Events at the Launderette …
Great Gigs at a Unique Venue
Launderette Session gigs are on sale at WeGotTickets, including many not listed on this page.
Tickets are also available directly from Old Cinema Launderette without a booking fee.
Doors usually open at 7pm. Support (if arranged) starts around 7.50pm. Headliner around 8.30pm. For full details click "buy tickets".
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Jez Lowe venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 24th January 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
A double nomination in the 2015 BBC Folk Awards – for best singer and best new song – was a timely reminder of Jez Lowe’s standing in the UK folk and acoustic music scene. Not only he is one of the busiest live performers in the country, but his songs are among the most widely sung by other performers, whether by long-established acts like Fairport Convention, The Dubliners and Bob Fox, or by the new breed of stars like The Unthanks, The Young Uns and The Duhks.
Le Vent du Nord Venue - Ushaw
Tuesday 28th January 2020 — Buy Tickets
Ushaw & MrWishyWashy Presents
The award-winning and highly acclaimed Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Québec’s progressive francophone folk movement.The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing its hard-driving soulful music with a broad range of global influences.
Darren Hayman (Hefner) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 31st January 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
Darren Hayman used to be in Hefner and did 12 sessions for John Peel. Though he hardly ever talks about it. Since that band he has released 20 album about increasingly nuanced subjects relating to the British landscape. He wrote a trilogy of records set in Essex that dealt with New Towns, Dogging and the East Anglian Witch Trials. On stage he thinks he's a bit funny.
Peter Bruntnell Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 1st February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Album after album, the Kingston upon Thames solo artist produces rich and refined song-craft, yet hardly anyone has heard of him. Could this be his time?
Kirk Brandon (Theatre of Hate/Spear of Destiny) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 7th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
Kirk Brandon is the voice of Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate, The Pack and Dead Men Walking. With over 15 studio albums and countless single releases, his career now spans well over 40 years. He has enjoyed worldwide success with all his bands
Tom Robinson Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Tuesday 11th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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An up-close-and-personal evening of songs and stories with Tom Robinson performing solo and acoustic. His musical journey began with getting discovered by Ray Davies in 1974 and has included a BBC ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism alongside The Clash, headlining Glastonbury with Peter Gabriel, writing lyrics for Elton John, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a period in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman. Having made his peace with the BBC, he's presented programmes on all the corporation's national radio networks, and his broadcasting work has won two Sony Radio Academy awards. Alongside crowd favourites like War Baby, Glad To Be Gay and 2-4-6-8 Motorway this show offers a chance to hear some hidden gems from Tom's back catalogue across the past four decades.Tom Robinson *Matinee Show* Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Tuesday 11th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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*Matinee Show*
Timings are approximate
Doors 4.30pm
Support 5.00pm
Tom Robinson 5.30
Kirk Brandon - 2nd date Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 12th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
Kirk Brandon is the voice of Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate, The Pack and Dead Men Walking. With over 15 studio albums and countless single releases, his career now spans well over 40 years. He has enjoyed worldwide success with all his bands
Michael Chapman Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Thursday 13th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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"I had an art college education and on a rainy night in 1966 I went into a pub in Cornwall, but I couldn't afford to pay to go in. So I said, I'll tell you what, I don't want to stay outside in the rain, I'll play guitar for half an hour for you. They offered me a job for the rest of the summer and I've been at it ever since."
Lisa O'Neill Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 14th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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At the start of 2018, Lisa was invited to perform at Dublin’s National Concert Hall for Shane McGowan’s 60th Birthday Celebration, alongside Nick Cave, Bono, Sinead O’Connor and the man himself. On Heard A Long Gone Song, Lisa has recorded a gorgeously world-weary interpretation of The Pogues’ Lullaby Of London; a line from which gave the album its title.
