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HARK presents Portico Quartet + Luke Abbott
Mercury Prize-nominated Portico Quartet create a cinematic sound with echoes of jazz, electronica, ambient music and minimalism.
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· Electronic ·
Friday 1 November
Find Us St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG
8pm | £20 adv | £18 adv concs | £22.50 door pro
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· World ·
Saturday 2 November
GRL DEM Presents: Día de los Muertos, a Day of
the Dead Fiesta PT. 2!
Raising the underground over ground: World, Disco, Funk, Soul, Garage, Hip Hop, Reggae, Dancehall, Jungle, Tropical Bass, Bootlegs & Mashups. GRL DEM DJ’s with special guests My Bad Sister!
All prices shown include admin fee. See website for details.
8pm-2am | £13.50 adv | £17 door No entry after 11pm | 18+
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Portico Quartet 1 November
Tuesday 5 November
· Workshop ·
WOW - What Now? Norwich
WOW - What Now? is a nationwide gathering of people coming together in their local areas to shine a light on the most potent issues facing women and girls - and discuss solutions together. 10 conversations will happen in 10 places across the UK in the run up to WOW - Women of the World festival’s 10th anniversary in March 2020. BSL interpreted.
6pm - 8pm | FREE, book in advance | Seated Wednesday 6 November
· Performance ·
· Folk
Tuesday 12 November
Talisk
“Extraordinary” – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio Sottish firebrands Talisk have stacked up several major awards for their explosively energetic yet artfully woven sound including Folk Band of the Year at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards and a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award.
8pm | £15.50 | £14 concessions | Seated Talisk 12 November
Talking Taboos by Helen Vine
True-story monologues presented as a radio drama series covering addiction, alcoholism, grief, infertility and domestic abuse.
True Stories Live is a lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience. In these uncertain times we believe more than ever in the power of community and empathy to galvanise and inspire.
Tibetan Night Terrors
+ Tundra + Rubber Jaw + Goldblume
Join Off The Beaten Track to launch their brand new gigging venture in the far East of England! · World ·
Boiling Point presents Tropical Shakedown Featuring Keith Slater + Amy Nomvula + Ronnie Orbit Dance floor music from around the world!
8pm-2am | Early bird £3 | £5 adv | £7 door No entry after 11pm | 18+ Sunday 3 November
· Poetry ·
TOAST with Vanessa Kisuule and Ross Sutherland
One host. Two headliners. Three floor spots. And all of you. An exciting evening of poetry and spoken word from the country’s best writers.
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-12 | Seated Monday 4 November
Steve Mason + Pictish Trail
· Rock/Pop ·
“Stunning comeback from this folk euphoria original” – Mojo The infamous The Beta Band founder tours his fourth solo album ‘About the Light’. An artist with a rare melodic gift and an urge to experiment, Steve Mason continually investigates the boundaries between the craft of song writing, technology and free expression. “Mason at his songwriting peak” – The Sunday Times
8pm | £22.50 adv | £25 door
Saturday 9 November
· Rock/Pop ·
Sonic Youths v.6.11
Want to hear the future of music? All ages are invited to join us in welcoming the latest bunch of talented teens to NAC’s #SonicYouthsFam at our genre-hopping showcase: acts TBA.
1pm – 4pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 Monday 11 November
PONY UP presents Larkins + Among The Citzens + The Islas
· Rock/Pop ·
BBC Radio 1, Radio X, and Zane Lowe championed this Manchester based four-piece play atmospheric, hook-filled indie pop.
8pm | £9 adv | £11 door
· Performance ·
True Stories Live: Are We Nearly There Yet?
Off The Beaten Track presents
Saturday 9 November
Making Tracks brings together emerging artists from the UK and around the world to showcase unique musical traditions. This concert will feature solo and collaborative performances from each of the project’s eight 2019 fellows. This year’s fellows are Louise Bichan (Orcadian fiddler), Rapasa Otieno (Kenyan nyatiti player and multi-instrumentalist), Barbora Xu (Czech / Finnish kantele and guzheng player), Melisa Yildirim (Turkish kamancha player), Luna Silva (French/English/Spanish vocalist, ukulele player and percussionist), Kaviraj Singh (British santoor player / vocalist), Katariin Raska (Estonian bagpiper / mouth harpist / saxophonist), and Arsen Petrosyan (Armenian duduk player). Join us for this not to be missed celebration of diversity and world class music.”
