During June 2009, Steve exhibited his Bags of Art idea at the Salisbury Library.
22nd May Deacons Pub, Salisbury Music Live Steve accompanied Ben Havers during two gigs, playing drums, bass guitar and singing. But not all at the same time.
Exhibition: April 24th-25th 2009, Manchester GMEX Steve enjoyed another show with his Bags of Art idea in Manchester. His dad came along to help.
Exhibition: March 26th-28th 2009, Birmingham NEC Steve launched Bags of Art at the NEC Education Show.
Gig: Saturday 24th January 2009, Studio Theatre, Salisbury Steve performed as part of the Hope For Heroes charity fund raising event.
That's him on the left playing bass.
Gig: Friday December 5th, Winchester Gate Pub, Salisbury
Steve's sculpture "Lump Sum" was exhibited on the 13th November 2008 between 12am - 3pm in London, outside the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street.
Steve had three great days exhibiting again at the NEC Birmingham 10th - 12th October 2008, this time for Grand Designs Live.
His dad came and helped and they had a great time chatting to all the people.
Gig: Monday 11th December 2007, Salisbury Arts Centre
Gig: Saturday 27th October 2007, Mission Theatre, Bath
Radio Interview:
Thursday 20th September 2007, BBC Wilts, 2:30pm
Steve's European Tour 2007
During the summer of 2007, Steve went on tour around Europe in his ArtCar. In total he travelled 3461 miles and visited eight different countries.
Here is a list of Steve's tour dates for August & September 2007.
24th August - Paris, France
25th August - Bruges, Belgium
26th August - Brussels, Belgium
27th August - Brussels, Belgium
28th August - Antwerp, Belgium
29th August - Rotterdam, Holland
30th August - Utrecht, Holland
31st August - Amsterdam, Holland
1st September - Amsterdam, Holland
2nd September - Bremen, Germany
3rd September - Hamburg, Germany
4th September - Hamburg, Germany
5th September - Berlin, Germany
7th September - Leipzig, Germany
8th September - Prague, Czech Republic
9th September - Prague, Czech Republic
10th September - Vienna, Austria
11th September - Salzburg, Austria
12th September - Munich, Germany
13th September - Munich, Germany
14th September - Stuttgart, Germany
15th September - Frankfurt, Germany
16th September - Frankfurt, Germany
17th September - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
18th September - Paris, France
Paris, France
Paris, France
Antwerp, Belgium
Rotterdam, Holland
Utrecht, Holland
Utrecht, Holland
Berlin, Germany
Prague, Czech Republic
Vienna, Austria
Mountains! Austria
Munich, Germany
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Steve's Short Film Is Complete
Steve has finished filming with Rory O'Mahony and his short film is now complete and can be viewed online, for free.
Gig: Saturday 28th July, Music On The Hill Festival, Oxfordshire
Steve played a half hour acoustic set to open the festival. The weather stayed dry and it was a good day.
"Artistic Licence" Released
Sunday 1st July 2007, the album "Artistic Licence " was released.
Gig: Saturday 16th June, Salisbury Arts Centre
Steve played an acoustic gig on the alter stage at lunchtime. Then in the evening he played and sang on the rock stage with the arts centre band, for a party. The musicians were Chris, Rob, Suzy and Ricky. Photos to follow ...
Gig: Saturday 6th January 2007, The Chough, Salisbury
Gig: Thursday 14th December, The Chough, Salisbury
Gig: Thursday 9th December, The Chough, Salisbury
Gig: Thursday 2nd November, The Chough, Salisbury
Steve played a three set gig, performing the songs mainly with the acoustic guitar. He used the backing tracks for a few songs in the middle set to liven things up!
Recording: Wednesday 1st November 2006
Vicky came to Quidhampton and played her saxophone brilliantly on "Katerina Fantastic" "A Way To Go" "Not Safe" "Last Chance" and "Lovely Surprise".
Gig: Thursday 12th October, The Chough, Salisbury
Recording: Thursday 5th October
Steve spent time with David Singleton & Alex Mundy at the Discipline Global Mobile studio, recording vocals for the song "Little Chairs".
