Tickets & Information
Friday 1 September
St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG
A brand new night that will take you on a journey from early 80s Disco, Soul and Funk to Hip Hop and Acid House.
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· Disco ·
Gold Dust: An Eighties Night
Rae Morris 24 September
Ruf Records Blues Caravan 2017: Blues Got Soul Featuring Big Daddy Wilson, Si Cranstoun and Vanessa Collier
9pm-late | £6 early bird | £8 adv | £10 door No entry after 11pm | 18+ Saturday 2 September
Take a floor-filling London soul man. Add a golden-voiced Southern States storyteller. Throw in a fast-rising Philadelphia based singer/saxophonist. Then hold on to your hats. The legendary Blues Caravan is coming.
· Rock/Pop ·
8pm | £10 adv | £8 adv concessions | £12 door
Momentum Day: Mary Epworth + support
PRS Foundation are pleased to join forces with PRS for Music to present a free day of discussion and advice at the home of their Talent Development Partners, NAC, ending in a gig featuring three music creators funded through the Momentum Music Fund, including a special album release show from Mary Epworth.
Panel Session 1pm – 5pm | Free | Evening 8pm | £5 Sunday 3 September
· Performance ·
True Stories Live: Secrets and Lies
A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience. Visit truestorieslive.co.uk for full details.
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated | Bar
Wednesday 6 Sept – Wednesday 27 Sept
· Exhibitions ·
Nick Warburton: Outside the Mythos An exhibition of new and retrospective works.
Monday – Friday 1pm – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 6pm Opening Night Wednesday 6 September 5pm – 7pm Wednesday 6 September
·Jazz ·
The Spirit of Trane Tour
Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble
Renowned saxophonist Gilad Atzmon and his band will take to the stage for the ultimate interpretation of one of the greatest jazz musicians to have lived: John Coltrane.
8pm | £12.50 | £10 concessions | Seated Thursday 7 September
· Country ·
Morganway presents Roots Rock Americana + Hot Raisin + Ginny Dix
Get set for a melting pot of Country, Rock, Folk and Roots with driving riffs, charismatic five-part harmonies and emotional songwriting.
8pm | £8 adv | £10 door Saturday 9 September
Sonic Youths v4.9: acts TBA
· Rock/Pop ·
NAC’s latest showcase of original music-makers aged 14-19; twitter.com/1419SonicYouths and facebook.com/1419SonicYouths
1pm | Pay What You Can | Bar
· Blues ·
Friday 15 September
Saturday 16 September – Sunday 17 September
· Literature ·
Noirwich Crime Writing Festival Sunday 10 September
· Contemporary ·
Will Fergusson presents Klavier Hour: High Tea
Improbable piano from an impossible pianist. Will Fergusson indulges us with a fluid hour of unspecified keyboard activity.
1.30pm | Pay What You Can | Seated Monday 11 September
· Folk ·
Modern folk singer-songwriter returns with hew new thought-provoking and bewitching album ‘The Counterweight’.
8pm | £18 | £15 concessions | Seated
· Comedy ·
Rob Newman: A History of Western Philosophy
“A performance that mixes hard fact with dizzying flights of comedic fantasy.” - The Guardian Join Rob as he premieres brand new material inspired by his recent award-winning Radio 4 series Neuropolis. Work in progress.
7.30pm | £15 | Seated
Wednesday 13 September
· Performance ·
Speculative by Alexander Geist
“A little bit Dietrich, a little bit Bowie.”– Electronic Beats A beloved icon of Berlin’s demi-monde Alexander Geist is the velvet voice of a morose-disco soul, part Evelyn Waugh hero, part silver screen star.
8pm | Pay What You Can Thursday 14 September
The Veils + support
· Folk ·
Uke East Festival
Featuring Biscuit Badger & The Biscuitheads, The Poor Boys of Worcester, A D Cooke, Peter Moss, Enne, Desmond O’Connor, Blue Luna, Norwich Ukulele Society, Aubrey & Zelda and Zip Pain.
12pm | £20 adv | £25 door | £10 under 16 Sunday 24 September
· Rock/Pop ·
Rae Morris + support
“Rae Morris is becoming the country’s most beloved singer- songwriter”- Zane Lowe, Radio 1 YolanDa Brown 2 October
· Rock/Pop ·
Touring their fifth studio album ‘Total Depravity’, The Veils impressed Director David Lynch with their extreme sonic contrasts, mutilated loops, bold lyricism and evangelical fervor. Listen out for them in the new Twin Peaks series.