Sunday 17 November
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm | £5 adv | £7 door
Making Tracks
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated
7pm | FREE | NAC Bar (seated & standing) Thursday 7 November
· World ·
Saturday 16 November
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6 - £12 | Seated Wednesday 13 November
· Performance ·
The Remains of Logan Dankworth by Luke Wright
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 | Seated · Americana ·
Hot Club of Cowtown
Award-winning Austin, Texas-based trio’s sound blends the traditional Western swing of the American southwest with European hot jazz influences of the same era.
8pm | £18 adv | £16 adv concessions | £20 doors Friday 15 November
Monster Truck + support
· Rock/Pop ·
Canadian four-piece play loud-and-proud hard rock that mixes strutting ‘70s-style arena sounds with a dash of grunge-era sneer.
8pm | £17 adv | £19 door
· Rock/Pop ·
Sports Team + Alfie Templeman
The third of Luke Wright’s trilogy of political verse plays looks at trust and privilege in the age of Brexit. “His performances rumble with rage, passion and humour. They are also peppered with brilliantly smart observations.” - The Guardian. Co-commissioned by Norwich Arts Centre, National Centre for Writing, Colchester Arts Centre & Freedom Festival Hull
Thursday 14 November
Monday 18 November
The latest band to join the indie revival, six-piece Sports Team bottle up a sound that could only be produced on British shores and only by dissatisfied millennials. Start to finish you’ll find radio ready pop gems.
8pm | £12.50 adv | More on the door Tuesday 19 November
· Talk ·
Slicky Speaks - Earl Slick in Conversation
In a career spanning over 40 years Slicky has played with some of the greatest artists of all time including: David Bowie, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, David Coverdale, Buddy Guy and the Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock. Following on from his critically acclaimed BBC documentary Rock and Roll Guns for Hire: The Story of The Sideman; ‘Slicky Speaks’ is an opportunity to get up close and personal with the man himself as he delves into his life.
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated Friday 22 November
· Electronic ·
Banco De Gaia + support
Renowned for their explosive, cutting edge quality: from sampling wizardry fused with haunting vocals and poignant acoustics, to genre-hopping musical instrumentals, all curated to sociallyengaged audio visuals shining light on global issues.
8pm | £13.50 adv | £11.50 adv concessions | £15.50 door Photo. Ibibio Sound Machine by Adam Maizey
Irfan Khan 25 November · World ·
Monday 25 November
Irfan Khan Quartet
A master performer of the sarod, one of the most celebrated stringed instruments of North India, Ustad Irfan Khan is the khalifa (head) of the ancient Lucknow-Shajahanpur Gharana (Traditional School) of instrumental music. He is one of the last instrumentalists of the subcontinent with a vast repertoire of historic compositions. Joined for this special performance by performers on surbahar, sitar, Afghan rubab and tabla.
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated Wednesday 27 November
· Rock/Pop ·
Tav Falco & The Panther Burns + support
Equal parts primal rock ’n’ roll, hill country blues & avant-garde art. “Tav has long been a hero/inspiration. A true master of rock and roll and a cultural ditch digger on the same level as the Cramps”. - Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream)
8pm | £14 adv | £17 door Thursday 28 November
· Workshop ·
True Stories Live Workshop
5pm | £6 | £4 concessions Venue : Anteros Arts Foundation, 11-15 Fye Bridge St, Norwich, NR3 1LJ Thursday 28 November
· Electronic ·
HARK presents The Comet is Coming 8pm | SOLD OUT
Friday 29 November
· Market ·
Fierce Babe Night Market – Christmas Special
We’re excited to host another Fierce Babe Night Market. Join us from 6pm for all your usual Fierce Babes hijinx with some extra pizzazz! Plus pop-up kitchen with chef Iain Mccarten.
6pm | Free entry
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1 Nov
Portico Quartet + Luke Abbott
2 Nov
Día de los Muertos, a Day of the Dead Fiesta PT. 2!
