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In eternal loving memory of Risky Rich – 3rd / 4th October 2025 at Fox and Firkin, London

3 October 2025Mark

Two nights of Premium foul mouthed scumbag punk in eternal loving memory of the man, the van, the legend… Risky Rich. Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October 2025 at Fox and Firkin 316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ. Richie….otherwise known as Risky… passed away in Lewisham hospital after going in for an operation. His contribution to the world of music will never be forgotten. He taught me a lot about music, touring and life. He introduced me to Post Regiment, and Morus, and many others….his positive attitude and endless enthusiasm for touring, music and bands was infectious. Richie would often say to me as the next band were setting up to…

Tour Management Services – Cost effective Touring Solutions for Music, Film and TV

1 October 2025Mark

"Mark is the best tour manager I have worked with in the 50 years I have worked in the business - trustworthy, thorough and handles all challenges with professionalism I highly recommend him." - Peter Conway, Peter Conway Management Iron Man offers Tour Management Services for Music, Film, TV and Theatre and is fully insured with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance. I can handle requirements for crossing UK / EU Border post Brexit. I work in and out of Cardiff, Birmingham and London. I have an 8 Seat Volkswagen Transporter with Leisure Battery, Extra Power Sockets, and Night Heater. I have the option to add or remove seats for comfort…

Stephen Hodd – Live performance at Temperance, Leamington Spa, 27th July 2025.

7 August 2025Mark

Watch this Stephen Hodd performance from Temperance, Leamington Spa, Sunday 27th July 2025. The full performance was filmed and posted on YouTube. A big thank you to all Iron Man Records Patrons and to Adrian and all at Temperance who made this show possible. The first comment reads: "Authenticity at its finest, inspiring…" - Joe Lees https://youtu.be/LkWnjhZZo-Y Follow Stephen Hodd on Bandcamp https://stephenhodd.bandcamp.com/follow_me “A unique talent, closest comparison John Martyn… a confident delivery of great songs with a devil-may-care attitude.” Listen to the Stephen Hodd compilation "Songs from 2000 to 2023" for Iron Man Records friends and family on a secret Bandcamp link here. Stephen’s career has earned him support slots…

Stephen Hodd – Temperance, 33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 3AF on Sunday 27th July 2025

18 July 2025Mark

“A unique talent, closest comparison John Martyn… a confident delivery of great songs with a devil-may-care attitude.” Listen to the Stephen Hodd Bandcamp compilation "Songs from 1999 to 2021" for Iron Man Records friends and family on a secret link here. Stephen Hodd - Sunday 27 July 2025 at Temperance, 33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 3AF Venue Website: https://www.temperance.bar Doors open: 2pm for a Matinee Show - Free Entry 2 x 45 minute sets with the Music starting at 2.30pm There will be 50 seats available only, be sure to RSVP as soon as you can here:  www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-guitar-temperance-stephen-hodd-tickets-1434586319299   Venue is open from 9am – 7pm (Kitchen until 3pm) Bar until…

Watch Stephen Hodd – Thursday 19th June 2025 (Full Show) at Green Note, London

21 June 2025Mark

Green Note is a multiple award-winning live music venue and vegetarian café-bar, located in Camden Town, London. Stephen’s live shows are a testament to his artistry, seamlessly blending live looping, acoustic and electric guitars, and even samplers to create unforgettable performances. Stephen believes that words, when skilfully woven with music, hold the power to heal. Stephen explores the fertile ground between acoustic storytelling and raw, experimental sonic treatment. Stephen’s career has earned him support slots with such luminaries as Mark Knopfler, Bonnie Raitt, Damien Rice, Passenger, Mundy, and Rodrigo y Gabriela. “A unique talent, closest comparison John Martyn… a confident delivery of great songs with a devil-may-care attitude.” — Bandcamp fan…

Stephen Hodd – Thursday 19th June 2025 at Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN

14 June 2025Mark

Green Note is a multiple award-winning live music venue and vegetarian café-bar, located in Camden Town, London (less than 5 mins walk from Camden Town tube station). Join us. If you are an Iron Man Records Patron get in touch and I will add you to the guestlist. “A unique talent, closest comparison John Martyn… a confident delivery of great songs with a devil-may-care attitude.” — Bandcamp fan review If you like Bon Iver, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and John Martyn, (especially his guitar) you're good, Stephen’s work channels that raw energy, and the abandon of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Dirty Three, and Low. Stephen’s career has earned him support slots with…

Tour Management Services – Cost Effective Touring Solutions For Artists

20 May 2025Mark

"Mark is the best tour manager I have worked with in the 50 years I have worked in the business - trustworthy, thorough and handles all challenges with professionalism I highly recommend him." - Peter Conway, Peter Conway Management Iron Man offers Tour Management Services for Music, Film, TV and Theatre and is fully insured with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance. I work in and out of Cardiff, Birmingham and London. I have an 8 seat Volkswagen Transporter and I can add or remove seats as required. For touring artists that need a bigger vehicle I can hire a 9 seat or 17 seat Splitter Van that works within your…

Stephen Hodd – Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist returning through the darkest tunnels to find the light. Tour Dates 2025. Come and See.

