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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Ian Siegal Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 16th November 2019 — SOLD OUT
2018 was another milestone year for the UK’s favourite contemporary bluesman and renegade Americana'man. He scooped Best Male Vocalist and Best Acoustic Artist in the UK Blues Awards, adding to a long list of accolades in the UK, Europe and USA.
Dan Owen Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Tuesday 19th November 2019 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
Debut album 'Stay With Me' was released August 2018. Has supported Birdy, Kaleo, Alice Merton etc. on their European and UK toursNew EP out in the autumn. First single ‘Run Me Down’ was released in May, next one to follow in August.
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CATFISH KEITH Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 22nd November 2019 — Buy Tickets
World-touring acoustic blues pioneer Catfish Keith has established himself
as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time.
Catfish's innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American
roots music has spellbound audiences the world over.Belinda O'Hooley *Please note date change*
Saturday 23rd November 2019 — SOLD OUT
Belinda O’Hooley is an exceptionally gifted pianist, singer, songwriter and composer. She is half of four time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Best Duo nominees O’Hooley & Tidow alongside her wife Heidi Tidow; together described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional songwriters.’ Their song ‘Gentleman Jack’ features as the closing theme song for BBC/HBO drama series Gentleman Jack. Belinda is also known for her inventive, minimalist, sometimes flamboyant accompanying of folk luminaries including Rufus Wainwright, Nic Jones, Jackie Oates and the Mercury nominated; Rachel Unthank and The Winterset.Fran & Flora Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 27th November 2019 — Buy Tickets
Described as ‘brave and classy’ by Robin Deneslow (The Guardian), Fran & Flora are one of London's most sought-after bands. With a distinctive improvisatory and ethereal aesthetic they draw inspiration from their travels and mentors in eastern Europe and beyond.
Keith James. The Songs of Leonard Cohen Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 29th November 2019 — Buy Tickets
Keith James in concert
The Songs of Leonard Cohen
These remarkable songs - stripped back, desolate, naked and sensual
Alex Chisholm-Loxley Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 4th December 2019 — Buy Tickets
Ushaw & MrWishyWashy Presents
Alex Chisholm-Loxley, 28, is a pianist, composer, choral director and teacher. He currently directs both the Ushaw Chapel Choir and Crook and Weardale Choral Society. HIs recent recital series at Ushaw has been extremely well received.
Alex’s programme will include well known classics alongside some of his own compositions.
Pictish Trail Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 6th December 2019 — Buy Tickets
Hullo, there. I'm heading out on the road in December - accompanied by my pal Suse Bear - to perform some brand new songs* & rework some ol' faves. We're going under the name PICTISH TRAIL (MICRO-EDITION™) on account of the fact it's just the two of us. It will be intimate + cosy + 8-bit. Come!”
Withered Hand Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Sunday 8th December 2019 — