10cc's Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs
The Haymarket,
Sunday 28 September 2025,
8pm,
Tickets: £36.50 (includes £4 booking fee).
Join 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman at The Haymarket for a rare, stripped-back performance of the songs he wrote for 10cc, The Hollies, Herman's Hermits, The Yardbirds, Wax, and more.
When Graham formed what became Heart Full of Songs 12 years ago, it was purely for the pleasure of playing his songs in their simplest form, acoustically.
Performed by a hand-picked semi-acoustic four-piece band, Heart Full of Songs features favourites from across Graham's career, plus music from his latest solo album, I Have Notes.
Graham’s status as one of the world’s leading songwriters was acknowledged in 2014 with his induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame – an arm of America’s National Academy of Music. Other accolades include America’s Broadcast Music Incorporated declaring him an Icon of the Industry at a special ceremony in London, where he stunned the audience with an acoustic rendition of I’m Not In Love, which he co-wrote, accompanied by Lisa Stansfield on vocals.
Being invited by Ringo Starr to join his All Starr Band for arena tours of Europe and the USA in 2018 – during which the band played three 10cc songs each night – was “one of the most enjoyable things I’ve done”, says Graham.
Working by day in a men's outfitters shop and playing by night with his semi-professional band, Graham went on to write a string of hits, such as Pamela, Pamela for Wayne Fontana, For Your Love, Evil Hearted You and Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds), Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window (The Hollies), No Milk Today and Listen People (Herman's Hermits), and Tallyman for Jeff Beck.
In 1972, along with Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, he formed 10cc and enjoyed a string of Top 10 hits, including three No 1s - Rubber Bullets, I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday – along with Donna, Art For Art’s Sake, Good Morning Judge, The Things We Do For Love, I’m Mandy Fly Me, and The Wall Street Shuffle.
It’s the enduring popularity of these tracks, along with others such as Bridge To Your Heart from Graham’s time in Wax with the late Andrew Gold, and songs from film soundtracks including Animalympics, that led to the formation of Heart Full of Songs. The band also features tracks from Graham’s acclaimed solo albums, And Another Thing, Love And Work, Play Nicely And Share, Modesty Forbids and 2024’s I Have Notes.
Don’t miss this special evening of well-crafted songs, performed by the songwriter himself.
