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2024
 
May 4: Cafe In de Statie - 9051 St-Denijs-Westrem
May 10: Cafe De Living - 8930 Lauwe
 
 
2023
 
05/05: SMB Kapel Petit Drongen
 
2022
 
10/09: Belami Music Festival in Aalter
24/06: Afsnee kleine kermis
 
2021
 
Corona lockdown
 
2020
 
May: Re-release of The Happening Combo CD on Singsongmusic!
Spot-on review of The Happening Combo CD in
MOJO Magazine's September 2020 issue, on page 102
 
2019
 
Okt 11: SMB 't Zwaantje St-Denijs-Westrem
Aug 10: SMB Dries kermis Melle
Aug 4: SMB in de Bierderij in Oudenaarde
Feb 24: guest Beatles tribute concert in Auroville / India
 
2018
 
Aug 4: SMB - Melle Dries kermis with new piano player.
May: digital release by Cluster Park of "Summertime", press title.
Mar 30: SMB Trio ~ Concert at Stat 68 ~ Aalter, press title.
Jan: Alain Berthe leaves the band after 22 years, decoration!
 
2017
 
 Sept 17: Fin de saison Afsnee
June 24: 't Veer kermis Afsnee
 
2016
 
Nov 25: SMB at The Cover in Ghent
June 25: SMB plays at the Sheffield on show in Hillsborough Park and at
the Loxley golfclub, first re-appearance in the UK since 2004.  
 
2015
 
Dec 19: SMB gig in ‘t Vissershuis in Melle
Dec 19: poetry & music with Erika in 't Trefpunt in Gent
Dec 18: poetry & music with Erika in het Lijsternest in Ingooigem
Nov 15: poetry & music with Erika & Ray in the used book cafe in Gent
Sept 20: SMB gig in De Nele in Lembeke
Aug 8: SMB gig in de Haaghoek in Horebeke
Aug 4: SMB gig in Bachten te Kuppe
Apr 11: poetry & music with Erika & Ray in de Tuin van heden te Gent
Mar 21: SMB gig in cafe de frisse jongen in Melle
Feb 15: poetry & music with Erika - Midwinterbeelden  in Den Haan
 
2014
 
Nov 17: poetry & music with Erika & Tsjok Declercq in 't Geuzenhuis
Sept 21: SMB - De Nele - Lembeke
Aug 23: SMB - Makkegemse feesten - Schelderode
Apr 26: poetry & music with Erika - flea market en 't Masereelhuis 
Mar 23: poetry & music with Erika ~ Knipoogdag Rijksarchief Brugge

2013

Dec 21: SMB at The Grand Canyon - Nazareth
Feb 18: Kevin Ayers peacefully passed away at his house in the South of
France, fare you well my friend!

2012

Dec 12:  SMB in de Charlatan - Gent
Nov 9:    Poetry event in 't Marktjen - Brussel
Oct 21:  SMB in De Nele - Lembeke
Sep 14:   Poetry event in Victoria Deluxe - Gent
June 21: SMB in 't Gavrije - Gavere
June 7:   SMB in 't Gildenhuis - Melle - REVIEW
May 26:  Poetry event in La Resistenzia - Gent
May 5:    FM-Band in Los perros calientes - Gent

2011

Dec: PC Band - Het onverwacht geluk - Gent
Dec: FM Band - Trefpunt - Gent
Nov: Poetry event - De Kleine Kunst - Gent  
Okt: SMB in café OPCD - Ardooie
Aug: FM Band in De Nele - Lembeke  
Juni: SMB Statie Aalter
May: SMB in De Nele - Lembeke
May: SMC Hof Ter Beemt - Zingem
Feb: SMB in Melle

2010

Dec: Marvin produced 2de CD van MT Freeman, zie Het Nieuwsblad
Nov: "Bunker" reünie in "De Toverdoos" - Gent
Sept: SMB in "Le Bal Infernal" - Gent
Aug: SMB bij Boer Bart - Drongen

 

