Norwich Arts Centre

 


Guerrilla Peacefair

feat. I am error + True Adventures + Anthropologist + films + speakers


Thursday 15 May : 7.30pm
All tickets £5.00 
18+ (recommended for films)

The world is changing, how do you feel about it? The Guerrilla Peacefair is a conscious community event. You are invited to engage with cutting edge musical and visual artists, controversial film, community strengthening organisations and mindful discussion.

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Altan ImageAltan

Friday 16 May : 8pm (seated)
£13.00 : £10.00 concessions

No Irish traditional band in the last dozen years has had a wider impact on audiences and music lovers throughout the world than Altan. With their exquisitely produced award-winning recordings, ranging dynamically from the most sensitive and touching old Irish songs all the way to hard hitting reels and jigs.

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Play The Music Acoustic ShowcasePlay The Music Acoustic Showcase

Saturday 17 May : 1pm - 4pm (cafe bar)
FREE

Highlighting the best of the local acoustic music scene in the Café Bar. Today's acts are Dick York, Emma Cherry, Well Chaps, Peter Appleyard and The Oh My!s.

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The Mondatta Funk ExplosionThe Mondatta Funk Explosion

+ The Small Town Bullies + Killamonjambo


Saturday 17 May : 8pm (late bar)
£4.00 adv : £5.00 door

Norwich's most powerful Funk-machine return for a FUNK EXPLOSION. Hitting you with the addition of horns, harmonies and percussion, the groove will be infectious and The Funk mightier than ever.

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Anna Mudeka by Andrew WrightAfrican Dance Workshop

with Anna Mudeka


Saturday 17 May : 10.30am - 3.30pm
£20.00 : £17.00 concessions

Date rescheduled from 5 April

Dance at your own pace in this fun class exploring dances from different parts of Africa including the harvest dance from Zimbabwe, Cou Cou from Guinea, Zagrobi from the Ivory Coast and Xigubu from South Africa. Please contact the NAC Box Office on 01603 660352 for refunds or exchange for the new date. Original tickets are not valid. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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Access To Music Showcase

feat. Double Six + S.O.D.D. + On No Telephono + Re-Uptakes + Clockwork


Tuesday 20 May : 7.30pm
£3.00 : FREE to ATM Students

A special Access To Music showcase, featuring Double Six, On No Telephono and more...

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City College Showcase

One-off Musical Extravaganza

Wednesday 21 May : 8pm
£4.00 : £3.00 concessions

The night will feature an exciting mixture of solo artists and bands from Norwich. Showcasing an eclectic mix of different sounds and musical styles, ranging from Funk and Electro to Indie and Punk.

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ben-ottewell.jpgBen Ottewell (from Gomez)

+ Buddy + Little Gem

Thursday 22 May : 8pm (seated)
£12.00 adv : £13.00 door

Gomez singer, songwriter and guitarist Ben Ottewell embarks on a special solo tour.

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albertlee.jpgAlbert Lee & Hogans Heroes

Friday 23 May : 8.30pm
£15.00 : £12.50 concessions

POSTPONED to Sat 29 Nov


Albert Lee, by common consent one of the world's finest guitar-players, needs no introduction to Country Music & Rock fans. Albert fronts his own band Hogan's Heroes, some of the best known and most respected Rock'n' Roll and Country musicians in Great Britain. Unfortunately due to illness this show has been rescheduled to Saturday 29 November. Original tickets are valid. If you are unable to attend the new date and would like a refund you will need to present your original ticket at NAC Box Office.

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Clutter City Market

Saturday 24 May : 10am - 4pm
FREE ENTRY!

Clutter City is a new alternative market for Norwich, selling one-of-a-kind goods from clothes & jewellery to art, music and much more.  The market hopes to provide a platform for creative independent crafters / artists / collectives to sell their work and will focus on original, quirky and unique items. Clutter City will have live music, DJ’s and tasty take-out food in the cafe bar with stalls in the auditorium.
 
