NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2026
MUSIC, E N C A M R PERFO Y D E M O C & Shabaka 11 Nov
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Blues Contemporary Electronica Folk Funk & Soul Jazz Reggae Rock & Pop Ska & Punk World
Image. Gwenno 11 May
Amy Mason: Free Maso
Gently Tender
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Tuesday 3 November | 8pm
GENTLY TENDER + THE SLOW COUNTRY + HEKA
South London 6-piece band formed from the ashes of Palma Violets— Sam Fryer, Pete Mayhew and Will Doyle are now joined by musicians Francesca Brierley, Adam Brown and Evie Hilyer-Ziegler. Their sound is inspired by the British countryside — an indie rock band with lush harmonies and pastoral melodies — touching on folk, punk and soul.
Friday 6 November | 8pm
FLORAL IMAGE & THE HEAVENLY BODES + ELENWEN Floral Image is an indie neo-psychedelic band formed in Norwich, UK. Their sound blends lush, sun-drenched 1960s psych-pop with heavy motorik rhythms, scuzzy garage-rock, and fluid multi-part vocal harmonies.
Tuesday 10 November | 8pm
UGLY (UK) + MAX AND FELIX
Ugly fuse inspiration from sacred choral harmonies, sprawling post-rock, and the melodic warmth of ’60s and ’70s folk-rock into something unique and constantly evolving.
Thursday 12 November | 8pm
GARY STEWART’S GRACELAND
2026 marks the 40th Anniversary of Graceland and the York-based troubadour Gary Stewart and fellow musicians are commemorating the anniversary, delighting audiences old and new with the beloved South African rhythms, melodies and harmonies that made this Album a universal classic.
Friday 20 November | 8pm
STONE FOUNDATION + ROB WILKES DJ
The seeds of British modern soul band Stone Foundation were sown in the early ’90s when Neil Sheasby and Neil Jones met. Over the years they’ve collaborated with Paul Weller, Peter Capaldi, Bettye Lavette, William Bell, Graham Parker, Carleen Anderson, Mick Talbot and many more.
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Tuesday 24 November | 8pm
PONY UP PRESENTS COWBOYY + FEASTS
Cowboyy are a band making angular, psychedelic math-pop/math rock, with post-punk, art-pop and electronic influences. They came out of the London's Windmill Brixton scene and were picked for the NME 100.
Tuesday 1 December | 8pm | Seated & Standing
TOM MOORE QUARTET + BUSHES
Norfolk-raised multi-instrumentalist and producer Tom Moore brings his new quartet to the stage, the ensemble reimagines historic English folk melodies through a cinematic lens.
The Electric Swing Circus 5 Dec
Thursday 3 December | 8pm
THE ALLERGIES (LIVE) + LFAY + CHROME DJ
The Bristol-based producer duo and live band pack a dynamic punch with their high-octane mix of vintage hip-hop, funk grooves, soul breaks, and crowd-pleasing dance floor energy.
Saturday 5 December | 8pm
THE ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS
The Electric Swing Circus is a live 6-piece fusion of stomping electro beats, rock n roll and saucy 20's swing.
Friday 11 December - Saturday 12 December
ZWA
ZWA... music, words, feels, culture. Curated by innate creates, ZWA festival is a celebration of music, spoken word & community.
Friday 11 December | 8pm
ZWA: NI MAXINE
Saturday 12 December | 8pm
ZWA: DENNIS BOVELL X REBEL LION SOUND SYSTEM
andleader releasing music on the respected Godwana Records. Playing
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Blues Contemporary Electronica Folk Funk & Soul Jazz Reggae Rock & Pop Ska & Punk World
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday 17 December | 8pm | Seated
TONE PRESENTS JORDAN SMART + .ASTRIDRIFT
Jordan Smart, widely known for his work with Mammal Hands, Vega Trails and Sunda Arc, reveals a markedly different and deeply personal side of his artistry with quiet, introspective improvisations.
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ROUND MIDNIGHT
SHOWCASING Z, THE BEST JAZ SOUL AND WORLDBEAT Image. Gwenno 11 May
Amy Mason: Free Maso
Corto.Alto
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Wednesday 11 November | 8pm | Seated | at Epic Studios
SHABAKA + RORY GREEN + AMY NOMVULA
Shabaka Hutchings (The Comet is Coming & Sons of Kemet) is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most influential musicians and a defining figure in contemporary British culture. A bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, his work has reshaped global perceptions of jazz and experimental music through a practice that moves fluidly between jazz, electronic, spiritual, and diasporic traditions.
Tuesday 24 November | 8pm | at Epic Studios
CORTO.ALTO + TERRA KIN
Mercury Music Prize nominee and 'Breakthrough Artist’ (AIM Awards) corto.alto is a multi-instrumentalist producer, composer and performer whose blistering live show explores the fertile ground between live instrumentation and electronic productions and sound design.
