New Fri 8th Aug This page lists some of the new events starting today. For a full list of today's events please click here| Beyond P0rn at Sh! Women's Erotic Emporium | | | Jo Holland is a true mistress of the art of light!
Exhibiting works from a series entitled "Beyond P0rn"
at Sh! Hoxton Square from September 8th until October 31st.
Altering the perception of intuitively selected everyday objects, she transforms them into almost p0rnographic
depictions. W... | Jo Holland
Renee Denyer
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| Trolley Crash - unusual music and movement - fr... at The Dry Bar |  | | Keshco's night Trolley Crash features unusual Kraut-tinged sounds from NOW, art-rock creepiness from the Rude Mechanicals, unique electro performance from Israeli visual artist Anat Ben-David, oddball synthpop trio Keshco, and psychedelic folk from their alter-ego Bleak House. Plus perverse DJ ch... | |
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| Esther Bennett at Vortex | | | esther bennett
Singing a mixture of jazz standards, modern and original material, Esther combines an innate sense of musicality with a studied knowledge of the jazz idiom and of the voice. Her CD ‘Just in Time’ was produced by Ian Shaw. ‘Esther Bennett’s many virtues include a seductive vi... | |
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| FabricLive, Fabric, DJ Yoda, Scratch Perverts, ... at Fabric | | | fabriclive, fabric, dj yoda, scratch perverts, dj format, mc riz (live), phatplastic, goldie, dillinja, high contrast, shapeshifter (live), nu:tone, commix, room 3: hosted by nerds: tbc | |
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| Carmen Souza at Green Note |  | | Carmen has created a new and unique sound in her ancestors dialect, Creole, that mixes traditional African and Cape Verde rhythms like Batuke, Morna, Cola djon, with her jazz/soul contemporary influences. The result is beautiful, poignant and inspiring songs, in a totally intimate and acoustic vi... | |
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| Spredluv Invites you to a Friday Night Sizzler at Lockside Lounge | | | Spredluv's Dj Beatnik digs deep into his vault to get you going for the rest of the week end.
Spinning every thing from Funk, Soul, Rare Groove, Hip-Hop, Reggae & so much more!
This night also features Guest Djs, Live PA's and live bands, merging together in a constant flow of music of differe... | |
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| Benefit by Audio at Forum |  | | CAMDEN CALLING presents
Benefit by Audio
Friday 8th August 2008 at 7:00 PM
Tickets - £12.50
THE THIRST
BRIXTON HILLBILLIES
BUGZ IN THE ATTIC (DJ SET)
PENNY BLACK REMEDY
PLUS GUESTS
Age: +18
www.myspace.com/camdencallingbenefitbyaudio. | |
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| Dirty Dancing at Aldwych Theatre |  | | THE BIGGEST LIVE THEATRE SENSATION OF ALL TIME'
OBSERVER - Polly Vernon
DIRTY DANCING
THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE
BY ELEANOR BERGSTEIN
'That was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and it didn't occur to me to mind...'
Experience the excitement and romance of the classic ... | Trevor Jary
Jason Griffiths
Chris Holland
Georgina Rich
Josef Brown
David Rintoul
Nadia Coote
Isabella Calthorpe
Simon Greiff
sia kiwa
James Drury
Mark Richards
Liz Yeates
Morgan Rogers
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| The Funny Side…of Covent Garden - 08/08/2008 at Corner Store |  | | WINNER BEST LONDON COMEDY CLUB 2007
- Chortle
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The very best in stand-up this Friday featuring: Matt Welcome, Pete Jonas & Simon Day as Billy Bleach.
