GIGS OUT

GIGS OUT The hub for local gig/festival/venue/artist information in East Anglia (Cambs/Essex/Norfolk/Suffolk) We share the gigs posted on the group on our local pages.
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Gigs Out started in the not so sleepy English market town of St Ives in Cambridgeshire in 2010 and slowly and surely spread across East Anglia. In 2011 a pilot gig guide was launched on the Avalon Event Support website and then grew to list thousands of local gigs on the Gigs Out website each year, with over 1000 venues listed and over 800 Acts! There were 10s of 1000s of visits/page views to the

website. In 2019 our gig-goers were starting to use social media much more than the website. Excellent online gig guides like Grapevine Live provide great info on what’s on so we stopped using the website and concentrated on building a local gig lovers community and sharing events on our social media pages :)

Our Facebook group is the mainstay of Gigs Out now with thousands of followers. We also run the East Anglian Festival Network www.eafn.co.uk and have pages to let you know what Festivals are on across East Anglia (in Cambridgeshire, Essex Norfolk and Suffolk)....Around 700 Festivals, Fairs and Fundays per year in the four counties. Did you know that in East Anglia we have around 4 Million people across the 6000 square miles of our 4 counties (6% of the nations population - that must mean there's an awful lot of gig-goers in our area :)

Please follow Gigs Out on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/gigsout

and please follow your Local Gigs Out pages:

Festivals:
www.facebook.com/cambridgeshirefestivals
www.facebook.com/essexfestivals
www.facebook.com/suffolkfestivals
www.facebook.com/norfolkfestivals

Cambridgeshire Gigs:
www.facebook.com/northcambsgigsout
www.facebook.com/southcambsgigsout
www.facebook.com/eastcambsgigsout
www.facebook.com/huntsgigsout

Essex Gigs:
www.facebook.com/essexgigsout

Norfolk Gigs:
www.facebook.com/southnorfolkgigsout
www.facebook.com/eastnorfolkgigsout
www.facebook.com/westnorfolkgigsout

Suffolk Gigs:
www.facebook.com/westsuffolkgigsout
www.facebook.com/midsuffolkgigsout
www.facebook.com/eastsuffolkgigsout

EAST ANGLIA GROUP:
www.facebook.com/groups/gigsoutineastanglia

Gigs Out is an Avalon Event Support service:

www.avaloneventsupport.co.uk
www.facebook.com/avaloneventsupport
[email protected]

AES also run the East Anglian Festival Network www.eafn.co.uk

Come and see us at The Portland Stage and Bar at Strawberry Fair :)
27/05/2024

Come and see us at The Portland Stage and Bar at Strawberry Fair :)

🍓Here it is!!🍓
The Official Programme for Strawberry Fair 2024 🍓

So click on the link and see what's happening -

https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/programme

ONLY 6 DAYS TO GO 🍓

Love Strawberry Fair 🍓

11/05/2024

In 21 Days Strawberry Fair 2024 🍓 will be happening and the First Act will be on 💛✨️ ARE YOU READY

Here is the The Portland Stage and Bar at Strawberry Fair line up 18 acts for a full packed day of music 🎶

https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/portland/

Love Strawberry Fair 🍓

02/05/2024

2 DAY FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW! 🌿☀️

Meet us in the sunshine and dance all weekend in Earlham Park this August. Our 2-day festival passes are now on sale so you can enjoy both days of incredible live music, talks and panels from our friends at .

02/05/2024
02/05/2024

This year, we have launched a new LIVE & LOCAL STAGE with our partners Level Head – featuring intimate music performances from top regional talent. Thank you to everyone who applied to perform, your entries were fantastic!

02/05/2024

We are pleased to support The New Music Generator and emerging artists from across our region :)

www.strawberry-fair.org.uk
01/05/2024

www.strawberry-fair.org.uk

Strawberry Fair 🍓 50th Birthday 🎂 Strawberry Fair 2024 is on Saturday 1st June 2024🍓 only 1 month to go 💪 🤸‍♀️🎉

If you can help please get in touch email 🍓🔦🦺
[email protected]
or complete the form... we need everyone's help 🙏
https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/volunteer-form/

Also if you would like to donations 💰 to help the Fair survive please visit our website and donate what ever you can 🍓 https://strawberry-fair.org.uk/

TODAY! https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/product/thy-last-drop-for-the-hornets-the-scissors-shifty-statues-28th-april-24/
28/04/2024

TODAY! https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/product/thy-last-drop-for-the-hornets-the-scissors-shifty-statues-28th-april-24/

The Portland Stage and Bar at Strawberry Fair come and join us at The Portland Arms on Sunday 28th April 2024 for our Strawberry Fair Portland Stage Benefit - THY LAST DROP/FOR THE HORNETS/THE SCISSORS/SHIFTY STATUES - 4 awesome bands Thy Last Drop For the Hornets The Scissors (uk) and Shifty Statues raising funds for our 10th year of The Portland Stage and Bar at Strawberry Fair at Strawberry Fair 2024 Golden 50th birthday 🍓

