archive news

Mon 15 June 2009
The new Philip Jeays album is now available for pre-order.
To mark its release, Phil and co will be performing a 'launch' gig at the Battersea Barge on 1st July.
Tickets and details now available.

'London' tracklisting:

The Blood Of Poets
Any Way To Fall In Love
The Ghost Of You
What Would Singers Sing
Already There
London (Original Version)
Not The Man I Was
The Vampire's Song
A Summer Night (Dreaming Of New York)
Entertaining Miss Steinway
Where Will We Go From Here

Thu 16 April 2009
An extra date has been added to the Robin Ince tour which features Phil and band as the supporting cast. It is at Nottingham Lakeside Centre on Thursday April 30th. See the gigs page for more details.

Thu 19 March 2009
Phil has rerecorded an early song called Song For Hillsborough. The song, lyrics and background notes can be found on the Songs page.


Wed 7 January 2009
Phil and the Fabulous Stapleton Sisters will be supporting Robin Ince on his 'Bleeding Heart Liberal' tour. Check the Gigs page for dates and venues.

Thu 6 November 2008
A recent interview with Phil by Keith Haworth can be read here at Culture Deluxe.

Fri 24 October 2008
The Jeays Christmas Extravaganza 2008 will take place on Wednesday 17th December at Battersea Barge.
Buy your tickets here

Fri 10 October 2008
The Hastings gig on the 24th October has been cancelled. Pog, Wob and Deacon will be performing at the venue on the following night, Saturday 25th.

Mon 21 Jul 2008
Two new T shirt designs have been added to the Jeays Shop, in the T-shirt section (as you may expect).

Tue 13 May 2008
We now have a Jeays Shop where as well as buying CDs you can also buy badges and T-shirts courtesy of Step.

Fri 7 March 2008
In between recording sessions for the new album, Phil and the band will be performing at The Blue Hours Cabaret in Newbury this month. Check GIGS for details.

Wed 24 October 2007
Details and tickets for the Jeays Christmas Extravaganza 2007 are now available HERE.

Tue 18 September 2007
There is now a Philip Jeays Fan Club group at Facebook.com.
Sign up for free and then in Groups search for Philip Jeays where you can then join.

Fri 29 June 2007
Philip Jeays will be doing a live session with The Stapletons on BBC Southern Counties Radio on Sunday 1st July. It will be part of the South:Live show which broadcasts from 7-9pm.
You can text messages in to 07786 20 70 70 or email south.live@bbc.co.uk
Tune in to 95.3FM if you're in Brighton, or 104.5-104.8FM in the rest of Sussex
Everyone outside Sussex can listen online at bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/local_radio
The show will be available to listen online up to seven days after the broadcast.

Mon 4 June 2007
Details of Glastonwick 2007 where Phil will be performing are now available on the Gigs page.
Also listed is an upcoming Brighton gig.

Fri 25 May 2007
Phil and the band will NOT be performing at the Robin Ince Loves Books night at the Albany on the 30th as previously advertised.

Mon 12 Mar 2007
At long last the setlist and photos from the Christmas gig at the Battersea Barge are online. Go to the gig archive for 2006 at 06 gigs, and to the Barge 06 Gallery page.

Mon 22 Jan 2007
Happy New Year to all..... first bit of news of the year is a gig. Philip and band will be performing at "ROBIN INCE LOVES BOOKS" in London on 31 January. Details here...

Thu 30 Nov 2006
Exclusive Philip Jeays badges are now available to pre-order in time for the Jeays Christmas Party.
They'll also be soon available to buy online. Check HERE for details.

Tue 24 Oct 2006
Christmas is approaching and that can mean only one thing for Mr Jeays.... The Jeays Christmas Party is upon us once again at the Battersea Barge and is due to take place on Tuesday 12th December. See GIGS for all the details.

Mon 25 Sep 2006
Phil will be performing a series of gigs at the Arthouse Gallery Cafe in Brighton throughout October and November backed by The Stapletons and featuring performance poetry from Speech Painter along with special guest. Check out the GIGS PAGE for details.