With Compere Cameron Blair
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DO... | Simon Day
Cameron Blair
Matt Welcome
Pete Jonas
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| Los Chicos/the Urges/the Bacchae at Boston Arms | | | los chicos/the urges/the bacchae
Bubblegrum Screw start things off at 9pm, followed by The Bacchae at 9.45pm, then The Urges at 10.30pm, and Los Chicos at 11.15pm. DJs are after the bands until 3am. | |
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| Little Howard & The Magic Pencil Of Life & Deat... at Soho Theatre |  | | Little Howard & The Magic Pencil Of Life & Death
Sunday 15th June 2008, 2.00pm
Tickets: £4 (£5 adults)
The second epic family show from Big Howard and Little Howard, as seen on the 2007 Royal Variety Performance…
'One of the highlights of the show. Howard Read, the stand-up, and Little... | |
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| Guy Hennigan farewell sessions at Deep Funk at Madame JoJo's |  | | August 22nd sees the final teaming of two legendary funk/soul DJs, Guy Hennigan and Keb Darge, before Hennigan leaves the UK to live in Japan.
The Hennigan/Darge residency at Deep Funk has been a dedicated partnership.
August 8th will be the 25th anniversary of Hennigan and Darge DJing toge... | |
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| The Foxes at Borderline |  | | The Foxes
The Foxes are emerging as one of England's freshest must-see acts. Having supported bands including The Magic Numbers, The Animals, The Draytones, Glasvegas and of course Yeti, you will find it hard to miss them this year!
"With their hard hitting guitar-driven melodic songs, The ... | |
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| J-FUNK's SUNSHINE PARTY at Old Explorer |  | | J-FUNK's SUNSHINE PARTY!
ITS SUMMER TIME...
and yes, this means time to party! To get into the summer spirit we present to you our SUNSHINE PARTY - please wear something yellow for summer!! J-FUNK will present some funky summer music with his hot live band - there are also giveaways on the nigh... | Gabor Dorynei
J FUNK
Dominic Gianetta
Barry Vincent
Benny Beavis
Tom Jurkewicz
Aaron Michael
Adeola Ranson
Alyson Joyce
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| Big Night Out at The Comedy Pub |  | | There's a fantastic atmosphere at the Big Night Out, and you'll have a hilarious night watching some of the best acts in the country. Acts that have performed here include Ricky Gervais, Tim Vine, Jimmy Carr, Jeff Green, Danny Bhoy, Ian Cognito, Stephen K. Amos and many more.
The club is right... | |
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| Norton Money at Kings Head | | | norton money
An Americana band that will have you reaching for your Stetsons and beer…Featuring Dan Beaulaurier on vocals, guitar, harmonica and tambourine, Jeremy Mendonca on vocals, guitar and slide, Oscar Lisshagen laying banjo, bass, piano, harmonica and glockenspiel and finally Tim Ba... | |
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| Forgotten Season: Screening - The Path of Most ... at Frontline Club | | | Followed by Q&A with director Gareth Keogh and producer Saeed Taji-Farouky
Fighting war is a grim business and with major operations ongoing in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US Army isn't keen to lose any of its recruits. But what happens when a soldier decides they can no longer fight? The Path o... | |
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| Foals at Victoria Park |  | | In possibly the most exciting and forward-thinking collaboration this year, Foals - exploding as one of the hottest bands in the UK today and increasingly known for their explosive mix of techno on guitars and riotous house party shows up and down the country - are recording their debut album wit... | |
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| Underage Festival at Victoria Park | | | Win the chance to perform at the Underage festival on Friday 8th August.
Perform at the new bands tent in front of 1000s.
Visit www.alterhit.com, sign up an artist account, sell the most music and win a set in front of all your fans and some new ones too.
Underage Festival is an event for ... | |
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| Maximalism, PK, Hustle, Richie Rich, Frisky DJs... at Pacha | | | maximalism, pk, hustle, richie rich, frisky djs, local heroes, low & murphy | |
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| Toy Guns, Benwahs, Guests at New Cross Inn / Bar Alchemy |  | | toy guns, benwahs, guests
The Toy Guns are a four-piece band based in Londons Bethnal Green whose music sounds like The Police being repeatedly kicked by various members of The Clash and The Specials.