Tickets available from The Portland Website 🎟

http://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/product/thy-last-drop-for-the-hornets-the-scissors-shifty-statues-28th-april-24/?fbclid=IwAR1UnzACuknUWudnX6KCm_YdjdYep1lStrB2EEGk6aA10TFAENzjb_If-Wg

28/04/2024

Ipswich Entertains has announced the six stages for this year’s Ipswich Music Day which returns to Christchurch Park on Sunday 7 July! 😎

To find out all the details, read the story at: www.ipswich.gov.uk/ipswich-music-day-stages

If you can please Support your local record store before you lose it.
20/04/2024

If you can please Support your local record store before you lose it.

There are more than 260 independent record shops that are participating in this year's highly anticipated Record Store Day, which is a globally celebrated occasion that promotes the vibrant and cherished culture of physical music stores.

12/04/2024

GrapevineLIVE - East Anglia's Essential Monthly LIVE Entertainment Guide - Music | Theatre | Dance

11/04/2024

Check out Strawberry Fair 🍓 Upcoming Benefit Events this Month in April ❤️

https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/events/

☆ Sunday 14th April - Benefit Gig for CALM Stage The Haymakers Cambridge from 1pm 🎸 https://facebook.com/events/s/benefit-gig-for-calm-stage/1295486464698552/

☆ Wednesday 17th April - Scarecrow Corner Stage Benefit Gig The Brewer's Daughter/ Tarantism Double Headliner @ The Portland Arms from 7:30pm 🖤 https://facebook.com/events/s/the-brewers-daughter-tarantism/1087043585868285/

☆ Friday 19th April - Shady Nasty Stage Benefit Gig THY LAST DROP + THE REVERSE COWBOYS + SUPPORT PRESENTED BY SHADY NASTYS in Bury St Edmunds from 7pm 🧡 https://facebook.com/events/s/thy-last-drop-the-reverse-cowb/1536536463744344/

☆ Friday 19th April - NCI Cheesy Disco Vinyl to the MAX @ NCI Centre from 7:30pm 🪩 https://facebook.com/events/s/nci-cheesy-disco-vinyl-to-the-/778021453889414/

☆Tuesday 23rd April - Mr Grif (Acoustic Show) - The Flying Pig Stage at Strawberry Fair Benefit Gig at The Geldart from 7:30pm 🐖https://facebook.com/events/s/mr-griff-acoustic-show-flying-/425144749923205/

☆ Friday 26th April - Cambridge Band Competition Grand Final @ Cambridge Junction from 7pm 🎙 https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cambridge-band-competition-final/

☆ Friday 26th April - CEM Benefit Gig The Blue Moon

☆ Sunday 28th April - Cambridge 105 Radio Stage Benefit Cambridge Record Fair Sunday 28th April 2024 @ NCI from 11am till 4pm 💿 https://facebook.com/events/s/cambridge-record-fair-sunday-2/888769859382961/

☆ Sunday 28th April - Strawberry Fair Portland Stage Benefit - THY LAST DROP/FOR THE HORNETS/THE SCISSORS/SHIFTY STATUES @ The Portland Arms from 4:30pm (so come after the Record Fair) 🧡 https://facebook.com/events/s/strawberry-fair-portland-stage/1140612147313100/

06/04/2024

Here's what all of the Washing Machine Spring/Summer shows look like if you stare at them with the eyes in your face all at the same time. Come and join us at The Hunter Club and The Apex in Bury St Edmunds for the hottest possible rock action. Destination: DELICIOUSNESS.

Hunter Club tix at www.WeGotTickets.com
Apex tix at www.theapex.co.uk

Saturday 6th April - The Hunter Club
FEMME DÉ, JADED TEETH, MANIC STANLEY, SPLINTERS + FRANKIE
6-11pm, £5

Saturday 20th April - The Hunter Club
SLUGHOUSE, HORSE PARTY, HEADCHECK, TAKEDA + support
6-11pm, £5

Saturday 4th May - The Hunter Club
KULK, MEN OF MUNGA, FEASTS, BROKEN PROMISES + COLOURFUL IMAGES
6-11pm, £5

Saturday 18th May - The Hunter Club
FLEASTIVAL ALL-DAYER
FLEAS, CHASING OPHELIA, FOR THE HORNETS, SUNS OF ICARUS, GATOR, THE FIFTH FLAW, STUDY OF US, NAME LOADING, NOT UNTIL FOUR, WARD OF IRON + special guests
1.15-11pm, £10

Saturday 8th June - The Hunter Club
IKARUS, DAMP MATCHES, THE 07s, HELIX + ELASTIC ECHO
6-11pm, £5

