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3 little pigs monteverdi 450 families classical wed 24 – sun 28 aug wed 12 apr, mon 8 may 11am & 2pm, £13 incl. bf, groups & sun 28 may 2017 of 10+ £11.83 incl. bf, over 3s 7.30pm, premium ticket £64.99, £55, £45, £25, £15, u25s £8.50, u18s £1 incl. bf, series discount available

Maestro Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir present a landmark semi-staged series of Monteverdi’s three surviving operas – Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, I’Incoronazione di Poppea From the award-winning writers of the and L’Orfeo – to mark the composer’s international smash hits Mary Poppins 450th birthday. Together with his choir and Honk! comes a “great big little and period instrument ensemble plus a West End show” for audiences of three stellar cast of soloists including Krystian years old and up. He can huff and puff Adam, Hana Blažíková, Kangmin until the cows comes home, but will the Justin Kim, Lucile Richardot, and Furio big bad wolf get the better of the three Zanasi, Sir John Eliot Gardiner will take little superstar piglets in this brand new the audience on a voyage through nail- retelling of the classic story? Full of biting myth and murky Roman history. catchy songs, jokes and japes for little Colston Hall is thrilled to be presenting ones and parents alike, this endearing the UK premiere of these operas, with musical will leave you squealing with other venues on the tour including glee and howling with laughter. Venice, Lucerne, Barcelona and Paris.

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pajama men 2 man, 3 musketeers comedy “Sketches and silliness abound” fri 2 sep (ThreeWeeks) as the shape-shifting US duo attempt the lantern, start 8pm, to stage an epic romance novel in under an hour. £16.13 incl. bf “With little more than a couple of chairs and the considerable musical talents of Kevin Hume, over 16s, seated show they have created a rollicking and often hilarious adventure through the intrigues of 17th-century France” (Broadway Baby).

“It's hard not to feel nostalgic listening to the easy musical chemistry between the principals”

the jayhawks Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Tim O’Reagan rock and pop and Karen Grotberg perform material sat 3 sep from the Jayhawks’ new , Paging Mr Proust. the lantern, start 8pm, It’s their first batch of new material since 2011’s sold out Mockingbird and was co-produced by Louris, REM’s Peter Buck and Tucker Martine (My standing show Morning Jacket).

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daniel Donegal’s beloved crooner returns to the stage o’donnell following the release of his new album, The Hank Williams Songbook, in which he covers some of light entertainment the country and western star’s best-loved tracks. It fri 9 sep follows a great run of form for Daniel who, in 2012, start 7.30pm, £45.69, became the first artist to have a different album in £42.46 incl. bf the UK charts every year for 25 consecutive years.

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doors We are delighted to once again be taking part open day in Doors Open Day on Saturday 10 September. We will be conducting pre-bookable tours of our community historic cellars and backstage areas, which will be sat 10 sep one of your final chances to see them before we 10am – 4pm, free close for redevelopment in spring 2018.

“Great songwriting has always made Keating stand out … the vocalist more than satisfied the fanatical audience” The AU

ronan keating Ronan Keating calls Time of My Life “my best rock and pop yet”, describing the songs as “very optimistic and sun 11 & mon 12 sep positive”. The lead track, Let Me Love You, was start 7.30pm, £37.63 released at the beginning of this year and sees incl. bf the superstar take his music in an acoustic folk direction.

, stand out – stand up for slapstick jack dee & co. Big names abound at the sixth annual fundraising event in aid of Slapstick Festival. Jason Manford comedy returns to his day job following a stint on the wed 14 sep stage playing Leo Bloom in . He’s start 7.30pm, £29.50 joined by the spectacularly sardonic Jack Dee, BBC incl. bf Radio 4 regular and “cynical, over- over 14s analytical … thought-provoking” ( Evening News) .

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jesu/sun kil “Kozelek hasn’t necessarily ‘gone metal’ here, but moon he’s definitely using his voice in different ways,” says Pitchfork of the collaborative album between rock and pop Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon) and Justin Broadrick fri 16 sep (aka Jesu and co-founder of industrial metal band start 8pm, £26.88 Godflesh). It is a “record driven by love”, says incl. bf Consequence of Sound. over 16s

“The Godfather, almost indisputably, stands as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time” Daily Review

the godfather with manchester camerata live Considered by many as the greatest film of all time, we screen The Godfather with classical Manchester Camerata providing a live orchestral sun 18 sep accompaniment. See Pacino and Brando start 7.30pm, VIP performing the film-adapted masterpiece of Mario £64.50, £51.06, Puzo’s best-selling novel, alongside the spine- £40.31 incl. bf tingling sound of a full live orchestra reinforcing over 15s the tension throughout Nino Rota’s score.

bellatrix with eva lazarus & the afronauts and china bowls rock and pop sun 18 sep The world champion beatboxer, double bassist and the lantern, start 8pm, singer treats us to a multi-tasking show in which adv. £12.90 incl. bf she loops, sings, plays and, of course, beatboxes as she explores genres, timbres and sounds. In support over 16s, standing show is Eva Lazarus & The Afronauts and China Bowls.

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ahir shah machines comedy “Passionate, poetic and powerfully funny” tue 20 sep (The List) stand up Ahir Shah wants to believe in a the lantern, start 8pm, future where democracy flourishes and technology £13.44 incl. bf liberates us from work. But he’s anxious about the state of the world after getting caught up in the seated show Paris attacks. His is a “potent and articulate comic voice” (The Scotsman) – and one “that’s well worth listening to” (The Guardian).

“This five-piece Irish-American supergroup have become a phenomenon” The Guardian

the gloaming “The Gloaming are that rarity: a folk band who folk manage to be classy, original and commercial,” says wed 21 sep The Guardian. The Irish-American quintet released start 7.30pm, £25.50 their self-titled debut in 2014 and were awarded incl. bf rave reviews across the board, calling it “thoroughly polished” and Songlines saying it was “brilliantly innovative”.

an evening with special guest sam gleaves with peggy “She may be folk royalty, but there’s nothing either reverent or nostalgic about this joyous seeger and intimate performer,” enthused The Guardian folk following Peggy Seeger’s show last summer. thu 22 sep Everything Changes, her 2014 album, is “a triumph”, the lantern, start 8pm, says Music OMH. adv. £16.50 incl. bf seated show New music in The Lantern sponsored by

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tcha budapest gypsy orchestra limberger Bursts of soaring musical tragedy from multi-instrumentalist Tcha Limberger and his orchestra of hand-picked musicians from Budapest. sat 24 sep Csardas, verbunks and laments “as intoxicating the lantern, start 8pm, as a vintage dessert wine” (Songlines) will be £19.35, conc. £16.13 performed in true Hungarian gypsy band style, as incl. bf the musicians switch between passionate intensity seated show and smouldering pathos.

“Urram is bold, it's imaginative and it's a thrill to listen to” Folk Radio

karen On her 2015 album, Urram, Karen matheson Matheson worked with Seckou Keita and Soumik Datta to give her collection of all-Gaelic folk material “some unique and wonderful twists mon 26 sep and turns” (Folk Radio). “This is the voice of the lantern, start 8pm, Capercaillie exploring and revisiting her roots,” adv. £17.20 incl. bf says Herald . seated show

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with steven wilson jnr & brinsley Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz have worked together since 1975, forming schwarz Graham Parker and . The pair have rock and pop continued to record and tour together over the tue 27 sep years and tonight join forces to play songs from the lantern, start 8pm, across Parker’s career, from early Rumour records £24.19 incl. bf to his solo career and the reunion , Three seated show Chords Good and Mystery Glue.