The boys recently released a single through EMI Parlophone backed Regal Recordings as part o... | |
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| Puzzle Project with Ali Wilson & MDA & Spherica... at Club 414 |  | | MUSIC: Breaks, Trance, Psy & Hard
DJ's:
Ali Wilson
MDA Spherical
DJ Competition Winner
Matt Church
Phil Lankester pres "Libra 9" LIVE
Gordon Darley
Ben Bennett
So, we're over half way through the year and well into those summer months, and what a great time we've had in 2008 so far? I... | Ali Wilson
Matt Church
Ben Bennett
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| Evan Christopher Django A La Creole Quartet at Woodman | | | evan christopher django a la creole quartet
Evan Christopher DJANGO A LA CREOLE Quartetheaded up by One of the worlds best Clarinettists - Evan Christopher, Friday 8th August £15Christopher whilst living in Paris recently, worked diligently to raise awareness about the musical culture of N... | |
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| Magic Cavern at Barons Court | | | The Magic Cavern Show, staged by Magician Richard Leigh, specialises in close-up magic, ideally suited to this intimate theatre. The performance lasts about an hour and a quarter and is a great dal of fun, appealing to family groups and people of all ages. It is now in its 6th year at Barons Cour... | Richard Leigh
David Major
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| Maker + Onlookers at Beacon Court Tavern | | | maker + onlookers
AGE 18+Maker (headline) www.myspace.com/makerukOnlookers www.myspace.com/theonlookers(opener tbc)Venue DetailsThe Beacon Court Tavern, 128 Canterbury St, Gillingham, ME7 5TP Website: www.beaconcourttavern.comDoors: 8 pm. Bands: 9pm – 11.30pm. Cost: £5 on the door, £4 adva... | |
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| Johnny Truant at West End Centre |  | | THE WAIT IS OVER.. 'NO TEARS FOR THE CREATURES' IS FINALLY FINISHED.
The album will be released in the Spring, and we will be hitting the road as much as humanly possible, destroying all your towns, cities and villages, and draining them of booze..
We'll be adding more videos and insults ov... | |
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| Plaza Suite at The Mill at Sonning |  | | Written by Neil Simon, Plaza Suite is composed of three acts, each involving different characters but all set in Suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. The first act introduces the audience to not-so-blissfully wedded couple Sam and Karen Nash, who are revisiting their honeymoon suite in an at... | Amy Son
Ilan Shefer
Tom Carter
Ciaran Ward
Alan Bobroff
Sheila Wechsler
Frankie Green
Sharon Backer
David Goldman
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| Painting With a Rainbow - Oil Painting for Comp... at Queens Park Arts Centre |  | | This one-day workshop is targeted towards the beginner, focusing on colour through the medium of oil paint. You will investigate the theory of colour, consider the colour wheel, primary, secondary and tertiary colours, colour harmony and colours in context. Throughout the day you will use your oi... | |
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| Tellison at Portland Arms |  | | BIOGRAPHY.
TELLISON is a five piece waking nightmare of a band. Five boys and no girls with acute organisational difficulties from Hammersmith, West London in Britain near France. Drums, Bass, Cowbells, Keyboards, Two Broken Guitars, Four Broken Voices, One Wounded Laptop, some Extra-Curricular ... | |
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| Pog at Prince Albert |  | | Pog was initially just myself playing on a battered acoustic guitar that I had bought from a car boot sale for £10. In September 2000 a curiously contrived petrol crisis led to me having to find a viable alternative to lugging the 7 piece monster that was Anal Beard (who I was singing with at the... | |
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| Milkshake! Live in My First Concert at Theatre Royal |  | | Milkshake! Live in My First Concert
Friday 8th - Sunday 10th August 2008
Tickets: £13.50 - £15.50
Fri 8 Aug: 4:00pm
Sat 9 Aug: 11:00am, 2:00pm
Sun 10 Aug: 11:00am, 2:00pm
For the first time ever Milkshake! is hitting the road with a colourful LIVE concert!
