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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!
FORTHCOMING DJ GIGS, SUMMER 2025
***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.
***Saturday July 5th 2025*** Manchester International Festival. Free event at Aviva Studios, Dave DJing alongside Ghost Assembly, Colin Curtis, Dom (Blood & Fire), Adam Statham, and Andrea Trout. Also on the bill – Transmission Towers live. NO TICKETS REQUIRED. ALL THE INFO https://www.facebook.com/events/910984747820408
***Wednesday 16th July 2025*** Fairfield Social Club. Irk St, Manchester. Afternoon show! All the info – https://fscmcr.co.uk/oasis-britpop-brunch
***Saturday 26th July 2025*** Ashton-under-Lyne, Chute Bar – tickets and info here – https://rb.gy/yntpe7
***Friday Ist August*** Newton-le-Willows, Newton Music Festival – tickets and info here – https://rb.gy/e0ynqb
***Saturday 16th August*** Stoke-on-Trent, Jollies – charity event – all proceeds to the breast cancer charity Fighting to be Heard – https://rb.gy/ngvpqv
***Saturday 20th Sept*** Sheffield, Plot 22 – more information soon.
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
