Country Hits Live
Saturday 16th May 2026
Country Hits Live - Transporting you right into the heart of downtown Nashville!
Performed by a cast of multi award-winning musicians and singers, Country Hits Live will celebrate the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music. Prepare to be taken back through the history of country music featuring songs from Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks right through to Taylor Swift and Luke Combs. With songs including Folsom Prison Blues, Crazy, Jolene, The Gambler to name a few, this trip through Country Music’s greatest hits is an evening not to be missed! Fronted by UK Country singer Jade Helliwell, and direct from Nashville Lars Pluto.
Colin Blunstone
The Voice of The Zombies, Believe In Miracles Tour
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies and acclaimed Solo Artist, returns to UK stages with the “Believe In Miracles” Tour, his first national solo outing in 7 years. The tour title is a nod to Blunstone’s 1972 hit “I Don’t Believe In Miracles” (penned by Argent singer/guitarist Russ Ballard), but is also a reflection on his remarkable 7-decade career. Blunstone relates, “I joined The Zombies as a teen thinking it would be a two or three year adventure. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined it would lead to a lifetime in music…and that at the tender age of 80, I’d be the subject of a documentary, recording a new album and embarking on a major tour!”. His career-spanning show will feature classics from The Zombies, favourites from his solo releases and collaborations, and debut new material from his forthcoming studio album.
Katherine Priddy
THESE FRIGHTENING MACHINES ALBUM TOUR 2026
With support from Tom Jenkins
Friday 8th May 2026
Katherine Priddy has announced the release of her third album, These Frightening Machines for March 2026 via Cooking Vinyl. The new record follows Priddy’s highly acclaimed debut The Eternal Rocks Beneath and sophomore LP The Pendulum Swing which firmly established her as one of the most exciting artists on the contemporary British music scene. Greeted with critical acclaim in the press, many called it “One of The Albums of the Year”.
The most sonically varied of her career, the songs on Priddy’s new album span a full spectrum of emotions and explore what it means to keep going when things fall apart, to hold onto connections in a world that sometimes divides, and to figure out where we fit into the machines and systems we find ourselves a part of. With her momentum showing no signs of slowing, the release of These Frightening Machines is set to take her star even higher.
Wynne Evans
Beyond Compare
Friday 22nd May 2026
*Wynne Evans is a Welsh operatic tenor, broadcaster, and television personality, widely recognized as the character of Gio Compario in the Go Compare insurance adverts. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio, and has had a 25-year career performing at major opera houses like the Royal Opera House and Metropolitan Opera. Wynn joined the 2024 cast of Strictly Come Dancing, and hosted a popular daily show on BBC Radio Wales and a show on Radio 2, moving over to his own independently launched radio platform in 2025. Wynn has released two number-one classical albums, and won the 2023 Celebrity Masterchef title, which led to him becoming a partner at The Welsh House restaurant in Carmarthen, Wales, which serves dishes inspired by his time on Masterchef.
THE HANDSOME FAMILY
TUESDAY 26TH MAY 2026
The Handsome Family’s new record began with a scream in the night. “It was a bleak winter during the middle of the pandemic,” says Brett Sparks. “One night around 4 a.m. Rennie started screaming in her sleep. She screamed, ‘Come into the circle Joseph! There’s no moon tonight.’ Scary as it was, I thought, man, that’s a good chorus!”
The Handsome Family (songwriting and marriage partners Brett and Rennie Sparks) have been defining the dark end of americana for over 30 years. Brett writes the music and Rennie writes the words. Their work has been covered by many artists including Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird and most-recently Phoebe Bridgers. Their song “Far From Any Road” was the opening theme for HBO’s True Detective season one and still receives thousands of Shazams every week from all over the world.
Handsome Family songs take place under overpasses and inside airports. Historical figures like George A. Custer and Nikola Tesla appear alongside a flying milkman and the whisper of an air conditioner against a plastic tree.
Rickie Lee Jones
Monday 25th May 2026 - *SOLD OUT*
Hailed as the "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation" by The New Yorker and dubbed "The Duchess of Coolsville" by Time magazine, Rickie Lee Jones has left an indelible mark on pop culture with her soulful melodies and evocative storytelling. With a career spanning decades, Jones continues to inspire audiences worldwide, garnering critical acclaim and a devoted following.
