Let's Bop!

WEDNESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER

Do you love to dance but no longer get a chance? Get your mojo back on the dance floor with Let’s Bop! For women 18 to 80!

Simply turn up & dance, on your own or with friends!

Event start: 19:30

Tickets: £7 Adv.

Spizzenergi

FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

We're excited to announce punk/new-wave band, Spizzenergi, at the John Peel Centre this November! Formed January 1979, led by vocalist/guitarist Spizz, and with almost yearly name changes, you may know as Athletico Spizz 80, Spizzoil or The Spizzles.

Notably, Spizzenergi were the first band to top the then newly created UK Indie Chart early in 1980 with their single “Where’s Captain Kirk?“.

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £14 Adv.

Merry Hell

SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER

Award-winning Merry Hell are all about sharing hope and togetherness with joyful, uplifting folk-rock. They'll be performing 6 well-received albums worth of energetic music at the JPC so get ready to dance - we don't think you'll be able to resist!

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £14 Adv.

Alice Armstrong

THURSDAY 28TH NOVEMBER

UK Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year Alice Armstrong blends modern Soul, Blues, Funk, and Rock n’ Roll, performing across the UK and mainland Europe.

Prepare for a show that will leave you laughing, crying, and dancing all the way home!

Doors: 19:30
Tickets: £14 Adv.

Lady Nade

FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

Lady Nade’s music defies easy categorization, blending Folk, Americana, Soul, Jazz, Blues, and Roots, into a captivating tapestry. Her compositions explore themes of love, friendship, loss, and hope, resonating with a global audience. Each song is a work of art, accompanied by a recipe crafted to mirror each of her song’s essence.

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £18 Adv.

Jo Carley & The Old Dry Skulls

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER

Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls - an upbeat dose of Blues, Skiffle, Calypso and Rockabilly with a creepy vaudeville twist.  Music that makes people wanna shake their bones!

Doors: 19:30
Tickets: £12

John Ward Trio

WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER

The John Ward Trio make a return visit to The John Peel Centre on 4th December, bringing John’s acclaimed folk songs of the land and sea around the Suffolk coast and his wider travels in the world and that touch on many subjects and emotions. The trio will be showcasing material from John’s forthcoming 10th album, as well as familiar songs from their wide-ranging and eclectic repertoire.

Music Starts: 19:30

Tickets: £8 Adv.

Beau Bowen

FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER

"If you’re looking for something punchy, neoclassical, semi-abstract, something that leans toward strong musical flavours, you can’t go amiss with the avant-garde duo Beau Bowen!

Beau Bowen are today’s missing link with the eternal heartbeat within artistic performance and musical expression!"

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £10 Adv.

Blackbeard's Tea Party

Their bold and rioutous modern folk rock is built for late nights and big stages. Hold on to your tri-corn hats and be prepared to stamp your wooden legs – Blackbeard’s Tea Party are in town. Sea-shanties will be given a bombastic rock edge, and folk instrumentals will become late night floor-fillers when this raucous bunch of reprobates hit the stage.

Blues and Brews

FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER

Blues and Brews night is back with a new selection of brilliant blues bands, Home Cooked Blues, Tim Ainslie and The Vibes, and Jamie Williams and The Roots Collective! The bar will be stocked with a selection of beers for you to enjoy while listening.

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £10 Adv.

The Vinyl Lounge

SATURDAY 14TH DECEMBER

Our Vinyl Lounge is BACK! A cracking night of listening, dancing and sharing your vinyl

+ your favourite guest DJ’s

Starts: 19:30

Tickets: £5

David Gedge Acoustic Duo

SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER

A rare opportunity to see David Gedge playing Wedding Present songs in an intimate setting!

This 60-minute set will feature David on acoustic guitar and Wedding Present guitarist Rachael Wood on electric, and showcase a different approach to performing tracks from the band’s extensive catalogue.

Doors: 3pm

Tickets: £24 Adv.

Father Brown & The Curse of The Christmas Fairy

The Suffolk village of Dangleford is hanging by a thread! As Xmas approaches, its veneer of civility is cracking, like last year's Yule Log. A series of poison pen letters, signed "The Christmas Fairy", threaten to expose corruption at the heart of village life. As the mulled wine simmers, old grudges reach boiling point. Even Father Brown's renowned frosted plums may fail to get the party going! He must use all his wits to stop the midwinter madness snowballing into…a snowball of terror!

Common Ground present another of their much-loved festive comedy mysteries.

Show start: 19:30

John Otway

SATURDAY 11TH JANUARY

John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £17 Adv.

Electric Alchemy

THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY

STUNNINGLY ELECTRIFYING CLASSICAL-JAZZ-INDIAN-GYPSY FUSION BAND

Led by the superb virtuoso violinist, Marianne Olyver with her stunningly talented musicians, Electric Alchemy give an electrifying fusion of popular classical, jazz, pop songs and Indian rhythm.

Marianne Olyver - Violin

Jacqueline Phillips - Cello

Oliver Steggles - Guitar

Jeffery Wilson - Saxophone

John Human - Keyboard

Jonathan Woolston - Bass

Sirishkumar Manji - Tabla Drums

Doors: 19:30

Music Starts: 20:00

Tickets: £16 Adv./£12 Conc.

