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Date/Time	Venue	Location
Nov 3, 2008 8 pm	The Lizard Lounge	1667 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA
Oct 13, 2008 8 pm	The Lizard Lounge	1667 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA
Oct 6, 2008 8 pm	The Lizard Lounge	1667 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA
Setlist: - The Proposal - November Highway Click for details
Sep 22, 2008 8 pm	The Lizard Lounge	1667 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA
Setlist: - Smile (Five Fingers Intro) - November Highway This was an awesome, awesome open-mic event. The Lizard Lounge was celebrating it's 100th open mic event with a massive, all-out musical bash - they had a house band of incredibly talented musicians at the disposal of each performer, so I took the opportunity to play with Tom, a great bassist and the MC of the whole event. Click for details
Aug 30, 2008 8:15 pm	Shenandoah Baha'i Summer School	712 Massanetta Springs Road Harrisonburg, VA
Setlist: Saint Smile Search It's All Easy The Proposal November Highway Click for details
Aug 27, 2008 9 pm	The Loft	Fredericksburg, VA
Setlist: Search Smile The Proposal November Highway Click for details
Aug 22, 2008 TBA	Keep It Cool Music & Arts Festival	Rt 2 Box 6E Terra Alta, WV
Aug 8, 2008 1:30 pm	Recital Hall 1W	1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA
I'll be playing rhythm guitar as part of my first semester ensemble - come and listen - it's open to all!
Jul 30, 2008 10pm	Berklee College of Music Cafeteria	150 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA
Setlist: Search Everybody Got Their Something (Nikka Costa) Gone By (F. Barrera) The Proposal Regret Awkward Smile Life (F. Barrera) November Highway I Feel Just Right (F. Barrera) featuring: Madeline Hawke - Backing vocals on Everybody Got Their Something, Gone By, The Proposal, Regret, Life and I Feel Just Right Mia Verdoorn - Lead vocals on Everybody Got Their Something; backing vocals on Gone By, Life, November Highway and I Feel Just Right Jesse Ryan - Saxophone on Search, Everybody Got Their Something, Gone By, Awkward, Life and I Feel Just Right This show was absolutely amazing. We started out with a very mystical intro to Search and the show just built on that solid foundation - we all had an amazing time and the crowd loved it. Click for details
Jul 22, 2008 1 pm	Cafe 939	939 Boylston Street Boston, MA
Setlist: Integrity It's All Easy Daughters (John Mayer) John Mayer's Thumb Regret Clayton Saint Search The Ninja's Lament The Proposal Smile Five Fingers/Moving On November Highway This show was, for some reason, one of the scariest I've done in a while! It's something about playing during the daytime and knowing that you have class coming up - anyhow, aside from feeling nervous the show went really well. I had Dave on bass the whole time and it added such depth to everything! Woo! Click for details
Jul 16, 2008 8 pm	Cafe 939	939 Boylston Street Boston, MA
Setlist: November Highway Click for details
Jun 28, 2008 12 pm	The Cowichan Theatre	2687 James Street Duncan, BC
Keynote speech and presentation for the final graduation ceremony of Maxwell International School. This was an incredibly special time for me as I'd been given the immense honour of being the keynote speaker for the graduating class of '08 - the last graduating class as Maxwell was to close shortly after. I lost my voice the night before but, with the help of many souls, was able to crack out a rather amusing version of 'Saint' and give my speech. Click for details
Jun 20, 2008 9:30 pm	Berklee College of Music Cafeteria	150 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA
I'll be playing as part of the 'Gillies Five' collective for a one hour show. Setlist: Search Smile Gone By (F. Barrera) The Proposal Regret Awkward* Clayton Life* (F. Barrera) I Feel Just Right* (F. Barrera) This was an absolutely crazy and wonderful show - so much energy and such a great reception - thank you to all who came! * featuring Jessie Ryan on the saxophone Click for details
Jun 7, 2008 8 pm	Cafe 939	939 Boylston Street Boston, MA
Setlist: - The Ninja's Lament - John Mayer's Thumb - A Salute to Duct Tape - Clayton - November Highway - Moving On - Smile This was an incredibly strange, random and productive show. I turned up for an open mic session and ended up being the only performer - with no audience to speak of. The manager told me that if I could get people over to listen then I could play, but they'd have to shut down if not. So I phoned round and mustered the support of 12 friends of mine from Berklee - they were so supportive and it was their presence that convinced the manager to allow me an opening spot for an upcoming show! Click for details
May 10, 2008 3 pm	The Old Well Theatre	Moffat