In 2023, Jones mesmerised listeners with her Grammy-nominated album "Pieces of Treasure," a remarkable reunion with Russ Titelman, the producer behind her first two records. Her celebrated memoir, "Last Chance Texaco," received accolades including Book of the Year by MOJO and recognition as a Best Book of the Year by Pitchfork and NPR. As The Independent eloquently puts it, "There has always been something defiant about Rickie Lee Jones... a voice from a dream, elusive yet familiar, transcendent, a messenger from another place."
The upcoming tour promise an enchanting evening of music and storytelling, as Jones shares her timeless classics and personal favourites in these stunning venues. Fans can expect to be transported by Jones' soul-stirring vocals and masterful guitar work, experiencing her music in its purest form.
John Robins:
Thirst - In ConversatioN
Wednesday 6th May 2026 - *SOLD OUT*
Join critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion, and award-winning broadcaster John Robins in conversation about alcohol addiction and the journey to sobriety.
John will be heading out on tour to celebrate the publication of his beautifully written, moving and darkly funny forthcoming memoir Thirst . He will tell the story of his life through the lens of alcohol, the drinks that made him, and those that broke him. From his earliest drinking experiences – pretending to be drunk after a sip of champagne aged five, spraying aftershave into his mouth at the school play afterparty, and university nights spent downing red wine alone in his room – to his last drink in 2022 and the journey into sobriety that followed, John will explore our relationship with alcohol through reflections on decades of his own drinking.
Dele Sosimi
From Fela Kuti's Egypt 80
Wednesday 20th May 2026
Dele Sosimi, the Nigerian-British Afrobeat Ambassador, Musician and Educator, has been at the heart of the global Afrobeat scene since relocating to the UK in December 1995. Having started his musical career with Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 band in his teens, he then teamed up with childhood friend Fela's son Femi Kuti (back in the late eighties) to kick start the Positive Force - touring, recording and performing worldwide.
Over forty years later, he remains a tireless ambassador for the unique musical movement all over the world. His blend of complex funk grooves, traditional Nigerian music, African percussion and an underlying sense of jazz combines with his virtuoso keyboard skills and rhythmic singing to make him one of the most respected Afrobeat authorities of his era.
The Adam Buxton Band
With support from Anna B Savage
Tuesday 5th May 2026
Join Adam Buxton and his live band for an intimate evening celebrating the release of his debut album, Buckle Up, out now via Decca.
Buxton, our most beloved podcaster, seasoned veteran of GarageBand and the jingle, enlisted Metronomy’s Joe Mount as producer and band leader ... “I hoped it would be a Metronomy record with my voice” Buxton initially pondered, also hoping the outcome might sound like “Berlin-period Bowie and Eno going for lunch with Radiohead and Nina Simone at Brian Wilson’s beach brasserie.” Instead came fifteen songs that inhabit the space between heartfelt and silly, where Buxton has comfortably set up shop.
10cc’s - Graham Gouldman
& Heart Full of Songs
Wednesday 14th October 2026
10cc founding member Graham Gouldman has announced an 18-date UK tour in 2026 for his highly acclaimed semi-acoustic band Heart Full of Songs.
Featuring material from across Gouldman’s catalogue, the set includes 10cc classics I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday, alongside hits such as Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window (The Hollies), For Your Love and Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds), No Milk Today (Herman’s Hermits), Bridge To Your Heart (from his time in Wax with the late Andrew Gold), film soundtracks and songs from his solo albums.
The tour will begin on 8th October joining us at The Gate in Cardiff on Wednesday 14th October 2026.
HARRY BAKER: TENDER
Friday 29th May 2026
Urban Wordsmiths presents...
Harry Baker: Tender
As in ripe for the taking.
As in a heart swelled to twice its size
As in soft. As in delicious. As in ready.
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker brings his characteristic warmth, wit and wonder to new parenthood. Tender contains poems from the first hundred days of new life and celebrates all of the euphoria, panic and vulnerability that come with it. Expect more laughter and tears than ever.
THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT -
THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL
Saturday 10th October 2026
An intimate acoustic tribute to the music of JONI MITCHELL, With a full and comprehensive performance of Joni's most beloved album 'Blue' in its entirety. 'Blue' is regarded by audiences and critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. Mitchell's honesty, musical prowess and iconic voice invites the audience into Joni's experience of living and loving through the complex era of social change of the early 1970s.
'Blue' highlights the fallout of a decade of hedonism... 'A Case of You', a stunning declaration of intoxicating love. 'Little Green' Arguably one of Joni's most personal and brave songs. 'California', 'Carey', carefree love letters to Joni's travels and freedom.
