Kingmaker - Singles & B-Sides Tour
+ The Mighty Chris Mork

7.00 doors open
7.30-8.00 The Mighty Chris Mork
8.15 onward Kingmaker (approximate)

So you know 10 Years Asleep, Really Scrape the Sky, Lucy's Down and Eat Yourself Whole right? Maybe Armchair Anarchist and Two Headed Yellow Bellied Hole Digger?

But how about Celebrated Working Man? And what about those B-sides?

Over five years in the early 90s Hull's finest indie rockers produced almost 30 tracks that never made it on to albums; the likes of Everything's Changed Since You've Been To London, Kissing Under Anaesthetic, I'm In Love and Another Bad Dose of Home Truths.

For the first time ever the band will play a set including all their A- sides and a selection of their favourite back up tracks.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Sat, 15 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Alberta Cross

Alberta Cross were formed by Swedish-born lead singer and guitarist Petter Ericson Stakee, and his London pal Terry Wolfers in the mid-00s. Their anthemic Americana-tinged songs possess a vulnerability and earthiness, and it soon showed in how hugely their debut record "The Thief and the Heartbreaker" began to connect.

2024 will see a reworked re-release of this album which will feature of wealth of musical collaborations such as Katie Melua, Jack Savoretti and Band of Skulls.

This tour will be celebrating the album and the man that helped bring it to life, Petter Ericson Stakee.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Wed, 19 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Luke Sital-Singh
+ Yoshika Colwell

"Fool's Spring is a short period of time at the end of winter when the temperature warms temporarily making one believe spring is here only for the winter weather to return again.

The poetry of thinking a dark time is over only for it to return is something that resonates with the theme of the new album.
This album is my most impressionistic and non narrative of all my albums to date. As a songwriter I have moved away from writing songs about very specific things and now enjoy writing whatever comes to mind and letting it flow subconsciously. Therefore it's not easy to describe what all the songs are about in a clear way.

With that said Fool's Spring was written over a few very dark years in my life as my wife and I struggled with infertility, which culminated in a move back to the UK from LA (somewhere we loved very much) and has ended positively with a successful cycle of IVF and our first baby due in the summer.

There are some songs that speak more specifically to the struggles and emotions during that time and in more general the mood of the album is a direct response to that pain. To me this is the 'happiest' sounding record I have ever made. There is an upbeat mood that permeates the whole thing, despite the few sadder songs.

I think I chose to go this way because I was in such a dark place I had no interest in writing sad somber music. I wanted an escape from feeling down and was drawn to more groovy drum beats and bass parts that were the catalyst for a lot of the songs." - Luke Sital-Singh

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 20 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Cambridge Alternative Society/Green Mind presents Fishbowl + Bearhug + Den + OUCH!

Cardiff based band who play songs that make you want to dance and cry. Kristie Freya's strong and beautiful vocals. James Addison's catchy guitar riffs and indie pop writing. Charlie Mullen's haunting lyrics and Elliot Smith inspired writing. Nick Frankel's talented drumming and subtle backing vocals. Lucas Smyth's driving bass. All of this makes up Fishbowl's distinctive but familiar sound.

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Adwaith
+ The U Club

Hailing from the Welsh town of Carmarthen, Adwaith grew up surrounded by a rich tradition of Welsh-language indie-rock, and a tight-knit scene of experimental, artistically-minded bands that frequented their beloved local venue The Parrot. Inspired by the lineage of boldly experimental bands that emerged out of Wales in the '80s - Datblygu, TraddodiadOfnus and Fflaps to name three groups spearheading new wave Welsh rock music at the time - Adwaith knew that they wanted to be similarly uncompromising in their own vision. When Hollie Singer, Gwenllian Anthony and Heledd Owen first went about founding their own band in 2015, they were also equally influenced by newer acts they'd seen playing at local indie venues and Welsh-Language music festivals, where they bore witness to another new wave of musicians wielding Welsh as an exciting musical instrument.

Now, the dynamic Welsh trio Adwaith proudly announce the release of their highly anticipated third album, "Solas". Meaning 'light of being' or 'enlightenment' in Celtic, Solas marks a significant milestone in the band's journey. Recorded across diverse locations - including the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, Lisbon in Portugal, and multiple studios in Wales - "Solas" reflects Adwaith's growth and evolution as artists. Overflowing with romance and magic, this 23-track double album completes a coming-of-age trilogy chronicling their transformation from teenagers into empowered women, exploring themes of self-discovery, escape, and resilience.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Sat, 22 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Squid

Squid's new album "Cowards" is about evil. Nine stories whose protagonists reckon with cults, charisma and apathy. Real and imagined characters wading into the dark ocean between right and wrong.

Singer and drummer Ollie Judge explains that he used to notice "real life things that I saw on the street. People I knew and people that I'd met" but somewhere between their last album and today, this lived social commentary gave way to an imagined world that felt more real. An avid reader, Judge was drawn more and more to the cult fiction section of book shops, falling into "bleak books about horrid murderers" such as 'Lapvona' by Ottessa Moshfegh, or 'In The Miso Soup' by Ryū Murakami.