Saturday 15th June - The Apex
GAFFA TAPE SANDY, PET NEEDS, GABBY RIVERS + SLUGHOUSE
7-11pm, £12

Femme Dé Slughouse Kulk FLEAS Ikarusband Gaffa Tape Sandy PET NEEDS Horse Party Men Of Munga Chasing Ophelia Damp Matches Gabby Rivers Music For the Hornets Study of Us Ward Of Iron Not Until Four The 07s Queensroadstudio63 The Hunter Club Bar & Venue The Apex WeGotTickets

06/04/2024

HOT DIGGIDY DAWG!!!!! Cambridge Band Competition
It’s been the most amazing month of March, all the Band Competition’s heats have taken place.
Here is a long Thankyou to those of you that have made it possible.
The band competition, like the Strawberry Fair is run by volunteers who do it because they have a passion for live music and want to support the grass roots part of it, this is vital to keep a thriving and vibrant music scene going strong.

Long list of Thankyou’s coming right up…

Those that gave us time, space, or money or prizes, for nothing, we salute you.
All volunteers, the Band competition team and all audience members who paid to come into gigs.

Portland Arms - for letting us take over every Saturday in March and looking after us so well.

Blue shed - providing a back line for all the heats. (We love you Nigel)

Dawn Bainbridge for her extraordinary photography skills, capturing the excitement of the performance, every time, without fail.

Matt Hatfield’s design work on our beautiful funky posters throughout. and our 3 poster pin ups from 2023 band competition.
(He scribbled this out on my sheet but the man deserves a big up!!!)

Cambridge 105 for broadcasting our heats every week, complete with interviews, listen out for their coverage of the Grand final…

The generous prize givers:

Kimberley Rew for his Songwriter prize.
Any songs particularly enjoyed by the judges during the heats are sent to Kimberley and he listens through them and picks his favourite.

Vertical Rooms Recording Studio - 2x 2hrs Industry consultation as well as a practice session with him at Vertical Rooms Recording Studio

Book Match Recording studio - Recording session with Tim Bond

New Routes- Claire Hayes offers a floor spot at her cool New Routes event that happens monthly at Junction 3

Cambridge Folk Club - offer a floor spot, or support slot at one of their events in the near future

Cambridge 105 - the one to watch.
Who looks like they have a promising future ahead of them?

Dawn Bainbridge and Aaron Foster, both well known local music event photographers are each offering a band photoshoot.
Nail your album cover or gig posters…..

Relevant Records donate two prizes of vouchers.

Strawberry fair for making it happen, so it can help make the Strawberry Fair happen.

There are more but I don’t have the cold hard accurate factoids about them.
I will find them, they will come.

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION YOU ROCK!
BRING ON THE FINAL AT THE JUNCTION ON APRIL 26th

Line up to follow ……..

https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cambridge-band-competition-final/?fbclid=IwAR1zmL_3aSxd6QsXw49n4mfjXrp3wtl7hgsSLY1YeLhP6ToJaPrMz2Nk98E

06/04/2024

At the time of writing, outside our window, the sun is shining (no guarantee it will be like that by the time we press enter!) Our thoughs have well and truly turned to SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS. You can find our festival guide for East Anglia here: https://www.grapevinelive.co.uk/events/category/festivals/

Our question is - have you added your festival to the listings?

06/04/2024
06/04/2024

🚨 ATTENTION 🚨

🐦Our earlybird offer for Jack and The Beanstalk ends TOMORROW! 🌱

Book your tickets before midnight on Sunday 7 April and save £5 on the top two prices using code: EARLYBIRD.

Secure your seats now to enjoy the best prices and join us for the ultimate festive family fun. 🌱✨

🎟 Jack and The Beanstalk tickets – https://bit.ly/3xjDVWB
ℹ Relaxed performance tickets – https://bit.ly/3U1paAH

06/04/2024

Just 14 weeks to go until ! If, like us, you’re longing to relax to some great music in the summer sunshine then get your tickets now. ☀️☀️☀️🎶🎶🎶

All day and evening only tickets available, there is a discount for buying online in advance and buying your ticket early helps us plan a great day. You can buy tickets on our website and the link is in our bio.
Bury Folk Festival is a not for profit event, with all money taken going towards putting on the event for you to enjoy!
Please share this post and spread the word. We can’t wait to see you there! ☀️☀️☀️🎶🎶🎶

05/04/2024

⚠️ This Sunday's Holi Festival has been postponed due to the high winds expected over the weekend. 🍃

The event, organised in collaboration with the Ipswich and Suffolk Indian Association-ISIA, has been rescheduled for Sunday 14 April, at Alexandra Park from 12pm to 4pm.