Mon 18 Sep 2006
mp3's have now been added to the Mr Jeays page.

Sat 5 Aug 2006
Phil progresses further into the 21st Century with his very own page at myspace.com. It's free to register and there you can interact with other like-minded people, including Mr Jeays himself when he's in a sociable mood.

Tues 1 Aug 2006

Mr Jeays leaves for the north again with a string of dates in Leeds, Manchester, Hull and Nottingham, performing alongside Pog and Kevin 2 Sheds. Check GIGS for details.

Mon 3 Jul 2006

Plenty of gigs announced this summer on the gigs page including Phil's first appearance at a festival, solo spot at Islington Academy, and several gigs with The Stapletons. Keep checking the site for details.

Thu 11 May 2006

News on the Brighton gig on 20th May at the Cowley Club. You have to be a member to gain entry. According to their website 'The 12 London Road Social Club [12LRSC]' is a seperate organisation from the Cowley Club. It's a private members club which uses the space in the evenings and is able to sell alcohol. It is co-operatively owned, controlled by its members and depends upon volunteers to keep it going. Only members and their guests may enter, to join you must be proposed and seconded by existing members.'
So it might be worth giving them a ring on 01273 696104 to see what they can do.
Gig details are on the gigs page.

New photos added to the Private Mr Jeays gallery from the "Ed Is At The Ritz" trip.
Warning: jumper and hairstyle....that's all I'm saying.

Thu 4 May 2006

London and Southampton gigs have been added to the gig list for this month.
Also in the pipeline: Sat 20th May, Cowley Club, Brighton.
Fri 14th - Sun 16th July, a festival in Southwold, Suffolk, as part of Robin Ince's award winning 'Book Club'. More details to follow.

Mon 3 Apr 2006

Following a short tour of the North, Phil will be performing a full band gig at the Clapham Library on April 18th. He'll be backed by The Stapletons who are Kerri on bass, Simon on guitar and Paul on drums. NB. This new band are providing an alternative from time to time from the regular band.
Phil maybe making an appearance at Robin Ince's Book Club comedy night at the Komedia, Brighton on Thursday April 13th. Confirmation to follow.

Wed 15 Mar 2006

More gigs added to the "oop north and back" tour and there will be a London gig in Clapham in April. More details to follow....

Mon 23 Jan 2006

The first gig of the year will be at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, in London. Check out the Gigs page for details. Also, in March, Phil will be venturing north for a gig in Manchester.

Wed 17 Jan 2006

Background notes to "The Great War" have been added in the Songs section. Mon 28 Nov 2005

More gigs and setlists have been added to the gig archives of years 97,98, 03 and 04.

Mon 21 Nov 2005

The MP3 file has been added to the "Don't Wait For Me" song page. The song features on the compilation "9x2" which is now available to buy via this website.

At last we have 'full' details of.... wait for it...
The Jeays Christmas Special Bonanza Extravaganza

The Battersea Barge
Nine Elms Lane
(behind the FedEx building)
London
SW8 5BP
Doors open: 7:00pm, Show starts: 8:15pm sharp
Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concs
Reservations (highly recommended): Tel: 020 7498 0004
Full menu and wine list available

On the bill this year are Mr John Peacock with his ever wonderful songs, Geoff 'The Speech Painter' with his spoken word genius, and Mr Jeays with his band. As ever you will be given a raffle ticket on the door, and should your number come up you can ask for the Jeays song of your choice.

Fri 18 Nov 2005

"9x2" - a compilation on Irregular Records from 2002, and featuring two Philip Jeays tracks, is available to order online.
Go to the 9x2 page for more details.

Fri 11 Nov 2005

New website launched
New CD "Mr Jeays" released. Check CD page for details.
Forthcoming gigs: Brighton 29 November, London 13 December, Brighton 18 December. Check Gig page for details.