The Tiger Lillies

The Tiger Lillies were formed in 1989 and as the decades go by their sound remains one of the most unique and original things one could come across. Martyn Jacques, the band's front man, songwriter and founder, spent most of his twenties in a flat above a brothel in London's Soho, peeping through his window at the buzz of Soho’s lowlife. It took him a good ten years to turn that strange world into art, while training as a singer and songwriter. In 1989 he got his first accordion and The Tiger Lillies were formed shortly after.

The Tiger Lillies stood out immediately for their distinct sound and style and worked their way up from London pubs to the Piccadilly Theatre and buskers’ benches to the Sydney Opera House. Soon the The Tiger Lillies were touring the world giving concerts and participating in various art and theatre projects. A couple of the many highlights in their career was the Olivier Award they won for the cult hit musical Shockheaded Peter and the Grammy nomination for their album The Gorey End. Within the last two decades The Tiger Lillies have been doing an average of over 200 gigs a year and despite spending so much time on the road they have managed to also release more than one album a year (total number is somewhere around 30, but who is counting?). They have participated in numerous shows all over the world, collaborating with artists of all disciplines: from circus performers to Shakespearean actors, experimental dancers to avant garde photographers and burlesque puppeteers to classical music ensembles.

The world of The Tiger Lillies is dark, peculiar and varied, with moments of deep sadness, cruel black humour and immense beauty. This unique « anarchic Brechtian street opera trio » tours the world playing songs about « anything that doesn’t involve beautiful blonde girls and boys running at the meadow » to quote their founder Martyn Jacques. Hence, their songs cover all the dark aspects of life, from prostitution and drug addiction to violence and despair. Always with a touch of twisted humor and sharp irony The Tiger Lillies « point an implicit accusing finger back at us: what on Earth are we doing, laughing at this stuff? ». Their music is a mixture of pre-war Berlin cabaret, anarchic opera and gypsy music, echoing the voices of Bertolt Brecht and Jacques Brel. The Tiger Lillies shock, amuse and entertain in a postmodern vaudeville way, with their inimitable in-yer-face shows, where no limit should be taken for granted.

The Tiger Lillies consist of Martyn Jacques, Adrian Stout and Jonas Golland.

-- Quaternaire represents The Tiger Lillies in France and/or worldwide depending on the production.

Upcoming dates

Date Spectaclesort ascending Lieu Ville Pays
2024-03-28 00:00:00-2024-03-28 00:00:002024-03-28 00:00:00 2024-03-28 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert G Livelab Tampere Finland
2024-04-19 00:00:00-2024-04-21 00:00:002024-04-19 00:00:00 2024-04-21 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Theater Berlin Germany
2024-05-11 00:00:00-2024-05-11 00:00:002024-05-11 00:00:00 2024-05-11 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Kino SC Zagreb Croatia
2024-05-28 00:00:00-2024-05-28 00:00:002024-05-28 00:00:00 2024-05-28 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert !FESTrepublic Lviv Ukraine
2024-05-30 00:00:00-2024-05-30 00:00:002024-05-30 00:00:00 2024-05-30 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Caribbean Club Kyiv Ukraine
2024-08-15 00:00:00-2024-08-15 00:00:002024-08-15 00:00:00 2024-08-15 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Palangos gintaro muziejus Palanga Lithuania
2024-09-06 00:00:00-2024-09-06 00:00:002024-09-06 00:00:00 2024-09-06 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Stables Milton Keynes UK
2024-09-09 00:00:00-2024-09-09 00:00:002024-09-09 00:00:00 2024-09-09 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert City Varieties Music Hall Leeds UK
2024-09-14 00:00:00-2024-09-14 00:00:002024-09-14 00:00:00 2024-09-14 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The North Wall Arts Centre Oxford UK
2024-09-24 00:00:00-2024-09-24 00:00:002024-09-24 00:00:00 2024-09-24 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Colchester Arts Centre Colchester UK

Past dates

Date Spectaclesort ascending Lieu Ville Pays
2023-05-06 00:00:00-2023-05-06 00:00:002023-05-06 00:00:00 2023-05-06 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert ARC Stockton-On-Tees UK
2023-11-05 00:00:00-2023-11-05 00:00:002023-11-05 00:00:00 2023-11-05 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Lula Lounge Toronto Canada
2023-05-11 00:00:00-2023-05-11 00:00:002023-05-11 00:00:00 2023-05-11 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Apex Bury St. Edmunds UK
2023-11-09 00:00:00-2023-11-11 00:00:002023-11-09 00:00:00 2023-11-11 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Usine C Montréal Canada
2023-05-12 00:00:00-2023-05-12 00:00:002023-05-12 00:00:00 2023-05-12 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Norwich Theatre Royal Norwich UK
2023-11-24 00:00:00-2023-11-25 00:00:002023-11-24 00:00:00 2023-11-25 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert UT Connewitz Leipzig Germany
2023-05-13 00:00:00-2023-05-13 00:00:002023-05-13 00:00:00 2023-05-13 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Cambridge Junction Cambridge UK
2023-12-02 00:00:00-2023-12-02 00:00:002023-12-02 00:00:00 2023-12-02 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Archa Theatre Praha Czechia
2023-05-18 00:00:00-2023-05-18 00:00:002023-05-18 00:00:00 2023-05-18 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham UK
2023-12-04 00:00:00-2023-12-04 00:00:002023-12-04 00:00:00 2023-12-04 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Goose on a String Theatre Brno-mesto Czechia
2023-05-20 00:00:00-2023-05-20 00:00:002023-05-20 00:00:00 2023-05-20 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Alban Arena St Albans UK
2023-12-07 00:00:00-2023-12-08 00:00:002023-12-07 00:00:00 2023-12-08 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Theater Akzent Wien Austria
2021-07-31 00:00:00-2021-07-31 00:00:002021-07-31 00:00:00 2021-07-31 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert FESTIVĀLS BEZ DISTANCES 'VAR!BŪT! Riga Latvia
2023-05-21 00:00:00-2023-05-21 00:00:002023-05-21 00:00:00 2023-05-21 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre Taunton UK
2023-12-06 00:00:00-2023-12-06 00:00:002023-12-06 00:00:00 2023-12-06 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Nová Cvernovka Bratislava Slovakia
2021-09-14 00:00:00-2021-09-18 00:00:002021-09-14 00:00:00 2021-09-18 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Wilton's Music Hall London UK
2023-05-27 00:00:00-2023-05-27 00:00:002023-05-27 00:00:00 2023-05-27 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Leeds Heritage Theatres Leeds UK
2023-12-10 00:00:00-2023-12-10 00:00:002023-12-10 00:00:00 2023-12-10 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany
2021-09-20 00:00:00-2021-09-25 00:00:002021-09-20 00:00:00 2021-09-25 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Wilton's Music Hall London UK
2023-05-28 00:00:00-2023-05-28 00:00:002023-05-28 00:00:00 2023-05-28 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Epstein Theatre Liverpool UK
2023-12-11 00:00:00-2023-12-12 00:00:002023-12-11 00:00:00 2023-12-12 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Zoom Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany
2021-09-29 00:00:00-2021-09-29 00:00:002021-09-29 00:00:00 2021-09-29 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Odeon of Herodes Atticus-Herodein Athens, Attica Greece
2023-06-01 00:00:00-2023-06-02 00:00:002023-06-01 00:00:00 2023-06-02 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Old Market Brighton UK
2023-12-15 00:00:00-2023-12-15 00:00:002023-12-15 00:00:00 2023-12-15 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Spielboden Dornbirn Austria
2021-10-21 00:00:00-2021-10-21 00:00:002021-10-21 00:00:00 2021-10-21 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Stage in the courtyard Sankt Pölten Austria
2023-06-03 00:00:00-2023-06-03 00:00:002023-06-03 00:00:00 2023-06-03 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Cadogan Hall London UK
2024-01-05 00:00:00-2024-01-08 00:00:002024-01-05 00:00:00 2024-01-08 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Half Note Jazz Club Athina Greece
2021-10-06 00:00:00-2021-10-06 00:00:002021-10-06 00:00:00 2021-10-06 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Watermans Art Centre Brentford UK
2023-06-08 00:00:00-2023-06-08 00:00:002023-06-08 00:00:00 2023-06-08 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Tivoli Theatre Wimborne UK
2024-01-12 00:00:00-2024-01-15 00:00:002024-01-12 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Half Note Jazz Club Athina Greece
2021-10-07 00:00:00-2021-10-07 00:00:002021-10-07 00:00:00 2021-10-07 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Watermans Art Centre Brentford UK
2023-06-09 00:00:00-2023-06-09 00:00:002023-06-09 00:00:00 2023-06-09 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert New Theatre Royal Portsmouth UK
2024-02-13 00:00:00-2024-02-14 00:00:002024-02-13 00:00:00 2024-02-14 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Komedia Brighton UK
2021-10-09 00:00:00-2021-10-09 00:00:002021-10-09 00:00:00 2021-10-09 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Opera North Leeds UK
2023-06-10 00:00:00-2023-06-10 00:00:002023-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-10 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Redgrave Theatre Bristol UK
2024-02-20 00:00:00-2024-02-24 00:00:002024-02-20 00:00:00 2024-02-24 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Wilton's Music Hall London UK
2021-10-15 00:00:00-2021-10-15 00:00:002021-10-15 00:00:00 2021-10-15 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Colyer-Fergusson Music Canterbury UK
2023-05-26 00:00:00-2023-05-26 00:00:002023-05-26 00:00:00 2023-05-26 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert HOME Manchester Manchester UK
2024-02-27 00:00:00-2024-03-02 00:00:002024-02-27 00:00:00 2024-03-02 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Wilton's Music Hall London UK
2021-10-23 00:00:00-2021-10-23 00:00:002021-10-23 00:00:00 2021-10-23 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Festspielbühne Pernerinsel Hallein Austria
2023-01-18 00:00:00-2023-01-21 00:00:002023-01-18 00:00:00 2023-01-21 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Theater Berlin Germany
2024-03-10 00:00:00-2024-03-10 00:00:002024-03-10 00:00:00 2024-03-10 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest Romania
2021-10-24 00:00:00-2021-10-24 00:00:002021-10-24 00:00:00 2021-10-24 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert WUK Wien Austria
2023-01-29 00:00:00-2023-01-29 00:00:002023-01-29 00:00:00 2023-01-29 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert VEF kultūras pils Riga Latvia
2024-03-12 00:00:00-2024-03-12 00:00:002024-03-12 00:00:00 2024-03-12 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Stroeja Sofia Bulgaria
2021-12-15 00:00:00-2021-12-30 00:00:002021-12-15 00:00:00 2021-12-30 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall London UK
2023-01-30 00:00:00-2023-01-30 00:00:002023-01-30 00:00:00 2023-01-30 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert VDU didžioji salė Kaunas Lithuania
2024-03-27 00:00:00-2024-03-27 00:00:002024-03-27 00:00:00 2024-03-27 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert G Livelab Helsinki Finland
2023-01-31 00:00:00-2023-02-01 00:00:002023-01-31 00:00:00 2023-02-01 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert TAMSTA muzikos klubas Vilnius Lithuania
2024-03-13 00:00:00-2024-03-13 00:00:002024-03-13 00:00:00 2024-03-13 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre Taunton UK
2022-04-02 00:00:00-2022-04-02 00:00:002022-04-02 00:00:00 2022-04-02 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Theater Berlin Germany
2023-03-31 00:00:00-2023-03-31 00:00:002023-03-31 00:00:00 2023-03-31 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Control Club București Romania
2022-04-03 00:00:00-2022-04-03 00:00:002022-04-03 00:00:00 2022-04-03 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Theater Berlin Germany
2023-04-13 00:00:00-2023-04-14 00:00:002023-04-13 00:00:00 2023-04-14 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Club Porgy & Bess Vienna Austria
2022-06-24 00:00:00-2022-06-25 00:00:002022-06-24 00:00:00 2022-06-25 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Archa Theatre Hlavní Město Praha Czechia
2023-04-15 00:00:00-2023-04-15 00:00:002023-04-15 00:00:00 2023-04-15 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Stage in the courtyard Sankt Pölten Austria
2022-03-03 00:00:00-2022-03-03 00:00:002022-03-03 00:00:00 2022-03-03 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Opéra de Rouen Rouen France
2023-04-16 00:00:00-2023-04-16 00:00:002023-04-16 00:00:00 2023-04-16 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Rockhouse Salzburg Austria
2022-04-07 00:00:00-2022-04-23 00:00:002022-04-07 00:00:00 2022-04-23 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Soho Theatre London UK
2023-04-18 00:00:00-2023-04-18 00:00:002023-04-18 00:00:00 2023-04-18 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Musiksommer Bad Schallerbach Bad Schallerbach Austria
2022-05-07 00:00:00-2022-05-07 00:00:002022-05-07 00:00:00 2022-05-07 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Labadoux Festival Ingelmunster Belgium
2023-04-20 00:00:00-2023-04-20 00:00:002023-04-20 00:00:00 2023-04-20 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Concert hall Schüür Luzern Switzerland
2022-06-17 00:00:00-2022-06-17 00:00:002022-06-17 00:00:00 2022-06-17 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert PARC DE LA BEGRAISIERE Saint-Herblain France
2023-04-21 00:00:00-2023-04-21 00:00:002023-04-21 00:00:00 2023-04-21 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Tollhaus Karlsruhe Germany
2022-07-12 00:00:00-2022-07-12 00:00:002022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-12 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Midsummer Vilnius Vilnius Lithuania
2022-09-23 00:00:00-2022-09-23 00:00:002022-09-23 00:00:00 2022-09-23 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Nøtterøy Kulturhus Borgheim Norway
2022-09-25 00:00:00-2022-09-25 00:00:002022-09-25 00:00:00 2022-09-25 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Stavanger Konserthus Stavanger Norway
2022-10-28 00:00:00-2022-10-28 00:00:002022-10-28 00:00:00 2022-10-28 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Park Theatre Eindhoven Netherlands
2023-09-30 00:00:00-2023-09-30 00:00:002023-09-30 00:00:00 2023-09-30 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Philharmonie Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg
2022-10-29 00:00:00-2022-10-29 00:00:002022-10-29 00:00:00 2022-10-29 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Leiden Theater Leiden Netherlands
2023-10-25 00:00:00-2023-10-27 00:00:002023-10-25 00:00:00 2023-10-27 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert GREER CABARET THEATER Pittsburg USA
2023-05-04 00:00:00-2023-05-04 00:00:002023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Oxford Playhouse Oxford UK
2023-10-28 00:00:00-2023-10-28 00:00:002023-10-28 00:00:00 2023-10-28 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Williams Center for the Arts Easton USA
2023-05-05 00:00:00-2023-05-05 00:00:002023-05-05 00:00:00 2023-05-05 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert The Stables Milton Keynes UK
2023-10-31 00:00:00-2023-11-03 00:00:002023-10-31 00:00:00 2023-11-03 00:00:00 *The Tiger Lillies in Concert Joe's Pub New York USA
2018-09-20 00:00:00-2018-09-20 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Marjanishvili Theater Tbilisi Georgia
2019-02-26 00:00:00-2019-03-10 00:00:002019-02-26 00:00:00 2019-03-10 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace RCC Fringe Adelaide Australia
2020-03-03 00:00:00-2020-03-03 00:00:002020-03-03 00:00:00 2020-03-03 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace ESPACE JEAN LEGENDRE Compiègne France
2020-04-13 00:00:00-2020-04-13 00:00:002020-04-13 00:00:00 2020-04-13 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Nova et Vetera Musica Bogota Colombie
2020-04-19 00:00:00-2020-04-19 00:00:002020-04-19 00:00:00 2020-04-19 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Nova et Vetera Musica Bogota Colombie
2018-02-14 00:00:00-2018-02-14 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Théâtre Molière, scène nationale de Sète et du Bassin de Thau Sète France
2018-04-04 00:00:00-2018-04-05 00:00:002018-04-04 00:00:00 2018-04-05 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Théâtre de l'Union Limoges France
2017-06-06 00:00:00-2017-06-07 00:00:002017-06-06 00:00:00 2017-06-07 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Den Nationale Scene, Bergen International Festival Bergen Norway
2017-09-29 00:00:00-2017-09-29 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Maison de la Musique de Nanterre Nanterre France
2017-11-10 00:00:00-2017-11-10 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Teatro Circo Murcia Murcia Spain
2017-11-12 00:00:00-2017-11-12 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Teatro Alhambr Granada Spain
2023-08-25 00:00:00-2023-08-26 00:00:002023-08-25 00:00:00 2023-08-26 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Teatro Colon Bogota Colombia
2017-11-15 00:00:00-2017-11-15 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Teatro Central Seville Spain
2023-10-18 00:00:00-2023-10-19 00:00:002023-10-18 00:00:00 2023-10-19 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Opéra de Dijon Dijon France
2017-11-18 00:00:00-2017-11-18 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Carré-Colonne Saint Médard en Jalles France
2017-11-21 00:00:00-2017-11-21 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Ayuntamiento De Vitoria Vitoria Spain
2017-10-18 00:00:00-2017-10-19 00:00:002017-10-18 00:00:00 2017-10-19 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Théâtre Angoulême Scène Nationale Angoulême France
2018-08-28 00:00:00-2018-08-30 00:00:002018-08-28 00:00:00 2018-08-30 00:00:00 Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace Southbank London UK
2022-03-03 00:00:00-2022-03-03 00:00:002022-03-03 00:00:00 2022-03-03 00:00:00 Ballad of Sexual Dependency Chapel of the Lycée Corneille Rouen France
2011-04-30 00:00:00-2011-04-30 00:00:00 Ballad of Sexual Dependency Blackheath Halls London UK
2012-03-03 00:00:00-2012-03-03 00:00:00 Ballad of Sexual Dependency L'Arsenal Metz France
2013-11-24 00:00:00-2013-11-24 00:00:00 Ballad of Sexual Dependency La Comédie de Clermont Clermont-Ferrand France
2017-01-05 00:00:00-2017-01-07 00:00:002017-01-05 00:00:00 2017-01-07 00:00:00 Ballad of Sexual Dependency Cité de la musique -Philharmonie de Paris Paris France
2017-11-30 00:00:00-2017-12-01 00:00:002017-11-30 00:00:00 2017-12-01 00:00:00 Ballad of Sexual Dependency Le Maillon Strasbourg France