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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Daniel Knox Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 25th January 2019 — Buy Tickets
On Chasescene, Jarvis Cocker lends his trademark vocals to ‘Capitol’ backed by a ghostly musical saw, meandering saxophone and rusty strings. Elsewhere, Knox steps back, giving way to Nina Nastasia’s effortlessly affecting vocals on ‘The Poisoner’, a swelling ballad taken from Knox’s original score for Chris Hefner’s film of the same name and given new life. Not to mention the players on the album who include the late Ralph Carney (Tom Waits), David Coulter, Jason Toth (The Handsome Family) and more.
Caroline Spence + Lesley Roley Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 26th January 2019 — Buy Tickets
"...evoking the country quiver of Emmylou Harris circa Pieces of the Sky with her own unique, breathy breaks."ROLLING STONE
Gerry O'Connor & Martin Matthews support the Jig Doctors venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 30th January 2019 — Buy Tickets
Gerry O’Connor has long been marked out as one of the great fiddle players of his generation. A winner of numerous All Ireland titles, he has been rightly noted for his rich, fluid, lyrical fiddle playing.
Multi instrumentalist Martin Matthews again accompanies Gerry on this UK tour.Rod Clements(Lindisfarne) & Ian Thompson - Special Guests Ward Parker Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 1st February 2019 — Buy Tickets
Rod Clements is the only remaining founder member in the current line-up of the legendary North East of England band Lindisfarne. Ian Thomson has been the bass player and backing vocalist of Lindisfarne since 1995.
Carson McHone + Tony Bengtsson Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Sunday 3rd February 2019 — Buy Tickets
Years before Rolling Stone was praising Carson McHone's rule-breaking roots music, the Austin, Texas native played weeknights in local bars like The White Horse, keeping dancers dancing and drinkers drinking. With her 21st birthday still in the distance, McHone entertained late-night crowds bearing witness to the good times and bad decisions that fill a busy bar. It was a rare, raw education. She pumped her music full of details from an early adulthood spent in the company of the heartbroken and high-toleranced. In 2015, McHone released Goodluck Man which earned her a cover story in The Austin Chronicle as well as the support of local icons like Ray Wylie Hubbard, who said she "writes songs like her life depends on it." Then she hit the road, touring the U.S. (and beyond) with acts like Shakey Graves, Gary Clark, Jr., and Joe Pug. Her writing style widened and her music evolved.
Martin Stephenson (2 night residency) with guest Annie Dressner Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 15th February 2019 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
MARTIN STEPHENSON has been one of the UK’s best-loved musicians for over 30 years.
Always popular on the circuit, Stephenson’s “must see” live performances are an exuberant tour-de-force combining heart-in-your-mouth intimacy with playful humour and warm self-deprecation.
The Daintees’ critically acclaimed 1986 debut BOAT TO BOLIVIA opened up an always interesting story. It showcased Stephenson’s songwriting, poetic romanticism and spiritual depth – so marking him out as a soulful cream of the leftfield crop during the self-obsessed 1980s.
Martin Stephenson (2 night residency) with guest Annie Dressner Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 16th February 2019 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
MARTIN STEPHENSON has been one of the UK’s best-loved musicians for over 30 years.
Always popular on the circuit, Stephenson’s “must see” live performances are an exuberant tour-de-force combining heart-in-your-mouth intimacy with playful humour and warm self-deprecation.
The Daintees’ critically acclaimed 1986 debut BOAT TO BOLIVIA opened up an always interesting story. It showcased Stephenson’s songwriting, poetic romanticism and spiritual depth – so marking him out as a soulful cream of the leftfield crop during the self-obsessed 1980s.
Laura Gibson Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 1st March 2019 — Buy Tickets
Laura Gibson's new record, Goners, was released October 26th on Barsuk Records (US) and City Slang Records (EU/UK).