Thursday 10 December | 8pm
ANCIENT INFINITY ORCHESTRA
Ancient Infinity Orchestra, are a spiritual jazz ensemble who unfurled in the North of England. Their joyous large ensemble has communal music-making at the heart of everything they do.
Wednesday 16 December | 8pm
LAURA MISCH
Laura Misch is a London-born saxophonist, singer-songwriter, producer, and field recordist known for her immersive electro-acoustic soundscapes that bridge ambient electronic music, jazz, and field recordings.
NORWICH JAZZ FESTIVAL IS BACK IN MAY 2027! Book early for ticket discounts.
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PERFORMANCE & TALKS Sunday 1 November | 7.30pm | Seated
TRUE STORIES LIVE: UNRAVELLING Wednesday 11 November | 7.30pm | Seated
MARTIN FIGURA: MORTALITY, I COULD LIVE WITHOUT IT
Norwich’s own Martin Figura launches his new book with some special guests and extremely danceable music from DJ 78.
Tuesday 17 November | 7.30pm | Seated
MISSISSIPPI RECORDS: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF MUSIC
Mississippi Records founder Eric Isaacson tells a story of global music scenes that has endeavoured during periods of authoritarianism.
Wednesday 25 November | 8pm | Seated
DAVE ROWNTREE: NO ONE YOU KNOW
Through unheard stories and candid photos from his new bestselling book ‘No One You Know’, Dave Rowntree offers rare insight into the moments that shaped one of the major defining bands of 1990s Britpop, Blur.
Sunday 6 December | 7.30pm | Seated
GERARD LOGAN: VISITS FROM THE DARKNESS
An evening of ghostly tales with master storyteller, Gerard Logan, for 'Visits from the Darkness' he recounts Charles Dickens’ The Signalman and FP McGreal’s Cabinet of Cruelty.
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Wednesday 9 December | 7pm | Seated
REWILDING POLITICS AND SAVING SPECIES
WITH BEN GOLDSMITH & HANNAH BOURNE-TAYLOR
Join two of Britain’s leading environmentalists in conversation for an inspiring and practical night of real-world rewilding!
Martin Figura 11 Nov
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COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS Amy Matthews 19 Nov
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Wednesday 4 November | 7.30pm | Seated
RACHEL FAIRBURN: VEXY BEASTS
Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2025 show Side Eye, Rachel Fairburn is back with new personalities and some old favourites for you to love and hate. Expect biting commentary and lots of big laughs.
Thursday 5 November | 7.30pm | Seated | at Epic Studios
JOSH PUGH: HA HA, YEAH SOUND
After 2 sell-out tours, Josh Pugh is back performing stand-up comedy to the best of his ability for an hour and a bit. Josh is known for his appearances on the small screen (TV) as well his appearances on even smaller screens (your phone) with his weekly viral videos..
Thursday 19 November | 7.30pm | Seated
AMY MATTHEWS: DEFINITIONS OF TOAST
Amy doesn’t get angry and she’s starting to feel left out, so she’s on a quest to feel fury; from what she can discern from the world around her, it appears to be all the rage…literally.
Sunday 22 November | 7.30pm | Seated
AN EVENING OF THE COMIC STRIP WITH PETER RICHARDSON AND GUESTS
A special touring cinema event celebrating the legacy of The Comic Strip presents…with classic film screenings, rare clips, and a live Q&A.
Thursday 26 November | 7.30pm | Seated
ROB NEWMAN: 21ST CENTURY SURVIVAL GUIDE
With his new novel, INTELLIGENCE, Rob Newman offers a Survival Guide to the 21st Century. How do we defend ourselves from oil shocks, chatbots and billionaire Tech Bros inciting civil war? Or stop AI stealing half our water, and water companies poisoning the rest? In a whistlestop tour of new ideas, Newman explores what clues history offers us for when the rich and powerful go ape.
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CHRISTMAS HIGHLIGHTS Sunday 6 December | 11am-4pm | Free entry
CLUTTER CITY WINTER MARKET
The Unthanks in Winter 14 Dec
Monday 14 December | 8pm | Seated | at Epic Studios
THE UNTHANKS IN WINTER
The Unthanks In Winter is a dream-like winter fantasia, embracing both the dark and the light in the most ritualistic of seasons. Featuring Christmas tunes from multiple cultures, mixed with the traditional and the newly written.
Sunday 13 December | 7.30pm | Seated
SOUP: A CHRISTMAS CABARET
Join us for an extraordinary evening of Music, Drag, Burlesque, Comedy, Circus, Poetry and jingle bells! This xmas SANTA SOUP is sure to warm those tastebuds.