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james acaster reset comedy The “comic genius” () wed 28 & thu 29 sep James Acaster has been nominated for a Foster’s the lantern, start 8pm, Comedy Award no less than four times £16.13 incl. bf but has yet to walk away with the prize.“What can you do,” muses The Guardian, “other than continue over 15s, seated show making shows that are creative enough to render awards immaterial?”

john cleese, slapstick’s slap up feast of fun neil innes, Incredible performers from the world of comedy and music come together for one night to help barry cryer raise money for Bristol’s Slapstick Festival. Comedy & friends icon, writer, actor and Python John Cleese leads the comedy charge with an evening of comedy and music. He’s thu 29 sep joined by Bonzo Neil Innes, Sorry I Haven’t a Clue start 7.30pm, £32 incl. bf star Barry Cyer and more to be announced. over 14s

romesh irrational ranganathan “Supremely accomplished” () stand-up and former maths teacher Romesh Ranganathan comedy explores the rationality of his worldview, examining fri 30 sep the issues closest to his heart and explaining why start 8pm, sold out everybody else is wrong. “His ability to produce over 14s bitingly fresh gags marks him out from the crowd,” says The Guardian.

naseebo lal Prolific Pakistani folk singer Naseebo Lal “is world the contemporary answer to Melody Queen fri 30 sep Noor Jehan” (Desiblitz). She has performed sold- the lantern, start 8pm, out shows at venues across the world, recorded over adv. £16.13 incl. bf 100 albums and is a renowned playback singer for the Pakistani Punjabi film industry. She performs seated show with a full live band.

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hypnotic “The self-christened bad boys of jazz” brass (Evening Standard) from Chicago’s South Side have played with everyone from Erykah Badu ensemble to Damon Albarn. Raucous, joyous and bursting sat 1 oct with energy, “at Hypnotic Brass Ensemble gigs, the lantern, start 8pm, people boogie and gesticulate even on their way to adv. £17.74 incl. bf the loos”, says The Guardian. over 16s, standing show New music in The Lantern sponsored by

jo caulfield the customer is always wrong comedy Have you ever noticed that even when sun 2 oct you’re right, you’re wrong? asks the award-winning the lantern, start regular and LAFTA nominee. From the 7.30pm, £15.05 potential minefields of dating to booking a holiday, incl. bf nothing is as straightforward as it should be. “Caulfield is simply excellent, her comedy utterly over 16s, seated show relatable to us all,” says The Reviews Hub.

stars of the lid “Seminal tape-loop meditations by Robert rock and pop Fripp and Brian Eno, the haunting tidal mon 3 oct wash of Gavin Bryars’s most influential handful the lantern, start 8pm, of works, the infinite sadness of Gorecki’s Third adv. £16.13 incl. bf Symphony, the unsettling disquiet of Angelo Badalamenti’s Twin Peaks music” can be heard in u16s accompanied, standing show the Austin duo’s work, says the New Times.

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She’s the singer- with ”a voice big rock & pop enough to warrant a weather warning from tue 4 oct the Home Office” (BBC Music) who turned down the lantern, doors the likes of Columbia and Jay-Z before releasing 7pm, adv. £10.75 her gothic-pop debut, , on Polydor. incl. bf That was five years ago and now Clare Maguire makes an “infecting and impassioned return” (The over 14s, seated show Mirror) with “a collection of classy, retro pop that showcases her chameleonic voice” (The Guardian).

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petula clark “The pre-teen wartime radio star” (New Yorker) rock and pop shows no sign of slowing up as she heads out on wed 5 oct tour following the release of her new album, From start 7.30pm, £48.38, Now On. Petula Clark has sold over 68 million £37.63, £26.88, £20.96 records worldwide thanks to hits like Downtown, I incl. bf Know a Place and My Love.

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keith tippett & featuring hamid drake paul dunmall “Inspired cross-genre bandleader and virtuoso pianist of more than four decades’ quintet standing” (The Guardian), Keith Tippett performs a jazz set of “graphic and inventive” (FT) improvisations. wed 5 oct He’s joined by the Paul Dunmall Quintet, which the lantern, start 8pm, features American drummer Hamid Drake. adv. £16 incl. bf seated show New music in The Lantern sponsored by

playing with fire symphony The orchestra at Colston Hall provide an explosive opening to our new classical season orchestra with Tchaikovsky’s fiery first Concerto, and classical Walton’s smoulderingly volatile first Symphony. thu 6 oct Conductor Kirill Karabits, Piano . start 7.30pm, £36, Programme: Lysenko Taras Bulba Overture, £30, £24, £18, secret Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Walton seats £10, u25s £8.50, Symphony No. 1. u18s £1 incl. bf

ukulele the gigasecond tour orchestra of They’ve played everywhere from to Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, and built a great britain fervent following “around amusing and expertly light entertainment played covers of ’s Wuthering Heights and fri 7 oct Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit” (The Guardian). start 7.30pm, Now the all-, all-strumming players head to £26 incl. bf the Hall to present their Gigasecond Tour. Family tickets and 10% discount for groups of 10 available.

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“He skips freely between Super Furry Animals, Sufjan Stevens, The Magnetic Fields, MGMT and … Daft Punk” NME

pictish trail Johnny Lynch has developed a reputation rock and pop as a genre-buster whose songs draw fri 7 oct comparisons to artists like Beck and the Beta Band. the lantern, start 8pm, His Secret Soundz Vol. 2 also brings to mind Bon adv. £12.90 incl. bf Iver, says The Guardian: “the best songs here have a similar, if anything more pronounced, sense of over 14s, standing show beautiful desolation”.

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claudia A performance “drenched in emotion and aurora drama” (BBC Radio 3) from the Portuguese fado singer who performs following the release world of her second album, Mulher do Norte (Woman sun 9 oct of the North), which “confirms the promise of the lantern, start 8pm, her debut, Silêncio,” says The Guardian. Hear £16 incl. bf traditional folk songs of loss, love and longing that seated show are “heartbreakingly poignant” (Time Out).

producer Learn how to use Logic Pro X and Ableton Live uncovered: to build from scratch, experiment with ideas and move towards a finished track in these popular beginners 10-week evening music production courses for education adults. Delivered by professional music producers tue 11 & wed 12 oct and guest industry professionals. Beginners courses education suite, start are available in Logic Pro X, starting Tuesday 11 7pm, £200 incl. bf October, and Ableton Live, starting Wednesday over 18s 12 October.

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nina conti in your face comedy “Over the course of an hour, Conti shows that she tue 11 oct is able to keep an audience engaged and in stitches” start 7.30pm, £21.50 (A Younger Theatre). Audience participation incl. bf features heavily as Conti creates human puppets of her guileless volunteers, so “unless you enjoy being over 12s ridiculed by a skilled comedian in front of a large audience, do not sit in the front row”, warns British Theatre Guide.

stephen tchaikovsky piano trio in a minor op. 50 johnson & Who says chamber music need be abstract? Ahead of Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra’s take english piano on the 5th Symphony, emotions are raw as death trio stalks in Tchaikovsky’s powerful Trio. classical *Free tickets available for 8 – 25 year olds with tue 11 oct CAVATINA, see p44. Tickets are £5 incl. bf when the lantern, start bought with a ticket to Tchaikovsky Symphony 7.30pm, £8* incl. bf Orchestra, see p19.

“His remarkable, soulful voice competes for space with electronic pulses and digital brass” The Observer

james vincent “Comparable to Bon Iver and Ben Howard, with mcmorrow perhaps a little Ben Harper thrown in for good measure, the Irishman’s distinctive falsetto sends rock and pop shivers down the audience’s spine,” says The wed 12 oct Guardian. His 2011 debut, Early in the Morning, doors 7pm, adv. “was fawned over by critics and panels charmed by £21.50 incl. bf the delicacies of his nu-folk” (The Line of Best Fit). over 14s

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“The Hallé bring a winning tenderness to Dvorˇák” The Telegraph

the hallé brave new world classical Sir Mark Elder remembers Shakespeare 400 sat 15 oct alongside a Czech slant on a brave New World, start 7.30pm, £36, joining with a pianist who’s “something of a £30, £24, £18, secret conjuror” (International Record Review). Conductor seats £10, u25s £8.50, Sir Mark Elder, Piano Benjamin Grosvenor. u18s £1 incl. bf Programme: Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture Hamlet, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A, Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor From the New World.

sixties gold the ultimate 5 stars line-up light entertainment , The Searchers, Brian Poole and sun 16 oct , PJ Proby and special guests from start 7.30pm, £34.94 the US Gary Puckett and Union Gap pay homage incl. bf to the decade that gave us Woodstock, , the moon landing and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Hear an array of era-defining songs like Game of Love, Sweets for My Sweet, Silence is Golden, Maria and Young Girl.

the australian the best of the best tour pink floyd “There’s little doubt The Australian Pink Floyd Show are the market leaders,” says Manchester rock and pop Evening News. They make a welcome return to the tue 18 oct Hall for what’s sure to be another stunning show doors 7pm, VIP filled with note-perfect renditions of Floyd tracks, £106.43, VIP £84.93, all brought to life with their famous light show. £42.46, £30.64 incl. bf u14s accompanied

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steve howe 'homebrew 6' solo tour rock and pop “The massively talented, long-serving tue 18 oct guitarist at the core of Yes” (PopMatters) tours his the lantern, start 8pm, new album, Homebrew 6, which comes 20 years adv. £21.50 incl. bf after the release of the series’ first volume. The record features material recorded both for Howe’s seated show bands and solo albums in their original form. “Howe’s unwillingness to serve up reheated, well- worn licks sets him apart,” says Team Rock.

