Andy Bell is Torsten Gigography

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Andy Bell is Torsten Gigography

FRIDAY 9th November 2012-The DEBUT performance as TORSTEN THE BAREBACK SAINT at THE SOCIETY CLUB, 12 INGESTRE PLACE, SOHO, LONDON W1F 0JF. Ten Neo-Torch piano and voice songs and readings in verse that celebrate and navigate through the hurt and loss of an extraordinary character in an unnaturally extended life.
This performance was just Barney & Christopher before Andy joined the Torsten Team.

October 3rd 2013 The Society Club where Andy sang his first Torsten track live.

April 28th 2014 Eve Ferret’s Faberet
Eve Ferret-Launching my first ever Album and 'Don't Be So Shellfish Tour', and very excited to have special Guest Andy Bell (Erasure),who sang a Torsten track.

Pre Edinburgh warm up shows
St James Theatre London
July 25th 2014 for friends & family only
July 26th 2014 for EIS fans




Photos Christopher Frost



Torsten The Bareback Saint 2014
Edinburgh Fringe Show
Assembly Studio One
George Square - Edinburgh Fringe Festival
August 5th-16th 2014





Andy Bell is Saint Torsten2016
Manchester Queer Festival 2016
Contact Manchester
February 4th 2016



The Beautiful Libertine 2016
March 2nd and March 27th 2016


Photo credit Gaz Sherwood

Fopp instore signing & performance
30th June 2016



The Society Club
The Society Club London also hosted a few events where Torsten tracks were performed live.
Including the Schema/Stasis The Torsten Verse Diaries which was also attended by Vince Clarke supporting Andy in his side project.


Above Society Club Event,below Book launch




Torsten In Queereteria TV 2019
Above The Stag Theatre



10th April — 28th April

19.30 Tuesday – Saturday & 18.00 Sunday
72 Albert Embankment London, SE1 7TP
Previews 10 & 11 April

Torsten Fans Event- Friday 18th November 2022

Queercircle Design District SE10 0BN



Four Torsten tracks were sung-
Tell Me The Story Of Your Poverty
We Hadn’t Slept For Twenty Years

And two new tracks
Radiant Man
Mercy Mild

Poetry reading & songs from Torsten Sunday 2nd July 2023
Adelaide Pub, 57 Park Rd, Teddington TW11 0AU



Barney sang-Tell Me The Story Of Your Poverty & The Boy From The Sauna.

Poetry & Songs from Torsten Thursday 28th September 2023
Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3BL

Poetry & Torsten songs Sunday 23rd March 2025
Barney Ashton-Bullock will be reading from his recently re-printed Bronski Beat's 'Smalltown Boy' themed poetry collection 'Cul-de-Sacrilege!' (from Polari Press) and singing from the 'Andy Bell is Torsten' songbook on SUNDAY 23rd MARCH as part of the Venn Diagrams event at the Torriano Meeting House.

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Poetry from Cul De Sacrilege & singing songs from Torsten.

Which were -Tell Me The Story Of Your Poverty & The Boy From The Sauna.

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OMFG chums!! Only 3 more sleeps until the event of my year, the BOLD queer poetry soirée with Polari Press where I am performing a completely new little showcase of poems from my Polari Press collection ‘Cul-de-Sacrilege!’ and a couple of songs from my ‘Andy Bell is Torsten’ songbook. Please dear friends, if you can make it this Thursday night (28th Sept) to the Betsey Trotwood pub in London’s Farringdon district, I would be delighted to see you. Read more about the event and the other inspirational hybrid poetry petformers taking part here…

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bold-que ... 9056054477

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Torstenites! Torsten writer Barney Ashton-Bullock will be reading from his recently re-printed Bronski Beat's 'Smalltown Boy' themed poetry collection 'Cul-de-Sacrilege!' (from Polari Press) and singing from the 'Andy Bell is Torsten' songbook on SUNDAY 23rd MARCH as part of the Venn Diagrams event at the Torriano Meeting House. It would be great to see you! Nearest station is Kentish Town on the Thameslink railway and the Northern Line Underground!