The smokescreen of digital narcissism is present here, as Judge adds "a lot of the album deals with the idea of sleepwalking into a world of complacency".

Cambridge The Junction, CB1 7GX, Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

WH Lung
+ Tom Sharkett (Live)

While WH Lung's name might suggest a nod to the likes of WH Auden and similarly austere literary figures, it actually comes from a Chinese supermarket in their native Manchester. This deliberate blurring of high and low culture is part of the appeal of the enigmatic three-piece (Joseph E on vocals/synths, Tom S on guitar and Tom P on bass), their songs juxtaposing simplicity with free-ranging experimentation. But even more key is their ability to seamlessly meld genres - krautrock, post-punk and synthpop, most prominently - to create songs that are fresh and exciting yet familiar-sounding and accessible.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Honeyglaze

South London's Honeyglaze occupy the same sort of space as indie rock explorers such as Black Country, New Road and English Teacher, but stretch and shape their own particular furrow.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Tue, 25 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm SOLD OUT

Chuck Prophet
+ Our Man in the Field

For twelve long days, Chuck Prophet waited. A stage four lymphoma diagnosis had knocked the wind out of him, dragged him off the road and into surgery, and now here he was, a perpetual motion machine forced to sit still, confronting his mortality for the first time as he wondered if he'd live long enough to see the end of the year, let alone get back on tour.

"I was going through a tunnel," he recalls. "It was dark. But I had music: music to play, music to listen to, music to get me out of my head. Music was my saviour."

That much is plain to hear on "Wake The Dead", Prophet's extraordinary - and unlikely - new album. Recorded with Qiensave, a band of brothers from the Central Coast farming community of Salinas, California, the collection dives headfirst into the world of Cumbia music, which consumed and comforted Prophet during his illness and subsequent recovery. The songs are intoxicatingly rhythmic, with arrangements that blur the lines between tradition and innovation, between past and present, between cultures and countries. There are flashes of rock and roll, punk, surf, and soul, all filtered through the streets of San Francisco and wrapped up in the rich legacy of a genre that traces its roots back hundreds of years and thousands of miles.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 7:00pm SOLD OUT

Polly Paulusma
Wildfires Tour

Polly Paulusma plays a stunning show of songs accompanied by Jon Thorne (Lamb, Yorkston Thorne Khan) on upright bass to celebrate the release of her latest album "Wildfires".

Together Paulusma and Thorne will bring you songs from across Paulusma's repertoire of six studio albums to date released since 2004 on Björk's label One Little Independent. Her latest, "Wildfires", is an extraordinary extended piece of work containing two hours of breathtakingly emotional songs interlaced with spoken word poetry. A truly immersive experience, the album has been produced by acclaimed record producer Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams).

The musical connection between Paulusma and Thorne is something to behold; together they swoop and glide through songs from all of Paulusma's albums, but especially "Wildfires" which Thorne also recorded with Paulusma; combining their trademark bawdy humour and anecdotes with deep songs that touch on love, loss, grief and philosophical enquiry.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 6 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Submotion Orchestra

"Stunning" - The Guardian
"Full of brilliance and charm" - The Observer
"Sizzles with late night city thrills" - The Times
"Endlessly creative" - Clash Music

Since their inception in 2009, the genre-defying Submotion Orchestra have moved seamlessly between deep electronica, jazz, soul and ambient downtempo, mesmerising audiences from Iceland to India. Their unique music is at once delicate and heavy, spacious and dense, highly atmospheric but firmly rooted. Earth-shaking bass and drums combine with lush keyboard and trumpet textures to create the perfect backdrop for the fragile beauty of Ruby Wood's vocals.

Formed in Leeds in 2009, the band quickly made a splash on the wider scene, with their gigs and recordings - including classic debut album "Finest Hour" - creating a devoted fanbase. Five albums, numerous EPs and many sold-out UK and EU tours later, the tireless band are still going strong, with their most recent release "Five Points" (SMO Recordings) showcasing their most interesting music yet, one which ploughs a path through electronic, jazz, ambient and soul in the singular way that Submotion Orchestra can do.

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Fri, 7 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Sunday Driver
+ Neev

Sunday Driver returns with "Silk and Filth", the next chapter in their captivating Spaghetti Eastern series. Following 2021's critically acclaimed "Sun God", this album continues their exploration of rich storytelling, cultural fusion, and genre-defying sounds. Known for their unique blend of Eastern and Western influences, sharp wit, and a touch of cynicism, Sunday Driver has spent over two decades crafting music that stands in a league of its own.

"Their welcome return brings a temptation to tease out tendrils of thought. Four stars." - The Financial Times
"...a feverishly inventive record which rewards repeated listens." - Record Collector Magazine

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Fri, 7 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Red Snapper
+ DJ Stylax

In November 2024 Red Snapper released the "Tight Chest" EP Featuring LA producer David Harrow.