“And rock they did, firing off a jazz funk half hour with barely a break” Bristol Post

level 42 “Two things [stand] out seeing Level 42 – the rock and pop energy and ability of bassist Mark King, and wed 19 oct the vitality of their songs played live” (Shields start 7.30pm, adv. Gazette). Mark King and co. revisit following their £30.10 incl. bf performance in 2014, during which they played extracts of their Sirens EP alongside some of their stalls part-standing most popular hits, including Tracie, The Sun Goes Down (Living it Up) and The Chinese Way.

robyn From the Cheese Alarm to Where Are the hitchcock Prawns, “veteran post-punk folk singer” (Pitchfork) Robyn Hitchcock has written and folk recorded over 500 songs, which he describes as wed 19 oct “paintings you can listen to”. He founded The the lantern, start 8pm, Soft Boys in 1976 and has played with a variety of adv. £17.74 incl. bf musicians, including Martin & Eliza Carthy, Howe seated show Gelb, Graham Coxon and Johnny Marr.

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tchaikovsky tallis meets tchaikovsky symphony Timeless Vaughan Williams meets fateful Tchaikovsky and a blast of Finnish forcefulness. orchestra The Russians are coming – and how. Conductor classical Vladimir Fedoseyev, Jennifer Pike. thu 20 oct Programme: Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a start 7.30pm, £36, Theme by Thomas Tallis, Sibelius Violin Concerto, £30, £24, £18, secret Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5. seats £10, u25s £8.50, u18s £1 incl. bf

pink martini “Pink Martini have become an international rock and pop phenomenon by mixing glamour and sophisticated fri 21 oct easy listening with multilingual songs and the start 7.30pm, £32.25, unexpected,” says The Guardian. Their latest £29.03 incl. bf album, Get Happy, sees Rufus Wainwright perform Kitty Come Home, written by his aunt Anna McGarrigle, the late Phyllis Diller singing Smile and songs performed in Japanese, Farsi and German, to name a few.

“A masterfully curated and delivered festival” The Guardian

simple things It’s already shaping up to be the strongest effort yet rock and pop from the Bristol-wide festival as LA indie outfit sat 22 oct Warpaint (above), electronic selector Ben UFO, doors 12pm, adv. former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason, synth- £34.94 incl. bf pop producer Jessy Lanza and Metronomy’s Joe Mount in DJ mode all confirm their presence. See over 18s the line-up in full at www.colstonhall.org or by searching #ST16.

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“Let's be real: when Carpenter is on, he's kind of unstoppable” Consequence of Sound

john simple things festival 2016 finale carpenter A huge finale show for Simple Things 2016 as legendary horror composer and director John rock and pop Carpenter (The Thing, , Big Trouble sun 23 oct in Little China, , Assault on Precinct 13) start 7.30pm, £32.45 performs a retrospective of his soundtrack work incl. bf alongside original compositions taken from his stalls part-standing Lost Themes albums. He’ll be accompanied by a full live band and spectacular visuals.

keston “Rambunctious folk and joyous elemental cobblers club pop” (The Guardian) from the Kentish five- piece who mix four-part harmonies with dazzling rock and pop acoustic instrumentation in uplifting, celebratory sun 23 oct live shows. Clash calls them “furiously contagious the lantern, doors … [and] uniquely, charmingly British”. Support 7.30pm, £16.13 comes from Maz O'Connor. incl. bf over 14s, seated show

kt tunstall “From the moment the buzz bomb from Fife rock and pop bounced on to the stage… she had the crowd mon 24 oct exactly where she needed them,” says The Courier. doors 7pm, £34.94, Playing tracks from her soon-to-be-released album, £26.88, £18.81 incl. bf the LA-based singer-songwriter’s new tunes “evoke a period of watershed, of relationships past and u14s accompanied fresh beginnings, with the mood upbeat and gutsy” (Scotsman).

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shaun Shaun Escoffery’s self-titled debut was called escoffery “quite the most winning thing to emerge this year” by The Guardian when it was released in rock and pop 2002, the paper praising his “cashmere voice and tue 25 oct romanticism”. Three albums and stints on the West the lantern, start End stage have followed as well as performances at 7.30pm, £21.50 the Royal Festival Hall for Burt Bacharach at BBC incl. bf Radio 2’s Live in Hyde Park. He performs following standing show the release of his new album, Evergreen.

“Martin Green, the renowned accordionist for Lau, is not afraid of experimenting with the folk idiom” Roots World

flit ft. members of the unthanks, mogwai & portishead rock and pop wed 26 oct Experimental accordionist Martin Green (Lau, start 8pm, £21.50 above) spearheads a performance inspired by first- incl. bf hand stories of human movement across the world, combining atmospheric music and stop-motion animation by BAFTA-winners Whiterobot. Ethereal vocals, provided by Becky Unthank, are set against a backdrop of enveloping electronics and .

the raf in The bands of the Royal Air Force make a welcome concert return to the main hall to present another evening of musical entertainment. Details of the programme light entertainment will be released in the coming weeks but previous thu 27 oct performances have included regimental marches, start 7.30pm, £26.88, music from the film Battle of Britain and recitals of £23.65, £20.43, Vera Lynn classics The White Cliffs of Dover and £15.05 incl. bf We’ll Meet Again. 10% discount for groups of 10 or more

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austentatious “A bravura slab of improvisation” (The comedy Independent) from the Edinburgh Fringe thu 27 oct regulars who went from “getting coins in a bucket the lantern, start 8pm, in the back of a room” to “a fringe success story” £12.90 incl. bf (Fringe Review) in just a few years. The performers improvise a brand new Jane Austen story before over 12s, seated show your very eyes, based on a single audience suggestion (previous efforts have included Sixth Sense & Sensibility and Double 0 Darcy).

“The group conjures moments of beauty … where harp, kora and lyrical vocals entwine majestically” The Guardian

afro celt Afro Celt Sound System bring together “an sound system irresistible blend of rhythms and lilting spirituality aimed equally at the head, heart and feet”, says BBC world Music. They perform following the release of their fri 28 oct latest album, The Source. “I can guarantee it’s a doors 7pm, £24.19, unique and unmissable spectacle,” says Folk Radio £19.89 incl. bf of their live shows. over 14s

shlomo shlomo's beatbox adventure for kids Record-breaking beatboxer Shlomo makes all families fri 28 oct kinds of music using his mouth and a mic. Become the lantern, start one of the sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a show filled 3.30pm, £10.75 with funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music. incl. bf seated show, duration 45 mins

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“Shlomo really is a virtuoso … he needs no help to be riveting’” The Telegraph

shlomo #newrules rock and pop The award-winning beatboxer, live looper fri 28 oct and serial collaborator explores his relationship with the lantern, 8pm, adv. technology and pushes the concept of voice versus £10.75 incl. bf machine to new limits. Expect a whirlwind of beats, basslines and cutting-edge technology from the standing show “scarily talented” (Metro) vocal gymnast.

