Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show; ‘A Manford All Seasons’!

Jason’s been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. A Manford All Seasons is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and it sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’ (The Guardian) mixed with ‘comic gold’ (Mail on Sunday).

Members’ Pre-Sale: Wednesday 24 April, 10am
General Onsale: Friday 26 April,10am

Classic 90s dance tunes played live by a 7-piece band.
Tickets on sale now at £14 plus booking fee. Tickets may be available on the door on the night but will be £20

📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Skydaddy to play The Piper on January 25th.

⚡With support from Borough Council and Tyler Cryde (Black Country New Road).

🎟 Tickets on sale now at http://www.thepiper.club

⚡Skydaddy AKA Lebanese/Grenadian artist, Rachid Fakhre, began life in early 2023 as having previously been part of Spang Sisters.

💣There’s always been a buzz about this project – ahead of releasing his single, ‘That Morning’, he toured the UK with his 7-piece backing band supporting Black Country, New Road. A follow-up single, ‘Tear Gas’ was a collaboration with that band’s Tyler Hyde.

🎼Skydaddy has been called “a modern day chamber folk virtuoso redefining musical narratives” (Still Listening), and Clash said, “‘Pilot’ is a reclamation of the multi-instrumentalist’s Lebanese heritage… careening between ambient-jazz sound collages, marathon orchestral codas and oblique confessionals”.

🚐Fakhre took his show on the road on a UK-wide headline tour soon after Pilot’s release, selling out shows in Edinburgh, Brighton and Bristol, finishing with a headline at London’s 100 Club.

📣 Tim Keegan and the Personals to play The Piper on Friday 31st January. With support from Andrew Rumsey and The Aftershave (South Coast sultry and western).

🎟 Tickets on sale now https://www.thepiper.club/events

🌳 Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter TIM KEEGAN has spent a quarter of a century wandering the scenic back roads of the western world’s underground pop scene.

🍂 Unmistakably English, but better known in France and the US, Keegan is a master craftsman of the thoughtful pop song. He cites his key influences as the holy trinity of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen, but as much missed The Word magazine noted, “(Keegan) radiates a chipper Englishness that informs even the most doleful of these bitter-sweet pop songs with a quiet optimism.”

🌞 He remains a huge fan of the music which accompanied his transition to adulthood – in Tim’s case Elvis Presley and Billy Bragg, Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly, the Go-Betweens, REM, the Smiths and the Jazz Butcher, Nick Drake and Jonathan Richman A love of classic country, Scottish janglepop and English eccentrica have also left their mark on his work.

🌟In the UK Tim is perhaps best known as front man of the acclaimed 4-piece, Departure Lounge, folktronic pioneers and darlings of the fledgling Bella Union label in the early 2000s.

⛄ In March 2024 Tim travelled to Arctic Norway to perform at the Snow Station Vadsø festival alongside Penguin Café, The Only Ones, Lenny Kaye, Peter Buck & Mike Mills from R.E.M. and others.

Anton Newcombe, frontman of the Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) and known for his uncompromising vision, has announced an 18-date UK and Europe tour for January and February 2025. Since BJM’s first single in 1992, Newcombe has defied mainstream music’s pressures, consistently choosing independence over commercial appeal, a journey highlighted in the acclaimed documentary Dig! and across 20 genre-blending albums. After overcoming recent writer’s block, he recorded two albums in 70 days, including The Future Is Your Past (2023). Living in Berlin, Newcombe continues his relentless musical path, dedicated purely to his passion and legacy.

Gilles Peterson feat Oreglo to play The Piper on Saturday 1st February, 2025.

🎟 Tickets on sale now via http://www.thepiper.club/events

⭐ Killer DJ, BBC radio host, and co-founder of the legendary label Acid Jazz Records is bringing the soul, jazz and groove to St Leonards! Polish up those dance shoes, we’ve got a floor to fill!

⚡Small independent venues are the lifeblood of the British music industry both as places where artists, bands and DJs can develop their craft but also as spaces where audiences can discover and develop musical bonds that can last a lifetime.

💣As part of a wider effort to shine a light on this vital part of our cultural landscape and celebrate it in all its diverse musical glory, Gilles Peterson is going on the road for the first instalment of his Independent Venue Tour.

🔥On these dates he will accompanied by young, upcoming band Oreglo and local DJs.

⚡ LYDIA LUNCH and MARC HURTADO play the music of Suicide and Alan Vega.

🕶 Musician, writer, photographer and performance artist, Official: Lydia Lunch roared onto the New York music scene in 1977 alongside James Chance in no-wavers Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.

⚡She’s since worked and collaborated with Karen Finley, Hubert Selby Jr, Nick Cave, William Burroughs and Virginie Despentes.

💧Her links with hugely influential chain-swingin’ electro punks Suicide stretch back to the 70s; she recorded a version of Frankie Teardrop in 1976.

⚡Marc Hurtado is a musician and filmmaker, poet, and painter. He has collaborated with cult figures including Michael Gira (Swans), Gabi Delgado (DAF), and Mark Cunningham (MARS).

💥The pair promise a ‘sonic assault and visual shamanic ceremony, where both Marc and Lydia will burn their souls in the volcanic heart of the music of Alan Vega and Suicide.‘

Senbla presents Opera International’s award-winning Ellen Kent Production featuring the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv, with international soloists, highly-praised chorus and full orchestra

Directed by Ellen Kent, this brand-new production is traditionally staged and features beautiful sets and costumes.

La Bohème is one of the most romantic operas ever written. It tells the tragic tale of the doomed, consumptive Mimi and her love for a penniless writer.

The set reflects the Bohemian art of the period and will include snow effects and Muzetta’s dog will also make an entrance.

This classic tale of Parisian love and loss features many famous arias including ‘Your Tiny Hand is Frozen’, ‘They Call Me Mimi’ and ‘Muzetta’s Waltz’.

“Authentic, tender and passionate” – Daily Telegraph

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

*Cast subject to change.

“Laurence Jones is ‘The Next Eric Clapton” – Buddy Guy

“The British Blues Rock guitar sensation rocks the riffs on his new album” – Rolling Stone Magazine

Music Radar voted the young Laurence Jones one of the world’s top 10 blues-rock guitarists. He’s shared stages with legends like Sir Van Morrison, Sir Ringo Starr, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Status Quo and many more.

Buddy Guy personally invited the young guitar sensation onstage in front of 15,000 people at the Holland International Blues Festival.

With many awards and over 50,000 album sales. Jones has also appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Hall in London and New York’s Carnegie Hall.

The ‘Bad Luck & The Blues’ tour is presented by AGMP Concerts and MVT Cohorts.

“AGMP are delighted to be working with the Music Venues Trust in bringing the 2025 Tour of the incredible guitarist Laurence Jones to some of the finest grass-roots, independent music venues across the UK. It is part of AGMP’s DNA to work with venues that have been the “birthplace” of some of the biggest music stars in the world and it’s brilliant to be able to join forces with our industry champion, the MVT”