Ian McMillan & Luke Carver Goss - Between You & Me Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 21st February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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BBC R3 The Verb, BBC Breakfast, Pointless Celebrities, Coast, Countryfile, Last Word, The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes (C4) …
'the man's a genius!' Yorkshire Post reader
'Ian McMillan, owner of one of the finest broadcasting voices currently gracing the airwaves' Radio Times
'the verbal gymnastics of a north country Spike Milligan coupled with the comic timing of Eric Morecambe' Frome Festival
'I knew he was good, but he’s even better' Wirral Festival of Firsts
'I laughed so much at your stint I could hardly breathe!'Matlock U3A
‘inching towards the status of a National Treasure’ Andy Kershaw
'world-class – one of today’s greatest poetry performers' Carol Ann Duffy
Chris Helme (Seahorses) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 22nd February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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*SOLD OUT*
Polly Paulusma & Annie Dressner — 'Rumours in the Woods’ Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Sunday 23rd February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Polly Paulusma and Annie Dressner became friends after meeting at the Cambridge Folk Festival.
Paulusma’s 2004 debut ‘Scissors In My Pocket’ earned her critical acclaim and support slots with Bob Dylan.
Dressner, three albums in, has received recognition and BBC radio play since arriving in UK from NYC in 2011
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 26th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Tickets are not 'Really Free'
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Thursday 27th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Can the launderette cope with these two? - probably not.
Heather Woods Broderick Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 28th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Heather has played in Efterklang, Horse Feathers, the live bands of Laura Gibson, Lisa Hannigan, and Damien Jurado, and has also been a longtime collaborator and bandmate to Sharon Van Etten
Josienne Clarke Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 4th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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When Josienne Clarke signed to the illustrious independent music champions Rough Trade Records, its founder Geoff Travis told The Guardian that she writes, “songs that rearrange your internal emotional landscape… reinventing the popular song structure.”
Martin Stephenson (3 night residency) Venue - Old Cinema launderette
Thursday 5th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Martin's gigs at the launderette are a thing of legend. He just gets better and better.
Tickets always sell out for these intimate shows. Get them early.
Martin Stephenson Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 6th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Martin's gigs at the launderette are a thing of legend. He just gets better and better.
Tickets always sell out for these intimate shows. Get them early.
Martin Stephenson (3 night residency) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 7th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Martin's gigs at the launderette are a thing of legend. He just gets better and better.
Tickets always sell out for these intimate shows. Get them early.
O'Hooley & Tidow Venue - Ushaw
Saturday 7th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
Ushaw & MrWishyWashy Presents
Much loved Yorkshire folk duo Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow have suddenly been
propelled into newfound fame for penning the theme tune for Sally Wainwright’s hit
BBC1/HBO drama ‘Gentleman Jack’, earning them global admiration, appearances on
TV, Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and concerts that sell out months in advance.Chloe Foy Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Thursday 12th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
Chloe Foy writes a brand of melodic, homegrown music, bursting with colourful lyrical and textural inflections evocative of much of the music she loves. Taking inspiration from classical music as much as wider transatlantic trends in folk and indie, Chloe’s songs comprise of carefully constructed arrangements that delicately compliment her cryptic lyrics.
UNICEF CONCERT Keith James - The Music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 13th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Keith James presents an honest and loving reflection of the timeless and reflective music of Cat Stevens.
The amassed body of music from this hugely popular singer/songwriter made for a collection
of 'must have' records across a whole generation. Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were on everyone's
turntables and on every radio station, live versions are played in concerts, bars and on the world's beaches to this day.
Songs such as Wild World, Father and Son, Moonshadow and Where do the Children play have been covered by hundreds of Artists worldwide.Romeo Stodart (The Magic Numbers) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 14th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Romeo Stodart from The Magic Numbers – nuff said.
Jeffrey Martin & Anna Tivel Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 27th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Anna’s album, Before Machines, was hailed by No Depression as “raw, yet superbly composed and executed, intelligent, personal and deeply expressive.”
Jeffrey was raised with a careful ear cocked and listening to Neil Young, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, and Harry Chapin.