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abc with southbank sinfonia: the lexicon of love rock and pop “Their elegant yearning was always heavily sun 30 oct orchestrated and so it is fitting that dapper, suited- doors 7pm, VIP and-booted frontman Martin Fry revisits [The £138.68, £69.88, Lexicon of Love] alongside the Southbank Sinfonia” £59.13, £48.38, (The Guardian). ABC will perform the album in its £37.63 incl. bf entirety as Anne Dudley conducts, before getting stuck into a selection of their greatest hits and tracks u14s accompanied from new album The Lexicon of Love II.

damien “Damien Dempsey is best experienced playing live,” says The Guardian of the dempsey -born singer-songwriter who can “bash rock and pop out anthems like an Irish folk Springsteen… [and] sun 30 oct also provoke a mass singalong with just the merest the lantern, doors suggestion that his audience should join in”. He visits 7.30pm, £16.13 following the release of his latest album, No Force incl. bf on Earth. seated show

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cat's eyes “Celestial delicacy and gruesome horror” (The Guardian) from the rock and pop tue 1 nov frontman and opera singer and the lantern, start 8pm, classical musician . “Treasure House adv. £15.50 incl. bf may prove to be a suitable sanctuary in which to rejuvenate your weary soul,” says Clash of Cat’s over 16s, standing show Eyes’ latest album.

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grayson perry typical man in a dress comedy Turner Prize-winning artist, Bafta-winning wed 2 nov presenter, Reith lecturer and bestselling author start 7.30pm, sold out Grayson Perry asks what is masculinity and what can it become in this live show. Coinciding with the release of his new book, The Descent of Man, Perry’s show will highlight how masculinity is a highly active component in all the big issues, from climate change to imbalances in global wealth.

ed gamble stampede comedy Misguided opinions and wild conjecture wed 2 nov abound as Ed Gamble, of Peacock and Gamble the lantern, start 8pm, podcast fame, performs his brand new stand-up £12.90 incl. bf show. “He’s a comedian who’s very easy to agree with,” says Broadway Baby while The Guardian over 14s, seated show says he has “an ability to open his mouth and spontaneously say something hilarious”.

miloš and the english chamber orchestra karadaglic´ ensemble: bach to beatles “Classical Music’s hero has arrived,” says BBC classical Music Magazine of Miloš Karadaglić. He's joined by thu 3 nov the world's most recorded chamber orchestra led by start 7.30pm, £36, Stephanie Gonley. Together they perform a varied £30, £24, £18, secret programme which includes music by Bach, Rodrigo seats £10, u25s £8.50, and Piazzolla alongside arrangements of hits by the u18s £1 incl. bf Fab Four, including Yesterday and Eleanor Rigby.

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“Everyone should take the chance to experience this ultimate feel-good show” Echo

“Superlatives are easy to say but not so easy to & his rhythm earn, but Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Orchestra deserve every last one,” says the Daily & blues Post. The pianist and his touring company return orchestra for their autumn show. rock and pop fri 4 & sat 5 nov start 7.30pm, £39.78 incl. bf Sponsored by

rebecca “Still the best voice to come out of a ferguson contest” (The Telegraph), Rebecca Ferguson put her famed pipes to the test in Lady Sings the Blues, rock and pop an album’s worth of Billie Holiday covers. Hear sun 6 nov her “melancholic timbre … [and] husky, resilient start 7.30pm, £37.63, vocals” (The Guardian) tackle jazz classics like God £30.64, £24.19 incl. bf Bless This Child, Lover Man and Get Happy. u14s accompanied

the cinematic Simple Things lure “suave electro-jazz pioneers” orchestra (BBC Music) The Cinematic Orchestra to Colston Hall for a live appearance. Their last album, Ma rock and pop Fleur, released almost a decade ago, is “an immensely mon 7 nov moving, utterly distinct night-time world which is a start 7.30pm, £29.50 pleasure to inhabit”, says The Guardian. incl. bf over 14s, stalls part-standing

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the bad plus “These guys have total mastery over their jazz instruments and a synergy bordering on mon 7 nov illegality as a band,” says Drowned in Sound of the lantern, start 8pm, pianist Ethan Iversen, bassist Reid Anderson and adv. £16.50 incl. bf drummer Dave King. They’ll be playing genre- jumping covers and original numbers from their seated show new album.

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an evening She is, says The Guardian, “one of indie with kristin rock’s most fascinating figures”, the former frontwoman of Throwing Muses and 50FootWave hersh who credits Rat Girl, an alternative personality, for rock and pop writing and performing her songs. Her “prodigious tue 8 nov output and commitment to quality is pretty the lantern, start 8pm, staggering,” says The Quietus. adv. £18.81 incl. bf over 16s, seated show New music in The Lantern sponsored by

professor Surely the only Professor of Particle Physics who’s brian cox had a number one hit single (Brian played the keyboard for D:Ream whose 1994 single Things spoken word Can Only Get Better topped the charts), Professor tue 8 & wed 9 nov Brian Cox has become the go-to broadcaster for all start 7.30pm, sold out things science. Away from his radio and television commitments, Brian has performed a series of sell-out live shows with Robin Ince and has written several books.

chango “Wild howls of creative fervour and [an] spasiuk almost terrifying mastery of the accordion” (BBC Radio 3) from Argentinian player and world composer Chango Spasiuk. Hear instrumental wed 9 nov pieces “filled with delicate mood changes, in which the lantern, start 8pm, he switches from rousing dance music to rapid-fire £12.90, conc. £10.75 flurries and passages that reflect the wide open incl. bf spaces of his home region” (The Guardian). Part of seated show Making Tracks – series discount available.

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together & “Endearing favourite of musical theatre” (Evening Standard) Michael Ball joins fellow star of the light entertainment stage Alfie Boe to perform material from their new thu 10 nov album, Together. The album will feature songs from start 7.30pm, sold out some of the best-loved Broadway shows alongside a selection of the duo’s favourite songs.

nell bryden She’s slept on promoter’s couches, witnessed folk 9/11, sacrificed her romantic life to pursue thu 10 nov her artistic dreams and lost her hair after suffering the lantern, start from alopecia. Safe to say Nell Bryden has had 7.30pm, £19.35 her fair share of life experiences – the “evidence incl. bf [of which] can be heard in her emotional vocals” (Renowned for Sound). But her “catchy, light and seated show seductively upbeat” (Frankly My Dear) album, Wayfarer, sees Bryden in a lighter, brighter mood.

bournemouth romance and revelry symphony Bucolic Bruckner is lost in romantic reveries, while Haydn hails the arrival of a new age in a orchestra concerto that blows its own trumpet with panache. classical Conductor Kirill Karabits, Trumpet Tine Thing fri 11 nov Helseth. Programme: Haydn Trumpet Concerto in start 7.30pm, £36, E-Flat, Bruckner Symphony No. 4 Romantic. £30, £24, £18, secret seats £10, u25s £8.50, u18s £1 incl. bf

ben Bursting onto the scene in late 2010 with montague his debut single Can’t Hold Me Down, British singer-songwriter Ben Montague has rarely rock and pop left the airwaves since. Six years on and Montague sat 12 nov hits the road with his fourth album, Back Into the lantern, start 8pm, Paradise. “An album of new beginnings, with the adv. £12.90 incl. bf sounds of guitar, in all its guises, at the core,” says seated show the Swindon Advertiser.

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jon boden The “lynchpin” ( News) of folk folk juggernaut Bellowhead goes it alone. In sun 13 nov his very first solo show, Jon Boden will perform the lantern, start 8pm, songs from 2006’s Painted Lady, the “futuristic, adv. £16.13 incl. bf self-written” (The Guardian) Songs from the Floodplain, plus material from Bellowhead, Spiers seated show & Boden and his A Folk Song a Day project.

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“Reich is the most original musical thinker of our time” The New Yorker

britten steve reich at 80 sinfonia Alongside Steve Reich and Beryl Korot’s acclaimed multi-media fable for the 20th century, Three Tales, classical Britten Sinfonia perform Reich’s latest work, Pulse, mon 14 nov and his memorial to the September 11 disaster, start 7.30pm, £25.50, WTC 9/11 – works which see Reich at his most £18.50 incl. bf innovative, uncompromising and prophetic. Conductor Clark Rundell and Synergy Vocals.

the stylistics “Pure ’70s sophisticated soul … [and] a slick and rock and pop professional performance” ( Post) from tue 15 nov the collective who scored 12 consecutive US R&B start 7.30pm, £30.64 hits in their heyday, including Betcha by Golly, incl. bf Wow, Break Up to Make Up and You Make Me Feel Brand New. “The Stylistics’ 40-year-old formula is irresistible – hooky melodies, gorgeous harmonies and meaningful romantic lyrics” (Daily Echo).

