Sudden Town Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 76 times, most recently at The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary on March 01, 2025. He first performed it at The Three Kings on March 11, 2001, 23 years and 11 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Nextdoorland The Soft Boys Matador Album 2002
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
The Three Kings The Soft Boys London England UK 03/11/2001
Unknown Hotel The Soft Boys Austin Texas US 03/17/2001
Austin Music Hall The Soft Boys Austin Texas US 03/17/2001
Fletcher's The Soft Boys Baltimore Maryland US 03/19/2001
Theatre of Living Arts The Soft Boys Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/20/2001
9:30 Club The Soft Boys Washington DC US 03/21/2001
Maxwell's The Soft Boys Hoboken New Jersey US 03/23/2001
Irving Plaza The Soft Boys New York New York US 03/24/2001
Paradise Rock Club The Soft Boys Boston Massachusetts US 03/26/2001
The Horseshoe Tavern The Soft Boys Toronto Ontario Canada 03/28/2001
St. Andrew's Hall The Soft Boys Detroit Michigan US 03/29/2001
Metro The Soft Boys Chicago Illinois US 03/30/2001
First Avenue The Soft Boys Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/31/2001
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 04/04/2001
Pine Street Theatre The Soft Boys Portland Oregon US 04/05/2001
The Fillmore The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 04/07/2001
KCRW The Soft Boys Santa Monica California US 04/09/2001
Knitting Factory The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 04/10/2001
Largo The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 04/11/2001
The Junction The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 04/18/2001
Fleece and Firkin The Soft Boys Bristol England UK 04/19/2001
The Waterfront The Soft Boys Norwich England UK 04/22/2001
The Basement The Soft Boys Nottingham England UK 04/23/2001
The Cathouse The Soft Boys Glasgow Scotland UK 04/24/2001
The Zodiac The Soft Boys Oxford England UK 04/27/2001
Wedgewood Rooms The Soft Boys Portsmouth England UK 04/29/2001
Clerkenwell Festival The Soft Boys London England UK 07/20/2001
The Evershot Village Hall The Soft Boys Evershot England UK 09/15/2001
The Square The Soft Boys Harlow England UK 10/18/2001
Southbank Centre - Royal Festival Hall The Soft Boys London England UK 10/19/2001
Roadmender The Soft Boys Northampton England UK 12/05/2001
KEXP - Variety Mix with Stevie Zoom Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/18/2002
Railway Inn The Soft Boys Winchester England UK 10/16/2002
Mean Fiddler The Soft Boys London England UK 10/17/2002
BBC Radio 3 - Andy Kershaw The Soft Boys London England UK 10/18/2002
Variety Playhouse The Soft Boys Atlanta Georgia US 10/21/2002
40 Watt Club The Soft Boys Athens Georgia US 10/22/2002
WXPN - World Café The Soft Boys Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/24/2002
Maxwell's The Soft Boys Hoboken New Jersey US 10/25/2002
Mercury Lounge The Soft Boys New York New York US 10/27/2002
First Avenue The Soft Boys Minneapolis Minnesota US 10/29/2002
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 10/31/2002
Slim's The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 11/02/2002
Amoeba Records The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 11/03/2002
Largo The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 11/05/2002
Amoeba Records The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 11/05/2002
La Scuderia The Soft Boys Bologna Italy 01/15/2003
Jux Tap The Soft Boys Sarzana Italy 01/16/2003
Teatro Toscanini The Soft Boys Chiari Italy 01/18/2003
Temple Bar Music Centre The Soft Boys Dublin Ireland 01/22/2003
Fleece and Firkin The Soft Boys Bristol England UK 01/26/2003
The Zodiac The Soft Boys Oxford England UK 01/27/2003
Boat Race The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 01/29/2003
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/30/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/05/2022
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/13/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/15/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/17/2022
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/21/2022
The Southgate House Revival Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 04/24/2022
Henry Tudor House Robyn Hitchcock Shrewsbury England UK 05/05/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/08/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/22/2022
Rondo Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 09/07/2023
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/14/2023
St. Stephen's Church Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich England UK 09/16/2023
Braziers Park Robyn Hitchcock Wallingford England UK 09/17/2023
White Eagle Hall Robyn Hitchcock Jersey City New Jersey US 04/23/2024
Escot Park Robyn Hitchcock Ottery St. Mary England UK 08/16/2024
The Subscription Rooms Morris Windsor 70th Birthday Celebration Stroud England UK 08/24/2024
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/06/2024
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/07/2024
The Jericho Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 09/10/2024
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor, Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry New York New York US 12/28/2024
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Tulsa Oklahoma US 01/22/2025
The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 03/01/2025

Lyrics

Yeah, it's just a sudden town
Yeah, it's just a sudden town right now
The arches that stretch from the railway station 
Lead to the terminus
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Rails shine back from perspective distance 
Oolalalalalala
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Poles that could only be used for overhead wiring 
Stand with the wires all gone
Moonlight she crackles on looming orbs all 
Peppered with rusty rivets
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Chimneys are lit by a fading sun 
That tapers away on a cold horizon
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Heaven will pelt you with energy 
While you cripple yourself with a moment's heartbreak
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Stand in a shop on the Archway Road 
And someone will kiss you as you stand guard
Yeah it's just a sudden town
Alright

Cottages full of eternal men all 
Seeking a dream in the old erection
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Pick up your bag from the restaurant 
And shuffle away to a lonely keyhole
Yeah it's just a sudden town

Weaving up and down, your light beside you
Nobody talks to you anyway
Nobody knows how you even got here

And the ghouls will come
Aw yeah, the ghouls will come
Singin' shalalalalalala
Shalalalalalalalalala 
Shalalalalalala
Shalalalalalalalalala 
Yeah, it's just a sudden town