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Blancmange ‘Wanderlust’ Tour + Bernholz
British synth-pop legends tour new material with the release of their latest album Wanderlust plus some of their 80s classics. “Detached, wistful, touched by computer-age unease” - Mojo
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· Electro ·
Thursday 1 November
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Friday 2 November
· Funk / Soul ·
Girl-Dem presents Day of the Dead
Featuring Hannah Tobias + Amelia Stephanides + Hannah J + GRL DEM DJs Habibti + Wronger Summer + Bad Sandy + Spinning Jenny + special guest Amy Nomvula Raising the underground over ground: World, Disco, Funk, Soul, Garage, Hip Hop, Reggae, Dancehall & plenty of bassline Mashups. Fancy dress competition, walkabout theatre and apple bobbing!
8pm - late | £8.50 adv | £11.50 door | 18+ Saturday 3 November
· Rock/Pop ·
Oddbox presents The Wolf Number + Wyldest + Lucille & the Seals
Power trio play swaggering, cosmic riffs of psychedelic rock mixed with jazzy trip-hop grooves and ambient post-rock noise.
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door Sunday 4 November
· Performance ·
A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience.
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
· Talk ·
Tuesday 7 November
How To Place Your Music in Films and TV
Have you ever wondered how the music used in TV shows or advertising gets chosen? Join PRS for Music and a panel of experienced professionals for an evening of discussion on how the business operates.
7pm | Free but limited. RSVP to events@prsformusic.com · Performance ·
The Journey by BADAC Theatre Company
This fearless, intense and immersive theatre production focuses on the experiences of refugees from across the globe. With a cast that includes refugees from Norwich, some facing an uncertain future in the UK, The Journey tells of the emotional, psychological and physical effects experienced by those forced to flee their homes. “The visceral power of Badac’s work is extremely rare” Steven Berkoff Supported by New Routes. Co-commissioned by Norwich Arts Centre and Colchester Arts Centre.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
· Rock/Pop ·
Caravan: 50th Anniversary Tour + Guranfoe
Come and celebrate 50 years of Caravan! Formed in Canterbury UK in 1968, they rose to success in the 1970s as a part of the Canterbury scene, blending psychedelic rock and jazz to create a distinctive sound. They continue to tour the world and remain a much-loved live act.
James Holden and the Animal Spirits 16 November
Tuesday 20 November
Friday 9 November
Accompanied by a single record turntable, artist and writer Robin Deacon shares a collection of stories, lectures and possible dance routines. From describing his childhood fear of Joy Division album covers, to the contemporary search for an obscure record of Caribbean folk songs featuring the voice of his mother, Robin takes the audience on an autobiographical journey through music. A collaborative Diverse Actions event between Norwich Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre and Cambridge Junction.
Chainska Brassika + Bare Jams
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
London based 8-piece Chainska Brassika are at the forefront of the new UK Ska movement and are firm party-starting favourites, rocking crowds from Glastonbury to Notting Hill Carnival with their high-energy live show.
Saturday 10 November
Off The Kerb present Rachel Fairburn + Andrea
Hubert + Bethany Black (MC)
Support your comedy girl gang! This award winning line-up are the future stars of the comedy circuit with series of hit podcasts and regualr features on TV, this is an evening not to miss.
8pm | £10 | £8 concessions | Seated
· Performance ·
A debate with a difference. Six Players and a Pilot are floating above Norwich in a punctured hot air balloon, which is sinking fast. By sheer wit, eloquence, and mastery of the chosen topic, they must persuade the Mob (that’s you) why they should not be ejected to re-gain height and save the remaining Players.
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
· Rock/Pop ·
Hydra Lerna EP Launch + KMB + Playhouse
Launching her long-awaited EP with a show in her hometown, Hydra pairs up harp and multi-FX pedals with emotive lyrics.
8pm | £5 adv | £8 door
Thursday 15 November
· Live Art ·
Drawing on the hidden power of a forgotten matriarchal past, this show scrutinises issues around fertility, body shame, ancient taboo and women’s activism, reinventing menstrual rituals for a new era. The revolution will be menstrual! Featuring Marisa Carnesky and amazing stars of UK’s alt-cabaret scene; Fancy Chance, Rhyannon Styles, MisSa Blue, H Plewis and Nao Nagai.
8pm | £12 | £10 concessions | Seated
James Holden and the Animal Spirits + support
Founder of well renowned record label Border Community, James Holden brings his stunning live electronic performance to NAC. Featuring jazz-trained drummer Tom Page (of synth-and-drum improv duo Rocketnumbernine), the improvisational flourishes of French saxophonist Etienne Jaumet (Zombie Zombie) and visuals by Dan Tombs.