In 2025 Lo Recordings will release a follow up EP featuring the current live line up. The two EPs will be combined on a vinyl album "Barb and Feather", whilst Warp Records will also release a unique limited vinyl version of "Reeled and Skinned".

In 2023 Red Snapper released a new album "Live at The Moth Club".
 
Following the success of their album "Everybody Is Somebody" in 2022, "Live at The Moth Club" is a celebration of the band's legendary live performances around the world that span 30 years. Recorded at London's Moth Club at the end of their 2022 UK Tour,  the album features tracks released on Warp Records and Lo Recordings over the years. The album demonstrates the band's ability to constantly rework and update classic and new tracks, keeping them impassioned, experimental and relevant.
 
Notorious for casting convention aside, and remaining one of the UK's most forward thinking and rule breaking live bands, Red Snapper embrace a unique blend of live, euphoric Afro-Jazz ,Future Funk, Dub, Dark Hip-Hop and fragile soundscapes.

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Sat, 8 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

The Ocelots

The Ocelots are twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Watson from Wexford, Ireland. Building on the folk-rock essence of their debut, the duo are excited to announce the release of their second album, "Everything, When Said Slowly", on February 7th 2025. This album unveils a richer, more expansive sound, produced by long-time collaborators Cillian and Lorcan Byrne (Ailbhe Reddy, Susan O'Neill). The narrative woven throughout the album explores themes of Irish migration, the perception of time, love, and the simple joys of cycling.

To support the album, the band are delighted to take the the road in the UK for a string of dates around its release.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Tue, 11 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Gentleman's Dub Club

Based in London but founded in Leeds in 2006, 8-piece band Gentleman's Dub Club have made an indelible mark on the live music scene. Their electronic music-infused dub and reggae and their high-energy shows garnering appearances at all major UK festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Boomtown and V Fest. Touring has taken the band international, and people from countries such as India, Morocco, the USA, and Iceland have been delighted by the band's infectious commitment to plugging in and leaving their guts on stage.

Their five albums have received widespread acclaim from DJs and music fans around the world, and have spent the vast majority of their time in the top echelons of the iTunes reggae charts. Their track "High Grade" from the "Open Your Eyes" EP is now a universally recognized reggae anthem.

Cambridge The Junction, CB1 7GX, Fri, 14 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Getdown Services

With their eclectic, danceable grooves and astute, hilarious put-downs of modern Britain, Getdown Services are steadily carving out a name for themselves. The new EP "Crumbs" sees the duo weave slacker-rock, funk, indie and dance into an engrossingly entertaining sound brimming with infectious hooks and acerbic wit. Steadily building momentum over the past 18 months with balls-to-the-wall live performances, their highly lauded debut album "Crisps", and prestigious shows with Pip Blom, Fat Dog, The Bug Club, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Donny Benet, and Personal Trainer, the band ready themselves for their biggest ever headline tour this autumn. Off the back of extensive BBC 6Music support from the likes of Craig Charles, Huw Stephens, and Cerys Matthews, and armed with an arsenal of red-hot hits, Getdown Services look set to gobble the world up, one crumb at a time.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Tue, 18 Mar 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Gengahr - 10th Anniversary Tour For 'A Dream Outside'
+ Alice Costelloe

Gengahr's critically acclaimed debut album turns 10 next year and to celebrate the band are hitting the road to play their breakthrough album in full.

They will be visiting a few of the very same venues that first welcomed the band back in 2015 as well as a selection of other small venues across the country, paying homage to these vital spaces where bands develop both their sound and audience.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 3 Apr 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Baxter Dury
+ Joshua Idehen

Baxter will always beat you to the punchline. He'll answer his own questions and he'll volunteer himself as the butt of the joke before you can. His ability to understand people's perception of him (or who they believe he is) is what has kept his work consistently surprising and inventive for over two decades now. And while it's his humour that draws you in, it's his linguistic acrobatics that you stay for; a wild barrage of emotion, colour and off kilter scenes.

Baxter Dury's latest album, "I Thought I Was Better Than You", is a new era for him, and with this new era comes a new character. "Faux-confrontational," Baxter calls him. Here, not only is he recounting his childhood, but he's also reckoning with it. Instead of just swinging at his past blindfolded with a baseball bat, he talks openly about the toxic cocktail of being born into unfortunately fortunate circumstances, with a persuasive surname but no structure or sense of responsibility with which reap the rewards of it. "Really, it's about being trapped in an awkward place between something you're actually quite good at, and somebody else's success." That 'somebody else' being his dad, Ian Dury. As one of the album centrepieces "Shadow" agonisingly puts it: "But no one will get over that you're someone's son/Even though you want to be like Frank Ocean/But you don't sound like him, you sound just like Ian."

Cambridge The Junction, CB1 7GX, Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Fergus McCreadie

Fergus McCreadie is one of the most exciting jazz pianists on the world stage today. With a unique blend of Jazz and Scottish folk inspired by his country's sublime landscapes, his music captures the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide, with an appeal that extends far beyond the constraints of genre.

Released on Edition Records to instant critical acclaim, Fergus' 2022 album "Forest Floor" catapulted him into the international spotlight. The album topped the UK Jazz & Blues charts, prompted sold-out performances across the UK, praise from BBC 6Music, The Times, NME and earned him a 2022 Mercury Prize shortlist nomination, the 2022 Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year Award as well as the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award - the first jazz artist ever to be awarded the prize.

Fergus has an innate depth, flair and natural expression that communicates beyond his years. His ability to transition from a full flowing, radiant pulse-wash of sound to a tranquil stillness in a moment is simply breath-taking. Whilst his music is built on the folk traditions he grew up with, it's the versatility of rhythm and colour from the most delicate shades to the highest energy that is most captivating.

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

October Drift

"...a muscular slug of sugar-coated power rock" - Q Magazine

October Drift have gained a strong word-of-mouth following since exploding onto the music scene.

Despite the early success of their incendiary debut singles - receiving support from Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy and Q Magazine to name but a few - and a string of sold-out gigs, this band still remain something of an enigma.

October Drift's music is similarly ambiguous, characterised by their signature wall of sound guitars, soaring, ponderous vocals and driving, urgent drums.

The band have gained a reputation for delivering blistering, high-energy live shows, and we can't wait to welcome them back.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Beats & Rhymes: Vitamin G + Mr Slipz

'You can't scoff at a Prophet Of Doom'

Versatile barsman Vitamin G and prolific producer Mr Slipz unite on future classic 'Prophet Of Doom'; an ambitious and expertly crafted collaborative LP across 18-tracks.

Meticulously engineered by Slipz and absolutely bodied by Vitamin G across wave-after-wave of flows and schemes, 'Prophet Of Doom' has all the hallmarks of a golden-era record; Slipz' signature style and cuts courtesy of Ram One backed by movie samples and skits; pitch perfect foundations for Vitz' unique deliverables.

£1 from every ticket will be donated to Cam Skate, who run Cambridge's only indoor skatepark, run entirely by volunteers.

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Sat, 19 Apr 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Panic Shack

Romi, Sarah, Emily, and Meg were fed up of music being a members-only club at best and a phallocracy at its worst, so in 2018, they decided to do something about it. Cue, Panic Shack. Armed with brash, witty lyrics and killer hooks, they crashed through the UK music scene with a tidal wave of ear-crunching noise. Immediately building up a reputation for their raw, unapologetic live shows and off-kilter songs, Panic Shack prove that DIY does it better.

Since their inception it's been non-stop for this Welsh punk quintet. With support from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 Music, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Radio X, Bob Vylan, it's clear that this band have started something special.

Having already played prestigious stages at Green Man Festival, Liverpool Sound City, Cardiff Castle, and 2000 Trees Festival, and joined bands like The Wytches, Grandma's House, and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard on stages across the UK, Panic Shack are only going to continue to create unhinged, Earth-shattering music (until, of course, they're rich enough to be sipping champagne after taking a dip in the pool at their mansions).

Cambridge Mash, CB2 3PF, Fri, 2 May 2025 at 6:30pm buy tickets

Vraell

Vraell (real name Alessio Scozzaro) is a classically trained London-based musician who has been releasing music under the 'Vraell' moniker since early 2019, rapidly building up an online audience for his ethereal sounds. His songs such as "Between" have recently become viral sensations as well as being used by BBC Earth.

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Tue, 6 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage

One snowy February day in 1963, Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo were photographed in New York City for the cover of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" LP, around the corner from Dylan's 4th Street apartment. 60 years later, lifelong 4th St resident Jeffrey Lewis had the idea to try to take the same chilly photo but with no pants on, to prove himself "even more" freewheelin' than Bob! This plan was foiled by global warming, as New York City winters no longer offer snowy street photo ops, but at least Jeffrey tried.

While the album cover might be a native New Yorker's neighbourhood joke, it also serves to throw down the gauntlet to modern song-smiths, as if to point out that nobody in contemporary song-writing can quite fill Jeffrey's shoes (barefoot or not). If you thought 2019's "Bad Wiring" was an unimprovable high-watermark of the Jeffrey Lewis 20-year discography, prepare to be shook all over again. The range of moods, situations, wordplay and styles here is effortlessly breath-taking, and if you aren't transported on ten different emotional rollercoasters by the ten songs on this album then you might just be a Chat GPT replicant-bot.

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Fri, 9 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Oysterband

While recognised as one of the UK's foremost folk-rock bands and an unparalleled live proposition, the band confirm the decision they made recently to call time on their touring career.

Intending to bow out on a high, Oysterband will serve up a resolute reminder of their captivating live performances and immortal songbook as they chart a special tour around some of their favourite UK towns and venues that have supported them all these years.

Speaking about their upcoming shows Oysterband say:

"The reaction to our first announcement has been far greater than we ever imagined it would be. We're genuinely moved by people's desire to say what the songs have meant to them.

