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John Peel Centre
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A vibrant arts centre based in Stowmarket, in the heart of Suffolk and just 5 minutes walk from the Norwich-Ipswich-London railway line. We take pride in hosting a variety of original music, from established acts to emerging talent. We also host poetry, film, theatre, and comedy. In addition the centre is offered for hire to members of the public, to run their own events. Our licensed bar serves soft drinks, wines, spirits, Adnams, and Aspall.
April 2019
An Honest Gentleman
£12
Stuff of Dreams Theatre Company present An Honest Gentleman by Cordelia Spence & Tim Lane A musical play about East Anglia’s very own Dick Turpin Little is known of Thomas Easter except that he was born in Aylsham in Norfolk in 1715 and was hanged at Tyburn 24 years later. However, his life was packed with adventure and intrigue. From North Norfolk to Putney Heath, Easter plied his trade as a Gentleman of the Road, ‘raising contributions upon the public’…
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I Looked East & I Looked West
The festival will feature top fiddle, accordion, flute and uilleann pipes players from the west of Ireland, who will perform at concerts in the John Peel Centre as well as giving dance workshops and presentations in various other venues in the town, plus of course lively music sessions in pubs.
Find out more »May 2019
Elvis McGonagall & the Resurrectors
£11
“An unholy marriage of radical stand-up poetry and shoutin’ punky hillbilly blues” Elvis McGonagall and the Resurrectors are delighted to be playing the John Peel Centre to showcase their debut album – “Gie’ It Laldy!” – an unholy marriage of Elvis McGonagall’s radical stand-up poetry and the Dead Plants’ Caledonian punkabilly beat. More fire and fury than Donald Trump could ever tweet with his tiny hands. Get out your ear trumpets and put on your dancing shoes – it’s the talking rock ’n…
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The Ukrainians
£11
The Ukrainians perform ‘Ukrainski Vistupi V Ivana Peela’ ‘Ukrainski Vistupi V Ivana Peela’ is a ground breaking album by The Wedding Present. Released in 1989 on RCA records, it reached number 22 in the national album charts – a remarkable achievement for a Ukrainian language album. The story of the record begins in 1987. The Wedding Present took a break from their northern indie rock love songs, and recorded two sessions for John Peel in a completely different style. Fired…
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June 2019
The Wedding Present
£20
The Wedding Present return to the John Peel Centre to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bizzaro, the band’s second studio album – and first “proper” album for RCA – which came soon after the Ukrainian John Peel Sessions / Українські Виступи в Івана Піла folk music side project (which is being performed here on 4th May). The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to…
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November 2019
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