8pm | £22.50 adv | £20 adv concs | £25 door
· Rock/Pop ·
Sonic Youths v5.12
Will our young musicians be wowing your ears with electronica, trip-hop, rap, deep-house or something completely different? Join us to experience the #futureOfMusic.
1pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Bar Saturday 17 November
· Rock/Pop ·
AGMP presents DR. FEELGOOD + Jim Riley’s Blues Foundation
Dr. Feelgood are one of the most popular live rhythm and blues acts in the world. Join them for a night of timeless R&B.
8pm | £20.50
Live Art Club presents Dr Carnesky’s Incredible
Bleeding Woman
· Electronica ·
HARK presents
Saturday 17 November
Balloon Debates: War - What is it Good for?
Tuesday 13 November
Thursday 22 November Friday 16 November
· Comedy ·
Brix and The Extricated 25 November
Robin Deacon: Vinyl Equations
· Ska ·
8pm | £13.50 | £12.50 adv concs | £15.50 door
· Live Art ·
Live Art Club presents
8pm | £17 adv | £20 door
Sunday 11 November
True Stories Live: Checks and Balances
Wednesday 7 November
Thursday 8 November
Sunday 18 November
· Talk ·
My Mountain Life presented by Touching the Void’s Simon Yates
One of the most accomplished exploratory mountaineers of all time. Simon Yates is best known for his role in the harrowing expedition to the Andes documented in Joe Simpson’s bestseller ‘Touching The Void’. This illustrated lecture features spectacular images and film of the most remote and rarely explored mountain ranges of the world.
8pm | £14.00 adv | £16.00 door | Seated
· Comedy ·
Felicity Ward is Busting A Nut
Fresh off the back of her new BBC Radio 4 series (Appisodes) and a Netflix special (Live from the BBC), multi-award winning comedian and regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist Podcast Felicity Ward embarks on her second nationwide tour with a brand new show. She’s back and ready to bust a nutful of jokes.
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated Friday 23 November
· Reggae ·
SKIPYARD + Full Tone Sound System
A heavyweight reggae dub band in the true DIY ethos of original roots music; drawing influences from Jamaican dub culture, the modern UK European roots scene as well as blues, soul, rock and rhythm music all over.
8pm | £5 adv | £7 door
Saturday 24 November
· Ska ·
Ska Soul Punk Suicide Prevention
featuring Skaface + Alternative Lobster + Soul in the Fine City DJ’s 8pm | £9 adv | £11.50 door
· Rock/Pop ·
A sonic juggernaut, infusing the hypnotic brutality with harmony, hooks and riffs featuring former members of The Fall vocalist/ guitarist Brix Smith-Start and the legendary bass player Stephen Hanley.
8pm | £11.50 adv | £9 adv conc | £13.50 door
The Wandering Hearts + Ruston Kelly 8pm | SOLD OUT
True Stories Live Workshop
A chance to refine your storytelling skills in preparation for the True Stories Live event on 9 December. Help with your story as well as tea and cake.
Venue : Anteros Arts Foundation, 11-15 Fye Bridge St, Norwich NR3 1LJ | 5.30-7pm | £6 | £4 concessions Wednesday 28 November
· Live Art ·
Live Art Club presents
Figs in Wigs: Often Onstage
An offbeat facetious romp that explores the ins and outs of theatre through the medium of dance. Expect nods to the new, bows to the bard, blood baths and drag kings. With one step forward and two hundred steps back, this choreographic exercise in comings and goings gleefully disrupts traditional theatrical conventions.. unearthing dormant anxieties about life choices along the way.
Thursday 29 November
Brix and The Extricated + support
Monday 26 November
· Performance ·
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
Suicide prevention fundraiser for MIND charity.
Sunday 25 November
Wednesday 28 November
· Americana ·
· Folk ·
Stick In The Wheel + Toby Hay & Jim Ghedi
Known for their fierce, raw delivery, this is culturally and politically switched on music from “Britain’s most exciting new folk band” (UNCUT).
8pm | £11.50 adv | £9 adv conc | £13.50 door Friday 30 November
· Americana ·
Morganway + Sweet Crisis
Following their sell-out gig last year at the NAC, we’re delighted to welcome back Morganway, a fiery fusion of Americana, country, rock and blues, melding five part harmonies with driving riffs.