JESCA HOOP
THURSDAY 21ST MAY 2026
California-born but now based in Manchester, Jesca Hoop is what you'd call a musician's musician. Discovered by Tom Waits, and brought on tour by Peter Gabriel to sing in his band, it was a phone call from Elbow's Guy Garvey that saw her move to the UK. Her most recent album "Stonechild" - produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding, This is the Kit) - received huge acclaim from fans and critics alike, and it's easy to see why: her beautiful songs, rooted in the folk tradition are intricately detailed, acoustic-led pieces that teem with ideas.
JERRON PAXTON
Friday 15th May 2026
Acclaimed blues singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jerron Paxton returns to Europe this May for a run of headline dates across the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK, on sale now.
A songwriter, inheritor of tradition and a true modern-day songster, Paxton builds a bridge between generations, embodying the blues, ragtime and old-time Black music of the 1920s and ’30s while speaking directly to the present day . His Smithsonian Folkways release Things Done Changed — his first album of entirely original material — was hailed as “a history-conscious blues album for our time” (Wall Street Journal), further cementing his reputation as one of the leading voices in contemporary roots music .
FANNA-FI-ALLAH SUFI QAWWALI
Thursday 17th September 2026
Now in their 26th year of international touring, Fanna-Fi-Allah remains one of the foremost traditional Qawwali ensembles in the world today. With thousands of performances across 50+ countries, they carry the living spirit of Sufi shrine music to global audiences, offering a rare and powerful immersion into this devotional art form. Led by Tahir Qawwal and supported by a masterful ensemble of tabla, harmonium, and choral vocals, the group stays rooted in the classical Qawwali tradition—without fusion, electronics, or pop crossover.
Tide Lines
With support from The Gentle Good
Saturday 9th May 2026
Tide Lines are a band whose story stretches from the wild expanses of the Scottish Highlands to the beating heart of Glasgow. In June 2025, they celebrated a landmark moment with their fourth album Glasgow Love Story via their own Tide Lines Music label, which landed at No.1 in Scotland and No.11 in the UK Official Album Charts — their highest UK chart position to date and third Scottish No.1.
*Moved from the Tramshed, original tickets remain valid.*
Graham Parker
Thursday 1st October 2026
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic albums Howlin' Wind and Heat Treatment.
Slinging his signature guitar and singing with inimitable soulful grit, Graham Parker has spent more than four decades carving out a singular place in rock and roll. A critics’ favorite and a songwriter’s songwriter, he emerged in the mid-1970s at a pivotal moment in British music. With his band The Rumour, Parker released a run of essential albums including Howlin’ Wind, Heat Treatment, and the undisputed classic Squeezing Out Sparks, records that fused literate songwriting with the raw energy that helped reshape rock in the late seventies.
JAMIE DUFFY - FLÂNEUR
Tuesday 24th November 2026
Jamie Duffy: A Rising Star in the Music World
"Whether he decides to be Ireland’s answer to Hans Zimmer or the next Yo-Yo Ma, the future is most certainly bright." - The Irish Times
22-year-old musician and songwriter Jamie Duffy is a notable force in the music scene, known for seamlessly blending traditional, popular, and classical influences into a distinctive musical style that captivates with its beauty. Jamie's debut track, "Solas," continues to break records, becoming the most streamed debut song by an Irish artist since Hozier's "Take Me To Church," amassing over 155 million streams on Spotify. With over 1.9 million monthly listeners, Jamie is solidifying his place in the music world.
Toby Lee
Saturday 3rd October 2026
Toby Lee announces his 3rd UK headline tour with his brilliant band. They’ll be heading out for 18 shows in October & November this year. Still only 21, Toby’s already a three-time winner of Young Blues Artist of the Year but the virtuoso guitarist, singer, songwriter is only just getting started. He’s currently recording his first major label album for Fontana/Universal with producers Bad Sounds.
“Out of this world… you’re going to love him.” - Jools Holland
COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS
Wednesday 27th May 2026
Courtney Marie Andrews has returned with her first new song in three years - “Cons and Clowns” - a celebration of living authentically, and embracing our truest selves amidst the chaos of the current world. Showcasing the GRAMMY nominee’s “astonishingly beautiful” (Stereogum) vocal work, “Cons and Clowns” builds on a signature songwriting approach that “doesn’t just tell us truths; but makes us feel them poignantly, and right on time” (NPR Music).