For all the event details, visit: www.ipswichentertains.co.uk/holi-festival

04/04/2024

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 Strawberry Fair 🍓 🍓🍓🍓🍓
Strawberry Fair 2024 is on Saturday 1st June 2024🍓
Please help and Support our STRAWBERRY FAIR which is 50th years old this year, its our Golden Birthday 🎂 but We need Volunteers to make this happen

If you can help please get in touch email 🍓🔦🦺📧
[email protected]

Or you can check out are new improved website
https://strawberry-fair.org.uk/

02/04/2024

Strawberry Fair🍓 Upcoming Events this Month ❤️

https://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/events/

☆ Sunday 14th April - Benefit Gig for CALM Stage The Haymakers Cambridge from 1pm 🎸 https://facebook.com/events/s/benefit-gig-for-calm-stage/1295486464698552/

☆ Wednesday 17th April - Scarecrow Corner Stage Benefit Gig The Brewer's Daughter/ Tarantism Double Headliner @ The Portland Arms from 7:30pm 🖤 https://facebook.com/events/s/the-brewers-daughter-tarantism/1087043585868285/

☆ Friday 19th April - Shady Nasty Stage Benefit Gig THY LAST DROP + THE REVERSE COWBOYS + SUPPORT PRESENTED BY SHADY NASTYS in Bury St Edmunds from 7pm 🧡 https://facebook.com/events/s/thy-last-drop-the-reverse-cowb/1536536463744344/

☆ Friday 19th April - NCI Cheesy Disco Vinyl to the MAX @ NCI Centre from 7:30pm 🪩 https://facebook.com/events/s/nci-cheesy-disco-vinyl-to-the-/778021453889414/

☆Tuesday 23rd April - Mr Grif (Acoustic Show) - The Flying Pig Stage at Strawberry Fair Benefit Gig at The Geldart from 7:30pm 🐖https://facebook.com/events/s/mr-griff-acoustic-show-flying-/425144749923205/

☆ Friday 26th April - Cambridge Band Competition Grand Final @ Cambridge Junction from 7pm 🎙 https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cambridge-band-competition-final/

☆ Friday 26th April - CEM Benefit Gig The Blue Moon

☆ Sunday 28th April - Cambridge 105 Radio Stage Benefit Cambridge Record Fair Sunday 28th April 2024 @ NCI from 11am till 4pm 💿 https://facebook.com/events/s/cambridge-record-fair-sunday-2/888769859382961/

☆ Sunday 28th April - Strawberry Fair Portland Stage Benefit - THY LAST DROP/FOR THE HORNETS/THE SCISSORS/SHIFTY STATUES @ The Portland Arms from 4:30pm (so come after the Record Fair) 🧡 https://facebook.com/events/s/strawberry-fair-portland-stage/1140612147313100/

29/03/2024
21/03/2024

⭐️ We are hiring ⭐️

We are looking for an Events Technician to ensure a smooth and effective service during events at The Apex and other West Suffolk venues. The successful applicant will have experience in Audio, Lighting & Visuals in a live events environment with a bias towards live audio in particular.

Duties will include:

- Setting up and operating professional audio, lighting and visuals equipment
- Undertaking seating turnarounds in the auditorium
- Loading in and setting up toured equipment
- Setting up events in other areas of the venue/other council venues

You will also be required to operate heavy machinery.

For more info or to apply 👉 https://recruitment.westsuffolk.gov.uk/

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The Gigs Out mission to unite our local gig-going community started in the not so sleepy English market town of St Ives in Cambridgeshire.and is slowly and surely spreading across East Anglia. From Nov 2011 a pilot gig guide was launched on the Avalon Event Support website, one town and a dozen or so venues. The Guide became very popular, extending across Cambridgeshire and www.gigsout.com was developed and went live on 1 Feb 2013. Gigs Out now has a solid user base of regular website and social media users across the whole of East Anglia. This has been possible due to local networking and the combined will of all involved. We have over 1600 venues listed and over 1100 Artists! There are 10s of 1000s of visits/page views to the website - it's great that so many of you use it :) We have pages to let you know what Festivals are on across East Anglia (in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)....Around 300 Festivals per year! Did you know that in East Anglia we have around 2.5 Million people across the 5000 Square Miles - that must mean threre's an awful lot of gig-goers in our area - we hope that this guide is useful :) Our Gigs Out page is very popular, please join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/gigsoutineastanglia

and we have Local pages:

Cambridgeshire Gigs: www.facebook.com/northcambsgigsout www.facebook.com/southcambsgigsout www.facebook.com/eastcambsgigsout www.facebook.com/huntsgigsout Norfolk Gigs:

www.facebook.com/southnorfolkgigsout www.facebook.com/eastnorfolkgigsout www.facebook.com/westnorfolkgigsout Suffolk Gigs: www.facebook.com/westsuffolkgigsout www.facebook.com/midsuffolkgigsout www.facebook.com/eastsuffolkgigsout Festivals: