19th June: Opera North, Leeds
A new song cycle, 'life cycle', collaboration with Toby Litt, sung by Mara Carlyle with Olly Coates and Sarah Nichols

16th July: Latitude Festival, Suffolk
Mara Carlyle, John Reid and Olly Coates with the LCO will do a half hour set of my songs(lyrics Toby Litt) and some of Mara's too

September 2nd 2010: 
Olly Coates playing 'All grand and all bright' as part of a set of his music and in collaboration with Anna Meredith
Cryptic Theatre - Cryptic Nights, Glasgow, CCA

September 25th 2010: Grimsby St Hughs Festival
New songs commission, again in collaboration with Toby Litt for calssical Baritone Paul Carey Jones
http://www.grimsby-st-hughs-festival.org.uk

October 6th 2010: Olly Coates and John Reid at the De La Warr Pavilion
Olly Coates playing 'All grand and all bright' in a recital
http://www.dlwp.com

December 15th 2010: Spitalfields Festival
Some of my recent songs performed by Mara Carlyle, Olly Coates and John Reid
http://www.spitalfieldsfestival.org.uk

December 17th 2010: Streetwise Film Opera, Spitalfields festival
Film Opera premier. In collaboration with film maker Gaelle Denis.
http://www.streetwiseopera.org