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scott fagan South Atlantic Blues, Scott Fagan’s debut rock and pop album, was released in 1968 and until tue 15 nov its reissue late last year was something of a little the lantern, start 8pm, known gem. Since then, reviewers have praised its adv. £16.13 incl. bf “psychedelic folk, Donovanish pop and stripped- u16s accompanied, down, brass-powered, redemptive soul” (The standing show Guardian).

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john wilson music from the movies & orchestra “Maestro conductor” (Chronicle Live) John Wilson and his formidable orchestra present music from classical the movies, including songs from Funny Girl, wed 16 nov My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, Hello Dolly, start 7pm, £49.99, Star Wars, Gone with the Wind and more. “John £44.61, £39.24, Wilson’s handpicked ensemble [offers] lush yet £30.10 incl. bf clean-cut performances,” says The Guardian.

jonathan pie “Let’s just get it out in the open: this guy comedy drops the F-bomb a lot!” warns BizPac in its wed 16 nov review of British reporter gone rogue Jonathan Pie. the lantern, start 8pm, The reason for his ire? He hates his job, he hates his sold out colleagues and he hates the news. Pie reveals the truth behind recent news events and discusses his over 14s, seated show own meteoric rise to mediocrity in this expletive- ridden live show.

beth hart “Blues stalwart” (Renowned for Sound) Beth Hart rock and pop returns to the UK to support the release of her thu 17 nov “mellow, deeply reflective and personal album” doors 7pm, £34.94, (Blues Blast Magazine), Better Than Home. £30.64 incl. bf PopMatters describes it as a “veritable tour de force that highlights her remarkable prowess as both a over 14s singer and a songwriter”.

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angelos the new power generation and barry Want to know how to succeed in business? Angelos Epithemiou (of BBC’s Shooting Stars) and comedy Barry from Watford (BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright thu 17 nov in the Afternoon) will tell you how. “The ridiculous the lantern, start 8pm, riffs build and build until you can’t help laughing … £16.13 incl. bf simple but just great,” says The Guardian. over 16s, seated show

“, Chocolate Girl, Real Gone rock and pop Kid, , , When Will fri 18 nov You (Make My Phone Ring) are all still performed start 7.30pm, £42.46, with an energy and conviction that give yet another £31.71 incl. bf clue to the reasons for their longevity” (Louder Than War). They’re back on stage following the release of , which The Telegraph describes as “a collection of depth and passion”. Support comes from Lewis and Leigh.

“The late-night set was fired up by double-clack beats and woofy bass, tricky hi-hat figures and swirling textures” Financial Times

robert glasper “It’s a short list of jazz pianists who have the wherewithal to drop a J Dilla reference jazz into a Thelonius Monk cover, but not many jazz sat 19 nov pianists are Robert Glasper” (Los Angeles Times). the lantern, start 8pm, The “keyboard front-burner” (The Times) revisits adv. £18.50 incl. bf his electro side with “eclectic side band” (Pitchfork) standing show Experiment.

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nathaniel “Thanks to their rowdy gigs, Nathaniel Rateliff & rateliff & the The Night Sweats are a live act on everyone’s lips,” says NME of the Colorado seven-piece whose night sweats acclaimed self-titled album was released on Stax rock and pop late in 2015. “Off the back of singles Wasting Time, sat 19 nov Howling at Nothing, S.O.B. and I Need Never Get doors 7pm, sold out Old… the blues and soul explosion of a band has over 14s, stalls part-standing been cemented as one of the must-see live acts doing the rounds at the moment” (Gigwise).

“Steve Knightley and Phil Beer have become the folk heroes of the West Country” The Guardian

show of hands with miranda sykes folk “There’s a manly robustness about [Steve] Knightley sun 20 nov and [Phil] Beer’s return to their roots,” says the start 7.30pm, £24.73 Sunday Express of Show of Hands’ new album, incl. bf The Long Way Home. For tonight’s show, SoH are joined by “de facto third member” (Folk Radio), Miranda Sykes, who’s been performing with the duo since 2004. Support from Megan Henwood.

sofie hagen shimmer shatter comedy The “poster girl for Generation Overshare” sun 20 nov (The Guardian), Copenhagen-born comedian Sofie the lantern, start 8pm, Hagen won the Edinburgh newcomer award in £10.75 incl. bf 2015 with “a slyly powerful show about a young woman overcoming her negative body image, with over 16s, seated show a little help from Westlife” (Chortle). Expect an “eye-catchingly odd and disarmingly honest” () set from the rising star.

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david i'll be missing you tour rock and pop Singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE has mon 21 nov announced his first major tour in over four years. doors 7pm, VIP David’s career stretches back over four decades £80.63, £41.39, and includes numerous hit singles, a Grammy £30.64 incl. bf nomination for his album Rock On and millions of record sales. He’s currently appearing at ’s u14s accompanied Dominion Theatre in the stage version The War of The Worlds.

an evening The former Sex Pistols bassist, who recently with glen played Glastonbury, has described his solo shows as “something old, something new, matlock something borrowed and something a little bit rock and pop bluesy” or, as The Guardian puts it, “part concert, tue 22 nov part trip down punk’s memory lane”. the lantern, start 8pm, adv. £21.50 incl. bf over 16s, seated show New music in The Lantern sponsored by

passenger “Perhaps no modern artist wears their soul on rock and pop their sleeve with as much devastating fragility as wed 23 nov Passenger” (PopMatters), AKA Michael David doors 7pm, sold out Rosenburg, who’s probably still best known for his 2012 megahit Let Her Go. “This talented, witty and over 14s, stalls part-standing funny musician is one you have to see perform live,” says The Young Folks.

dubioza “Political satire, ska-punk frivolity, kolektiv Mediterranean vibes and unstoppable Balkan folklore” (GIGsoup) from the Bosnia and world Herzegovina collective. “Every song is a highlight,” wed 23 nov reckons Rock and Roll Fables. “You’ll either be the lantern, start 8pm, jumping up and down or banging your head.” adv. £13.44 incl. bf over 16s, standing show

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katie melua with the gori women's choir rock and pop “There’s something wonderfully old-school and thu 24 nov effortlessly beautiful about Katie Melua’s music,” doors 7pm, VIP says Renowned for Sound. Her last album, £138.68, £84.93, 2013’s Ketevan (her birth name), was her sixth £40.31, £29.56, consecutive UK top 10 album – a remarkable feat £20.96 incl. bf that started with her debut, Call off the Search, in 2003 – and was described as “a languid, often u14s accompanied cinematic-sounding album” (AllMusic).

mutual Jordan Lee’s Mutual Benefit follows 2013’s benefit Love’s Crushing Diamond, “a lush, expansive collection of moving, baroque, synth-driven folk rock and pop songs” (Consequence of Sound) with Skip a Sinking thu 24 nov Stone – “a more expansive work of rare depth and the lantern, start 8pm, poise”, says Music OMH. adv. £15.50 incl. bf over 14s, standing show

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brain dump comedy Another chance to take a scenic trip through fri 25 nov “Noble’s fertile imaginative landscape” (The start 8pm, £26.88 Guardian) as he shares all the things he’s been incl. bf storing up in his head. One can only imagine what this might mean, coming from the man who came over 15s up with the saying: ‘never push a donkey through a car wash’. “Every night is different and every night is a total joy,” says Time Out.

eliza carthy & “The lady who kick-started the still the wayward remarkably healthy contemporary British folk scene” (The Guardian) hits the stage with her band “all-star” (Folk Radio) Wayward Band. A rousing folk live show is in store as Carthy “[let’s] rip and fri 25 nov [blows] up a storm” (Louder Than War). the lantern, start 8pm, adv. £21.50 incl. bf standing show New music in The Lantern sponsored by