Our Long, Long goodbye tour finishes with a return to some places and areas that have had special significance for us over the years. A last chance to see us on tour in UK."

Cambridge The Junction, CB1 7GX, Sat, 10 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Beats & Rhymes: Fliptrix

As one of the most influential players in the UK scene as a solo artist, one-quarter of The Four Owls and founder & CEO of High Focus Records, Fliptrix continues to ascend.

From a basement studio in Camberwell to living off-grid in the Portuguese mountains, Fliptrix has always manifested his dreams in the music he makes. His many adventures across the world and standout collaborations with a long list of like-minded music makers such as DJ Premier and Greentea Peng are significant highlights, however, they were always part of the panorama; Fliptrix?s dedication and laser-guided focus key pillars of his ongoing legacy.

Having recognised music as an extremely powerful medium from an early age, Fliptrix seeks to spread positivity and light through his creations; with messaging and meaning taking centre stage at every turn. He writes songs to further himself as an individual, expanding his knowledge album-on-album, with the aim of making a difference to the lives of those who listen.

£1 from every ticket goes to Cam Skate, who run Cambridge's volunteer run indoor skate park

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Wed, 14 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)

As the singer in I Am Kloot from 1999 to 2014, John Bramwell achieved a Mercury Prize nomination for 2010's The Sky At Night, a Top 10 chart position for 2013's Let It All In, numerous UK and European tours and a triumphant farewell at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with an orchestra in 2014. Now, as a solo artist, he's travelling a very different path, his stunning new album The Light Fantastic is almost a complete U-turn from his Kloot-days. Darker clouds have been banished, there are strings and four-part harmonies (a warming development, since Kloot never had any backing vocals) and a dozen gloriously exhilarating, beautifully crafted and observed songs about life, humanity, the universe and everything. As John puts it, 'It's been great to find the joy of making music once again. These are the most uplifting songs of my career.'

Norwich Puppet Theatre, NR3 1TN, Thu, 15 May 2025 at 7:30pm buy tickets

Stanleys
+ Afterdrive + The Portland

Fresh from supporting Richard Ashcroft and touring with both Shed Seven and Cast, the Wigan four-piece Stanleys are coming to the Portland Arms, Cambridge, in May.

Having also already been on the road with the likes of The Libertines, The Lathums, The Sherlocks, Jamie Webster, The View, The Rifles and Inspiral Carpets, it's only a matter of time before the Stanleys are as well-known across the UK, as they are across Manchester and the North-West. Their recent headline show at the 950 capacity Manchester Academy 2, sold out in minutes!

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 15 May 2025 at 7:30pm buy tickets

Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses - Moonlight Concessions European Tour 2025

Kristin Hersh brings the Throwing Muses live show to Europe in Spring 2025.

Their first tour since 2011, the 'Muses will embark on a 2025 European tour as a three-piece, fronted by Kristin Hersh.

Kristin Hersh remains one of the most unique and singular talents of her generation, a celebrated and gifted writer as well as relentlessly-touring musician.

Throwing Muses-2025 finds Hersh going back to where it all began, with nearly 40 years of Muses-history behind them 2025 marks a new chapter in the project.

A very rare opportunity to witness one of the great cult American rock bands, we look forward to presenting the 'Muses on their intimate European adventure.

Norwich Green Mind @ Norwich Waterfront, NR1 1QH, Sat, 17 May 2025 at 6:30pm buy tickets

The Frank and Walters

Their recent single, "Stages", featured Peaky Blinders' Cillian Murphy doing a voiceover on the track; with The Franks & Walters you never know what to expect next, but you know it will be a bit quirky and great fun. Formed in Cork, Ireland they have been spreading joy and happiness with their indie-pop music for over 30 years.

"The Franks" became famous in the 90's Indie scene and have a catalogue of hundreds of songs from seven studio albums. They still play sold out gigs all over Europe.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Sat, 17 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Amelia Coburn

"Framed by tradition but totally distinct" - Clash Magazine
"This one is utterly unique" - Far Out Magazine
"Amazing and really different" - Paul Weller
"Songs that feel like centuries old fairy tales" - Shindig! Magazine

Amelia Coburn is darkness and light. Her acclaimed debut album "Between The Moon And the Milkman", produced by Bill Ryder-Jones, showcases her as a truly singular voice in the world of music.

Unbound by one mood or modern trends she pairs daring but instantly memorable melodies with unusual chord movements and exquisite arrangements. Populated by the people and places she has encountered on her global travels and in the darker corners of literature and art Amelia views her songs as a soundtrack to her stream-of-consciousness, "opening up new paths, new clearings and new valleys with every listen".

Cambridge The Blue Moon, CB1 2LF, Sat, 17 May 2025 at 7:30pm buy tickets

Miki Berenyi Trio

Miki Berenyi Trio are Miki Berenyi on vocals/guitar (Lush), Kevin 'Moose' McKillop on guitar (Moose) and Oliver Cherer (Gilroy Mere, Aircooled). The three musicians first worked together during Piroshka's 2021 tour ? Miki and Kevin being founder members, Oliver coming in on bass to replace Mick Conroy (Modern English) who had moved to the US.