Now the children can ... | |
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| The Winchell Riots (acoustic) at Port Mahon | | | the winchell riots (acoustic)
Rare acoustic gig from Oxford's The Winchell Riots featuring support from The Half Rabbits who play their first ever acoustic show!All ticket profits will be donated to the Accord Hospice in Paisley, Scotland. For full details of the gig and the motivations be... | |
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| West Side Story at Marlowe Theatre |  | | One of the most popular movie musicals of all time.
Phoenix Performing Arts' stunning and energetic production brings to life one of theatre's best loved musicals.
West Side Story is the classic re-telling of Romeo and Juliet, a tale of young love and vicious rivalry. Set in 1950s New York,... | |
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| Jousting, and the Victorians at Blenheim Palace |  | | Featuring 'The Knights of Royal England'
Blenheim Palace brings the elegance of Victorian leisure to the South Lawn with a re-enactment of a great Jousting contest that took place at Earl's Court in 1912. Picnic on the South Lawn and enjoy the activities including archery, falconry displays and ... | |
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| Stalkers at New Roadmender | | | stalkers
Featuring:Danny Connors and The BackhandThis Event includes free entrance into the Project Club NightThis is a Back Room Event, Please use the Back Room Entrance | |
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| Timebomb at Brook | | | timebomb
"25 years since Quadraphenia" - Great new band risen from the ashes of 2-Tonic cook up a special show for The Brook | |
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| Wilko Johnson Band at Shakespeare County Raceway |  | | wilko johnson bandMusic - GeneralFor more details please visit: http://www.wegottickets.com/af/34/event/26023The Wilko Johnson band was formed after Wilko's stint in Ian Dury's band The Blockheads. Ian's bassist Norman Watt-Roy joined Wilko and drummer Salvatore Ramundo.Salvatore has been replace... | |
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| Hamlet at The Courtyard Theatre |  | | Hamlet
RSC Summer 2008
Directed by Gregory Doran
The great tragedy of a young man haunted by his father's ghost and driven to the edge of madness in his obsession to avenge his death.
David Tennant returns to the RSC to take the title role alongside a compant including Patrick Stewart ... | |
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| Bloom Festival 2008 at Seven Springs |  | | Adult (16yrs +) £85.00 + £2.50 Booking fee
Kids (5-15yr) £30.00 + £2.50 Booking Fee
Under 5 Years Free
Camper Van / Caravan Pass £25.00 + £2.50 Booking Fee
It's not just about the music!
We all know that the best festival memories usually stem from the little adventures yo... | |
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| The Dickies at The Charlotte | | | the dickiesMusic - GeneralFor more details please visit: http://www.wegottickets.com/af/34/event/28201 | |
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| Disney Dance at The Hub | | | 'Disney dance' with Clare Camble Hutchings
Enjoy dancing to songs from films such as Mary Poppins and Jungle Book.
For age 4-7
Workshop 10am-1pm/ show at 12.30pm | |
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| The Barlights at Norwich Arts Centre | | | NROne Calling feat. THE BARLIGHTS + The Unremarkables + The Great Shakes + Aeroplane
Local band The Barlights return to NAC with their indie-pop sounds. | |
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| Body Puppet Workshop at Norwich Puppet Theatre |  | | A new workshop in the Puppet Theatre's repertoire, creating a puppet that is operated by both arms.
One hand is inside the head of the puppet to open and close the mouth and the other actually forms one of the puppet's arms with a piece of fabric forming the link between head and arm. This sty... | |
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| Much Ado About Nothing at Swan |  | | The Festival Players is one of the UK's leading outdoor theatre companies, specialising in touring productions of Shakespeare.