Acoustic Weller Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 8th March 2019 — Buy Tickets
Performing the songs of The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller
Charlie Dore with Gareth Huw-Davies - Dark Matter Tour Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Sunday 17th March 2019 — Buy Tickets
“An amazingly astute, moving, intelligent and connected songwriter...a voice like Kate McGarrigle meets Dory Previn. Wonderful.” Mike Harding"A gift for melody, brave, poignant, entertaining, original" Guardian ★★★★Gary Stewart - The Songs of Paul Simon Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 29th March 2019 — Buy Tickets
Gary Stewart performs the songs of Paul Simon & Simon & Garfunkel
Keith James. The Songs of Nick Drake Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 30th March 2019 — Buy Tickets
The Songs of Nick DrakeThis concert begins with an introductory set of timeless songs by brilliant songwriters – all contemporary with Nick Drake.Richard Thompson, Roy Harper, Sandy Denny, Al Stewart, Vashti Bunyan, John Martyn and Bert Jansch.Also featured are poems by William Blake which Keith has set to guitar arrangements based on Nick’s unique style..Martin Carthy + Johnny Campbell Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Thursday 4th April 2019 — Buy Tickets
Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival
Beccy Owen Venue - old cinema launderette
Saturday 6th April 2019 — Buy Tickets
Beccy Owen is a singer/songwriter based in the North of England who has released five solo albums (and a sixth is due for release in early 2019.)
Johnny Dowd venue - old cinema launderette
Wednesday 10th April 2019 — Buy Tickets
“Reverence be damned. . . . Twinkle, Twinkle finds the prolific miscreant sifting through some of the keystones of American blues, folk, and jazz and giving them a radical makeover. . . . few manage to recycle existing musical forms quite like him.”— Rob Hughes, Uncut (Americana album of the month, February 2018)
Liela Moss (Duke Spirit) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Sunday 14th April 2019 — Buy Tickets
Released via Bella Union on 9th November, My Name Is Safe in Your Mouth more than lives up to Moss’s promise of fresh, bold adventure. Sonically spare yet sumptuous in its emotions, elemental power and expansive melodies, My Name Is Safe in Your Mouth is a richly felt, vividly-realised trip into the interior from the Duke Spirit singer.
Grace Petrie with Joe Solo (Support) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 26th April 2019 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
Grace Petrie is a folk singer, songwriter, and activist from Leicester, UK. She first exploded on to the national protest scene in 2010 with the emotive anthem Farewell to Welfare, which captured perfectly the spirit of the new wave of dissent in austerity Britain. Her unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered have won over audiences everywhere, and she has quietly become one of the most respected and prolific songwriters working in the UK today.
Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening/K Records) Special Guest Pea Sea Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 10th May 2019 — Buy Tickets
Calvin Johnson established K Records in 1982 and founded Dub Narcotic Studio in 1993. He has performed with groups such as Beat Happening, The Go Team, Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sounds System, and The Hive Dwellers. He tours as a solo artist, and also performs as Selector Dub Narcotic.
James Yorkston Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 11th May 2019 — Buy Tickets
“The finest songwriter of his generation” John PeelCarla J. Easton + Art Magic (featuring Richard Oakes from Suede) Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 17th May 2019 — Buy Tickets
Darden Smith & Boo Hewerdine Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Tuesday 28th May 2019 — Buy Tickets
Boo Hewerdine and Darden Smith met thirty years ago. Introduced by a publisher they wrote songs together for four days in London. The results secured them a record deal with Ensign Records. A short while later they found themselves in Austin, Texas recording the album 'Evidence'. It received rave reviews and featured in the Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums book.Both Darden and Boo have continuing successful solo careers but 'Evidence' remains a favourite. Last year they played a couple of shows in Scotland and England and were amazed and delighted to play to sell out audiences who knew every word.To celebrate this magical collaboration, that has resulted in a life-long friendship, Darden and Boo will be playing a handful of shows in the UK.Steve Ignorant's Slice of Life Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 5th July 2019 — Buy Tickets
Steve Ignorant is a singer/songwriter and artist. He co-founded the anarcho-punk band Crass with Penny Rimbaud in 1977. After Crass stopped performing in 1984, he worked with other groups including Conflict, Schwartzeneggar, Stratford Mercenaries, Current 93, and US punk band Thought Crime, as well as occasional solo performances.
Michael Chapman venue - old cinema launderette
Saturday 21st September 2019 — Buy Tickets
"this is the sound of a real songwriter who's lived a real life and all that entails" Q Magazine
Julie Felix Venue - Old cinema Launderette
Saturday 28th September 2019 — Buy Tickets
In 1966 Felix became the resident singer on the BBC television programme The Frost Report. She hosted her own shows for the BBC from 1968 to 1970, including the series Once More With Felix. Among those featured on her show were The Kinks, Fleetwood Mac, Leonard Cohen and Led Zeppelin's lead guitarist, Jimmy Page, who played the "White Summer" and "Black Mountain Side" guitar solo pieces. She performed at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969
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