3 Nov
Toast with Vanessa Kisuule and Ross Sutherland
4 Nov
Steve Mason + Pictish Trail
5 Nov
WOW - What Next? Norwich
6 Nov
Talking Taboos by Helen Vine
7 Nov
Off The Beaten Track: Tibetan Night Terrors
9 Nov
Boiling Point presents Tropical Shakedown
11 Nov
PONY UP presents Larkins + support
12 Nov
Talisk
13 Nov
The Remains of Logan Dankworth by Luke Wright
14 Nov
Hot Club of Cowtown
15 Nov
Monster Truck + support
16 Nov
Making Tracks
17 Nov
True Stories Live: Are We Nearly There Yet?
18 Nov
Sports Team + Alfie Templeman
19 Nov
Slicky Speaks - Earl Slick in Conversation
22 Nov
Banco De Gaia + support
25 Nov
Irfan Khan Quartet
27 Nov
Tav Falco & The Panther Burns + support
29 Nov
Fierce Babe Night Market – Christmas Special
30 Nov
LONDON CALLING play THE CLASH
1 Dec
HARK presents BEAK> + The Hysterical Injury
2 Dec
Seth Lakeman+ special guests
3 Dec
Flux Intermedia
5 Dec
PONY UP presents Stealing Sheep + Despicable Zee
6 Dec
The Abyssinians + support
7 Dec
Sonic Youths v.6.12 & SALON #13
7 Dec
Flatlands Festival Crimbo Party
8 Dec
Toast with Adam Kammerling and Molly Naylor
9 Dec
PONY UP presents Lady Bird + support
10 Dec
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys + support
12 Dec
The Neutrinos + Birds of Hell
13 Dec
Beans on Toast + Tensheds
14 Dec
Boris + Årabrot
15 Dec
True Stories Live: Perfect?
17 Dec
Sonic Youths presents Peach Club + Front Bangs
18 Dec
Will Fergusson: The First Snowflake Sessions
19 Dec
Off The Kerb Comedy
20 Dec
The Blockheads + support
21 Dec
House of Daze The Christmas Kiki Snow Ball
Saturday 30 November
· Rock/Pop ·
LONDON CALLING play THE CLASH
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys + support
The UK’s Premier Tribute to THE CLASH play their 1979 album ‘London Calling’ in full and more.
Haunting harmonies, soaring tunes and melodies, charming anecdotes and instrumental performances of the highest calibre, all led by Sam’s unmistakable vocals.
8pm | £14 adv | More on the door Sunday 1 December
· Folk ·
Tuesday 10 December
8pm | £15.50 adv | £14 adv concessions | £17.50 door
· Electronic ·
· Rock/Pop ·
HARK presents BEAK> + The Hysterical Injury
Thursday 12 December
8pm | £18.50 adv | £20.50 door
Every gig by art-rock mavericks Neutrinos is a one-off event and this will be no exception. Hailed as ’total game changers’ by The Guardian, they return to NAC alongside explosively shamanic long-term stable-mates Birds of Hell who released their debut album this year.
The Neutrinos + Birds of Hell
Bristol based trio led by drummer Geoff Barrow craft dense and atmospheric music inspired by dub, Krautrock, and the Beach Boys. · Folk ·
Monday 2 December
Seth Lakeman + special guests
Mercury nominated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman returns with his organic, classic folk-rock approach with hints of Fairport Convention, Neil Young, Nick Cave and Billy Bragg.
8pm | £27.50 adv | More on the door Tuesday 3 December
· Performance ·
Flux Intermedia
A new concept in the creation of holistic, intermedia performance that draws influence from the Fluxus art movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Flux Intermedia will collaborate with practitioners in experimental music, contemporary dance, live visual art performance and the written word.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 Thursday 5 December
· Rock/Pop ·
PONY UP presents Stealing Sheep + Despicable Zee + Bug Teeth
Saturday 7 December
8pm | £11.50 adv | £10 adv concessions | £13.50 door
· Reggae ·
The Abyssinians + support
Few groups better captured the heart and soul of roots reggae than the Abyssinians; the vocal trio’s heavenly close harmonies, dark melodies, and Rastafarian themes, all delivered with a deep spiritual feeling, were instrumental in defining and refining the genre.
8pm | £19.50 adv | £17.50 adv concessions | £21.50 door
· Rock/Pop ·
SALON #13 & Sonic Youths v.6.12
SALON gives free advice and top tips from industry professionals. Followed by Sonic Youths showcasing original music makers aged 14-19, whatever their chosen genre! Email annie@norwichartscentre by 6pm on Saturday 9 November for a chance to peform.
