/10 - High Voltage Festival - Victoria Park - London, England

___________________h Natural '10 - "h in His Birthday Suit"___________________

(h returned to the "Natural" format for a few one-man shows in celebration of his 51st birthday. These shows were very casual, featuring Marillion songs, covers, and some stories, all with Steve behind the grand piano.)

05/14/10 - The Garage - London, England

05/15/10 - The Cavern - Liverpool, England

05/16/10 - Hallam Students Union - Sheffield, England

___________________ ' One-off Festival Shows ' _____________________

06/14/10 - "Rock in Rio Madrid" - Madrid, Spain

06/26/10 - "Ex Prog" - Piazza del Municipio - Mogliano Veneto, Italy (Sponsored by The Web Italy.)

07/23/10 - The Assembly - Leamington Spa, England (Special warm-up show for the High Voltage Festival.)

07/25/10 - High Voltage Festival - Victoria Park - London, England (Marillion headlined the Prog Stage.)

08/14/10 - Rock Legend Festival 2010 - Dolina Charlotty, Poland

09/04/10 - Night of the Prog Festival V - Loreley Amphitheatre - St. Goar - Freilichtbühne Loreley, Germany (Marillion headlined the 5th "Night of the Prog" Festival. This marked the first time they have performed at the legendary Loreley Amphitheatre in 24 years. It was 1987 when the band played there and was filmed for the "Live In Loreley" DVD. Also on this year's bill were Gazpacho, Pallas, Twelfth Night, and The Enid.)

___________________Pete and friends - "The Defense of the Realm" ___________________

10/08/10 - The Hall - Lydney, Gloucestershire, Enfgland (This was a special one-off gig that featured Pete, Jem Godfrey {Frost}, John Mitchell {It Bites, Frost, Kino}, and Craig Blundell {Dr. Oktopus} playing under the name "The Defense of the Realm". There was music from Kino, Transatlantic, and two Marillion songs played {'Afraid of Sunlight' and 'The Space...'}.)

12/10/10 - The Peel - Kingston, England (Another one-off gig featuring the same players as the October show.)

___________________Los Trios Marillos ___________________

10/23/10 - L'Espace - Champagne au Mont d'Or, France (Acoustic show with the ever-popular Los Trios version of Marillion {Steve, Pete, h}. Sponsored by The Web France.)

___________________h Natural '10 Holiday Shows___________________

(h returned for a short series of holiday "Natural" shows. As always, these were one-man shows featuring Steve H. and the piano.)

11/06/10 - Crawdaddy - Dublin, Ireland

12/11/10 - De Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Holland

12/12/10 - Blue Note - Milan, Italy
12/17/10 - St. Brides Chrurch - Liverpool, England - extra date added due to popular demand

12/18/10 - St. Brides Chrurch - Liverpool, England

12/19/10 - The Garage - London, England (h was joined onstage by Richard Barbieri of Porcupine Tree for "Once In a Lifetime".)

___________________25th Anniversary 'Web Holland' Show___________________

(To mark the 25th anniversary of the 'Web Holland' fan club, and to also have a warm-up gig for the Deep Purple tour, Marillion played a one-off gig outside of Amsterdam. This event was open to Web members and their guests only.)

11/12/10 - Patronaat - Haarlem, Holland

___________________' Deep Purple & Special Guests - German Tour 2010 '___________________

(Marillion signed on to be the 'Special Guest' for Deep Purple's German Tour 2010. This marked the first time Marillion had undertaken a non-headlining tour in over 25 years. This slot allowed them to play large arenas throughout Germany alongside one of rock's truly legendary bands. Marillion performed a one hour set.)

11/13/10 - Arena Trier - Trier, Germany

11/14/10 - Rothaus Arena - Freiburg, Germany

11/16/10 - Mannheim SAP Arena - Mannheim, Germany

11/18/10 - Eissporthalle Memmingen - Memmingen, Germany

11/19/10 - Olympiahalle München - Munich, Germany

11/20/10 - Arena Nürnberger Versicherung - Nuremberg, Germany

11/22/10 - Max-Schmeling-Halle - Berlin, Germany

11/23/10 - Stadthalle Rostock - Rostock, Germany

11/24/10 - Volkswagen Halle Braunschweig - Braunschweig, Germany

11/26/10 - Weser-Ems Halle - Oldenburg, Germany

11/27/10 - Sporthalle Hamburg - Hamburg, Germany

11/28/10 - Grugahalle - Essen, Germany

11/30/10 - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle - Stuttgart, Germany

___________________Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) Christmas Show___________________

12/7/10 - Alley Cat Pub - London, England (Annual X-Mas party featuring performances by many of the FAC artists. This year featured a couple of songs with h paired up with Sandie Shaw. Pete and Mark were also in attendance.)