See website for updates on stall holders and scheduled music: www.cluttercity.norwichartscentre.org.uk.
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Lot55.jpgAll Sorted!?! presents Lot 55

+ The Chartists + Halfway Hero

Saturday 24 May : 8pm (late bar)
£5.00 adv : £6.00 door

Lot 55 go from strength to strength with their fresh melodic sound that combines American and British influences. After a sell-out gig at NAC and support slots with the Inspiral Carpets and The Bluetones, they look set for bigger things for 2008, with a release on All Sorted!?! Records planned and UK tour planned. Plus uncompromising blues-laced rock ‘n’ roll from Sheffield’s The Chartists.

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Sennen album launch night

For 'Where The Light Gets In'

Sunday 25 May : 7.30pm (Café Bar)
FREE admission

An album launch night to celebrate the release of their second album "Where the light gets in".

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David Honeyboy Edwards

+ Dave Peabody


Tuesday 27 May : 8pm (seated)
£10.00 : £8.00 concessions


STANDING TICKETS LEFT ONLY


It is no cliché- David "Honeyboy" Edwards is a true living legend. From the Delta to Chicago, throughout the United States and most of Europe, Honeyboy has traveled every blues highway many, many times. He’s written several blues hits, including "Long Tall Woman Blues", "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Just Like Jesse James", and continues up and down the Blues Highway, traveling from juke joint to nightclub to festival, playing real Delta blues to adoring fans everywhere.

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paulawolfe.jpgPaula Wolfe

+ supports TBC

Thursday 29 May : 8pm (seated)
£5.00 adv : £6.00 door

Dreamy intelligent pop from female singer songwriter Paula Wolfe. Lush guitars, sweeping strings and gentle beats soothe the whispered realist lyrics while her electric guitar serves to energise. “A rising talent” – Time Out. “All too rare quality of being able to command your attention to the point of dropping everything else… a phenomenal talent” – peoplesound.com

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Mostly Autumn

+ supports TBC

Friday 30 May : 8pm (late bar)
£14.00 adv : £15.00 door

Atmospheric progressive rock band that mix folk and Celtic influences with those of bands such as Pink Floyd and Genesis.

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Fonda 500Wet Nurse presents Fonda 500

+ The Neutrinos + Ray Brower

At The Talk


Friday 30 May : 8pm
£6.50 : £6.00 Under 18's
 

Expect "an amazing and truly wonderful feast of sound" from Fonda 500, "loud, proud, ferocious and deadly sexy" sounds from The Neutrinos and catch "LCD Soundsystem meets The Fall"  - Ray Brower!
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Blue SunNew Blue Sun Acoustic Sessions

Acts TBA

Saturday 31 May : 1pm - 4pm (Café Bar)
FREE

Great acoustic music for your listening pleasure. Acts to be announced.

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Duke Special                                                             

+ The Voluntary Butler Scheme

Saturday 31 May : 8pm (Late Bar)
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door

Dynamic, musically ambitious and bracingly eccentric, Duke Special returns to Norwich Arts Centre with his inimitable style and lush musicality.

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solas.jpgSolas


Sunday 1 June : 8pm (seated)
£12.50 : £10.00 concessions

 

Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. The internationally acclaimed supergroup has not only captured the hearts and ears of Irish music fans, but fans all around the globe with their blend of Celtic traditional, folk and country melodies, bluesy sometimes jazz-inspired improvisations and global rhythms.

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TeddyThompson2.jpgTeddy Thompson

+ supports TBC

Monday 2 June : 8pm
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door

GIG POSTPONED UNTIL AUTUMN


Whether it’s with his own formidable songwriting or his personalised reworkings of a songs drawn from America’s rich country music tradition (as on his Up Front & Down Low album), Teddy is a deeply expressive singer, incisive guitarist and overall, a charismatic young artist. Unfortunately Norwich gig has been cancelled by Teddy. We are hoping to have him back in the autumn but tickets will not be valid, so please contact the NAC Box Office on 01603 660352 to arrange a refund.

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kinky-friedman.jpgKinky Friedman


Wednesday 4 June : 8pm (seated)
£15.00 : £12.00 concessions

 

Outrageous and irreverent but always thought-provoking, Kinky Friedman wrote and performed satirical country songs during the 1970s and has been hailed as the Frank Zappa of country music.

Kinky will tour as a trio, with pianist Little Jewford,  and the legendary Washington Ratso.

