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DIARY

MAY

THU 13 POETRY WORKSHOP: THE TREES' KNEES WITH JOHN HEGLEY 20 tickets left Online event WORKSHOPBUY TICKETS 
FRI 14 DIVA PURPLE - ALL FEMALE TRIBUTE TO DEEP PURPLE + THE UPSY DAISIES RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
SAT 15 POETRY WORKSHOP: THE TREES' KNEES WITH JOHN HEGLEY 22 tickets left Online event WORKSHOPBUY TICKETS 
MON 17 THE HUT PEOPLE * RESCHEDULED FOLKRESCHEDULEDFOLK
TUE 18 CATHERINE MAY & ANDREW ALLEN: BLUE RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
THU 20 REV SIMPKINS RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
FRI 21 THE SNUTS RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
SAT 22 SLAY DUGGEE LIVE! RESCHEDULED KIDSRESCHEDULEDKIDS
SUN 23 CLARK TRACEY SEXTET RESCHEDULED JAZZRESCHEDULEDJAZZ
SUN 30 KIM CYPHER QUINTET + SUPPORT RESCHEDULED JAZZRESCHEDULEDJAZZ

JUNE

SAT 5 JOHN OTWAY & THE BIG BAND * RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
SUN 6 KEITH JAMES: CONCERT FOR A CHANGING WORLD RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
MON 7 THE MELROSE QUARTET * POSTPONED FOLKPOSTPONEDFOLK
WED 9 CLASSIC HORROR NIGHT 1930S STYLE: BELA LUGOSI'S WHITE ZOMBIE WITH LIVE SCORE POSTPONED HORRORPOSTPONED 
FRI 11 LIVE/WIRE: THE AC/DC SHOW * POSTPONED GIGSPOSTPONEDGIGS
SUN 13 GRAVITON RESCHEDULED JAZZRESCHEDULEDJAZZ
TUE 15 TOM STADE: YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET * RESCHEDULED COMEDYRESCHEDULEDCOMEDY
THU 17 LUCY PORTER: BE PREPARED RESCHEDULED COMEDYRESCHEDULEDCOMEDY
FRI 18 SHAZIA MIRZA: COCONUT RESCHEDULED COMEDYRESCHEDULEDCOMEDY
SAT 19 STEEMY DAN POSTPONED GIGSPOSTPONEDGIGS
WED 23 FROM THE JAM "THATS ENTERTAINMENT" ACOUSTIC TOUR + NINE BELOW ZERO * SOLD OUT GIGSSOLD OUTGIGS
THU 24 STEPHEN K AMOS: BEFORE AND LAUGHTER RESCHEDULED COMEDYRESCHEDULEDCOMEDY
SAT 26 TRANSMISSION: THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 27 ALISON RAYNER QUINTET RESCHEDULED JAZZRESCHEDULEDJAZZ
TUE 29 LAURA LEXX: KNEE JERK COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
WED 30 LOU SANDERS: SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW STEP-MUMMY * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

JULY

SAT 3 CHANGESTWOBOWIE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 8 SOME KINDA WONDERFUL: THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER WITH NOEL MCCALLA & DEREK NASH BAND RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
SAT 10 D'UKES GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 11 TALINKA RESCHEDULED JAZZRESCHEDULEDJAZZ
TUE 13 ARABELLA WEIR, DOES MY MUM LOOM BIG IN THIS?* COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 16 LLOYD GRIFFITH: NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE RESCHEDULED COMEDYRESCHEDULEDCOMEDY
SAT 17 THE STYLE COUNCILLORS - CAFE BLEU TOUR * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 22 DAVID HARPER'S ROMP WITH THE GEORGIANS COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 24 SOFIE HAGEN: THE BUMSWING COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 25 NU JAZZ WITH WILD CARD + SPECIAL GUEST IMAANI RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
FRI 30 THE BEAT * 50 tickets left GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