8pm | £11.50 adv | £13.50 door
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1 Nov
Blancmange + Bernholz
2 Nov
Girl-Dem presents Day of the Dead
3 Nov
Oddbox presents The Wolf Number
4 Nov
True Stories Live: Checks and Balances
7 Nov
How To Place Your Music in Films and TV
7 Nov
The Journey by BADAC Theatre Company
8 Nov
Caravan: 50th Anniversary Tour + Guranfoe
9 Nov
Chainska Brassika + Bare Jams
10 Nov
Off The Kerb presents Rachel Fairburn
11 Nov
Balloon Debates: War - What is it Good for?
13 Nov
Hydra Lerna EP Launch + support
8pm | £10 adv | £9 adv concs | £12.50 door
15 Nov
Dr Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman
16 Nov
James Holden and the Animal Spirits
Monday 3 December
17 Nov
Sonic Youths v5.12
17 Nov
DR. FEELGOOD + Jim Riley’s Blues Foundation
18 Nov
My Mountain Life by Simon Yates
20 Nov
Live Art Club presents Robin Deacon: Vinyl Equations
22 Nov
Felicity Ward is Busting A Nut
23 Nov
SKIPYARD + Full Tone Sound System
24 Nov
Ska Soul Punk Suicide Prevention
25 Nov
Brix and The Extricated + support
28 Nov
Live Art Club presents Figs in Wigs: Often Onstage
29 Nov
Stick In The Wheel + Toby Hay & Jim Ghedi
30 Nov
Morganway + supports
2 Dec
HARK presents Szun Waves + Luke Sanger
3 Dec
Kiran Leonard + support
4 Dec
Maarja Nuut & Ruum + support
5 Dec
Write On presents Prison Game by Marcus Hercules
7 Dec
The Sweetbeats + support
8 Dec
The Blockheads
9 Dec
True Stories Live: Heroes
10 Dec
Arts Night for Girl Up
11 Dec
Mercury Rev + Nicole Atkins
12 Dec
God Save The Teen by Andrew Graves
13 Dec
Much Ado About Crimbo!
14 Dec
Kosmo Sound + support
15 Dec
Flatlands Festival Crimbo Party
16 Dec
TOAST Poetry
18 Dec
Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys + Honey and the Bear
19 Dec
Sh!t Theatre present Muppets Christmas Carol
20 Dec
NAC’s Christmas Party
21 & 22 Dec
Midwinter Moonshine
Saturday 1 December
· Rock/Pop ·
Sunday 9 December
Circa Waves + support
True Stories Live: Heroes
8pm | SOLD OUT
Sunday 2 December
· Electronica ·
HARK presents Szun Waves + Luke Sanger
A collaborative project between electronic artist Luke Abbott, Portico Quartet saxophonist Jack Wyllie and drummer Laurence Pike (PVT, Triosk) exploring hinterlands between contemporary jazz and electronica.
7.30pm | £5 adv | £7 door | Bar Tuesday 11 December
20th Anniversary + Nicole Atkins
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Maarja Nuut & Ruum + support
Estonian duo, contemporary electronic musician Ruum and multi-instrumentalist Nuut, combine abstract melodies and soundscapes to make “utterly compelling, hypnotic music” (The Quietus).
8pm | £13.50 adv | £11.50 adv concs | £15.00 door
· Performance ·
Prison Game by Marcus Hercules
Told through a series of characters (brought to life by the physical dynamism of Marcus Hercules), Prison Game takes us on a young boy’s journey from primary school through to adulthood. Using real life accounts of extraordinary experiences to tell the strory of the effects of institutionalisation on the human psyche. “Sharp, funny, skilful and moving.” – The Observer
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
· Ska ·
The Sweetbeats + support
Dance all night to the joyful sounds of The Sweetbeats as they blend self-penned songs with twisted versions of the classic ska, bluebeat, soul and dub tunes.
8pm | £12.50 | £10 concessions Saturday 8 December
The Blockheads: Head Above Water Tour
· Rock/Pop ·
This is without doubt one of the finest bands touring. These legendary Brit-Funkers will be playing all the old favourites and new material. The Blockheads are now fronted by one of Ian’s best friends Derek ‘The Draw’, the band’s vocalist and wordsmith.
8pm | £25.50 | £23.50 concessions
An intimate, acoustic evening featuring many of the stories and songs surrounding the heartbreaking 1998 classic album. Performed in the ‘whisper and strum’ way they were originally written, this promises to be an extraordinary glimpse into the forces that nearly destroyed a band and the strange events leading up to a most unexpected return.
8pm | £27.50 adv | £30 door Wednesday 12 December
A troubled teenage son and his aloof single father pick their way through a bitterly indifferent relationship in a funny and moving coming of age show about growing up and getting it wrong.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
· Performance ·
Saturday 15 December
· Reggae ·
featuring Binbag Wisdom + Nebula Sun + Piece + DJs Flatlands is back at Norwich Arts Centre for a Crimbo party. Covering a range of music from Funk & Soul, Afrobeat, Dub to Hip Hop and more!
