MUSIC, PERFORMANCE & COMEDY MUSIC, PERFORMANCE & COMEDY
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday 2 September | 8pm
Sabine McCalla + Lydia Cass
Blending gospel, folk, soul, blues, and Americana, Sabine McCalla weaves intimate stories of heartbreak and hope with raw emotion and timeless musical grace.
Thursday 4 September | 8pm
Samba Touré
Legendary Malian desert blues artist Samba Touré plays a vivid mix of traditional northern Malian Songhoy music, blues-rock tracks with psychedelic overtones, ballads and love songs.
Friday 12 September | 8pm
Round Midnight presents
Tanhai Collective + Shed (DJ)
Six-piece instrumental outfit Tanhai Collective draw from classic soul jazz and the jazzier end of post rock. Their groove heavy and melodic music utilises 70’s production and recording techniques for explosive and occasionally dubbed out tracks.
Monday 15 September | 8pm
Tone presents Bremer/McCoy
The Danish instrumental duo of Jonathan Bremer (acoustic/double bass) and Morten McCoy (piano, Wurlitzer, tape-delay) have a meditative, dub-tinged, jazz-inflected sound. Blues
Tuesday 16 September | 8pm
Pony Up presents Crawlers + support
Every so often, a new band arrives that feels important; like they’re about to mean something to so many.
Liverpool’s CRAWLERS are just that – a group built on an undeniable ability to write exciting and eclectic rock songs, and also an empathetic passion for community.
Thursday 18 September | 8pm
PONY UP presents Amelia &
The LoveFools
+ DH Temple + Nancy Dunnell
A double headliner. Vibrant imagery and tracks you can bop to with Amelia & The LoveFools alongside the solo project of DH Temple.
Wednesday 24 September | 8pm
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver “fuse folklore and the everyday with dazzling directness (5 stars” - The Guardian) to create a vibrant project that’s as grounded in tradition as it is daring in innovation.
Friday 26 September | 8.30pm
The Neutrinos + Lassie
Norfolk’s maverick art-rock pioneers The Neutrinos return to their spiritual home with their first full on rock ’n’ roll show for over two years.
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday 2 October | 8pm
Round Midnight presents Kaidi Akinnibi + support
From his time in popular post-punk outfit ‘Black Midi’ and working with many of the finest groups in the UK jazz scene –Kokoroko and Mercury prize winners Ezra Collective amongst them – Kaidi Akinnib has developed his own style, precise and eclectic.
Wednesday 8 October | 8pm
Hackney Colliery Band + Sure D (DJ)
East London musical pioneers Hackney Colliery Band have pushed the boundaries of brass band conventions, building a steadfast fanbase with their joyous live shows and slew of heralded releases.
Friday 10 October | 8pm
Tone presents Clark + support
Known for his meticulous sound design, Clark is a visionary and pioneer in the electronic music scene who has spent over two decades crafting a series of sonic odysseys.
Friday 17 October | 7pm sign-ups | 8pm start
Barrioke:
Baz
Out Of Hell
The star of EastEnders, Extras and Life’s Too Short hosts BARRIOKE! With his trademark warm and jovial manner, accompanying and singing with audience and guest participants on stage, Shaun creates a riotous, joyous moment that people will never forget.
Hackney Colliery Band 8 Oct
Wednesday 22 October | 8pm
Round Midnight presents Vega Trails + support
Vega Trails is the expansive, chamber-jazz project from double-bassist and composer Milo Fitzpatrick, a founder member of Portico Quartet and features saxophonist Jordan Smart (Mammal Hands, Sunda Arc).
Friday 24 October | 8.30pm
Tone presents Rival Consoles + support
Celebrating his ninth studio album, Rival Consoles crafts rich atmospheric electronic music that blends analogue synths with organic textures and cinematic depth.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday 14 September | 7.30pm
True Stories Live: Every Cloud
A lively, moving and unpredictable event where people tell true stories about their lives in front of a warm, supportive audience.
Sunday 28 September | 7.30pm
The Thicket
A strange new acapella work from Bristol-based sound artist Yas Clarke, The Thicket is an intricate, rhythmic and melodic text score, composed for four voices. Sometimes narrative, sometimes abstract & non-verbal – an arcane expression of the human relationship with its environment.
Thursday 9 October | 8pm
Spoke presents Dr. John Cooper Clarke + Mike Garry + Toria Garbutt at EPIC Studios
Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the ‘Godfather of Punk Poetry” and the original people’s poet, John’s cultural influence spans literature, music and fashion.
Sunday 26 October | 7.30pm
Gerard Logan: Hauntings
Hauntings is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories, E.F. Benson and M.R. James
Sunday 26 October | 7.30pm
SPOKE presents Hollie McNish at EPIC Studios
Hollie McNish is a Sunday Times bestselling author, chatter and poetry lover. Expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads from this brand-new collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants.