SALON 11am - 1pm | FREE 1pm – 4pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 Saturday 7 December
· Funk/Soul ·
Flatlands Festival Crimbo Party
Flatlands Festival is back! Expect fantastic live bands in the main hall and djs in the bar until late. Covering a range of music - Funk, Dub, Hip Hop and Soul.
8pm | £12.50 adv | £10.50 adv concessions | £15 door Friday 13 December
· Rock/Pop ·
Beans on Toast + Tensheds
After more than 10 years in the game, Essex born songwriter Beans on Toast has become something of a cult figure. Singing simple songs that tackle big issues.
8pm | £15.50 adv | £18 door Saturday 14th December
· Rock/Pop ·
Boris + Årabrot
Experimental rock, noise, drone psychedelia from Japanese trio.
8pm | £17 adv | £20 door
Catch ‘em while you can!
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 Wednesday 18 December
· Performance ·
Will Fergusson: The First Snowflake Sessions
Your glamorous host, piano-user Will Fergusson, will bring eclectic fare to your table this wintertide.
8pm | Pay What You Can Afford £4 concs | £6-£12 | Seated Thursday 19 December
· Comedy ·
Off The Kerb Comedy featuring Catherine Bohart, Grainne Maguire & Marcus Birdman (MC)
The Off The Kerb Comedy Club returns, showcasing three of the best comedians on the circuit.
8pm | £13.50 | £11.50 concessions | Seated Friday 20th December
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· Rock/Pop ·
The Blockheads + support
One of the finest bands touring these legendary Brit-Funkers will be playing all the old favourites and new material. · Performance ·
Join Norwich drag superstars this festive season as they pay tribute to the legendary children of the Harlem ball scene. The arts centre auditorium will become a Rudolph ready runway on which you are cordially invited to walk in one of four unique categories to compete for a magnificent trophy and have your name go down in Daze drag herstory. Featuring dazzling performances from The House of Daze and the Christmas Disco to take us to winter boogie wonderland.
Stealing Sheep 5 December
8pm - late | £6 early bird | £8 adv | £10 door
7.30pm | Pay What You Can Afford £6-£12 | Seated
8pm | £9 adv | £11.50 door
Sonic Youths is ending its busy year with a special evening showcase in NAC’s auditorium with some #SonicYouthsFam members that are starting to make waves all over the UK and beyond.
The Christmas Kiki Snow Ball
· Poetry ·
Tuesday 31 December
· Rock/Pop ·
With a natural air of relentless punk, Kent trio Lady Bird are one of the most exciting upcoming punk bands in the UK right now having just supported Slaves on their recent tour.
+ Front Bangs + HONEY
Music . Comedy . Live Art . Theatre . Dance Circus . Literature . Education . Exhibitions
The House of Daze presents
One host. Two headliners. Three floor spots. And all of you. TOAST is a new, welcoming and exciting evening of poetry and spoken word from the country’s best writers. This month featuring UK slam champion, Adam Kammerling and poet & scriptwriter Molly Naylor. Hosted by Lewis Buxton. “A magnificent night…something amazing is going on at Toast” – Joe Dunthorne
PONY UP presents Lady Bird
Sonic Youths presents v6.13: Peach Club
Saturday 21 December
TOAST with Adam Kammerling and Molly Naylor
Monday 9 December
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm | £26.50 | £24.50 concessions
Boris 14 December
8pm | £11.50 adv | £13.50 door Sunday 8 December
Bold neon pop with a well- woven mesh of sharp synths, cyber sung vocal harmonies and thumping rave percussion.
Friday 6 December
The Abyssinians 6 December
Tuesday 17 December
Sunday 15 December
· Performance ·
True Stories Live: Perfect?
With special guests Sara Pascoe + Polly Wright
A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience with extra special guest speakers.
7.30pm | £15 | £10 concessions | Seated
· Funk/Soul ·
Soul Stew New Year’s Eve Party
They’re back! Soul Stew are one of Norwich’s finest club nights, purveyors of all good music and the intricate details of a mesmerising dancefloor experience. Join some the city’s best DJ’s to see in the new year the best way.
9pm-3am | £12 early bird | £17 adv | £22.50 door No entry after 11pm | 18+
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