NAC January 2024

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Gabby Rivers 12 Jan

Wednesday 10 January

· contemporary ·

TONE PRESENTS SEB ROCHFORD Drummer Seb Rochford and pianist Kit Downes present their latest collaboration featuring work from their new album, A Short Diary.

8pm | £16-£19.50 | Standing & Seated · Rock/Pop ·

PONY UP PRESENTS GABBY RIVERS

+ KITTY PERRIN + THREE YEARS YOUNGER Singer/songwriter Gabby performs upbeat indie/alternative originals with soulful and powerful vocals.

8pm | £7.50-£10.50 | Standing Saturday 13 January

· Drag ·

LIV PRESENTS CABARET LIBERTÉ Expect high drama, ridiculous comedy and breathtaking artistry from an incredible cast of performers fronted by NAC associate artist and Norwich drag royalty, Liv. 8pm | £10-£15 | Seated Tuesday 16 January

· World ·

TONE PRESENTS SIRISHKUMAR MANJI

AND VIBHAAS

Tabla maestro Sirishkumar Manji and his disciple, Vibhaas combine the organic sound and immediacy of the tabla with sampling, synthesis and sound manipulation. They take a free form approach to each set, stepping into unknown sound worlds, polyrhythms and spontaneous compositions.

8pm | £9.50-£14 | Seated

GIVING THE GIFT OF OFFENCE Multi-award-winning political cartoonist, author, ranter, illustrator, broadcaster and poet Martin Rowson takes us through 40 years of British politics, with both his personal and his cartoon responses.

7.30pm | £17.50 | Seated

Thursday 18 January

· Performance ·

ALFIE CARPENTER TRIBUTE

GIG AND ART EXHIBITION An evening of music and theatrey frolics from the talented Norfolk friends of Alfie Carpenter, who loved to perform with him and share in his creativity.

Featuring Kimberley Moore, The Neutrinos, Hocus Pocus Theatre, Daisy Black and Knobs and Knockers.

7.30pm | £14.50 | Standing Friday 19 January

· World ·

GREEN SHUCK PRESENTS ONIPA

+ I. AM.AFIYA Onipa combines deep afro grooves, electronics and fierce energy. A celebration of cultural and musical encounters between KOG (Kweku of Ghana) and guitarist and drummer of acclaimed jazz / soul afrobeat pioneers Nubiyan Twist.

8pm | £16.50 | Standing Onipa 19 Jan

Sunday 21 January

· Community ·

Swap unwanted clothes for new-to-you treasures.

1.30pm-3.30pm | £4-£6

Monday 22 January

· Rock/Pop ·

SBT (SARABETH TUCEK) + SUPPORT

SBT is a folk songstress who refuses to be stylistically pigeonholed, with elements of desert rock, americana, psychedelia, slowcore and dream pop.

8pm | £12-£16 | Seated & Standing · Folk ·

Thursday 25 January

THIS IS THE KIT + SUPPORT

AT EPIC STUDIOS Singer/songwriter Kate Stables aka This Is The Kit is back, performing her greatest works which contain candid, tonal embraces that continue to evolve through time. Stables’ swirling melodies invite you to gather together and savour, to appreciate continuing to be here at all, and relish in the act of time-wasting.

8pm | £23-£25 | Seated

Norwich alt-country rock band. Rooted in a collaborative approach to songwriting, this sixpiece mix guitar-driven 90s alternative rock with the folk and country sounds of the 70s.

8pm | £10.50-£14.50 | Standing

· Rock/Pop · Saturday 27 January TONE AND TILTED WOMEN PRESENTS

MARY OCHER + LOULA YORKE + CECE X + TIME MACHINE DISCO IN THE BAR Experimental political pop artist Mary Ocher creates passionate, uncompromising work that is as enchanting as it is polarising.

8pm | £10-£14.50 | Seated & Standing Included in weekend festival ticket £22-£25

Sunday 28 January

· Rock/Pop ·

TRUE STORIES LIVE: TILTED

A lively and moving event where people tell true stories about their lives.

7.30pm | Pay What You can Afford £6.50-£12.50 | Seated Included in weekend festival ticket £22-£25 Mary Ocher 27 Jan

· Rock/Pop ·

Thursday 25 January PONY UP PRESENTS RED MAR + SUPPORT An eclectic mix of experimental rock, contemporary classical, shades of folk and noise music, all tied together with the catharsis of punk and hardcore.

8pm | £7.50-£10.50 | Standing

· Brass ·

Trailblazers in the new generation of UK Brass Bands, this 9-piece collective has a unique sound forged from their strong personalities and eclectic individual tastes, whilst still paying homage to their New Orleans Brass roots.

8pm | £10.50-£14 | Standing

BROWN HORSE + NUDISTA

· Rock/Pop ·

12-4pm Saturday | 12-6pm Sunday Pay What You can Afford £6.50-£12.50 Included in weekend festival ticket £22-£25

THE BRASS FUNKEYS + SUPPORT

· Country ·

Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 January

TILTED WOMEN WORKSHOPS

SUNDAY SWAP-O-RAMA!

Friday 26 January

Saturday 20 January Sirishkumar Manji and Vibhaas 16 Jan

· Literature ·

MARTIN ROWSON LIVE AND ON TOUR:

& KIT DOWNES

Friday 12 January

Wednesday 17 January

Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 January

TILTED WOMEN FESTIVAL

· Rock/Pop ·

A two day festival celebrating creative women. Including workshops, storytelling, electronic music, readings, discussions, exhibitions and a dance party.

Weekend tickets £22-£25 | Seated & Standing

Mon 29 January- Sun 4 Febuary

· Rock/Pop ·

INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK 2024 The UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues.

Monday 29 January

· Rock/Pop ·

EVERYTHING IS FINE PRESENTS

PERSONAL TRAINER

+ REAL FARMER + THE KITTENS Amsterdam-based collective Personal Trainer sounds like all your favourite indie rock luminaries jam-packed into big-beaming pop psalms.

8pm | £17.50-£20.50 | Standing

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