News — In Full

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  17 June 2025

  Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn at Moth Club

  After five instant sell-outs in April and June, I am back with Tracey at the 200-capacity MOTH Club in London for FIVE more intimate shows - two in late summer, three in the autumn. The dates are Sunday Aug 31, Monday Sep 1, and Sunday October 26, Monday October 27 and Tuesday October 28. 

  Tickets (max 2) on sale at 6pm BST this Thursday 19 June via DICE.

  We'll perform again as a part-acoustic part-electronic duo accompanied by Rex Horan (double bass) and Family Stereo’s Blake Watt (guitar, vocals), playing songs from our 40-year careers as both a duo and solo artists. The venue will be mostly seated with some additional standing. Seats are allocated on first-come-first-served basis. Doors 7pm. No support. Stage time 8pm. Two sets with interval. The events are billed as Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn.

  ** We understand the huge popularity of these shows, and we consider DICE the fairest way to provide tickets. No secret pre-sale or priority booking prior to on-sale time. No dynamic pricing. System negates touts. It is simply a question of fastest finger first when the tickets go live **

  What to do next?

  (1) You will need the DICE app on your phone AND an account set up to complete your purchase and access your tickets. If you haven’t got the app, download it now and create an account
  (2) Get a ticket link for your preferred night either on my dates page or the EBTG Linktree page or through the DICE app
  (3) Use your ticket link (or find event on DICE app) to purchase tickets (max 2) at 6pm BST this Thursday 19 June 
  (4) If you are unsuccessful - and bear in mind, many will be trying at the same time - you will be placed immediately on the DICE Wait List and may be offered a return closer to the dates

  Terms and Conditions (1) Tickets are not transferable (2) ID matching ticket purchase required on entry (3) No filming (4) No photos (5) If you are unable to attend we ask you to return your ticket(s) to the DICE Waiting List via the app

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  8 May 2023

  Private Passions

  I chose some of my favourite classical, jazz and experimental pieces, and chatted about my family and music on BBC Radio 3’s long-running Private Passions show yesterday. You can catch up with it here.

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  20 November 2022

  New EBTG album

  Earlier this month Tracey and I announced we have made our first Everything But The Girl album in over two decades. It is due out next spring. We have also set up a new Instagram profile where we have been uploading vintage and rare pics with stories behind the images. Take a look. More news soon.

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  2 March 2022

  Cool Oak Diary

  Last month - following the launch of Cool Oak - I was invited by arts-nature journal Caught By The River to document my work campaigning at Brent Reservoir in a monthly column. Today saw the second piece posted online. You can catch up with both here. More will added each month.

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  11 February 2022

  The launch of Cool Oak

  As many of you know, prevented from touring, I have spent much of the pandemic fighting instead to save my local reservoir  - Brent Reservoir (also known as the Welsh Harp) in North London - from decades of neglect. 

  My grandfather was the first naturalist-broadcaster on the BBC in the 1930s and 40s, so perhaps it wasn't such a leap that I should want to look after one of my local green spaces.

  I formed a loose alliance with other local campaigners in January 2021, posted photo-stories online, presented crisis reports, met with owners, key statutory bodies and the local MP. The upshot is we have really moved the dial.

  Last month we went go a step further and launched officially as an environmental pressure group called Cool Oak (named after the ancient road, Cool Oak Lane that bisects the reservoir).

  You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram. And read all about it at cooloakgroup.com

  I hope to be back with new music at some point. Until then, I hope you can support Cool Oak.