When the global pandemic made touring impossible, Miki spent the lockdown months writing her memoir, "Fingers Crossed", released in 2022 to widespread acclaim. To provide some musical accompaniment for the string of book events and signings, Miki Berenyi Trio was formed.

The band has developed a momentum of its own, touring with the Wedding Present and Gang of Four and sold out London co-headline show with Aircooled.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 22 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Prima Queen

"Prima Queen's ethereal sound, which shimmers with delicate vocal interplay and glacial instrumentation, takes them to regal heights" - NME

Transatlantic indie experts Prima Queen announce debut LP "The Prize", packed with effusive, empathic melodies, "The Prize" represents a fresh era for a band primed and ready to truly assert their individuality. The songs of Louise Macphail and Kristin McFadden play like a love letter to the radical power of friendship; to the fans who have revelled in the band's bitingly charismatic storytelling, qualities which are showcased vividly throughout their entire debut record.

Described, accurately, by McFadden as an album that 'screams empowerment and strength,' "The Prize" uses the pair's fateful connection as a North Star for their shared journey towards growth. Tapping into the shimmering pop sensibilities of Haim and Jenny Lewis, an openness of spirit defines the 12 tracks, partly inspired by the euphoria the group experienced on stage over the past year while touring with the likes of Olivia Dean, Wet Leg and Whitney.

Having built a glowing live reputation through appearances at the likes of Glastonbury, SXSW and Pitchfork Paris in recent times, Prima Queen have already attracted plaudits from all corners of the press landscape (The Guardian, The I Paper, The Independent, The Times, NME, DIY, Dork, The Line Of Best Fit, Clash), whilst their previous five singles have all landed on the BBC 6 Music playlist (Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, Lauren Laverne, Craig Charles) to widespread praise.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Mon, 26 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Shonen Knife

Shonen Knife's front girl Naoko was inspired to form the band by Beatles, Ramones, Buzzcocks etc. in Osaka on December 30, 1981. The origin of the band name is an old brand name of a pencil sharpener knife.

Their first album "Burning Farm", released on Zero Records in Japan in 1983, was reissued on legendary American label K Records in 1985.

Their one and only unique sound got popular in North America, UK and Europe; and their first major album "Let's Knife" was released in Japan, the US and UK in 1992.

Shonen Knife keeps on releasing their rockin' albums and touring constantly worldwide!

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Fri, 30 May 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Gasper Nali & Band
+ Luhangah

"His music is simple but joyous, and totally infectious" - Songlines Magazine
"His songs are moving to hear and a spectacle to watch" - Evening Standard

Gasper Nali is a not-so-traditional babatoni player from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi. The babatoni is an African one-string home-made 3-metre long bass guitar, and with a stick and an empty beer bottle, together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible!

Gasper's unique style of Kwela music has received an extraordinary amount of online attention after a video of him playing by the lake shore went viral with over 20 million views. He has been featured by CNN and in the documentary "Deep Roots Malawi", jammed with Joss Stone, appeared on Wired for Sound - Malawi, remixed by Aroop Roy for Sol Power Sounds and been played by Iggy Pop on BBC 6! His debut album, "Abale Ndikuwuzeni", roughly translates to 'People, I want to tell you'. It is a fitting title as Gasper's songs, all sung in the Malawi national language of Chichewa, talk about life and strife in the country, often including social issues such as the rich and the poor, child marriages etc.

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Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Wed, 4 Jun 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Andrew O'Neill's History of Punk

Following on from their award-winning GEBURAH show, occultist comedian Andrew O'Neill returns with their brand new HISTORY OF PUNK.

In 2017, Andrew toured their HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL show to critical acclaim alongside the book of the same name. In 2025, they return with another genre they're equally passionate about.

"One of the funniest comedians on the circuit at the moment... hitting new heights of comedic brilliance" - Timeout

"clever comedy for those who like their laughs original, off-kilter and cliché-free" - Three Weeks

"...comedian, metalhead, amateur occultist and musician... Sharp, artistic and unique, [their] innate confidence and fondness of absurdity leaves [their] audiences feeling full of glee" - Funhouse Comedy

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Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Thu, 5 Jun 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Jadu Heart

Jadu Heart are Diva-Sachy Jeffrey and Alex Headford, from London and Huddersfield respectively. Following in the footsteps of cult boy/girl bands before them such as Pixies, My Bloody Valentine and Belle and Sebastian, they have grown outside of the music industry slowly building their own world & an army of die-hard fans largely under the radar. Despite recent success with coverage at Fader, The Times, Dazed, The Independent, Crack and multiple A-list records at BBC 6Music (plus a Maida Vale session for BBC Radio 1) it is still surprising to most that they have 300 million streams with
250,000 streams added a day.