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Metronomy ImageMetronomy

+ supports tbc

Saturday 7 June : 8pm
£7.00 adv
 

The brain-child of disillusioned drummer Joseph Mount, Metronomy are a one-piece alternative electronica group producing funk-infused beats, android-esque vocals and highly addictive bass-lines.

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Hot Club de Paris ImageHot Club de Paris

+ supports tbc

Sunday 8 June : 8pm
£7.00 adv : £8.00 door
 

Liverpool trio, Hot Club de Paris, are one of the most exhilarating bands you're likely to see. Oodles of humour and back-chat abound, they successfully manage to marry technical musicianship with pure fun. Their barbershop-style a capellas punctuate their set to produce a form of entertainment that once witnessed, makes you wonder why everyone's not doing it. And this is far from your 'post-punk-art-rock-pop-band-do-harmonies' affair, it's so much more than that....

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Judy CollinsJudy Collins

+ Kenny White

Monday 9 June : 8pm (seated)
£20.00 adv : £21.00 door

STANDING TICKETS LEFT ONLY

One of the major interpretive singers of the 1960s, Judy has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes. As part of the concert, Judy will be playing a selection of Lennon / McCartney songs.

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Bethany BlackWe Will Nvr Die! Disco

feat. Bethany Black + Micropenis + Vanity 'Pins' Von Cushion


Tuesday 10 June : 8pm (cafe bar)
£3.00 adv : £4.00 door

We will nvr die! is a disco which encourages you to deconstruct the world around you. Drawing heavily upon diy and riot grrrl aesthetics, combining punk and dialogue, we will nvr die! disco offers a space for those people who don’t feel like they belong to the increasingly homogenised clubs around them. With performances, live music, a disco playing riot grrrl, electro, grime, punk, and a free zine for everyone!

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candido-fabre-y-su-banda.jpgCandido Fabre Y Su Banda


Wednesday 11 June : 8.30pm
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions

Candido Fabre is considered one of the most versatile and ingenious soneros in Cuba. His gift for improvisation and rhythms allow him to convert any sort of situation, slang or expression, sorrow or joy, into a 'son'! Candido Fabre was the songwriter, arranger and main vocalist with the great Orquesta Original de Manzanillo. He then formed Candido Fabre y su Banda with a 14 strong orchestra featuring some of the very best Cuban charanga specialists.

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Christine TobinChristine Tobin

+ Ana Silvera


Thursday 12 June : 8pm (seated)
£10.00 : £8.00 concessions

Christine’s work is firmly rooted in a tradition that emphasizes storytelling on a musical bedrock that creatively blends jazz, folk and blues. Her innovative and expressive style has led the Guardian to call her the Bjork of Euro jazz, and her music has been described as authentic, streetwise, radical and romantic.

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dyko1.jpgwombatwombat & Muzica! presents Dyko
(feat. Wolfgang Flür - ex Kraftwerk)

+ Vista + Rice ‘n’ Beans + Howlback Hum


Friday 13 June : 8pm (late bar)
£15.00 adv : £16.00 door

One of Germany’s busiest independent bands in the international arena, Dyko’s music has inspired Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) to play e-drums live for the first time since Kraftwerk. Snapped-up by the wombatwombat/Muzica! team after a sensational electronica/pop-punk/new wave sound and vision extravaganza at EXIT 2007, Dyko, featuring Wolfgang Flür, play their debut UK show at NAC: unmissable.

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LucyKaplansky by Emma Dodge HansonLucy Kaplansky

+ Samantha Marais


Saturday 14 June : 8pm (seated)
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions


Lucy's stellar songwriting shines out strongly against an acoustic-based alt-country backdrop of pedal steel, mandolin, accordion and upright bass. From the New York skyline to the hills beyond, Lucy's music pure Americana, wonderfully raw and rich with heartache and hope.

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Play The Music Acoustic ShowcasePlay The Music Acoustic Showcase

Saturday 14 June : 1pm - 4pm (cafe bar)
FREE

Highlighting the best of the local acoustic music scene in the Café Bar. Today's acts are YumYum, Mike Hone, Ben Pike and Nobodaddy.

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black-kids-white.jpgBlack Kids 

+ Cut Off Your Hands 

Sunday 15 June : 8pm
£8.00 adv : £9.00 door

 

Black Kids, five-piece indie pop/rock band from Jacksonville, Florida are known for their "lo-fi guitar, peppy synths, and ebullient melodies". 