Mark Morriss (Bluetones) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 3rd April 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Mark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the four piece over a successful and fruitful 15 year period, scoring 14 top ten singles and 3 top ten albums, whilst touring the UK, Europe and Japan, before temporarily disbanding in 2011.
Luke Haines (The Auteurs) & Peter Buck (REM) Venue - The Garage, Glasgow
Sunday 12th April 2020 — Buy Tickets
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‘Beat Poetry For Survivalists’ is the new collaboration between Peter Buck & Luke Haines.(out in March 2020)
Peter Buck was the guitarist for the biggest band in the world – R.E.M.
Luke Haines was the guitarist for the Auteurs. The Auteurs were not the biggest band in the world. They were pretty good though
One day, Peter Buck bought one of Luke Haines’ Lou Reed paintings. They had never met before but decided that the fates had brought them together and they should write some songs together and make an album.
Old Red Eyes - Tribute to Paul Heaton (Housemartins/Beautiful South) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 17th April 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Andrew Johnson returns for his much loved tribute to Paul Heaton, the Housemartins and the Beautiful South. Old Cinema Launderette; what a great place to be.
Martha Hill Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 24th April 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Northern musician Martha Hill left her coastal Scottish home aged 17 to busk her way
around Europe. Newcastle based musician Martha Hill writes left-field pop that is both hard-hitting
and catchy as hell. An energy of husky vocals and melodic hooks, her introspective
storytelling delivers socially conscious themes over a backdrop of guitars, cellos and synths,
thriving in reinvention and fusion.
Christina Martin Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 25th April 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Christina Martin is a multi-award winning Canadian singer-songwriter whose style has been described as an effortless union between Americana and Pop/Rock. She’s dedicated herself to creating music about love perseverance and tougher subject matter. Her 2018 release “Impossible To Hold” won the 2018 Music Nova Scotia Award for Pop Recording of the Year. In 2020 she will be touring with her guitarist Dale Murray promoting a new album ‘Wonderful Lie’ in the United Kingdom.
An Evening with Richard Digance Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 20th May 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Richard Digance is a BAFTA Nominated TV Entertainer Of The Year and Gold Award recipient from The British Academy of Composers. He turned his back on show biz for his first loves of music. Over 4,000 live shows, 62 British tours, 17 books, 3 stage plays, 32 albums and 4 million YouTube visits says it all. He composed the audio book music for Bill Bryson’s best-seller ‘The Road To Little Dribbling, He supported Robin Williams at The London Palladium, and supported Steve Martin in the USA.
David Ford Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 5th June 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Award-winning songwriter, David Ford has a brand new show with some old-school values.
After touring the UK and Ireland in 2019 with his most technically ambitious stage production to date, this time Ford is packing away his terrifying array of triggers and loop machines and building a show around his classic songwriting and musicianship, presenting career highlights in a series of stripped-back, intimate performances.
Bridie Jackson Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 12th June 2020 — Buy Tickets
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Bridie Jackson is a musician and proud Northerner, who started writing songs aged 3 and never stopped. Her favourite songwriter is Jake Thackray but she more frequently gets compared to Feist.
Best known as lead singer and songwriter of her band, Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, who received national recognition after winning the 2013 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Contest, Bridie is now stepping out as a solo artist, and looking forward to playing a handful of intimate shows in her favourite North -Eastern venues throughout 2020.
Martin & Eliza Carthy Venue - Ushaw
Friday 23rd October 2020 — Buy Tickets
Ushaw & MrWishyWashy Presents
The good Doctor Martin Carthy and his twice Mercury nominated daughter Eliza Carthy, join forces to perform songs from their first duo album ever, a CD of traditional material entitled THE ELEPHANT, released in May 2014 on Topic Records.
Martin is a legendary ballad singer and guitarist who has influenced a generations of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, while Eliza has been twice-nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and a multiple-award winner at the BBC Radio Two Folk awards.
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