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philharmonia and bristol choral society: belshazzar's feast orchestra William Walton's masterpiece Belshazzar’s Feast is complemented by his Portsmouth Point Overture classical and Coronation Te Deum, and Elgar's Cockaigne sat 26 nov (In London Town). Supported by a generous start 7.30pm, £36, donation from the estate of Sir Charles and Lady £30, £24, £18, secret MacKerras. Conductor Adrian Partington, Chorus seat £10, u25s £8.50, Director Hilary Campbell, Baritone David Soar. u18s £1 incl. bf

made in The Made In Bristol Gift Fair returns to Colston bristol gift fair Hall for a festive shopping showcase of creative talent. Located over four floors of our foyer and community featuring more than 100 designers, the fair is a sat 26 nov, sat 3, sat vast emporium of unique handmade gifts. Find 10 & sun 11 dec jewellery, toys, ceramics, art and home accessories 10am – 4pm, free all created by the best of the region’s designermakers.

royal marines charity concert in aid of seafarers uk band Military marches, big band hits and seasonal numbers from the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal light entertainment Marines as they present another fundraising sun 27 nov concert. This year’s show is in aid of Seafarers start 2.30pm, £21.50, UK, a charity that helps people in the maritime £19.35, £17.20 incl. bf, community by providing funding to support conc. available seafarers in need and their families.

the human a very british synthesizer tour league “Although vocalist Phil Oakey remains the only original member … [they] sound as tight rock and pop and refined as at any time during their 37-year wed 30 nov career,” said Drowned in Sound in 2014. Hear doors 7pm, £45.69, “groundbreaking bits of electro” (Digital Spy) £38.70 incl. bf including Being Boiled, Open Your Heart, Don’t u14s accompanied You Want Me, Mirror Man and (Keep Feeling) Fascination.

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Wardrobe Ensemble are “brimming with creative and artistic ideas” The Stage

little tim & presented by bristol old vic the brave sea Set sail from The Lantern into a nautical playground with Wardrobe Ensemble. Tim has captain always wanted to be a sailor. He knows all the families knots, can name every boat and sing all their songs. fri 2 dec – sun 8 jan So he stows away on a sea ship and gets set for a the lantern, times vary, oceanic adventure with the Brave Sea Captain. £13.50, conc. £7.49 Perfect for ages 0 – 7 and their families. incl. bf

made in The Made In Bristol Gift Fair returns to Colston bristol gift fair Hall for a festive shopping showcase of creative talent. Located over four floors of our foyer and community featuring more than 100 designers, the fair is a sat 3, sat 10 & sun vast emporium of unique handmade gifts. Find 11 dec jewellery, toys, ceramics, art and home accessories 10am – 4pm, free all created by the best of the region’s designer- makers.

the catherine guest starring matthew horne Comedian and actress will make a tate show live rare live appearance this winter as part of her new comedy tour – and be warned, she’ll be bringing the “iconic, sat 3 & sun 4 dec foul-mouthed” (The Mirror) Nan with her. “Each start 7.30pm, £37.63, beautifully drawn creation is as believable and £31.71 incl. bf funny as the last,” says Chortle of her ensemble over 12s of characters.

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bccs Bristol Cathedral Choir School, a music specialist academy, return to Colston Hall for their annual concert. From the beauty and clarity of the concert choristers to the energy and vibrancy of the gospel community choir, come and have your spirits lifted by this wed 7 dec inclusive concert of exceptional young talent. start 7.30pm, £9.68, conc. £5.38 incl. bf

seth lakeman In between writing and recording his new album, folk the West Country folk singer-songwriter with the fri 9 dec “boy-band image and relentlessly dramatic songs” doors 7pm, £26.88, (The Guardian) will perform a selection of shows £19.89 incl. bf across the UK and Europe. Previous performances have included a selection of Lakeman’s favourite u14s accompanied songs from previous albums alongside new tracks from his forthcoming record.

“A world-class orchestra breathing fire into Glass's Heroes Symphony would make [Bowie] very happy indeed” Charles Hazlewood

a celebration philip glass's heroes symphony/low symphony of david Charles Hazlewood brings his mesmerising project celebrating the life of David Bowie to Colston bowie Hall. Bowie’s great Heroes and Low albums are rock and pop re-expressed and reasserted through Philip Glass’s sat 10 dec musical idiom, an artist whom Bowie cited as start 7.30pm, £24.50, a major influence on his work. This intense yet students £15 incl. bf celebratory journey will be performed by Army of Generals and members of The British Paraorchestra.

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kate rusby at christmas folk “She has mastered the art of Christmas songs,” says sun 11 dec The Guardian of Kate Rusby, who visits the Hall at start 7.30pm, £23.65, the most wonderful time of the year to deliver her u16s £19.35 incl. bf latest festive show. The “folk queen” (Nottingham Post) shares a local South Yorkshire tradition of singing variations of familiar carols that she says “were kicked out of churches during the Victorian era for being too happy”.

“What better way to get in the mood than with an evening of Christmas music, carols and festive joy” Bristol Post

bristol post Every year the Lord Mayor of Bristol’s Children’s and radio Appeal helps more than 1,600 underprivileged children in Bristol with gifts of vouchers that can bristol carol be redeemed for food and clothing at Christmas. concert This annual concert will feature performance from community Bristol Cathedral Children’s Choir, Bristol Youth mon 12 dec Choir and Bristol Male Voice Choir and will be start 7.30pm, presented by singer Alexandra Denman. £7.53 incl. bf

25 years of the poignant moments reeves & “The iconic and influential comedy duo” (The Mirror) celebrate a quarter of a century of making mortimer us laugh with their first tour since 1994. While comedy some of the pair’s best-loved characters like wed 14 dec Mulligan and O’Hare, Kinky John, Davey and start 7.30pm, sold out Donald Stott, and Dr Shakamoto will be putting in an appearance, Mortimer promises “not to mention football, JLS or apricots during the performance”.

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“They blend cheekiness and charm into well- known favourites” Daily Record

christmas with “Nothing quite says Christmas like five handsome the overtones crooners in velvet dinner jackets swinging into town to deliver festive big-band classics,” says rock and pop the Daily Record. Hear the five-piece perform “a thu 15 dec marvellous mixture of classic Christmas crooners, doors 7pm, VIP fantastic bombastic love songs, interspersed with a £106.43, £41.39, few fan favourites” (York Press). £31.71, £24.19 incl. bf u14s accompanied

london fate beckons symphony “Mozart is sunshine,” observed Dvorák, but there are clouds on the horizon as his 1st and 4th violin orchestra concertos yield to the heaving maelstrom of classical Tchaikovsky’s troubled 4th symphony. Conductor/ fri 16 dec Violin Nikolaj Znaider. start 7.30pm, £42, £36, £30, £24, secret seat £10, u25s £8.50, Sponsored by u18s £1 incl. bf

handel’s bristol choral society & corelli orchestra messiah & It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And that can mean only one thing. For over 120 years Bristol mini messiah Choral Society have been getting a seasonal handle classical on Messiah and under their new Music Director sat 17 dec Hilary Campbell, the Handelian tradition turns the start 7.30pm, £27.95, page on a fresh chapter. A bite-sized family-friendly £22.58, £17.20, version of the concert takes place at 4.30pm (£7.53 £11.83 incl. bf incl. bf, accompanied under 18s free). concessions available

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“If you're looking for a night full of both nostalgia and musicianship, look no further” The Reviews Hub

bootleg Return of the “remarkable phenomenon” (Bristol beatles Post), whose renditions of the Fab Four’s greatest hits are “off-the-scale fabulous”, according to Chris rock and pop Evans. “A faithful opening salvo of I Saw Her mon 19 dec Standing There, and I Wanna Hold start 7.30pm, £34.94, Your Hand had everyone up and bopping, from £31.71 incl. bf teens in caps and high-tops waving iPhones to veterans old enough to have seen the real deal,” says The Guardian.

brian may & the candlelit christmas concert tour kerry ellis Hear acoustic and stripped-back renditions of Queen legend Brian May and Broadway star Kerry rock and pop Ellis’s favourite songs. “The pair have developed tue 20 dec a strong following for their intimate, loose and start 8pm, £48.38 introspective shows which truly place a magnifying incl. bf glass on their collective musical gifts,” says Ultimate u12s accompanied Classic Rock.

