Baz Warne

In Oct 2025, The Stranglers’ current and longest-serving frontman Baz Warne launched a new book
No Grass Grows On A Busy Street, a charming collection of tour diaries, stories and reflections on 25
years fronting The Stranglers, one of British post-punk and new-waves’ most celebrated bands, not
least his time in The Toy Dolls and Smalltown Heroes. From Glastonbury Festival to the Acropolis in
Greece, Baz has graced some of the world’s most iconic stages.
After really enjoying a recent Q&A as part of Louder Than Words music/book festival in
Manchester, curated by rock journalist John Robb, Baz was inspired to put together a special
evening of songs, stories and conversation that could be toured across the UK.
Baz says; “I wanted to put together a unique event of entertainment and memories in a
relaxed setting, not just ‘a book tour’ and not quite ‘a gig’, hopefully more than the sum of its
parts. Who knows how the evening might unfold? One thing is guaranteed…every night on
this run will be completely different!”
He continues “When I was describing my idea for the show to management, and used the
word ‘Convivial’ I stopped myself and said ‘that’s a good word, we don’t use it enough
anymore, let’s call it that!”

This run of shows marks the first time Baz has embarked on this type of tour. All of the
Convivial tour’s wonderfully unscripted, unconventional shows will be seated and there will
be ample opportunity for questions from the audience.