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The Declining WinterIlya & Emilia Projects

feat. The Declining Winter + Dead Rat Orchestra + Luke Abbott + Babygrand

Monday 16 June : 8pm
£5.00 adv : £6.00 door

A night of exciting contemporary music from local left-field promoters ilya & emilia projects. With special guest The Declining Winter (ex-Hood) with electronic pop via hip-hop, shoegaze, dub and post rock.

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thebalanescuquartet1.jpgThe Balanescu Quartet

Music & Film : 'Second Breath' + 'Play'


Wednesday 18 June : 8pm
£17.50 seated : £12.50 standing

Second Breath is a life-affirming reflection on the life of sculptor and Bergen-Belsen survivor Maurice Blik, whose stunning bronzes suggest an awakening from the ashes of the Holocaust. Play is composed for rare footage of the Ballets Russes in playful moments on an Australian beach in the 1930s. With spins and leaps in the sand, members of the legendary dance troupe display youthful energy and have fun with the camera. Maurice Blik will be present for a Q&A.

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Seckou Keita Quartet SKQ


Thursday 19 June : 8pm
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions

The Seckou Keita Quartet + is one of fastest growing independent bands that has enthralled audiences in many places around the world. Drawing together musicians from Senegal, Italy, Egypt and The Gambia, the band has become a real international treasure. Led by the experimental tunings and virtuoso kora of Seckou Keita himself. The result is a captivating contemporary sound with achingly beautiful melodies, virtuoso improvisation and luminous free spirit that transcends audiences. This event is the expanded version of the quartet, or '+', featuring a singer.

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Keren Ann

+ Cary Brothers

Friday 20 June : 8pm (seated)
£8.00 adv : £9.00 door
 

Paris and New York-based singer-songwriter, Keren Ann, sings an intimate collection of quietly sung lyrical gems with diverse, multi-textured soundscapes. Often favourably compared to Françoise Hardy, Nico, the works of Gainsbourg, Mazzy Star, Rufus Wainright and Suzanne Vega, Keren Ann is a truly special and engaging artist, one whose work evolves and grows, often with every listen.

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Blue SunNew Blue Sun Acoustic Sessions

Acts TBA

Saturday 21 June : 1pm - 4pm (Café Bar)
FREE

Great acoustic music for your listening pleasure. Acts to be announced.

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TrueAdventures.jpgHowlback Hum feat. True Adventures Happen Inside Your Head

+ Kid Atom + Rebecca & Mountains + Pupujussi

Tuesday 24 June : 8pm (cafe bar)
£2.50 adv : £3.00 door

Another fine evening of lo-fi pop, with the distinctive melodic pop sounds of True Adventures… and more.

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theagilmore1.jpgThea Gilmore

+ Pete Du Pon

Thursday 26 June : 8pm
£12.50 : £10.00 concessions

Just 18 months on from her fifth album Harpo's Ghost, Thea Gilmore presents her new record Liejacker, released through Fruitcake Records/Universal on May 12, 2008.

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The Davenport Trust present "I Feel Like Sh*t"

Feat. The Oli Brown Band + Smaller Than You + Mondatta Funk + Hewett Soul Band


Saturday 28 June : 8pm
£6.00 adv : £7.00 door

A night of music and film to launch the Trust’s first book and first film "Soft Shoe Shuffle".The Davenport Trust is a Norfolk charity set up to help young people recognise and deal with symptoms of depression.

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Kaki King by Louis TeranKaki King

+ support TBC

Monday 30 June : 8pm
£8.00 adv : £9.00 door

Dazzling young guitar player and composer, known to instrumental music fans for her finger-picking, fret-slapping, and percussive thumping style, into previously uncharted indie-rock territory. Produced by post-rock kingpin John McEntire (Tortoise, Sea and Cake), her music is filled with lush, ambient soundscapes that “sound like the abstract, dreamy, and hypnotic end of alternative rock,” as the New York Times noted.

