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Tuesday 5 January
St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG
Norwich’s premium Improv comedy troupe perform “Whose Line is it Anyway?” style games based entirely on audience suggestions, anything goes!
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· Comedy ·
Intellectual Hooligans: Improv comedy
Saturday 23 January
Vieux Farka Touré 26 Jan
Play The Music Acoustic Showcase 1pm-4pm : Free entry : Bar
SPIEL : Matt Mackman Artist Talk
Friday 8 January – Saturday 20 February
Matt Mackman: Inner City Circus
Saturday 16 January
Mon–Fri 1pm-5pm, Sat 10am-6pm : Free entry Friday 8 January
· Rock/Pop ·
Tilting Sky presents Lobster + Perfect Mistakes + Gentlemen Tilting Sky celebrate Norwich’s wealth of young talent. Must-see 8-piece Lobster play funky jazz and soul.
· Rock/Pop ·
Sonic Youths v3.1
Invigorate your faith in the future of music at this showcase for musicians aged 14-19; with emerging talent Cabrakid, Dog’s Dinner, Maya Law and Poppy Rae Read.
1pm-4pm : Free entry : Bar Saturday 9 January
· Rock/Pop ·
Plan Fundraiser feat Addison’s Uncle + Jake Morrell + Kingdom Keys One of Norfolk’s foremost and prominent folk acts with excellent ability and stage craft.
8pm : £7.50 adv : £9.00 door Wednesday 13 January
· Film ·
Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain Film Screening
Part band doc, part look at the state of the nation, this film follows the Nottingham band on a tour of the UK in the run up to the 2015 General Election and visits the boarded up parts of the country that most would prefer to ignore.
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated Saturday 16 January
Friends of Norwich Historic Churches Trust Coffee Morning and Book-swap 10am-12.30pm : Free entry : Bar
· Folk ·
FOLK THAT presents Haiku Salut + Inlay + Mat Riviere + True Adventures + Tom Eagle
Sonic Youths v3.1
Brassy, energetic fun from The Netherlands combining traditional New Orleans brass with hip hop, Balkan, funk, fanfare and more.
13 Jan
Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain Film Screening
16 Jan
Friends of NHCT Coffee Morning & Book Swap
16 Jan
FOLK THAT presents Haiku Salut
17 Jan
And I, 2015, single-channel video
19 Jan
Lindi Ortega + Jordan Klassen
22 Jan
Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush
23 Jan
Play The Music Acoustic Showcase
23 Jan
Broken Brass Ensemble
25 Jan
Kent Duchaine
26 Jan
Vieux Farka Touré + support
27 Jan
Night + Daze
29 Jan
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
2 Feb
Pony Up presents Loyle Carner
3 Feb
SPIEL: Poppy Jackson Artist Talk
4 Feb
Simon Munnery : And Nothing But
412 & Richard Jordan Productions present
6 Feb
Poetry by Heart
Night + Daze effortlessly blends physical comedy, dance and breakneck storytelling into an hour of electrifying theatre that will not only make you belly laugh but will also make you wonder about those nights out when a chance meeting could change your life forever.
6 Feb
Tilting Sky presents Jarrod Dickenson
9 Feb
Anda Union
10 Feb
Weird Séance: Dyspraxe 2 (Max Dyspraxe!)
11 Feb
So Comedy Live : On The Road
12 Feb
GoGo Penguin + support
13 Feb
Pony Up presents Rope Store + support
15 Feb
Black Peaks + support
16 Feb
Hinds + Public Access TV
17 Feb
Karla Shacklock Company: The Happiness
· Blues ·
The launch of a new in-house promoted night featuring artists with alt-folk roots that can feed into anything from experimental electronic to dream-pop music.
· Book-swap ·
Sunday 17 January
· Film ·
And I, 2015, single-channel video
‘And I’ is a collaboration between artist and experimental filmmaker, Reynir Hutber, and many-storied artist and notorious orator, Marcia Farquhar.
12-8pm : Free entry : seated Tuesday 19 January
· Country ·
Lindi Ortega + Jordan Klassen
“She gives every syllable meaning and emotional heft“ - The Guardian. Canadian country singer-songwriter Ortega pulls in elements of southern soul, western swing, jazz and blues to mingle with her outlaw country leanings. 8pm : £12.50 adv : £15.00 door
Friday 22 January
This American delta blues guitarist has been playing authentic solo blues since 1968, with earthy, guttural vocals and superb crunchy guitar playing on his battered old National Steel guitar he calls ‘Leadbessie’.