MILLENIUM

2009

Nov 5: SMB at the Boogiewoogie in Geraardsbergen
Okt:  Dirk Van Gansbeke  Memorial - 30 artists playin' for free to commemorate!!
July:  Reunion gig with Alan Gevaert and Fons Sijmons in Ghent, two original members of
Luc Bral 's Plastic Dreamband from 1981.  It was 25 years ago since they last played
together to record "Marvin & the paranoid androids".
Gigs with Paul Couter:
  * May: at the Narrow sack, acoustic quartet!
Gigs with Reena Riot:
  * May: Moesterfestival (duo met Naomi Sijmons) - St-Denijs-Westrem
  * April: De Manedans - Kruishoutem
  * March: café The Kinky star - Gent
Gigs with special guest Cindy Barg:
  * Feb: at "De Nauwe zak" - Gent 
             at "De Manedans" - Kruishoutem   
Marvin produced 1st CD van MT Freeman

2008

Dec: Den Witten Uil - Vinderhoute
 
Nov: BADA BING - Oostende
 
Okt: Check out new gigs with Reena Riot and her father Fons Sijmons - It was 20 years
ago since Fons and Marvin played together again, Ludo Huyghe joins in on drums.

Aug: First gig with Reena Riot in Zeebrugge

May: Marvin on Belgian TV in "man bites dog", due to the death of Albert  Hofmann!

April: Gig with SMB at El Negocito - Ghent

March: Gig with SMB at "De Nauwe zak" - Ghent

Feb - Marvin produces Ed & the hot burritos, better known as Eddie De Smul !

2007

April - SMB live at the Kinky Star, Ghent

May - With Paul Couter as Support-act of 10CC at "De Bijloke" in Ghent

2006

Performing with Paul Couter and Patriek De Neve as a blues project

Dec - Marvin recording some dance music at the ICP-studio in Brussels with Ben Brunin
and Cindy Barg, the so-called ATCY-Project, listen on myspace

2005

Since 2005 Kevin changed plane, tired of tours causing him more health problems than money,
he decided to concentrate on finishing his long awaited new album, for which Marvin helped
recording the demo's

Feb - Marvin starts playing with Paul Couter,  Patriek De Neve's friend, as solo-guitarist

May - SMB live at the MIX in Lotenhulle

June - working on a possible Lady June Tribute with Lady Saskia

Nov - CINDRELLA - band for a special occasion with Cindy Barg

2004

May - second Japanese tour with Kevin Ayers

   "   - fourth UK-Tour with Kevin Ayers

July - Gentse Feesten (Festivities in Ghent)

Nov - Spanish tour (Barcelona & Mallorca)

For more information about these gigs see Reviews or check out the WAWS-website.

2003

Mar - Spirit of '66 in Verviers with Kevin Ayers

June - second UK-Tour with Kevin Ayers

Nov - third UK-Tour with Kevin Ayers

2002

Mar  - first Japanese tour with Kevin Ayers

May  - recording session with Marvin & the band at ‘t Graafschap in Hansbeke

Aug  - Canterbury Festival in Kent with Kevin Ayers

Sept - Queen Elisabeth Hall in London with Kevin Ayers

Okt   - First UK-tour with Kevin Ayers

2001

April - Top of the bill with Kevin Ayers at Rockardinal festival in Jette, Brussels

Aug - Gig with Kevin Ayers at the Countship of Hansbeke

Okt  - Recording sessions with Kevin Ayers and the band at 't Graafschap in Hansbeke

2000 

Ludo Huyghe replaces Dirk Van Gansbeke on drums and  the band starts playing along with Kevin Ayers on a regulary base.

Jan - Gig at CC De Woeker in Oudenaarde with Kevin Ayers & Luc Alloo TV6 special

Okt - recording-sessions with Kevin Ayers in Montolieu, South of France

 

 

WHAT WENT ON BEFORE

Cover of The Happening Combo CD        
2020 ~ 2 new releases on all digital platforms
 
 New bandmember: Lander De Roo on keys ~ Aug '18
 
Guitarist Alain Berthe leaves the band  (1996 ~ 2016)
 
 With the Auroville Beatles ~ SE-India 2019
 
with Erika De Stercke & Ray Barelli ~ Nov 2015
 
Kevin Ayers, Marvin & Sophie - July 2012
 
 
 FM Band - Nov 2010
 
Paul Couter Blues Band
 
Starving Ayers Band at Whitby ~ Mars 2003
 

Bye bye, tanx very much!

Poster from the Japanese tour 2004 with Kevin Ayers
2nd Japanese Worldtour
 
On stage at the Canterbury festival 2002
Canterbury Fayre Aug 2002