Tickets & Information
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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