8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated
8pm : £4.50 adv : £6.50 door
8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 door Saturday 9 January
Plan Fundraiser feat Addison’s Uncle
9 Jan
Kent Duchaine · Exhibition ·
Tuesday 26 January
· World ·
Vieux Farka Touré + support
Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara”, Vieux Farka Touré is one of the greatest living exponents of guitar Desert Blues.
8pm : £15.00 adv : £18.00 door Wednesday 27 January
· Performance ·
Night + Daze
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated
· Rock/Pop ·
Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush
Cloudbusting’s remarkable stage show brings Kate’s music to spectacular life, their ‘Hounds of Love’ 30th anniversary concert in London received overwhelming critical acclaim. “Mandy Watson, the voice of Kate; she’s remarkable, a genuine gateway to Kate’s own sound while allowing just enough of her own engaging personality to peek through.” - The Latest
8pm : £15.00 : £12.50 concessions
Matt Mackman: Inner City Circus
9 Jan
Monday 25 January
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated
SPIEL : Matt Mackman Artist Talk
8 Jan - 20 Feb
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door
Talk from artist Matt Mackman, whose work melds Street Art, Fine Art and the modern world of 24-hour advertising.
Intellectual Hooligans: Improv comedy
7 Jan
Tilting Sky presents Lobster
Broken Brass Ensemble + support · Talk ·
5 Jan
8 Jan
Saturday 23 January
8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 doors : Bar Thursday 7 January
· Rock/Pop ·
Weird Séance: Dyspraxe 2 (Max Dyspraxe!) 10 Feb
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18 Feb
The Ukrainians + support
19 Feb
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
20 Feb
Killamonjambo + support
21 Feb
Girls Names + support
22 Feb
C Duncan + Tom Low
23 Feb
Jamie Smith’s Mabon
24 Feb
SPIEL : Asia Alfasi Artist Talk
25 Feb
Pony Up presents Declan McKenna + support
26 Feb
Dead Players + Paper Plates & Bombo + DJ
27 Feb
Play The Music Acoustic Showcase
Friday 29 January
· Rock/Pop ·
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis + support
Talented trio of rockabilly-nostalgist siblings sing an eclectic mix of pop, old school R&B and blues with heartfelt mastery.
8pm : £12.00 adv : £14.00 door Tuesday 2 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Saturday 6 February
· Talk ·
Talk from artist Poppy Jackson who makes actionist work exploring the female body as an autonomous zone.
Thursday 4 February
· Comedy ·
Simon Munnery : And Nothing But
Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery offers up a new stand-up show. The “avant-garde comedy god” (Time Out) returns once again to what he does, generally tell it like it is, was, and might be if we could but get our fingers out. All rise.
8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated
· Performance ·
Monday 15 February
Not too long ago, in the very same space as this event, and in a similar show hosted by Daniel, something went fatally wrong. Working with audience interaction, role-play and re-enactment, Daniel cobbles together the details, responsibilities, and causes of this elusive tragic accident. This unabashedly irreverent gathering is hosted by charlatan spiritualist and performance art reconstructionist Daniel Oliver.
Brighton 4-piece are one of the UK’s most impressive alternative rock bands to emerge in recent years. Playing spasmodic, esoteric, heart-shaking songs that pitch and roll, rise and fall in turn with both delicate grace and thunderous power.
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated : 16+
· Comedy ·
So Comedy Live : On The Road
Three of the best comedians on the circuit with the “charismatic, personable and bright” Ellie Taylor, intelligent, political stand-up with Hari Sriskantha and quick witted Welsh-man Robin Morgan.
8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated Friday 12 February
· Jazz ·
GoGo Penguin + support
Defined by skittering break-beats, powerful sub-bass, telepathic interplay and a penchant for anthemic melody they create an emotionally rich palate for the listener that has seen them hailed as the most exciting new band to emerge from the UK in years.
Poetry by Heart
Poetry By Heart is the poetry recitation competition for students in schools and colleges in England. Come and support your local students!
1pm : Free entry : seated
8pm : £15.00 adv : £17.50 door · Poetry ·
Saturday 13 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Pony Up presents Rope Store E.P Launch + support
Rope Store are collectively bowing down at the altar of 60’s pop & coming up for air with a sound made for smiling, good times and dancing.