“Cons & Clowns is an ode to all the artists, outsiders, and shy loved ones you want to see shine!,” says Andrews. “In this world of growing sameness I wanted to write a love letter of encouragement to anyone who was afraid to be their wildest and weirdest self, especially amid the dark landscape of now. With a desire to embody the unencumbered playfulness of youth, I played the flute on this track, an instrument I haven’t played since my childhood.”
Olive Grinter & Joe Shrimpling
Saturday 6th June 2026
Good friends Olive and Joe recently discovered their shared passion for songwriting and have come together to create a collection of songs telling tales of nostalgia, friendship and whimsy. Drawing influence from John Martyn and Nick Drake, Joe’s delicate and thoughtful fingerpicking style embraces Olive’s warm, sensitive vocals which are likened to Laura Marling and Norah Jones. It’s important to the pair that the narrative of their music is always developing while retaining a character that the listener can recognise from song to song.
Grace Petrie
Wednesday 21st October 2026
For a decade and a half, Grace Petrie has been one of the UK’s most urgent and passionate songwriters. Coming of age amidst the coalition government, her politically charged folk music quickly gained national attention and propelled her to the main stages of folk festivals from Cambridge to Vancouver to the Blue Mountains of Australia. Characterised by razor-sharp lyricism and the unmistakable passion of her stage presence, her live shows have become synonymous for fans with a unique atmosphere of hope and solidarity, while the LGBTQ anthem Black Tie has racked up 1.5 million streams and provided the soundtrack of expression for young queer folks all over the world.
Tenille Townes
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Known for songs that illuminate the inner lives of others, singer-songwriter Tenille Townes Townes now enters a new chapter with The Acrobat, her forthcoming album due April 10, 2026. Written during a period of personal and professional transition, the record marks her most stripped-back and introspective work to date. Originally conceived as simple work tapes, the songs were written and recorded in solitude, capturing raw moments of uncertainty, resilience, and self-reclamation.
Tenille Townes is a Canada-born, Nashville-based artist whose music centers on empathy, honesty, and emotional clarity. Over the past five years, her deeply human storytelling has earned her two JUNO Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, and 17 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, alongside tours with artists like Stevie Nicks, Miranda Lambert, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Reba, and George Strait.
With The Acrobat, Townes embraces imperfection and autonomy, offering songs that hold space for change, boundaries, and the courage it takes to choose yourself.
THE COURETTES
Tuesday 8th September 2026
The Courettes is an explosive Wall of Sound group from Denmark and Brazil! Flavia Couri on vocals and guitar, Martin on loud drums and together they are the perfect blend of Wall of Sound, Girl Group Heartbreaks, Motown and R&B.
Imagine The Ronettes meeting The Ramones at a wild party at the Hitsville echo chamber!
The new album “The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes” is out on legendary Damaged Goods Records, London and Rough Trade, London.
DEVIN TOWNSEND
Friday 2nd October 2026
Forging a career over four decades in countless genres, Devin Townsend has reached cult status in the progressive-metal world for his polymathic talent and continual pushing of the envelope.
In 2025, after a career including iconic performances at Royal Albert Hall and multiple world tours, Townsend announced an indefinite hiatus from touring. Having then delivered the live debut in Groningen of ‘The Moth’, his most ambitious work to date, it was only natural to need a break. Townsend returned home to complete the studio album of ‘The Moth’ (out 29th May on InsideOut Music) and to rebuild himself in preparation for the next stage.
Seven Wonders - The Spirit of Fleetwood Mac
Friday 23rd April 2027
Seven Wonders are a 7-piece, 100% live band, who have come together to pay tribute to the legacy of Fleetwood Mac.
The band cover all eras of the Fleetwood Mac collection; from the timeless Peter Green years, through to the 80’s classic Tango in the night. Seven Wonders capture the Spirit of Fleetwood Mac and they do it with passion and appreciation for this classic band.
Be prepared to sing and dance the night away to classics including: Go your own way, Don’t stop, The Chain, Everywhere, Rhiannon, Dreams, Little lies, Oh well, Edge of seventeen and many more…..
“I didn’t expect to feel like I was watching Fleetwood Mac….amazing vocals and band”
“Absolutely fantastic band, The best tribute I’ve ever seen”
“If you get a chance to see them ,100% you won’t be disappointed”