AUGUST

THU 5 KEVIN PEARCE + BOWIE BARTLETT GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 8 MORRISSEY MULLEN LEGACY RESCHEDULED JAZZRESCHEDULEDJAZZ
TUE 10 TAUPE + LEECHBOOK GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 12 RUBBER JAW + SANDCASTLE JESUS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 13 DIVA PURPLE - ALL FEMALE TRIBUTE TO DEEP PURPLE + THE UPSY DAISIES GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 19 COURTNEY PINE: SONG (THE BALLAD BOOK) * JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
FRI 20 CARL HUTCHINSON LIVE 2021 RESCHEDULED COMEDYRESCHEDULEDCOMEDY
SAT 21 ANIMAL NOISE + GROFF + CROOKED STATE + FLIP TOP HEAD GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 22 DARIUS BRUBECK QUARTET POSTPONED JAZZPOSTPONEDJAZZ
TUE 31 ROY AYERS UBIQUITY - MYSTIC VOYAGE 45TH ANNIVERSARY * 38 tickets left GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

SEPTEMBER

THU 2 BIG COUNTRY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 5 LLOYD GRIFFITH: NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 9 ROB NEWMAN'S PHILOSOPHY SHOW COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 11 THE BLACK CHARADE (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TRIBUTE) + FELL OUT BOY + WE AREN'T PARAMORE * RESCHEDULED GIGSRESCHEDULEDGIGS
SUN 12 ALINA HIP HARP + SHIRLEY SMART TRIO JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
THU 16 BLANCMANGE * 16 tickets left GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 18 NINE BELOW ZERO: DON'T POINT YOUR FINGER TOUR * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 19 MARTIN NEWELL'S GOLDEN AFTERNOON GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 19 GEOFF NORCOTT: I BLAME THE PARENTS COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 20 SHACKLETON TRIO * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 21 JOHN SMITH * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 23 SIMON EVANS: THE WORK OF THE DEVIL COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 24 JASON BYRNE: AUDIENCE PRECIPITATION * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 25 THE THINKING DRINKERS: PUB QUIZ * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 26 CHRIS ALLARD QUARTET + SPECIAL GUEST CHARLIE WOOD JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 27 JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH * CANCELLED FOLKCANCELLEDFOLK
MON 27 THE THUMPING TOMMYS FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 28 HENGE GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

OCTOBER

SUN 3 ANY SUGGESTIONS, DOCTOR? THE IMPROVISED DOCTOR WHO PARODY COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
MON 4 JOHN MCCUSKER * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 5 MARTIN TAYLOR & MARTIN SIMPSON GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 9 SUZI RUFFELL: DANCE LIKE EVERYONE'S WATCHING COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 10 GARY DELANEY: GARY IN PUNDERLAND * SOLD OUT COMEDYSOLD OUTCOMEDY
MON 11 HUNTER MUSKETT * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
WED 13 LUKE WRIGHT: THE REMAINS OF LOGAN DANKWORTH 64 tickets left PERFORMANCEBUY TICKETSPERFORMANCE
FRI 15 THE BLOW MONKEYS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 16 THE FLOYD EFFECT: THE DARK SIDE OF REASON TOUR 2020 * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 17 ANT LAW QUARTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 18 SPIERS & BODEN: THE COMEBACK TOUR * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
THU 21 MARK THOMAS: 50 THINGS ABOUT US COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 22 THE SMYTHS: A TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS * 12 tickets left GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 23 DOM JOLY'S HOLIDAY SNAPS - TRAVEL AND COMEDY IN THE DANGER ZONE * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 24 CELEBRATING TUBBY HAYES: SIMON SPILLETT QUARTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
TUE 26 ONLY FOOLS & BOYCIE - AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ONLY FOOLS & HORSES ACTOR JOHN CHALLIS * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 29 IAIN STIRLING: FAILING UPWARDS * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

NOVEMBER

MON 1 AN AUDIENCE WITHOUT JAKE THACKRAY * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
SAT 6 STONE FOUNDATION * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 7 THE SEARCHERS & HOLLIES EXPERIENCE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 8 PAN AMERICAN + MASAL + BOSCH GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
TUE 9 MARTIN & ELIZA CARTHY * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
THU 11 JENNY ECLAIR: SIXTY! (FFS!) * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 12 SH*T FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SAT 13 SH*T FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 14 MARIA CHIARA ARGIRO GROUP JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 15 FAUSTUS * RESCHEDULED FOLKRESCHEDULEDFOLK
MON 15 FRENCH NIGHT FEATURING BOF!, PAUL RILEY & GWENDAL MOELE AND LES HIRONDELLES FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 16 LEE SCRATCH PERRY + HOBO CHANG * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 21 SLAY DUGGEE LIVE! KIDSBUY TICKETSKIDS
SUN 21 JO HARMAN: UNPLUGGED JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 22 BLAZIN' FIDDLES * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 23 THE SNUTS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 27 SECRET AFFAIR * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 28 SAM SWEENEY BAND * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
MON 29 BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
TUE 30 IVO GRAHAM: THE GAME OF LIFE * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY

DECEMBER

SAT 4 NICK COPE'S FAMILY SHOW SOLD OUT KIDSSOLD OUTKIDS
SAT 4 LUCY PORTER: BE PREPARED COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 5 JANETTE MASON NEW JAZZ TRIO: RED ALERT JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 6 THE HUT PEOPLE * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
THU 9 TOM STADE: YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
FRI 10 KINGDOM OF MADNESS: CLASSIC MAGNUM FEATURING MARK STANWAY, TONY MARTIN, MICKY BARKER, RICHARD BAILEY & MO BIRCH GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 11 THE BLACK CHARADE (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TRIBUTE) + FELL OUT BOY + WE AREN'T PARAMORE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 12 MANCHESTER CALLING! FT. THE TOTAL STONE ROSES, THE SMITHS PRESUMABLY & OAYSIS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 18 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: THE MOVIE... AND THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
TUE 21 THE BLOCKHEADS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
2022

JANUARY

SAT 8 CARL HUTCHINSON LIVE 2021 COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 13 REV SIMPKINS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 15 TONY LAW COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
TUE 18 STEPHEN K AMOS: BEFORE AND LAUGHTER COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 20 JOHN OTWAY & THE BIG BAND * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 21 CATHERINE MAY & ANDREW ALLEN: BLUE GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 22 THE PRETTIEST STARMAN * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 23 SARAH GILLESPIE + RUTA DI JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 31 THE CHURCHFITTERS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK

FEBRUARY

SAT 5 COMMITTED TO THE BLUES BROTHERS * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 6 PARADISE LOST * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 10 UKAEA + DAME AREA GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 11 THE ELO ENCOUNTER * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SAT 12 SHAZIA MIRZA: COCONUT COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 13 SOME KINDA WONDERFUL: THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER WITH NOEL MCCALLA & DEREK NASH BAND GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 27 EMPIRICAL + PLACKETT/SIMONS DUO * JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

MARCH

SAT 5 GONG * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 7 LEVERET * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
SUN 13 EMILY SAUNDERS JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
MON 14 KNIGHT & SPIERS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
FRI 18 JOHN LENNON TRIBUTE UK PRESENTS LENNON RETROSPECTIVE * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
MON 21 FAUSTUS * FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
SUN 27 NU JAZZ WITH ISQ + JAZZ WEDNESDAYS JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
THU 31 KEITH JAMES: CONCERT FOR A CHANGING WORLD GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS

APRIL

SUN 3 CARL PALMER'S ELP LEGACY * 72 tickets left GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
THU 7 FOCUS * SOLD OUT GIGSSOLD OUTGIGS
SAT 9 CHOC & GILLY - THE REUNION SHOWS GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
FRI 15 LOST VOICE GUY: CEREBRAL LOLSY * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
THU 21 ROVING CROWS FOLKBUY TICKETSFOLK
FRI 22 CHRIS MCCAUSLAND: SPEAKY BLINDER * COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 24 ART THEMEN ORGAN TRIO + LEWIS WRIGHT & KIT DOWNES JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

MAY

SUN 8 TERRY SEABROOK QUINTET: CELEBRATING WAYNE SHORTER JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
SUN 15 ALISON RAYNER QUINTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
FRI 20 LIMEHOUSE LIZZY * GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 22 KIM CYPHER QUINTET + SUPPORT JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

JUNE

SAT 11 MARK WATSON: THIS CAN'T BE IT COMEDYBUY TICKETSCOMEDY
SUN 12 HORN FACTORY JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ
SUN 19 NU JAZZ WITH WILD CARD + SPECIAL GUEST IMAANI GIGSBUY TICKETSGIGS
SUN 26 CLARK TRACEY SEXTET JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

JULY

SUN 24 MORRISSEY MULLEN LEGACY JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

AUGUST

SUN 14 TALINKA JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

SEPTEMBER

SUN 25 MO FOSTER & FRIENDS: MUSIC OF THE GREAT JAZZ COMPOSERS JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

OCTOBER

SUN 2 TRUE THINK JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ

NOVEMBER

SUN 13 GRAVITON JAZZBUY TICKETSJAZZ