Norwich Arts Centre, St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG
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Rock/Pop
Wednesday 1 May
A CERTAIN RATIO + ELLEN BETH ABDI “pioneering groove alchemists” (The Quietus) British post punk and indie funk band ACR “unquestionably rule” (MOJO)
8pm | £28.50-£30.50 Standing
Friday 3 May
PONY UP PRESENTS BAG OF CANS
Rock/Pop
+ GABBY RIVERS + FEASTS
Norwich five-piece BOC celebrate the release of their new single ‘Colchester Leisure Centre’ 8pm £10.50-£14 | Standing
Jazz
Wednesday 8 May
ROUND MIDNIGHT PRESENTS
JASMINE MYRA
Saxophonist/composer Jasmine’s instrumental music is euphoric and uplifting, influenced by artists as diverse as Bonobo, Olafur Arnalds and Kenny Wheeler. Recently signed to Gondwana Records, she has been working with producer Matthew Halsall.
8pm £14-£18.50 | Seated & standing
Friday 10 May
PONY UP PRESENTS FAT DOG
+ SUPPORT
Saturday 11 May
Theatre
Rock/Pop
PONY UP PRESENTS DEMOB HAPPY
+ SUPPORT
Four-piece grunge/psych-rock band with a reputation for raucous live shows and freewheeling spirit.
8pm £16-£18.50 Standing
Sunday 12 May
HUMAN LIBRARY
Community
4pm-6pm | Free entry | Seated Community
Sunday 12 May
TRUE STORIES LIVE: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO
Lively, moving true stories told in a warm and supportive atmosphere.
7.30pm | Pay what you can afford £6.50£12.50 | Seated
Monday 13 May
THE REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
Country
+ JO CARLEY AND THE OLD DRY SKULLS
‘The greatest front-porch blues band in the world’ led by Reverend Peyton, a persuasive evangelist for the rootsy, country blues.
8pm £16-£19.50 Standing Americana
Tuesday 14 May
PRB PRESENTS THE HANDSOME FAMILY + FRONTIER RUCKUS
Sunday 19 May
CONTEMPORARY RITUAL THEATRE PRESENTS SALT A PLAY BY BEAU HOPKINS
Filled with sea shanties, dances, hymns and folk songs, SALT is a visceral tale of faith, jealousy and demonic passion.
7.30pm Pay what you can afford £6.50£12.50 Seated
Performance
Wednesday 22 May
NNF PRESENTS ROBIN DEACON: THROUGH THE ROUND WINDOW
Exploring his haunted memories of 1970’s and 1980’s televisual culture, Robin Deacon charts his journey as a child learning from a television screen to his adult experiences as a professor, to examine the relationship between education and representation. 7.30pm £7.50-£16 Seated
Thursday 23 May
IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE
+ SUPPORT
Sunday 26 May
DRAG QUIZ: BACK TO THE 80S
Community
Are you ready to Turn Back Time? Join drag icons Ginger Snapz and Dandy Darling for Drag Quiz: Back To The 80s for a fab night of 80s quizzing, hits, memories and a whole heap of camp. Dress to impress!
7.30pm £6.50 | £5 under 18
Tuesday 28 May
Rock/Pop
PRB PRESENTS HIS LORDSHIP + SUPPORT
The rock’n’roll powerhouse duo of James Walbourne (The Pretenders, The Pogues) and Kristoffer Sonne (Chrissie Hynde, Willie Nelson).
8pm | £15-£18 | Standing
Wenesday 29 May
CORELLA + SUPPORT
Electro
Rock/Pop
Manc indie-pop quartet Corella have powerful vocals, melodic guitars and pulsating drums.
8pm £16 - £18.50 Standing
Thursday 30 May
Electronic afro-funk band Ibibio Sound Machine are here to provide the soundtrack to the best night of your life. Inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk and disco, modern post-punk and electro.
8pm | £23-£25 Standing
Friday 24 May
CATHERINE BOHART: AGAIN, WITH FEELINGS
Comedy
Catherine Bohart’s back and older than ever. And adulthood frankly isn’t living up to her expectations. Join Catherine for a hilariously twisted second coming of age saga.
8pm £16 Seated
Rock/Pop
PONY UP PRESENTS DANA GAVANSKI
+ SUPPORT
Rock/Pop
Dance, punk, klezmer and just about everything else, electrifying South Londoners Fat Dog were named part of DIY Magazine’s “Class of 2024” after opening for Yard Act. 8pm £13.50-£16.50 Standing
Masters of melancholy americana, the Handsome Family make music that draws on country, folk, and acoustic blues traditions, with a truly unique personality.
8pm £25.50-£28.50 Standing
Friday 17 May
Rock/Pop
VOODOO BRASS BAND + SUPPORT
London’s freshest and most exciting new brass band play arrangements of pop, rock and New Orleans second line songs, as well as original material.
8pm £20.50-£25 | Standing
Dana brings her exquisite brand of indie folkpop to Norwich. A must-see show for fans of Cate le Bon. One of the “most promising singer-songwriters around” (Loud and Quiet)
8pm | £13-£16 | Standing
Saturday 25 May
SAMBROSO ALLSTARS PERFORM THE BUENA VISTA
The seven-piece all-star band mesmerise with their combination of cuban son, latin jazz and rumba, from Cuba’s Golden era. 8pm | £25.50 Standing
World
Friday 31 May
PONY UP PRESENTS KARMA SHEEN + JANANI FX
Rock/Pop
Merging Hindustani classical, fuzzy 60s rock à la Jimi Hendrix and Sufi-inspired lyricism, this group of multi-instrumentalists aims to bring timeless tradition to new realms.
8pm | £10.50-£14 Standing
Karma Sheen 31 May