Dr John Cooper Clarke 9 Oct
COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS
Desiree Burch 15 Oct
Wednesday 24 September | 8pm
IDEAL: Starring Johnny Vegas at EPIC Studios
Johnny Vegas stars as Moz, Manchester’s longest serving weed dealer, in a dope opera of epic proportions. Starring some of the hit BBC TV comedy’s most iconic characters and actors.
Moz and gangsters Psycho Paul and Cartoon Head must dispose of a dead body. But when they discover priceless diamonds inside the corpse, things spin out of control.
Wednesday 15 October | 8pm
Desiree Burch:
The Golden Wrath
Authentic, curious, and gleefully irascible, storyteller and comedian
Desiree Burch leads a madcap voyage through the Middle Ages – AKA the mid-life crisis, and its mandatory metamorphosis –in her new standup hour.
Thursday 30 October | 8pm
Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out
Hannah Gadsby’s tour support
Daisy Doris May brings together her iconic characters Steve Porters, The Divine Karen Moonstone and Häns Off for one BIG NIGHT OUT! “A masterclass in character comedy” (Broadway Baby).
Thursday 23 October | 8pm
Carl Donnelly:
Another Round
One of the UK’s finest comedians, Carl Donnelly brings you up to speed on how he’s settling into being a married middle-aged father with recurring stomach ulcers, a bald patch, and an internet search history that now includes ‘antileakage boxer shorts’.
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CALENDAR
Tuesday 2 September | 8pm
Sabine McCalla + Lydia Cass
Thursday 4 September | 8pm
Samba Touré
Friday 5 September | 8pm
Daddy Long Legs + support
Saturday 6 September | 8pm The Rabbitts + support
Thursday 11 September | 8pm
PONY UP presents Jakkels
Friday 12 September | 8pm
Round Midnight presents Tanhai Collective + Shed (DJ)
Sunday 14 September | 7.30pm
True Stories Live: Every Cloud
Monday 15 September | 8pm
Tone presents Bremer/McCoy
Tuesday 16 September | 8pm
PONY UP presents Crawlers
Thursday 18 September | 8pm
PONY UP presents Amelia & The LoveFools + DH Temple
Friday 19 September | 8pm
Norwich Reggae Collective
Saturday 20 September | 4-9pm
Clutter City Night Market
Tuesday 23 September | 8pm
NAC Music Quiz
Wednesday 24 September | 8pm
IDEAL: Starring Johnny
Vegas at EPIC Studios
Wednesday 24 September | 8pm
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
Friday 26 September | 8.30pm
The Neutrinos + Lassie
Saturday 27 September | 8pm
The John Martyn Project
Sunday 28 September | 7.30pm The Thicket
Wednesday 1 October | 8pm Will Varley + support
Thursday 2 October | 8pm
Round Midnight presents Kaidi Akinnibi + support
Friday 3 October | 8pm
Bag of Cans + G Rivers + The Caterpillar Spies
Sat 4 - Sun 5 October innate creates presents Zwa
Tuesday 7 October | 8pm
Hackensaw Boys + Basset
Wednesday 8 October | 8pm Hackney Colliery Band + Sure D (DJ)
Thursday 9 October | 7.30pm
Grace Petrie: This Is No Time To Panic!
Thursday 9 October | 8pm
Spoke presents Dr. John Cooper Clarke at EPIC Studios
Friday 10 October | 8pm Tone presents Clark + support
Saturday 11 October | 8pm Daft Funk Live + Cheers! (DJ)
Wednesday 15 October | 8pm
Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2025
Thursday 16 October | 8pm
Project Smok + support
Friday 17 October | 8pm
Barrioke: Baz Out Of Hell
Tuesday 21 October | 8pm
Kathryn Joseph + support
Wednesday 22 October | 8pm
Round Midnight presents Vega Trails + support
Thursday 23 October | 8pm Carl Donnelly: Another Round
Friday 24 October | 8.30pm
Tone presents Rival Consoles + support
Saturday 25 October | 8pm Beaujolais Fox’s Big Night Out
Sunday 26 October | 7.30pm Gerard Logan: Hauntings
Sunday 26 October | 7.30pm
SPOKE presents Hollie McNish at EPIC Studios
Monday 27 October | 8pm Courtney Marie Andrews
Tuesday 28 October | 8pm UEA Burlesque
Wednesday 29 October | 8pm
Tom Robinson with Adam Phillips
Thursday 30 October | 8pm
Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out
Friday 31 October | 8pm
Bloghaus of Horrors: Halloween Special