8pm : £7.00 adv : £9.00 door
· Rock/Pop ·
Black Peaks + support
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door Tuesday 16 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Hinds + Public Access TV
Charmingly lo-fi tracks inspired by contemporary American garage rockers like Mac DeMarco, Ty Segall and The Black Lips.
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door
Ellie Taylor + Hari Sriskantha + Robin Morgan
Saturday 6 February
Girls Names 21 Feb
Weird Séance: Dyspraxe 2 (Max Dyspraxe!)
Thursday 11 February
Hinds 16 Feb
“Like interrailing through the bleakest of post-punk wastelands” DIY Magazine. Surf rock and noise pop from the Belfast quartet. 8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 door
8pm : £14.00 : £12.00 concessions : seated
By Daniel Oliver
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated
· Rock/Pop ·
Pony Up presents Girls Names + support
Anda Union
Wednesday 10 February
SPIEL: Poppy Jackson Artist Talk
Sunday 21 February
· World ·
8pm : £tbc
Wednesday 3 February
8pm : £8.00 Early Bird : £10 adv : £tbc door
7pm : £9.00 adv : £11.00 door
Hailing from differing ethnic nomadic cultures the ten strong band unite tribal and music traditions from all over Inner Mongolia in China creating a multi instrumental fusion of styles.
Music I Comedy I Live Art I Theatre I Dance Literature I Education I Exhibitions I Family
Funk/Ska/Reggae barnyard-based collective.
Texas-born songwriter, Jarrod Dickenson’s slightly spooky melodies and lyrics invoke a mid-Western post-war America.
Pony Up presents Loyle Carner + support
· Rock/Pop ·
Fiesta Bombarda presents Killamonjambo + Rumjig + Millie Manders + The Bombarda Sound System
Tilting Sky presents Jarrod Dickenson + Jake Morrell + Cariad Harmon + Lobster / Cabrakid DJ set
Tuesday 9 February
Loyle Carner’s distinctive, confessional style of Hip Hop has seen him hailed as one to watch and earnt him a place on BBC Sound of 2016 longlist.
Saturday 20 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Wednesday 17 February
· Dance ·
Karla Shacklock Company: The Happiness
Seeking the extraordinary in all things ordinary this brand new dance performance is fast, fun, thoughtful and physical and throws happiness up for all to question, see, experience and, ultimately, feel. According to one audience member “you’ll go home with smiley ache!”
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated Thursday 18 February
· Rock/Pop ·
The Ukrainians + support
Originally an offshoot of 80s/90s indie stalwarts The Wedding Present, they play traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.
8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door : £6.00 under 25s Friday 19 February
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
· Rock/Pop ·
A wonderful eclectic mix of bizarre humour, superb visual effects, fine guitar playing and the best use of a Theremin anywhere.
8pm : £14.00 : £12.00 concessions
Monday 22 February
· Rock/Pop ·
C Duncan + Tom Low
Mercury Music Award nominee C Duncan seamlessly merges interweaving vocals with the sounds of pastoral English folk and lush, 4AD-esque dreampop. “Will blow you away with its awed atmosphere and reverential sense of rapture…Exquisite and unearthly” - The Guardian.
8pm : £9.00 adv : £11.00 door
· Folk ·
Tuesday 23 February
Jamie Smith’s Mabon
Highly accomplished musicians that draw inspiration from the traditional folk music of Celtic countries. JSM have built their reputation on their energy and dynamism, outstanding original compositions and virtuoso performances.
8pm : £13.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated
· Talk ·
Wednesday 24 February
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SPIEL : Asia Alfasi Artist Talk
Asia Alfasi’s work brings together Islamic, Libyan, British and Japanese influences.
8pm : Pay What You Can : seated Thursday 25 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Pony Up presents Declan McKenna + support
17 year old McKenna has already won much acclaim, Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition and a contract with Columbia records.
8pm : £5.00 adv : £7.00 door Friday 26 February
· Hip Hop ·
Dead Players + Paper Plates & Bombo + DJ
“At the front line of an eagerly expanding sub-genre” - Wordplay. Uk Hip Hop’s all-devouring three-headed monster! 8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door
Saturday 27 February
· Rock/Pop ·
Play The Music Acoustic Showcase 1pm-4pm : Free entry : Bar
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Karla Shacklock Company: The Happiness 17 Feb