bournemouth new year johann strauss gala symphony The glories of the Vienna dance halls are brought to life in a bubbling selection of waltzes, gallops, orchestra polkas and marches by Johann Strauss and his classical contemporaries in a gala concert featuring the full fri 30 dec symphonic forces of the BSO. Works include The start 7.30pm, £30, Gypsy Baron Overture, Voices of Spring, Emperor £25, £20, £15, Waltz and The Blue Danube. Conductor Frank students £8.50, u18s Zielhorst, soprano Soraya Mafi. £1 incl. bf

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We’re not just stuck on Colston Street you know – we’re taking our programme to venues across the city. Here are some highlights…

loudon wainwright III this is the kit mon 17 oct, st george’s bristol, start sun 30 oct, trinity centre, start 8pm, 8pm, £28 plus fees*, over 14s £16.13 incl. bf, over 14s Singer, songwriter, raconteur and Seeing This Is the Kit perform live entertainer Loudon Wainwright III is, says The Independent, “the music is, says The Times, “far and equivalent of being wrapped in a cosy away the most candid diarist among blanket … multi-instrumentalist Kate the singer-”. His songs Stables makes music as snuggly as it have been covered by , comes”. They sold out The Lantern Norma Waterson and his own son, twice in 2015, and we now take them Rufus. The special guest for the show to Trinity Centre for their biggest is Loudon’s friend and collaborator hometown show yet. for 40 years, the musician and philosophy professor Chaim Tannenbaum.

horse orchestra and krokofant thu 27 oct, the cube, start 8pm, £10.75 incl. bf julia holter As part of their 2016 festival, sun 20 nov, anson rooms, start 8pm, Match&Fuse present two of Europe’s £19.89 incl. bf, standing show, u18s finest young bands. First up, Horse accompanied Orchestra bring “an irreverent approach to its melding of disparate According to Gigwise, Julia Holter’s styles” (Free Jazz Blog), from 1920s performance at this year’s BBC Radio 6 classic jazz to modern classical music. Music Festival at Colston Hall was one Joining them are “Norwegian power of the six best things that happened trio Krokofant [who] white knuckle over the . We bring the an adrenaline rush of kinetic riffs that composer-singer-keyboardist to the straddle prog rock, jazz and heinous Anson Rooms for what will surely be skronk” (Jazzwise). Hear references to another “intense and cerebral” (Bristol King Crimson, John Zorn and Peter Post) performance. Support from Brötzmann in their set. Circuit Des Yeux.

*£1 administration fee charged per transaction plus £1 card transaction fee and 70p postage where applicable. To purchase tickets please visit www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk, call the box office on 0845 40 24 001, or visit St George’s on Great George Street (off Park Street), Bristol, BS1 5RR.

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bristol record & cd fair the rotary club of bristol sat 3 sep & sat 5 nov, 10 – 4pm, free 54th senior citizens charity concert The biggest record fair sun 2 oct, start 3pm, free West returns with traders selling a range hard-to-find and discounted The annual charity concert for vinyl and CD. You’ll find everything senior citizens this year features from £1 bargains to expensive rarities Bristol Fashion Chorus, The in most genres. Decks available to O’Malley School of Irish Dancers, check out tunes before you buy. Feel tenor Carlos Alonso, students from free to bring tunes to trade or sell. the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Organist Simon Goodman. For tickets contact Andrew Barnes on 0117 968 1534 or email [email protected]

voices in the hall mon 10 – wed 12 oct, free Pop in to the foyer for a post bristol & district organist school/work wind down and association annual concert sample the beauty, excitement, tue 20 sep, start 7.30pm, free power and diversity of the human A free gala concert to celebrate voice created by singers, choirs and the 60th birthday of Colston Hall's vocal ensembles of all ages from Harrison and Harrison organ. across the South West. Come and hear the glorious sound of the world famous concert pipe organ wildscreen panda awards played by internationally acclaimed thu 13 oct, start 6pm, organist Richard Hills. £34.79 incl. bf, over 18s only

daz’s rock 4 charity Join the world’s best wildlife film- fri 23 sep, start 7.30pm, adv. £12.90 makers and TV presenters for incl. bf, stalls part standing Wildscreen’s glittering Panda Awards. Dubbed the ‘Green Oscars’, Daz hosts his 20th fundraising party the awards celebrate and honour the in aid of eight-year-old Kye Vincent, best talent in the industry. Tickets who has lost both lower legs and one include fizz on arrival, the ceremony of his hands due to meningitis. The show and exclusive access to the evening will include live performances after-party, which includes wine, from a selection of bands. light bites and entertainment.

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ycat lunchtime concerts ram lunchtime concerts thu 29 sep tue 4 oct* Guitar: Sean Shibe Flute: Silvija Šcˇerbavicˇiu˜te˙ Cello: William Robertson thu 27 oct Piano: Asagi Nakata Piano: Daniel Lebhardt tue 11 oct* fri 25 nov* Behn String Quartet Cello: Michael Petrov Piano: Alexander Ullman tue 18 oct Piano: Adrian Brendle fri 3 feb* Bassoon: Amy Harman tue 25 oct* Piano: Jonathan Ware Tyburn Trio thu 2 mar* wed 2 nov Violin: Savitri Grier Mezzo-Soprano: Emma Stannard Piano: Richard Uttley Piano: Keval Shah fri 31 mar tue 8 nov* Piano: Alexander Ullman Violin: Courtenay Cleary Piano: Alexandra Gracheva thu 13 apr Soprano: Nika Goric tue 15 nov Piano: Jonathan Ware Piano: Bo Lyu tue 22 nov* : Thomas Blomfield Piano: tbc

*Thanks to CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, free tickets to selected concerts are available for 8 – 25 year olds. All International Classical Season Chamber Concerts (see our classical season brochure) are eligible as well as the lunchtime concerts marked with an asterisk. For more information, please contact box office.

All concerts take place in The Lantern at 1.05pm. Tickets: £5.50 incl. bf

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Colston Hall Young Companies the great works of the orchestral in Residence repertoire as well as ambitious new The Colston Hall Young Companies commissions at Colston Hall. Bristol in Residence is a talent development Youth Orchestra is a member of the programme for young classical Association of British Orchestras musicians and young creative musicians and strives to give young musicians a age 8-17. The programme aims to give professional orchestral experience and talented young musicians a world- support careers in music. class music education to encourage a professional career in music. This Bristol Youth Choir includes masterclasses and side- The Bristol Youth Choir is the city’s by-side performances with visiting flagship choir. Repertoire ranges international artists such as John Eliot from classical works to spirituals, folk Gardiner’s English Baroque Soloists and songs, and lighthearted arrangements drum and bass innovator Goldie. of popular songs. The choir performs a year round concert programme Bristol Youth Orchestra at Colston Hall and venues across The Bristol Youth Orchestra is the Bristol. Recent concerts include: BBC city’s flagship instrumental ensemble Music Day live on BBC Radio 3, the featuring over 70 of the most talented One Show, BBC Songs of Praise and young musicians in Bristol. The the Summer Gala charity concert orchestra rehearses weekly and performs conducted by John Rutter.

For more information or to apply, contact [email protected], 0117 204 7140

All concerts take place in The Lantern at 1.05pm. Tickets: £5.50 incl. bf

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Looking for a venue that unites Hiring opportunities include: stunning contemporary architecture • Launch parties with historical splendour? Want • Wedding fayres to create that wow factor for your • Trade shows event? Then host your meeting, • Award ceremonies conference or wedding in the unique • Press events surroundings of Colston Hall, Bristol’s • Training sessions favourite concert venue since 1867. • Corporate events

Colston Hall's iconic building Contact Naomi Easy, Sales has played host to some of the and Conference Manager all-time greats in the music and on 0117 204 7104 or entertainment world so why not give [email protected] your event the same star appeal in for further information this unique venue?