Now in its 23rd year, the acclaimed company returns for summer 2008 with a nationwide tour of the sparklingly witty comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. The famous battle o... | David Lee-Jones
Jack Cassidy
Tom Giles
Alan Christopher
Ned Finlay
James Scannell
Christopher Mark
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| The Elvis Collection at Malvern Theatres | | | Billy J. McGregor and his amazing 10-piece band return over two hours of "The King's" best-known hits, performed live on stage during a breathtaking roller-coaster ride of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
A night to remember! | |
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| Hello Dolly at Bristol Hippodrome | | | Aberystwyth's amateur operatic society present the first local production of this happiest of musicals, with full chorus & orchestra. In 1900s New York, widow Dolly Levi is everybody's favourite match-maker - and now she decides she wants a new husband herself... Includes the songs Before the Par... | |
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| Square Sessions 2008 at Colston Hall |  | | Square Sessions 2008
Friday 8th - Friday 15th August 2008
Live music 5-9pm
Tickets: FREE
Head down to Queen Square after a day's work and enjoy a relaxing summer evening of music from home-grown talents. From jazz-funk to laid-back soul to up and coming singer-songwriters you won't want t... | |
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| Ramshackle, DJ Dan, Geck, Dan Melins, Generatio... at Carling Academy Bristol | | | ramshackle, dj dan, geck, dan melins, generation x, dave remix, matt setback | |
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| Maet Loaf at Robin 2 |  | | Fabulous live 8-piece tribute to Meat Loaf
Awesome musical/visual 2 - hour show. | |
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| David Copperfield at Tretower Court |  | | Anvil's original family theatre production for 2008 is a fabulous adaptation of 'David Copperfield'
Join the Anvil company on their adventures from the seashore at Great Yarmouth, to London and Dover. With a host of fabulous characters including Uriah Heap, Mr Micawber, Peggoty, Dora, Agnes an... | Anne Jones
Stephen Owen
Libby Edwards
James Beadle
Helen Green
Kappa Llewellyn
Jennifer Shakesby
Andy Egwuatu
Steve Bloor
Hannah Prosser
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| The Mikado at Buxton Opera House | | | Music: Arthur Sullivan
Words: WS Gilbert
Directed by Andrew Nicklin
Musical Direction by Richard Balcomb
Presented by The G and S Opera Company as part of the 15th International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival.
Escaping from a distasteful marriage, Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, arrives ... | Hannah Richmond
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| Guns 2 Roses at Exmouth Pavilion |  | | Guns 2 Roses are the world's biggest and most notorious tribute band in the history of GNR tributes.
They are the only GNR tribute to be recognised by all members of Guns N Roses including Axl Rose; who even invited G2R's lead singer on tour with GNR in 2006.
Officially the NO 1 GNR tribute in ... | |
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| Drive By Truckers at Manchester Academy 2 & 3, & Club Academy |  | | drive by truckersFor more details please visit: ticketweb
2007 was a year of transition and reinvention for our band, having been on the road almost constantly since the fall of 2001 a break was desperately needed. A little time at home to recharge and perhaps rethink some things.
The blurr... | |
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| Blue Peter Badge Appeal at National Media Museum | | | To celebrate 50 years of Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's television programme, the National Media Museum is creating an exhibition charting the programme's journey from the early years to the present day, and is giving the programme's fans the chance to take part. The Museum is... | |
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| Rock With Laughter at Harewood House |  | | Rock With Laughter
8th August 2008
7.30pm - 10.30pm
£35.00 / £20.00
An unforgettable night of entertainment! Jasper Carrott, Lenny Henry, Jo Brand, The Blockheads, Phil Jupitus, Elkie Brooks & her band, The Manfreds, Bootleg Beatles & Orchestra. Firework Finale, compered by Lenny Henry.
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| Shout Out Louds at Barfly |  | | An escalating drum roll opens Our Ill Wills, the sophomore album from Shout Out Louds. And rightly so.It's been a few years since the release of their first full-length record, the critically acclaimed Howl Howl Gaff Gaff.
