Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson is a British rock singer-songwriter born in London in 1949 and active since 1967, the year the guitarist was a founding member of Fairport Convention, the group that developed English folk-rock. The artist has released work on Island Records, including I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), made with Linda Thompson. The duo's later album Shoot Out the Lights (1982) is another of the best-known records from that partnership.

The night is aimed at listeners who follow British folk-rock and the songwriting tradition that grew out of Fairport Convention's work, as well as those who know the solo and duo catalogue. Performers are named as Richard Thompson alone, so the evening centres on one artist's material.

Bristol Beacon is a concert and performance venue in Bristol, which hosts music, theatre and other live shows. Its programme places this concert alongside other performances at the venue throughout the year.