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Writing 2025
Dave Haslam collects all his new writing and occasional archive interviews here – https://davehaslam.substack.com/
On this Substack you’ll find book reviews, interviews, pieces about Sylvia Plath, Mark Rothko, Ai, urban regeneration, the Smiths, Laurent Garnier, music history, documentary photography. And more. Take a read!
DJ GIGS 2025
***Saturday May 17th 2025*** The Peer Hat, Manchester. Dave Haslam DJing at a tribute to the life of Stephen ‘Sonic Diary’ Doyle, who died in December. Dave playing 7″ vinyl; only – and multiple live acts. TICKETS REQUIRED. ALL THE INFO https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sonic-diary-live-tickets-1147228032929
***Sunday May 25th 2025*** The Merch Market, Manchester. Dave Haslam playing 7″ vinyl at a huge event organised by Tim Burgess. The Merch Market all-dayer in Manchester – where bands can sell their merch & keep 100% of the income. Come browse, come buy. FREE ENTRY. https://manchesterwire.co.uk/tim-burgess-announces-new-merch-market-for-manchester/
***Saturday May 31st 2025*** Dave Haslam DJing at Jamm Fest, Littleborough. INFO https://www.thejamm.co.uk/event/the-jamm-festival-2025/
***Saturday June 7th 2025*** Forty Five Records, Lancaster. Dave Haslam playing an exclusive 7″ vinyl set. FREE ENTRY. 7pm-9pm.
***Sunday June 8th 2025*** Wax & Beans Records, Bury. Dave Haslam playing an exclusive 7″ vinyl set. FREE ENTRY. 1pm-3pm.
***Friday June 13th 2025*** Folk Cafe Bar, West Didsbury. Dave Haslam playing an exclusive 7″ vinyl set. FREE ENTRY. 9pm-11pm.
***Saturday June 14th 2025*** Holding Patterns, Leeds. Dave Haslam playing an exclusive 7″ vinyl set. FREE ENTRY. 8:30pm-11pm.
Close Up
A series of onstage in-conversations, with Dave Haslam interviewing musicians, writers, actors and artists discussing their life and work. ‘Close Up’ events have featured the likes of writers Jonathan Franzen, Colson Whitehead, Michael Chabon, and Jackie Kay; the artist Jeremy Deller; musicians John Lydon, Kevin Rowland, David Byrne, Jarvis Cocker, Black Francis from the Pixies, Tracey Thorn, Wayne Coyne and Nile Rodgers; and actors John Thomson and Maxine Peake.
This onstage interview series has also gone abroad. In Jan 2014 Dave interviewed Laurent Garnier at the first of a series of ‘Close Up’ events at Silencio, Paris. In April 2016 he interviewed designer Peter Saville at Santeria, Milan. Some transcripts archived here
To contact Dave email: dave@davehaslam.com