Tuesday 15 December | 7pm | Seated | 18+
SH!T THEATRE: THE ORIGINAL SING-ALONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
Join ‘anarchic performance legends’ (Time Out) Sh!t Theatre for this cult Christmas miracle.
Saturday 19 December | 7.30pm
REWORK CHRISTMAS: BAG OF CANS + JO MILLETTI + LOTTIE GRAY + NORWICH CONTEMPORARY CHOIR
Hear a cavalcade of Christmas hits from fine musicians from the Fine City as well as some of their own works.
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Monday 21 December | 4pm | 6.30pm | 9pm | Seated | PG & 15+
DARK CHRISTMAS: FILMS BY CANDLELIGHT
Winter Solstice, dark films by candlelight with The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rare Exports and Krampus.
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CALENDAR
] Sunday 1 Nov | 11am-3pm
NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2026 Thursday 19 Nov | 7.30pm
Wednesday 9 Dec | 7pm
DEFINITIONS OF TOAST
REWILDING POLITICS AND SAVING SPECIES
Sunday 1 Nov | 7.30pm
Friday 20 Nov | 8pm
Thursday 10 Dec | 8pm
Tuesday 3 Nov | 8pm
Sunday 22 Nov | 7.30pm
A LOVE THING INDIE WEDDING FAIR TRUE STORIES LIVE
AMY MATTHEWS:
STONE FOUNDATION
ANCIENT INFINITY ORCHESTRA
AN EVENING OF THE COMIC STRIP
Friday 11 Dec | 8pm
RACHEL FAIRBURN: VEXY
Tuesday 24 Nov | 8pm
Saturday 12 Dec | 8pm
Thursday 5 Nov | 8pm
DOGSHOW
Tuesday 24 Nov | 8pm CORTO.ALTO at Epic Studios
Thursday 5 Nov | 7.30pm
Wednesday 25 Nov | 8pm
YEAH SOUND at Epic Studios
YOU KNOW
Monday 14 Dec | 8pm
Thursday 26 November | 7.30pm
at Epic Studios
GENTLY TENDER
Wednesday 4 Nov | 7.30pm
BEASTS
JOSH PUGH: HA HA, Friday 6 Nov | 8pm
FLORAL IMAGE & THE HEAVENLY BODES Saturday 7 Nov | 8pm
THE HANGING STARS Tuesday 10 Nov | 8pm
UGLY (UK)
COWBOYY
DAVE ROWNTREE: NO ONE
ROB NEWMAN: 21ST
ZWA: NI MAXINE ZWA: DENNIS BOVELL X
REBEL LION SOUND SYSTEM Sunday 13 Dec | 7.30pm
SOUP: A CHRISTMAS CABARET
THE UNTHANKS IN WINTER
CENTURY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Tuesday 15 Dec | 7pm
Friday 27 Nov | 8pm
ORIGINAL SING-A-LONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
AN EVENING WITH THE MAGIC NUMBERS Saturday 28 Nov | 11am – 3pm
SH!T THEATRE: THE
Wednesday 16 Dec | 8pm
LAURA MISCH
Wednesday 11 Nov | 7.30pm
STEPPING STONES CHRISTMAS FAIR
Thursday 17 Dec | 8pm
MORTALITY, I COULD LIVE WITHOUT IT
Saturday 28 Nov | 8pm
Friday 18 Dec | 8pm
Wednesday 11 Nov | 8pm SHABAKA at Epic Studios
Tuesday 1 Dec | 8pm
MARTIN FIGURA:
Thursday 12 Nov | 8pm
GARY STEWART’S GRACELAND Friday 13 Nov | 8pm
DAMP MATCHES Tuesday 17 Nov | 7.30pm
MISSISSIPPI RECORDS: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF MUSIC Wednesday 18 Nov | 8pm
MARTIN HARLEY
THESE WICKED RIVERS TOM MOORE QUARTET Thursday 3 Dec | 8pm
THE ALLERGIES (LIVE) Friday 4 Dec | 8pm
BEANS ON TOAST Saturday 5 Dec | 8pm
THE ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS Sunday 6 Dec | 11am-4pm
CLUTTER CITY MARKET Sunday 6 Dec | 7.30pm
GERARD LOGAN: VISITS FROM THE DARKNESS
JORDAN SMART
THE ANNA MUDEKA BAND: JOHN VIGAR TRIBUTE
Saturday 19 Dec | 7.30pm
REWORK CHRISTMAS: BAG OF CANS
Sunday 20 Dec | 7.30pm
TRUE STORIES LIVE
Monday 21 Dec | Various times
DARK CHRISTMAS: FILMS BY CANDLELIGHT
Thursday 31 Dec | 8pm
CHANNEL ONE SOUND SYSTEM