The Haymarket
Saturday 24 May 2025
7.30pm
Tickets: £44 (includes £4 booking fee).

Richard’s musical influence cannot be overstated, and his genre-defying mastery of the guitar, along with engaging energy and onstage wit, continues to earn him new fans and a place as one of the most distinctive virtuosos and writers in folk rock history.

 Having co-founded the groundbreaking group Fairport Convention as a teenager in the sixties, Richard and his bandmates invented the distinctive strain of British Folk Rock. He left the group by the age of 21 which was followed by a decade long musical partnership with his then wife Linda, to over 30 years as a highly successful solo artist.

A wide range of musicians have recorded Thompson’s songs including Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Jones, David Byrne, Don Henley, Los Lobos, and many more. His massive body of work includes many Grammy nominated albums as well as numerous soundtracks, including Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man and 2019’s The Cold Blue.

In May 2024 Richard Thompson released Ship To Shore, his first studio album in six years, to great reviews.

 Don’t miss this chance to see him in Basingstoke as part of a handful of gigs in the UK this summer.

Contact the Anvil Arts box office on 01256 844244 or visit https://www.anvilarts.org.uk/events/richard-thompson.