Fairy Light Nights is the collective term for a large number of acoustic gigs performed by All About Eve between January 2000 and February 2002.
The "Fairy Light Night" concerts featured a simple line-up of Julianne Regan on lead vocals, Marty Willson-Piper on a variety of acoustic guitars and backing vocals, and Andy Cousin on electric bass or acoustic 12-string guitar, with occasional guest appearances by other musicians.
The first gigs were extremely well received by fans, with word-of-mouth and internet forums allowing renewed interest in the band to spread rapidly.
Most of the shows were held by both the fans and the band to be extremely successful, although the one in Worthing is often cited by all who were there as a low point in the tour: because Marty's amplifiers were too loud for the venue and created intolerable feedback for the first few songs, Willson-Piper was forced to sit out the rest of the gig without playing, putting him in a foul mood and causing him to berate the audience between songs.
All About Eve also played some fully electric dates during this time: these do not technically count as Fairy Light Nights but were equally well received by fans.
These gigs included the 2000 Cropredy Festival where devoted fans sat through two hours of the Incredible String Band before All About Eve finally came on.