Abandoman: Life & Rhymes
“Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile… Nothing short of genius”- Chortle The Irish hip-hop comedy freestyle duo bring their biggest and most ambitious show ever to NAC following years of touring across the world and supporting Ed Sheeran on his major UK tour. This is their Life and Rhymes.
8pm | £13 | £11 concessions | Seated
8pm | £5 adv | £7 door
Critically acclaimed Country/Folk duo, Kami Thompson and husband James Walbourne (The Pretenders), return with a stunning new record, ‘Other People’, this Autumn.
Saturday 30 September
Wednesday 20 September
8pm | £15 adv
Helping the Renaissance of Soul Music in the UK this double headliner join together for a UK Tour to play retro-soulful sonics.
SohoTheatre presents
Sunday 1 October
All The Things I Lied About by Katie Bonna
Thursday 21 September
· Rock/Pop ·
Aquilo + support
Synth duo Aquilo are a tour de force of stirring balladry, cinematic sonic textures and immersive dynamics.
8pm | £10 adv | £12 door Friday 22 September
· Reggae ·
Take Your Time presents Skipyard Rockers + DJ Samphire Sounds + Jez
With a tight rhythm section and punchy brass they’re guaranteed to keep you moving late into the night with a setlist of strong Roots tunes.
8pm-late | £6 adv | £8 door
· Rock/Pop·
AGMP presents THE MILK + New Street Adventure
· Performance ·
8pm | £8 | £6 concessions | Seated
· Rock/Pop·
Switzerland based maverick multi-instrumentalist Dominik Kesseli and drummer and producer Michael Gallusser create involved soundscapes with drums, guitar, electronic bases, synthesizer and pre-produced samples.
The Rails (with band) + support
In a comic exploration of her past mistakes and inevitable future disasters, Fringe First winner Katie Bonna unpicks how everyday lies can lead to a world of Trump and Brexit. In association with Paul Jellis and Katie Bonna.
· Comedy ·
Odd Box Promotions presents Lord Kesseli & The Drums + The Wolf Number + Ellie Bleach + Joy Tourette (Bar) + Hannah Tobias (Bar)
8pm | £11 | £9 adv concessions | £13 door
· Folk ·
Tuesday 19 September
Thursday 28 September
Friday 29 September
8pm | £12 adv | £14 door
Thea Gilmore
Tuesday 12 September
The Noirwich Crime Writing Festival is an annual celebration bringing together superstar crime authors, exciting new talent and fans of all things crime fiction. Visit noirwich.co.uk for full details.
Saturday 23 September
Tuesday 26 September
· Performance ·
Mozart vs Machine
A high-octane mash-up of Mozart opera, electronic sound and video, bringing some of history’s most iconic artists together in a theatrical sci-fi-gameshow encounter. A collage of music and theatre that blurs boundaries of opera and performance art. Think you know Mozart? Think again…
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated | 14+ Wednesday 27 September
· Performance ·
Christopher Brett Bailey:
Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight
“A thumping industrial noise-scape…”– The Stage A linguistic kaleidoscope of the hallucinogenic and the hardboiled, all set to a pulverising live musical score of dark psychedelia. It will take you on a journey through the multiverse and into the afterlife, inviting you to consider your own relationship to food, capitalism and the right to kill yourself.
8pm | Pay What You Can | Seated | 16+
· Country ·
Jolie Holland & Sam Parton
The Be Good Tanyas founding members are back with their North Americana and outsider folk.
8pm | £15 adv | £18 door Monday 2 October
· Soul/Jazz ·
YolanDa Brown
Double MOBO award-winning YolanDa Brown is UK’s premier female saxophonist, known for seamlessly blending jazz, soul and reggae.
8pm | £14 | £12 concessions Tuesday 3 October
· Comedy ·
Simon Day: In Character
The Fast Show star revives four much-loved characters. Billy Bleach: the pub bore. Geoffrey Allerton: confirmed bachelor and unpublished Yorkshire poet. Tony Beckton: one of Britain’s most dangerous men. Brian Pern: prog rocker and humanitarian.
8pm | £20 | Seated
8pm | £12.50 adv | £15 door
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