I'll be playing a show with my parents raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and the Old Well Theatre; refreshments will be served! Click for details
May 10, 2008 8 pm	The Old Well Theatre	Moffat
I'll be playing a show with my parents raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and the Old Well Theatre; refreshments will be served! Click for details
Mar 29, 2008 7 pm	Maxwell International School 250 743 7144	2371 East Shawnigan Lake Road Shawnigan Lake, BC
Setlist: - Daughters - Smile - Saint (featuring Nasim Naraghi) - Sleepless Love - The Proposal - Clayton - Search - John Mayer's Thumb - The Ninja's Lament - A Salute To Duct Tape - November Highway - Another Lonely Day (featuring Nasim Naraghi) - Forever (featuring Nasim Naraghi) - Regret - It's All Easy <--- Break ---> - The Proposal - Coral & Pearl - Daughters This was probably one of the longest solo shows I've ever done! It was a great experience - the first section was played on stage with a sound system - the second, much shorter section, was played with the audience and totally acoustic. It was a great night and I had a wonderful time! Click for details
Feb 21, 2008 8 pm	Dimitri's Tapas Taverna and Restaurant 01618393319	Tonman Street, Deansgate Manchester
Feb 13, 2008 8 pm	Night & Day Café 0161 236 4597	No. 26 Oldham Street Manchester
I'm opening for a local band with entry to the event being £5. I'll be playing with Rosie Smith. Setlist: Search Give The One Regret Follow the Sun It's All Easy November Highway This was a great show - the sound was done so well which made a massive difference, it was longer than three songs and, above all, Rosie and I just had a great time playing. One of the highlights was being asked to play trumpet for the act that followed! Click for details
Feb 12, 2008 9 pm	The Trof 0161 224 0467	2a Landcross Road Manchester
Setlist: Regret Give November Highway This was a bit of a strange show as Rosie and I were put at the end of the list - so we didn't get on stage until about 11:30pm and having been there since about 8pm I was absolutely shattered - at one point I nearly fell asleep! I played Regret for the first time publicly, then had a great time playing 'Give', one of Rosie's songs. The last song was meant to be 'It's All Easy' but just as we were about to start someone yelled out "November Motorway!" - so I knew what to do :) Click for details
Feb 5, 2008 9 pm	The Trof 0161 224 0467	2a Landcross Road Manchester
Setlist: The One (Rosie Smith) Butterfly Face (Rosie Smith) Smile Back at the Trof after two weeks and playing with Rosie once again. It was a while since we'd both played together so this was a great show for both of us. Click for details
Jan 22, 2008 9 pm	The Trof	Manchester
Setlist: Smile Cannonball (Damien Rice) November Highway This was my first show being back in Manchester for over a month and I was feeling a little rusty - more than anything I found myself getting tongue-tied between songs to the amusement of everyone there :) Click for details
Jan 4, 2008 11 am	Warwick National Bahá'í Festival	Warwick
Setlist: Search Click for details
Jan 3, 2008 2pm	Warwick National Bahá'í Festival	Warwick
Setlist: Coral & Pearl I played Coral & Pearl for the '2nd Christopher Goharriz National Bahá'í Songwriting Contest' and placed 2nd. It was an honour to play the song with Blair Cameron who I wrote the song for and wrote a guitar part for. Click for details
Dec 14, 2007 7:30pm	EMBLAZE Coffee House	NCCI, 45 Waterloo St. North Stratford, ON
Dec 5, 2007 TBA	The Thirsty Scholar 0161 236 6071	50 New Wakefield Street Manchester
Setlist: - Drive - Follow the Sun - Smile - The One - November Highway Encore: - Daughters Click for details
Dec 4, 2007 8pm	The Trof 0161 224 0467	2a Landcross Road Manchester
Setlist: - Search - Smile - November Highway This was the best show I have played in Manchester so far - I debuted my little TrofTube notepad for people to doodle in as I played and I got some fantastic little notes and words of encouragement! Click for details
Dec 2, 2007 2pm	The Willows Conference Centre	Manchester
I'll be auditioning for the "Live and Unsigned: UK" competition.
Nov 30, 2007 6pm	Vajravarahi Kadampa Buddhist Centre 01772-259094	38, West Cliff Preston
Nov 25, 2007 2.15pm	Moffat Christmas Market	Moffat
Setlist: - Search - November Highway - Daughters - It's All Easy - Saint The weirdest show - I played at the Christmas fair in my home town where everyone thinks I'm from North America and I spend 90% of my time trying to convince them otherwise! So, I played a few songs to a very dispersed and disinterested crowd but there were a few people enjoying it and I had a good time so I'm glad at least a few people enjoyed the tunes :) Note to self: Become more well known in the town you are actually from. Click for details

Robert Gillies

Tour And Shows