8 May 2025Mark

“A unique talent, closest comparison John Martyn… a confident delivery of great songs with a devil-may-care attitude.” — Bandcamp fan review A Live Performance for a Friend by Stephen Hodd Imagine if your dreams had a soundtrack? If you could hear that abstract painting you love play for you? If the sea, the wind, the rain, the thunder, the lightning, the sunset could make music of their own? How would that be? What would they say? It's really just a Scots/Irish Artist with a guitar and a few effects pedals, but Stephen isn't just a singer/songwriter, though he's that too. There's a bit more to it, really. His voice and music…

Transglobal Underground – One of the country’s best loved festival bands, a techno sound system, a pop group, a club night, a Middle Eastern hit production team…The masters of global fusion are back

11 February 2025Mark

Few acts in the UK can demonstrate such a profound influence, a multifaceted legacy, and carry such a mysterious legendary status as Transglobal Underground. From their origins in the dance scene in the early 90s they became one of the country’s best loved festival bands, a techno sound system, a pop group, a club night, a Middle Eastern hit production team, an improvised study group for Indian classical music, an Albanian brass band, a duo..or was it an octet?... Transglobal Underground exploded onto the club scene with the club classic ‘Temple Head’ a track with inspiration taken from the UK bhangra scene, with one foot in the Madchester and indie worlds,…

Stephen Hodd – Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist

2 February 2025Mark

Imagine if your dreams had a soundtrack? If you could hear that abstract painting you love play for you? If the sea, the wind, the rain, the thunder, the lightning, the sunset could make music of their own? How would that be? What would they say? It's really just a Scots/Irish guy with a guitar and a few effects pedals, but Stephen isn't just a singer/songwriter, though he's that too. There's a bit more to it, really. His voice and music fills spaces - Inner and outer in a theatrical and soul-touching way. In a career that, so far, has earned him support slots with such luminaries as Mark Knopfler, Bonnie…

Tour Management Services – A professional and cost effective solution for touring artists

27 January 2025Mark

"Mark is the best tour manager I have worked with in the 50 years I have worked in the business - trustworthy, thorough and handles all challenges with professionalism I highly recommend him." - Peter Conway, Peter Conway Management Iron Man offers Tour Management Services for Music, Film, TV and Theatre and is fully insured with Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance. I work in and out of Cardiff, Birmingham and London. I have an 8 seat Volkswagen Transporter 2.0 TDI T32 Highline Crew Van. I can add or remove seats as required. For touring artists that need something bigger I can hire a 9 seat or 17 seat Splitter Van…

Support Iron Man Records and unlock exclusive rewards, become a Patron and help make a difference.

3 January 2025Mark

Survival in the Independent Music Scene is not easy. Iron Man Records has had to cultivate a variety of survival skills in the challenging landscape of independent music. Changing habits post-COVID, the cost of living crisis, Brexit, the cost of touring, fuel prices, and the impact of streaming services have significantly affected the environment in which musicians operate. In an era where listeners are bombarded with music choices, pursuing a career in music has become unsustainable for many. Simply earning enough to cover basic operating expenses feels like a mad dream for most artists. “Get in on the hustle or be a bum” - Charles Bukowski I would like to extend…

Transglobal Underground – A band of cosmic mutant rebels representing the beating heart of multicultural Britain, a living rebuttal of race-hate politics

23 November 2024Mark

Tour Dates 2024 November 27th - Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, Brighton Tour Dates 2025 January 11th - Con Club, Lewes - Soundsystem March 1st - Castle and Falcon, Birmingham - Soundsystem 19th - Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary https://www.facebook.com/events/617168820640987 20th - Majestic Music Club, Bratislava, Slovakia https://www.facebook.com/events/560559696738644/ April 3rd - Fox and Firkin, London 4th - De Casino, Belgium with Natacha Atlas 5th - Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate 22nd - Old Woollen, Leeds 23rd - Cluny, Newcastle 24th - Oran Mor, Glasgow 25th - The Tunnels, Aberdeen 26th - The Brewery, Kendal All TGU / Natacha Atlas booking enquiries please email Peter Conway Tel: 44 (0)20 8378 1012 / 07885 288512 “…a…

John Sinclair (1941-2024) Last of the Beatnik Warrior Poets and Cultural Revolutionary has passed away at 82. The work must go on

23 November 2024Mark

“Rock N Roll music is a weapon of cultural revolution. There are not enough musicians around today who are hip to this fact” John Sinclair is best known as the Sixties "marijuana" activist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman. He was eventually freed when John Lennon and Yoko Ono spoke out on his behalf. Less understood is his role as the founder and chairman of the radical anti-war group, The White Panther Party, an offshoot of the Black Panthers. The Black Panther Party was a militant political organization formed after the brutal murders of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Robert…

John Sinclair – Renegade Poet, Beatnik and Cultural Revolutionary

23 November 2024Mark

Immortalized by John Lennon’s 1972 song that bears his name, Sinclair is an iconic figure of ‘60s counterculture, famous for, among other things, having co-founded the anti-racist White Panther Party and for managing Detroit’s legendary proto-punk outfit MC5 early in its history. Following a highly publicized two-year stint in prison for marijuana possession (Lennon’s song was a protest against his incarceration), Sinclair has stuck to his guns as an advocate for marijuana reform. “Living Euro to Euro, sleeping on the couches and extra beds of friends, a man without a country and a post office box in New Orleans for a permanent address.” That's how spoken word poet John Sinclair describes…