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woon.jpgThe Winelight Club Presents Woon

+ Vince Freeman + Fiona Bevan + Sean Seraphim

Tuesday 1 July : 8pm (seated)
£5.00 adv : £7.00 door


The Winelight Club presents WOON + Vince Freeman + Fiona Bevan + Sean Seraphim: Four of the hottest properties from the ranks of the great unsigned together in this simply amazing line-up, representing acts nominated for the 2008 Indy Music Awards. (Jamie) Woon is a favourite of Radio 1’s Giles Peterson and one heck of an entertainer. Soul meets techno meets pure genius.


*Please note that Jon Byrne will no longer be playing this date as originally scheduled*

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Sargasso-Trio-new.jpgSargasso Trio

+ supports TBC

Friday 4 July : 8pm : (late bar)
£6.00 : £4.00 concessions


Upbeat samba-infused rhythms and mellow acoustic-based songs that blur the boundaries between lo-fi indie, brazilia, alt country, salsa and hip hop. Their debut album Burnin’ Burnin’ Burnin’ is out now on Boy Scout Recordings – “smart pop shapes” NME.

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RoryMcVicar.jpgRory McVicar

+ Ten Ten-Tackles + Bear

Saturday 5 July: 1pm - 4pm

FREE

At Chapelfield Gardens 


NAC takes over the CFG Festival to bring you three of the finest bands in the region, including Radio 1 and 6Music championed Rory with his full band.  

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kill-it-kid.jpgAll Sorted!?! feat. Rigo Jancsi

+ Kill It Kid + more tbc

Saturday 5 July : 8pm
£5.00 adv : £6.00 door

 

CANCELLED


Another fantastic night from All Sorted!?!, featuring the fuzzy post-punk of Rigo Jancsi, Chris Turpin’s new band Kill It Kid with their own brand of boutique burlesque blues
, plus more to be announced. Unfortuntately this event has been cancelled - please contact NAC Box Office on 01603 660352 to arrange a refund.

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The Rocket SummerThe Rocket Summer

+ The Outline

Sunday 6 July: 8pm
£9.00 adv : £10.00 door

25-year-old Bryce Avary is the man behind The Rocket Summer, a piano and guitar-driven rock'n'roll project in which multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer, Bryce performs everything himself.

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Los De Abajo ImageLos De Abajo

Monday 7 July : 8.30pm
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions


Los De Abajo are an exhilarating eight-piece collective, proclaiming revolution to their unique pulse of mestizo rock, reggae, ska, mambo and merengue rhythms. With a blistering live show reminiscent of Manu Chao or The Clash, this is one of modern South America’s most exciting groups.

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breakestra.jpgBreakestra TBC


Wednesday 9 July : 8pm
£9.00 adv : £10.00 door

 

CANCELLED


Breakestra is the creation musical golden child and bassist Miles Tackett. The eight piece funk band is fronted by singer Mixmaster Wolf and is based in deep funk, soul, breaks, jazz fever and some serious grooves. Unfortunately the Norwich gig has been cancelled - please contact NAC Box Office for refunds - 01603 660352.

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Jah Wobble

Chinese Dub


Wednesday 9 July : 8.30pm
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door

A fantastic fusion of dub music and Chinese melodies and instrumentation, featuring bass, drums, guzheng, bamboo flute, gourd pipe and the vocals of singers Wang Jingqi and Gu YingJi. The performance was commissioned by the Liverpool Culture Company for European Capital of Culture 2008.

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Monobloco.jpgMonobloco

Thursday 10 July : 8pm
£12.00 : £10.00 door

Rio de Janeiros hottest bloco returns to Norwich with their exciting mix of traditional Brazilian and contemporary grooves, playing samba, funk and popular music, Carioca style. Not to be missed.

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Play The Music Acoustic ShowcasePlay The Music Acoustic Showcase

Saturday 12 July : 1pm - 4pm (cafe bar)
FREE

Highlighting the best of the local acoustic music scene in the Café Bar. Today's acts are Marr Collins, Marina Florance, Pete Kitchen and Jon Roniger.

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coco-xpress.jpgCoco Xpress
+ DJ support

Saturday 12 July : 8.30pm (late bar)
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions


Playing Salsa, Merengue, Bugaloo, Bomba, Mambo, Lambada and more - representing all the popular Latino rhythms and countries, from Cuba to Colombia via Santo Domingo, - Coco Xpress guarantee an excellent night's entertainment, for top dancers and left-footed tropical party-goers alike. Plus DJ Nad from Norwich Salsa in the auditorium.