Gig: Saturday 30th September, The Chough, Salisbury
Tunesday happened between 13th June and 5th September
Steve recorded many new songs and released them every Tuesday during the summer. Links were sent out fortnightly to all those on the mailing list. On the in-between weeks, an acoustic track was added to the acoustic songs page.
Many people emailed to say how much they enjoyed the songs and Steve was very grateful for all those who took the time to listen and to respond as well. Some of the Tunesday Tunes are still available on the new songs page.
Steve played his first solo full gig. The audience was small but appreciated. Steve tried out lots of songs from his two albums as well as some new material. Some tracks worked better than others with just a voice and guitar, and he said he enjoyed revisiting the older material.
Band breaks up: 1st/2nd July 2006
After Mark left the band during June, Simon and Ben gave their notices of departure.
Band Gig: Wednesday 14th June 2006, The Chough (pub), Salisbury, UK
The Steve Porter Quest played their final gig as a four-piece.
Band Gig: Friday 2nd June 2006, Salisbury Arts Centre, UK
The Quest played what was to be their penultimate gig at the Salisbury Arts centre. Unfortunately, it was impossible to sound-check properly prior to the gig beginning due to other shows taking place in the venue. The performance commenced late in the evening with the sound rushed and the band tired.
Band Gig: Thursday 25th May 2006, The Cloisters (pub), Salisbury, UK
The Quest played an excellent gig at a very busy Cloisters pub in Salisbury. A good number of friends and friends of friends attended and the music seemed well received by the pubs usual clientele.
Band Gig: Saturday 6th May 2006, Winchester Gate (pub), Salisbury, UK
The Steve Porter Quest played another gig, trying more new material. Thanks to everyone who came along.
Duet Gig: Wednesday 22nd March 2006: Essex University Student Bar
Steve and Ben traveled to Essex University to perform an hour-long lunchtime spot in the level two bar area. The long journey was made easy thanks to Ben's satellite navigation system (!).
Band Gig: Saturday 18th March 2006: Winchester Gate (Pub)
Steve performed with "The Steve Porter Quest". The gig was tight, (quite) loud and worked perfectly with the audience so close and visible. Along with Steve singing and playing guitar, Ben Vuckovic played piano and sang, Mark Povey played bass and sang and Simon Lee played drums. Thanks to all the people who came and supported us. Here are some pictures of us setting up and sound checking:
18th February Gig A Success
Steve performed on Saturday 18th February at Salisbury Arts Centre.
Accompanying him on piano, guitar and vocals was Ben Vuckovic. They played songs from "Million Mile Ice Rink" and "A Sack Full Of Heartbreak Rocks", along with some new material. The gig was part of the Salisbury Arts Centre's LIVE LUNCH series, so the audience ate while they listened!
New Album: "Million Mile Ice Rink" Released
The new album: "Million Mile Ice Rink" is now available. Download MP3s of a selection of the tracks for free, or buy hardcopy CDs with a full glossy inlay direct from this site. The album was recorded July-August 2005 at the Pergola studio, Salisbury, with all the basic backings all captured live giving the music a real band feel.
24th September 2005 Concert: A Success
The concert held to launch the new album: "Million Mile Ice Rink" at The Blackledge Theatre, Salisbury, was a great success.
The first half of the show featured tracks from the album: "A Sack Full of Heartbreak Rocks" performed by various people in an acoustic format. Ben Vuckovic sang "Stay" and "That's My Style". Cecilia le Poer Power sang "Shining Along" and "Like Magic". Lee Ingram sang "It's You" and "Is This What It Is To Be Alive?". And Emma Bugler sang "You Will" and "Go With The Flow".
The second half featured Steve and the band playing the new album "Million Mile Ice Rink" from start to finish. Along with those people who sang and played in the first half, the line-up included Carl Henderson, Terry Parkinson, Louise Jones, David Taylor and Simon Lee.
The ticket and bar sales raised money for the Studio Theatre building fund.
Albums Recorded Pre-2002
Recorded between 1997-2002, Steve made four albums using basic mini-disc recording equipment. Only a few copies exist of each.
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24th August - Paris, France
Tunesday happened between 13th June and 5th September
Band Gig: Saturday 6th May 2006, Winchester Gate (pub), Salisbury, UK
The new album: "Million Mile Ice Rink" is now available. 