Our excellent facilities, including We have the experience to ensure open-plan meeting spaces, your event runs smoothly. Our contemporary boardrooms and highly skilled staff provide classic theatres, make us the ideal an integrated hospitality choice for hosting your event. From service, tailored to match your launch parties to board meetings, expectations, while the grand we will make sure your delegates surroundings of the Hall provide feel like stars. an impressive backdrop.

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At the heart of the region’s music We are hugely grateful to our making since 1867 Colston Hall has founding patrons for their support built a resounding reputation for of Bristol Music Trust: excellence and entertainment, with performances enjoyed by 300,000 Gold Patrons people each year. Nisbet Charitable Trust HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Alongside our artistic programme is the work of our education hub, Silver Patrons Bristol Plays Music. Reaching 9,000 Richard and Joanna Bacon people each year, we’re helping S and Y Chapman young people transform their lives Beth and Steve Evans and nurturing new talent. Nigel Harradine Bristol Music Trust relies on the Steve Pain support and generosity of Sonia Mills and Peter Rilett individuals to continue its ambitious Richard and Annie Wynn-Jones programme. The support of our Patrons will be central to the future Bronze Patrons growth of the Trust and its work and Helen Barnfield will be at the heart of what we do. Rob and Geraldine Davis Mavis and Eric Evans If you would like to become a Mr R.C. L. Feneley Patron, please contact Rosa Michael de Grey Corbishley: rosa.corbishley@ Tim and Kamala Grice colstonhall.org or 0117 204 7176. Mary Henderson Development of our patron scheme Ros and Cameron Kennedy is supported by Brewin Dolphin. Pascale and Henry Kenyon Christopher and Mere Moorsom Nicole Sherwood James Wetz

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Membership starts at £30 a year with benefits including priority booking, invitations to exclusive members’ events, this free Pocket Planner posted direct to your door, e-updates letting you know when your favourite artists are performing, 10% off drinks and snacks at the bars and 10% off food and drink at Colston St. Bar & Kitchen and Beerd.

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sep fri 2 pajama men p06 fri 7 ukulele orchestra of great britain: sat 3 the jayhawks p06 the gigasecond tour p14 sat 3 bristol record & cd fair p43 fri 7 pictish trail p15 fri 9 daniel o’donnell p06 sun 9 claudia aurora p15 sat 10 bristol doors open day p07 mon 10 voices in the hall p43 sun 11 ronan keating p07 tue 11 producer uncovered: beginners p15 mon 12 ronan keating p07 tue 11 nina conti p16 wed 14 jason manford, jack dee & co p07 tue 11 stephen johnson & english piano trio p16 fri 16 jesu/sun kil moon p08 tue 11 voices in the hall p43 sun 18 the godfather live p08 tue 11 ram lunchtime concert p44 sun 18 bellatrix with eva lazarus & the afronauts and china bowls p08 wed 12 james vincent mcmorrow p16 tue 20 ahir shah p09 wed 12 producer uncovered: beginners p15 tue 20 bristol & district organist association wed 12 voices in the hall p43 annual concert p43 thu 13 wildscreen panda awards p43 wed 21 the gloaming p09 sat 15 the hallé p17 thu 22 an evening with peggy seeger p09 sun 16 sixties gold p17 fri 23 daz’s rock 4 charity p43 mon 17 loudon wainwright III p42 sat 24 tcha limberger’s budapest tue 18 the australian pink floyd p17 gypsy orchestra p10 tue 18 steve howe p18 mon 26 karen matheson p10 tue 18 ram lunchtime concert p44 tue 27 graham parker & brinsley schwarz wed 19 level 42 p18 with steven wilson jnr p10 wed 19 robyn hitchcock p18 wed 28 james acaster p11 thu 20 tchaikovsky symphony orchestra p19 thu 29 james acaster p11 fri 21 pink martini p19 thu 29 john cleese, neil innes, sat 22 simple things p19 barry cryer & friends p11 sun 23 p20 thu 29 ycat lunchtime concert p44 sun 23 keston cobblers club p20 fri 30 romesh ranganathan p11 mon 24 kt tunstall p20 fri 30 naseebo lal p11 tue 25 shaun escoffery p21 tue 25 ram lunchtime concert p44 oct wed 26 flit p21 sat 1 hypnotic brass ensemble p13 wed 26 horse orchestra and krokofant p42 sun 2 jo caulfield p13 thu 27 the raf in concert p21 sun 2 the rotary club of bristol 54th senior thu 27 austentatious p22 citizens charity concert p43 thu 27 ycat lunchtime concert p44 mon 3 stars of the lid p13 fri 28 afro celt sound system p22 tue 4 clare maguire p13 fri 28 shlomo’s beatbox adventure p22 tue 4 ram lunchtime concert p44 fri 28 shlomo p23 wed 5 petula clark p14 sun 30 abc with southbank sinfonia p23 wed 5 keith tippet & paul dunmall sun 30 damien dempsey p23 quintet p14 sun 30 this is the kit p42 thu 6 bournemouth symphony orchestra p14

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nov tue 1 cat’s eyes p25 thu 24 katie melua with the gori wed 2 grayson perry p26 women’s choir p34 wed 2 ed gamble: stampede p25 thu 24 mutual benefit p34 wed 2 ram lunchtime concert p44 fri 25 ross noble p34 thu 3 milosˇ karadaglic´ p25 fri 25 eliza carthy & the wayward band p34 fri 4 jools holland & his rhythm fri 25 ycat lunchtime concert p44 & blues orchestra p26 sat 26 philharmonia orchestra and bristol sat 5 jools holland & his rhythm choral society p35 & blues orchestra p26 sat 26 made in bristol gift fair p35 sat 5 bristol record & cd fair p43 sun 27 royal marines band p35 sun 6 rebecca ferguson p26 wed 30 the human league p35 mon 7 the cinematic orchestra p26 mon 7 the bad plus p27 dec tue 8 an evening with kristin hersh p27 from fri 2 little tim & the brave sea captain p37 tue 8 professor brian cox p27 sat 3 made in bristol gift fair p37 tue 8 ram lunchtime concert p44 sat 3 the catherine tate show live p37 wed 9 professor brian cox p27 sun 4 the catherine tate show live p37 wed 9 chango spasiuk p27 tue 6 north somerset schools concert thu 10 michael ball & alfie boe p28 wed 7 bccs christmas concert p38 thu 10 nell bryden p28 thu 8 kingsoak academy xmas fri 11 bournemouth symphony extravaganza orchestra p28 fri 9 seth lakeman p38 sat 12 ben montague p28 sat 10 made in bristol gift fair p37 sun 13 jon boden p29 sat 10 a celebration of david bowie p38 mon 14 britten sinfonia p29 sun 11 made in bristol gift fair p37 tue 15 the stylistics p29 sun 11 kate rusby at christmas p39 tue 15 scott fagan p30 mon 12 bristol post & radio bristol tue 15 ram lunchtime concert p44 carol concert p39 wed 16 john wilson & orchestra p30 wed 14 25 years of reeves & mortimer p39 wed 16 jonathan pie p30 thu 15 christmas with the overtones p40 thu 17 beth hart p30 fri 16 london symphony orchestra p40 thu 17 angelos & barry p31 sat 17 handel’s messiah & mini messiah p40 fri 18 deacon blue p31 mon 19 bootleg beatles p41 sat 19 robert glasper p31 tue 20 brian may & kerry ellis p41 sat 19 nathaniel rateliff & the night fri 30 bournemouth symphony p41 sweats p32 orchestra sun 20 show of hands with miranda sykes p32 sun 20 julia holter p42 sun 20 sofie hagen p32 mon 21 david essex p33 key tue 22 an evening with glen matlock p33 n jazz, folk & world n comedy tue 22 ram lunchtime concert p44 n light entertainment n education wed 23 passenger p33 n rock and pop n community n dance n classical wed 23 dubioza kolektiv p33 n families

pp50-51_DIARY_2re.indd 3 13/07/2016 12:55 we are here Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR booking fees All prices include a 7.5% booking fee (bf) – for more details visit www.colstonhall.org box office hours Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm feeling social? facebook.com/ColstonHall @Colston_Hall instagram.com/colstonhall soundcloud.com/colstonhall .com/colstonhalltv box office 0844 887 1500* www.colstonhall.org

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