Tony coote is the drummer for pp arnold, Little barrie, Steve Cradock, LEah Weller, Project gemini and Somer.
Tony played drums for Ocean Colour Scene on their sold out Moseley Shoals Anniversary tour across Western European arenas.
He has accompanied on-stage or recorded with – Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi, Paul Weller, QuestLove (the Roots), Gregg Sutton (Bob Dylan), PP Arnold (The Small Faces/Nick Drake), Sharleen Spiteri (Texas), Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene), Lynval Golding & Horace Panter (The Specials), Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams), Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis (James Brown), Mani (The Stone Roses), Barrie Cadogan (Primal Scream/The Black Keys), Jeff Wootton & Peven Everett (Gorillaz) plus many more.
Tonys debut recording with Little Barrie scheduled release 2026
Tony has performed at these major venues
Ronnie Scotts (London), Glastonbury Festival, Hyde Park Calling, The Roundhouse (Camden), The Boiler Room, The Itunes Festival, Sata Outside (Lithuania), The Secret Garden Party, The Camden Jazz Café (London), Dublin Olympia, O2 Manchester Apollo, O2 London, Clapham Common Festival (SW4), The Isle Of Wight Festival, O2 Brixton Academy, The Royal Festival Hall (London), The Barbican (London), De Montford Hall (Leicester), The Shepherds Bush Empire, Newport Leisure Centre, Koko (Camden), London Hippodrome, Scala (London), The Royal Albert Hall (London), Bloomsbury Theatre (London), Troxy (London), E-Werk (Cologne, Germany), Rock City (Nottingham), Mountford Hall (Liverpool), O2 Academy (Leeds), Civic Hall (Wolverhampton), O2 Guildhall (Southampton), Brighton Centre, The Apollo (Barcelona), Bestival, The Great Escape (Brighton), Latitude Festival, Leeds and Redding Festivals, Halden and Bremen Pop Festivals (Germany)
“My soul brother, my engine man that keeps the beat tight where it needs to be” - PP Arnold
“One of the greatest British drummers around today” - Steve Cradock
‘Tony’s a great player” - Paul Weller
West Londons king of swing - Project Gemini
The Playboy Club, London