Sunday 16 December
This Christmas, Boogaloo Stu’s crimplene-clad comedy character Derek Daniels and the polyester queen Lorraine Bowen, the delightfully eccentric “Crumble Lady” from Britain’s Got Talent, join forces for this hilarious festive show. Play along with this seasonal, silly and slightly Shakespearean game of musical bingo, ticking off song titles as Derek sings a medley of fabulous festive classics. It’s a race to win it big and claim your gift from under the tree! Contact us for group bookings discounts.
· Poetry ·
8pm | £10 | £8 concessions | Seated
· DubJazz ·
Instrumental six-piece dubjazz formation bringing a combination of solid bass and drums with fresh storytelling melodies.
TOAST is a poetry organisation committed to the continued professional development of poets in the U.K. Finding strong voices and creating an environment in which those voices can flourish.
7pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Bar Tuesday 18 December
Wednesday 19 December
· Folk ·
· Live Art ·
Live Art Club presents
Sh!t Theatre presents Muppets Christmas Carol Back by popular demand! Come sing-a-long to the best Christmas film ever! Come support Michael Caine as he does some ‘acting’! Witness laughter, redemption and singing food!
8pm | £10 | £7 concessions | Seated Thursday 20 December
TOAST featuring Toby Campion + Molly Naylor
With Boogaloo Stu & Lorraine Bowen
8pm | £6 adv | £8 door
Head down to Sonic Youths’ final showcase of the year for a taste of the #futureOfMusic from original music-makers aged 14-19. Sonic Youths also hosts a SALON event from 11am offering free, first-hand free advice and tips. December’s SALON theme is promote your music.
8pm | £12 adv | £15 door
Much Ado About Crimbo!
Kosmo Sound + support
Sonic Youths v5.13
Flatlands Festival Crimbo Party
+ Martin Figura
Friday 14 December
· Rock/Pop ·
1pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Bar · Performance ·
God Save The Teen by Andrew Graves
Thursday 13 December
Saturday 15 December
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· Performance ·
NAC’s Christmas Party
Join us for our alternative Christmas Knees-up with festive food and drink and activities for all ages. Traditional carols to modern Christmas classics, we’ll be gathering around the old Joanna to have a good ole sing-a-long. It promises to be a great night. Fundraiser for New Routes charity.
5 - 8pm for families | 8 – late | Pay What You Can Afford Friday 21 December & Saturday 22 December
· Americana ·
Midwinter Moonshine with The Vagaband + special guests
Local roots rock favourites The Vagaband return with their annual Midwinter Moonshine event following the release of their 3rd album to huge critical acclaim. This year they’re back for a two night run with special guests The Hanging Stars and Lucy Grubb on Friday and Hot Raisin and Paul McClure on Saturday.
8pm - late | £13.50 adv
Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys + Honey and the Bear
Saturday 31 December
8pm | £14.00 | £12.00 concessions
After the success of last year, the boys from one of Norwich’s finest club nights, purveyors of all good music and the intricate details of a mesmerising dancefloor experience; Soul Stew are back to see in the new year the best way. They’ll be bringing a load of friends and some the city’s best DJ’s to join them behind the decks, as well as a late after party.
With an intoxicating mix of youthful exuberance and instrumental virtuosity, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys breathe new life into traditional music. Expect to hear haunting harmonies, soaring tunes and melodies, charming anecdotes and instrumental performances of the highest calibre, all led by Sam’s unmistakable vocals.
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Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys 18 December
· Rock/Pop ·
Mercury Rev celebrates Deserter’s Songs
8pm | £11.50 adv | £14.50 door
Friday 7 December
· Performance ·
An empowering evening of talented local music & performance, with profits going towards the UN Foundation’s Girl Up campaign.
Manchester art-rock craftsman creatively intertwines his landscape of influences to create otherworldly folk, rock and indie. “Oddly beautiful indie from a singular new talent” - The Guardian
Wednesday 5 December
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford | Seated
Arts Night for Girl Up
· Rock/Pop ·
· World/Electro
Music . Comedy . Live Art . Theatre . Dance Circus . Literature . Education . Exhibitions
Much Ado About Crimbo! 13 December
A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience. With special guests Nina Nannar and Helen Linehan
Monday 10 December
Kiran Leonard + support
Tuesday 4 December
· Performance ·
· Soul/Funk ·
Soul Stew New Year’s Eve
9pm – 3am | £12 early bird | £17 adv | £22.50 doors | 18+
Felicity Ward
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