Special Events
One-off performances, guest appearances and tribute shows
Beyond albums and tours, Gavin Friday’s career has been shaped by a wide range of unique performances, one-off shows, artistic collaborations, and appearances at tribute concerts and festivals.
This archive brings together special events that fall outside the usual touring schedule: solo theatrical works, curated evenings, and contributions to landmark productions honouring other artists. Each appearance reflects his restless creativity and his ability to inhabit different roles, genres, and stages.
Special events, one-man shows
- 2020 – Keep Swimming for Movember
- 2016 – Roger Casement Sonata
- 2006 – Tomorrow Belongs to Me
- 2003 – I Didn’t Come Up The Liffey In A Bubble
- 2001 – Ich Liebe Dich
- 1999 – Muc the Flying Pig
- 1999 – Artists for Kosovo
- 1994 – Mr Pussy’s Cafe De Luxe
- 1987 – The Blue Jaysus
- 1987 – Four Artists, Many Wednesdays
Guest Appearances, tributes and other events
- 2022 – I’ll be seeing you – a celebration of Hal Willner
- 2019 – Change the World – “Bertolt Brecht Songs And Poems For 2019”
- 2015 – Tommy, Adelaide Festival
- 2013 – Philip Chevron testimonial show, Dublin
- 2013 – A night for Christy, Dublin
- 2013 – Dylan Fest, Dublin
- 2010 – Rogue’s Gallery, Sydney
- 2009 – An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends, New York
- 2008 – Rogue’s Gallery, London
- 2008 – Rogue’s Gallery, Gateshead
- 2008 – Rogue’s Gallery, Dublin
- 2008 – Stay Awake Live: 20th anniversary of the classic recording of Disney songs, New York
- 2006 – The Fortune Teller
- 2007 – Rogue’s Gallery, New York
- 2007 – Forest of No Return: Hal Willner Presents Vintage Disney Songbook, London
- 2006 – Came So Far for Beauty, An Evening of Songs by Leonard Cohen, Dublin
- 2004 – Shock and Awe: The Songs of Randy Newman, Los Angeles
- 2001 – The Harry Smith Project, Los Angeles
- 1999 – The Harry Smith Project, New York
- 1999 – The Harry Smith Project, London