The Ukrainians

FRIDAY 24TH JANUARY

Originally from Leeds, Cossack folk-punk pioneers The Ukrainians have brought Ukrainian music and culture to the attention of the West. From their origin in the late 80’s, the band have been fusing Ukrainian Roots with Western Rock and taking this new style of music all over the globe (and beyond!).

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £10 Adv.

The Whole Shebang

TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER

Our very own Whole Shebang Open Mic Night returns with another fine evening of whimsical, homegrown, organic live entertainment! Join us as a performer or an audience member; we guarantee fun either way.

Doors: 19:30

FREE ENTRY

Emerge IVW

Tuesday 29th January

Sometimes it's easy to miss that some of the best emerging talent is right here on your doorstep. Emerge is our local band night which gives you the opportunity to discover and enjoy up-and-coming music from your area! Support your local music scene and discover new artists to follow!

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £5  Adv.

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apolcalypse

THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (pronounced \bo\ \gree-gree\ ) California-based blues rock americana soul band created by Louisiana-born-and-raised musician Greta Valenti (Well Hung Heart) and UK British Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Robin Davey (The Hoax, DVL, Well Hung Heart).

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £18 Adv.

Reggae Roast (IVW)

FRIDAY 31ST JANUARY

Reggae Roast are one of the UKs leading Reggae / Dancehall & Jungle Soundsystem crews. Combining the label, events & soundsystem they have forged a reputation as the leading light in the resurgence of the UK dub scene. At the JPC, we have Horseman and ADJ (saxophone) coming together to bring you an electric show for IVW!

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £17 Adv.

Man The Lifeboats

SATURDAY 1ST FEBRUARY

Man The Lifeboats are back at the John Peel Centre to end Independent Venue Week on a high! A high-octane alternative shanty-folk band sure to get you dancing.

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £14 Adv.

Livin' Joy - 90s 00's Anthems (18)

Get ready for a host of 90s & 00’s dance tracks from the likes of The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Gala, Sandy B, Crystal Waters, N-Trance, Ultra Nate, Baby D, Groove Armada, Faithless, Darude, SASH, Paul Van Dyke, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and much much more, right here at the John Peel Centre.

With Special Guest PA from Livin' Joy, performing the top 10 hits 'Don't Stop Movin', 'Follow the Rules', 'Where Can I Find Love' and the Number 1 Smash 'Dreamer'.

Party the night away and re-live the best, most influential musical eras of our times.

Anyone who came to the Dave Pearce, Ultrabeat and Judge Jules events at the JPC will know this is a night not to miss!

Chantel McGregor

THURSDAY 20TH FEBRUARY

Blues-rock singer-songwriter, Chantel McGregor, is known for her effortless guitar skills and stunning live performances. Catch her at the JPC this year with some old favourites as well as new tracks from her third studio album!

Doors: 19:30
Tickets: £18 Adv.

Albany Down

FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY

Contemporary UK blues-rock band, Albany Down, came together with some classic rock and Brit blues-rock influences, but with their 2011 debut album, ‘South of the City, they found their own sound.

Albany Down are a band that runs on pure adrenalin, unrelenting energy and raw emotion. Rock blogger Neil Mach probably got it right, when he described the band; "As hot as volcanic ash and yet as cool as snow slippers."

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £10 Adv.

eXTC (18)

For almost four decades, XTC fans could only dream of witnessing the sensational XTC classic songbook played live.

That dream has now become a reality. XTC’s legendary drummer, Terry Chambers, is back on the road with his band eXTC (named and approved by XTC frontman, Andy Partridge).

Emerging out of the post-punk and new-wave explosion of the late 70s. XTC experienced global success, touring with the likes of The Police and Talking Heads. Sadly, their legions of loyal fans would be left in limbo, when in 1982 XTC stopped touring, becoming a studiobased entity. Now, forty years on, those loyal fans can once again experience all the XTC classics performed live to audiences across the globe.

eXTC– XTCs Terry Chambers and friends take you on a journey through time as they work their way through the XTC back catalogue including the hits, Senses Working Overtime, Making Plans for Nigel, Sgt Rock, Life Begins at the Hop, Dear God, Mayor of Simpleton, and many more!

eXTC–XTCs Terry Chambers and Friends capture all the raw energy and hype of XTC’s heyday, with their sensational energetic live performances.

eXTC honors the legacy of XTC’s past, as it shapes its own future, with new material already in the works.

Alongside Terry, eXTC features frontman Steve Hampton (lead vocal & guitar – Joe Jackson, The Vapors and Dead Crow Road) and Terry Lines (bass & vocals – The Rams and Dead Crow Road).

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Doors at 19:30, show starts at 20:00

Pete Wiley And The Might Wah!

SATURDAY 19TH APRIL

Pete Wylie is back with the Mighty WAH! for the ‘Songs Of Strength & Heartbreak’ tour 2025!  

A brand-new show, and the best WAH! there’s ever been.  

After successive sell out tours celebrating a storied career with the ‘Teach Yself WAH!’ best of, attention now turns to the record he returned with after breaking his back. ‘Songs Of Strength & Heartbreak’ is the stuff of legend- Sony spent a million pounds on it, then dropped it before release, despite its brilliance. [It’s a long story…].

This is a brand new tour with a brand new set, including all the biggies like ‘The Story Of The Blues’, Come Back’, and ‘Sinful’, plus the best of ‘Songs Of Strength & Heartbreak’. So get set

for SoSaH 2025!

Doors: 19:30

Tickets: £23 Adv.