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The Autumn Defense by Nate BakerThe Autumn Defense

+ support TBC

Sunday 13 July : 8pm
£7.00 adv : £8.00 door

Multi-instrumentalists John Sirratt (Wilco / Uncle Tupelo) and Pat Sasone (Wilco) have created a lush musical universe that captures the sun-splashed sounds of California folk-rock, with delicate strumming, superb textured melodies and above all, gentle tunes dipped in honey-sweet harmonies.

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efterklang.jpgEfterklang

+ supports TBC

Monday 14 July : 8pm
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door


From Copenhagen, Denmark come one of those special bands - a stunning 8-piece ensemble with lush, panoramic arrangements that transport the listener to a magical place via Matmos style electronics, charasmatic front persons and that special ability to engage the audience in big music.

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eve-selis.jpgEve Selis Band

+ Christene LeDoux

Tuesday 15 July : 8.30pm
£8.00 adv : £9.00 door

 

Eve Selis and band return to the Norwich Arts Centre with another fine dose of hard-hitting rock-n-roll, layered soaring pop melodies, and a dash of alt-country twang.

 

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Voodoo Glow Skulls ImageVoodoo Glow Skulls

+ Random Hand + Dumpster Pop

Wednesday 16 July : 8pm
£9.00 adv : £10.00 door

DATE CHANGE : Event moved to Wednesday 6 August

Voodoo Glow Skulls meshed hardcore punk, traditional ska, tough guitar riffs and the Mexican music of their roots to create the prototype for the West Coast ska-core sound, influencing a wide range of bands from Sublime to No Doubt. Please contact NAC Box Office on 01603 660352 if you cannot make this new date and require a refund. *Tickets still valid for for new date*

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latitude_festival_08.jpgLatitude Festival 2008
Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk


Friday 18 July - Sunday 20 July
Weekend Tickets £130 : Day Tickets £55 (debit/credit card booking fee applies)


Tickets available for purchase between 10am - 6pm, Monday - Saturday.


The award-winning and ground-breaking Latitude Festival is returning to the sunrise coast of Suffolk for it’s amazing third year. Get your tickets from Norwich Arts Centre - call the box office on 01603 660352.

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sixdegreesofseparation.jpgSix Degrees Of Separation

+ 32 Frames Per Second + Jokari + Depth

Saturday 19 July : 8pm (late bar)
All tickets £5.00


Six Degrees of Separation are a grunge influenced rock band from Britain's most easterly town, Lowestoft. The band are all accomplished guitarists and songwriters and regularly swap vocals, guitar, bass and drum sticks.  Their music, heavily influenced by 90s Seattle grunge, is played with passion and rawness and is also influenced by Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Incubus, Pink Floyd and RHCP.

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Blue SunNew Blue Sun Acoustic Sessions

Acts TBA

Saturday 19 July : 1pm - 4pm (Café Bar)
FREE

Great acoustic music for your listening pleasure. Acts to be announced.

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Hissy Fit presents an NR One Records Night feat. The Brownies
+ supports TBC


Friday 25 July : 8pm (late bar)
£4.00 adv : £5.00 door

 

Celerbrated Norwich pop/punk outfit The Brownies take the stage in a night of rawkus pop of the new wave persuasion. More details TBC.

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Clutter-City.jpgClutter City Market

Saturday 26 July : 10am - 4pm
FREE ENTRY


Clutter City is a new alternative market for Norwich, selling one-of-a-kind goods from clothes and jewellery to art, music and much more. Clutter City aims to provide a platform for creative independent crafters / artists / collectives to sell their work and will focus on original, quirky and unique items. Plus live music, DJ’s and tasty take-out food in the café bar.

See website for updates on stall holders and scheduled music: www.cluttercity.norwichartscentre.org.uk

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altai-kai.jpgAltai Kai


Tuesday 29 July : 8pm (seated)
£10.00 : £8.00 concessions


Plus Throat-Singing Workshop:
Tuesday 29 July : 3pm - 4.30pm : £10.00
Limited places available!