Not many UK guitar bands can compare with that level of streaming success and really none on an unknown indie label such as VLF Records. Having moved from electronic shoegaze to psych-rock to grungy lo-fi across their two EPs and three albums they have covered the alternative music spectrum. Whilst the presentation can be varied and at times experimental, their melody is always appealing and it is this more than anything that has seen them sell out their recent US and European tours, as well as attract one of the biggest crowds of the weekend at All Points East. To see Jadu Heart play live is to watch a room full of people sing every word and hope that their secret doesn?t get out. But it is getting out.

Cambridge The Junction, CB1 7GX, Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

A Celebration of Amy Winehouse: The Belgrave House Band perform Back To Black

The Belgrave House Band, on a mission to celebrate and honour that historic art form, the album, are back once again for edition No.9 to take on the multi-award winning, chart-topping, Doo Wopping, Soul, Reggae and Jazz masterpiece "Back To Black". Amy Winehouse's second and most well-known album produced by the esteemed Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi with The Dap-Kings as backing band.

The Belgrave House Band's lineup is decorated with a full horn section, backing vocalists and a rhythm section from Leeds' burgeoning Jazz scene, chosen to honour Amy's live band circa 2007. The band will also be taking movement direction from prestigious choreographer, Ruby Portus, who has closely studied the movement of not only Amy's live performances but also the 60's Girl Groups the album takes so much influence from.

After performing on the "Frank" tour in 2019, London-based vocalist, Lydia Kotsirea will be gracing the stage front and centre to bring us her dynamic, delectable and powerful pipes.

You can be sure that The Belgrave House Band will deliver a high fidelity live rendering of this fantastic album with love, care, respect and a bouncing energy.

Lydia Kotsirea - Lead Vocals
Saphire Brown & Laura Kindelan - Backing Vocals
Alex Fisher - Baritone Sax
Emma Johnson - Tenor Sax/Flute
Fee Buckton - Trumpet
Will Lakin - Guitar
George MacDonald - Keyboards
Freddie Ricketts - Bass
Josh Ketch - Drums

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Fri, 20 Jun 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Ziggy Alberts

Ziggy Alberts is no stranger to success, having built a dedicated global following through a combination of steadfast touring, captivating songwriting, and an independent ethos that has seen him thrive without the backing of a major label. An artist who has mastered the acoustic charm of busking and intimate venues to the electrifying energy of sold-out world stages -all as a solo act -Alberts is now entering a new phase of his artistic journey with his seventh studio album, ?New Love?, set for release in February 2025.

From his early days busking on the streets of Byron Bay, Alberts has understood the power of direct connection with his audience. His rise has been driven not only by his emotionally resonant folk songs but by his determination to bring his music directly to fans. Now a decade into his career, he?s grown his fanbase the old-fashioned way: by playing show after show, year after year, turning small rooms into sold-out venues across the globe.

In 2024, as part of his New Love World Tour, he has delivered standout performances, including headline sets at Bluesfest Byron Bay and co-headlining Australia?s SummerSalt tour with Matt Corby and James Bay. His tour has taken him across Europe, the UK, North America, Indonesia, and even into new territories like Mexico and Japan. This momentum follows his 2023 Rewind World Tour, where he performed for over 110,000 people and sold out iconic venues like London?s Eventim Apollo.

Notably, Alberts has achieved all of this as an independent artist, without the support of a major label. His commitment to creative autonomy led to the founding of his own label, Commonfolk Records, through which he?s continued to release music and grow his career on his terms. This independence has allowed Alberts to stay true to his artistic vision, taking risks that have paid off. His discography has garnered over a billion streams, with hits like ?Runaway? and ?Love Me Now? earning millions of listens, while as of October 2024 his singles ?Laps Around The Sun? and ?Runaway? achieved ARIA Triple Platinum status. Fan favourites like ?Days In The Sun? and ?Gone? and his EP ?Four Feet In The Forest? have also now received Double Platinum status; ?Hands I Can Hold? and ?Together? reaching Platinum status and another seven tracks plus his ?Land & Sea? album reaching Gold status (?Don?t Get Caught Up?, ?Heartbeat?, ?Letting Go?, ?On Hold?, ?Start Over?, ?Together (Instrumental)?, and ?Worn Out?). Alberts has also won two APRA Music Awards for Most Performed Blues and Roots Work in 2022 and 2024, solidifying his impact on the Australian music scene.

Cambridge The Junction, CB1 7GX, Tue, 16 Sep 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Black Country, New Road

There are few contemporary bands who can do musical reinvention quite as consistently as Black Country, New Road. From their Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut For the First Time, which touched upon everything from jazz to post-rock via klezmer music, to the art-rock meets chamber pop follow up Ants From Up There (both top 5 charting albums). Then when singer Isaac Wood amicably left shortly after, they wrote an entire set of new songs to tour which ended up on Live at Bush Hall, an album The Guardian claimed was a ?magical resurgence? in a triumphant five-star review. Now, on studio album three, the band are once again building from the ground up in yet another miraculous musical transformation.