But the band's been anything but lazy. These last years have seen their... | |
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| Sleeping Beauty at Sewerby Hall, Zoo and Gardens | | | A sleeping princess awaits her knight in shining armour whilst a wicked witch sets a trap to stop a magical kiss which shall awake a kingdom. This wonderful story is especially adapted for the open-air and is an absolute must for children of all ages. Come in your favourite fairy tale fancy dress... | Sarah Gain
Christopher Dobson
Jennifer Kay
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| Soul Nights - Motown, Atlantic & Stax at Municipal Hall | | | The Muni Soul Night returns revamped and better than ever! Taking a new direction for the New Year DJ's Ginger Taylor and Roman return with a smooth mix of Motown, Atlanic and Stax for you to get your groove on to! | |
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| Discharge at Winter Gardens & Opera House |  | | Formed originally during the late 70's in Stoke-on-Trent by the twins Terry (Tezz) and Tony (Bones) Roberts along with Roy (Rainy) Wainright and drummer Tony (Acko) Axon, Discharge became one of the new breed of punk bands amongst the oncoming onslaught of N.W.O.B.H.M. (New Wave of British Heavy ... | |
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| The Inca Babies at Winter Gardens & Opera House |  | | Way, way back, pre Gallon Drunk or Penthouse in the 1980s punk blues arena were The Inca Babies…stars of fab indie recordings and a bunch of ace Peel sessions [I should know , had me finger poised on the pause button for em back in the day]. Picture something mid way between The Birthday Party an... | |
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| Bazooka - The Big Summer Birthday Special, Mamp... at Matisse Music Venue | | | bazooka - the big summer birthday special, mampi swift, sy, sub focus, scott brown, nicky blackmarket, squad-e, noisia, vibes & livelee, logistics, billy bunter, mc fearless, mc storm | |
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| 8.00pm The Belvoir Players Presents Widows' Par... at Arts Centre | | | 8.00pm the belvoir players presents widows' paradiseTheatreFor more details please visit: http://www.wegottickets.com/af/34/event/29212
Widows' Paradise is set in a caravan in North Antrim where five ladies arrive to spend a weekend to "get away from men" (some of their number might even b... | |
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| West Side Story at Sunderland Empire | | | Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
A classic love story set in the urban slums of New York. Classic songs and great dance numbers.
Start Time : 3pm and 7.30pm | Ian Good
Cressida Carre
Matt Brind
Mat Williams
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| Pegabovine: Polite Club at Pleasance Courtyard | | | Sirs - Britain's politest company respectfully request your attendance at a gathering of songs, sketches and delight. 'Witty and fast-paced' (Scotsman); 'Guaranteed to put you in a good mood' (EdFestMag); ***** (ThreeWeeks). www.pegabovine.co.uk | |
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| Dinner at C |  | | An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband's best-seller. The arrival of Mike, marooned in the foggy lane having crashed his van, provides an unexpected addition to the evening's entertainment whilst a sil... | Sherill Turner
Tim Checkley
Laura Bates
Lucy Marks
Jack Joseph
Ben Hayward
Patrick Kingsley
Dan Martin
Alex Winterbotham
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| Adam, Jason & Friends at Assembly @ Assembly Hall |  | | Adam, Jason & Friends
Fri 8th Aug - Sat 16th Aug
Full price: £14.00 / £13.00
Adam Hills and Jason Byrne are reunited for a limited season of late night anarchy. Join them for midnight laughs, guests and all-round fun times!
A superlative double act that took audiences by storm in 2007.... | |
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| Tartan Heart Festival at Phoineas House |  | | Bella - it's homegrown heaven in the Highlands (and for a five-year-old, pretty developed!). The craic's amazing, the people are friendly, families love it, the setting is stunning, the music blows you away and it's all on a relaxing human scale you can enjoy without that Times Square sensation o... | |
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