A rare opportunity to experience throat-singing, music and dance from the sacred Altai Mountains of Siberia! ‘Kai’ is Altai’s own distinctive throat-singing style first used in epic performance. With vocal techniques developed over centuries, a range of traditional instruments (fiddle, lute, pipe, jew’s harp and drum) as well as dance, Altai Kai evokes the sounds of the mountains-steppes. Introduced by Carole Pegg.

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TellMeHow.jpgHowlback Hum feat. Tell Me How

+ more TBC

Wednesday 30 July : 8pm (cafe bar)
£2.50 adv : £3.00 door


Featuring the wonderful lo-fi electronica noodlings of Tell Me How, with more to be announced..


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Eastern StraynotesEastern Straynotes

+ Jasper Taylor


Tuesday 5 August : 8pm (Café Bar)
£4.00 : £3.00 concessions

Eastern Straynotes bring Jazz and Klezmer to the bar with swinging tunes from the 1920s and 30s mixed with crackin’ klezmer sets.

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Voodoo Glow Skulls

+ Random Hand + Dumpster Pop


Wednesday 6 August : 8pm *NEW DATE*
£9.00 adv : £10.00 door


Event moved from Wednesday 16 July


Voodoo Glow Skulls meshed hardcore punk, traditional ska, tough guitar riffs and the Mexican music of their roots to create the prototype for the West Coast ska-core sound, influencing a wide range of bands from Sublime to No Doubt. Please contact NAC Box Office on 01603 660352 if you cannot make this new date and require a refund. *Tickets still valid for for new date*

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Maverick Festival


At Easton Farm Park


Friday 29 August - Sunday 31 August
Weekend Tickets With Camping £50.00 : Weekend Tickets No Camping  £35.00 (debit / credit card booking fee applies) : Weekend Tickets Child £5.00 (under 14)

Maverick Magazine and the Easton Farm Park proudly present a new home for Alt. Country, Americana, and the New Tradition with this three day festival in Suffolk.

Get your tickets from Norwich Arts Centre - call the box office on 01603 660352.

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LongviewLongview

+ supports TBC

Thursday 25 September : 8pm
£8.00 adv : £9.00 door

Longview are here to remind us that music is at its best when it cuts straight through to the emotional core. You'll find beautifully crafted songs of hope, humanity, togetherness, ecstasy, separations, seasons, re-unions, hometowns and angels glimpsed through the drizzle.

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White LiesWhite Lies

+ supports TBC

Wednesday 1 October : 8pm
£7.00 adv

The West London band have only played a handful of shows but, already drawing comparisons to the epic pop grandeur of Echo & The Bunnymen and Teardrop Explodes, The band recently signed to Fiction and are on the NME New Noise tour in May. Their single ‘Unfinished Business’ was Track Of The Week in the NME.

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TeddyThompson2.jpgTeddy Thompson

+ Kamila Thompson

Friday 3 October : 8pm
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door


Whether it’s with his own formidable songwriting or his personalised reworkings of a songs drawn from America’s rich country music tradition (as on his Up Front & Down Low album), Teddy is a deeply expressive singer, incisive guitarist and overall, a charismatic young artist. 

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Tom-Russell.jpgTom Russell

Monday 20 October : 8pm
£13.00 : £11.00 concessions


Utilizing the recorded rants of circus midget Little Jack Horton as well as the voices of Lenny Bruce, Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Edward Abbey, Harry Partch, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Dave Van Ronk and others ... Russell fashions a musical collage that speaks of an American Culture gone dead. He summons up the music that influenced his childhood and carries the listener toward an edgy, Beat montage on America.  

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Baby Lemonade ImageBaby Lemonade

Tuesday 28 October : 8pm
£12.00 adv : £14.00 door
 

A celebration of the music of Arthur Lee & Love performed by Baby Lemonade.

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albertlee.jpgAlbert Lee & Hogans Heroes

Saturday 29 November : 8.30pm (late bar)
£15.00 : £12.50 concessions

Please note new date


Albert Lee, by common consent one of the world's finest guitar-players, needs no introduction to Country Music & Rock fans. Albert fronts his own band Hogan's Heroes, some of the best known and most respected Rock'n' Roll and Country musicians in Great Britain. This gig was rescheduled from the May date due to illness. Original tickets are valid. If you are unable to attend the new date and would like a refund you will need to present your original ticket at NAC Box Office.

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