Cambridge Corn Exchange, CB2 3QB, Wed, 24 Sep 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Shiny New Model 2025

After having way too much fun at the first Shiny New Model we wanted to build on it and bring you another line up of the sharpest cuts we can find. Keep an eye out for the line up as it unfolds!

Cambridge Cambridge Junction 1, 2 & 3, CB1 7GX, Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at 1:30pm buy tickets

Lady Maisery

Individually three multi award-winning artists, Lady Maisery form a unified voice, carrying stories of sisterhood, human struggle, the joy of living and the vitality of song with the "freshest possible take on traditional music" (Folk Radio UK). Their long-standing effervescent collaboration has been described as "adventurous and beautiful" (Mark Radcliffe, Radio 2) "exquisite and thrilling" (The Guardian) with "a generosity of spirit and joie de vivre that seems to emanate from every minute of their recorded output as well as from their exuberant live shows" (Folk Radio UK).

Their fifth studio album "Tender" was released at the end of 2022 to far-reaching acclaim. An arresting record exploring the power in vulnerability, the tenderness of collective wounds and the strength in kindness, it was hailed "a beguiling blend of ancient and modern" (The Times) and "both nurturing and raw, a sensitive response to the times we are living in" (Daily Info).

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Thu, 16 Oct 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

David Ford
"I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused" - 20 Years

"Unmissable. 5 stars" - The Guardian
"One of Britain's best. 5 stars" - The Times
"Puts everything into every word" - The LA Times
"David Ford is the eternal thrill of a young man going way too far and pulling it off" - Word Magazine

David Ford's 2005 debut album "I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused" took the music world quite unawares.

Understated but ambitious, it is a collection of honest, tender, visceral moments recorded in a Sussex basement that would go on to receive worldwide acclaim and be declared one of the 'Albums of the Year' by major publications on both sides of the Atlantic.

Twenty years on, Ford returns to the road to revisit the album that kicked open every door to the music industry and to tell the story of how, one by one, he carefully closed them all.

Featuring special guest performers as well as Ford's renowned feats of multi-instrumentalism, this celebration of "I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused" is a rare chance to see the album performed in its entirety, along with selected highlights from the illustrious David Ford songbook.

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Thu, 23 Oct 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Tom Robinson with Adam Phillips
Then & Now: 50 Years of Adventures in the Music Industry + Gabrielle Sey

Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the Record Industry. Classic hits such as War Baby, Up Against The Wall, and 2-4-6-8 Motorway rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism with The Clash, writing songs with Elton John, headlining Glasto with Peter Gabriel, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a year in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman. Plus fan favourites from his vast back catalogue, spanning Café Society in 1975 to his acclaimed 2015 comeback album Only The Now.

Norwich Green Mind @ Norwich Arts Centre, NR2 4PG, Wed, 29 Oct 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Tom Robinson with Adam Phillips
Then & Now: 50 Years of Adventures in the Music Industry + Gabrielle Sey

Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the Record Industry. Classic hits such as War Baby, Up Against The Wall, and 2-4-6-8 Motorway rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism with The Clash, writing songs with Elton John, headlining Glasto with Peter Gabriel, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a year in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman. Plus fan favourites from his vast back catalogue, spanning Café Society in 1975 to his acclaimed 2015 comeback album Only The Now.

Cambridge Storey's Field Centre, N/A, Thu, 30 Oct 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets

Baskery

The queens of banjopunk, three Swedish sisters by the name of Baskery, who've played music since they were old enough to hold an instrument. Baskery play a combination of classic 'roots music and Americana' with a twist of rule breaking punk turn this much loved style of music on it?s head. Their sound oozes style and playfulness and has helped them accrue a number of plaudits and accolades.

The first album, "Fall Among Thieves" (2008) was recorded in Stockholm, co-produced by Lasse Mårtén (Pink; Peter, Bjorn and John; Kelly Clarkson; Lykke Li; Primal Scream ). It quickly established them as an act that people took seriously. In the years that followed they've released several albums and EPs working with the likes of Blackpete (Depeche Mode; Joe Jackson; Peter Fox), Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids; J. Roddy Walston; Wargirl) and were also signed by Dan McCarroll (President and A&R) to Warner Music. "Coyote & Sirens" was released in October 2018, produced and engineered by Andrew Dawson (Kanye West; Rolling Stones; f.u.n; The Revivalists).

On the live scene Baskery are experienced in putting on a show have played over 400 of their own in 2015 the sisters were invited to join legendary artist Robbie Williams as opener and special guests on his arena-tour throughout Europe. Later the same year they also toured the US with Gary Clark Jr and Brandi Carlile and the festival requests roll in; Colours of Ostrava, Bonnaroo, Utopiafest, Newport Folk Festival, Arroyo Seco and Bottlerock.

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Cambridge Portland Arms, CB4 3BA, Fri, 7 Nov 2025 at 7:00pm buy tickets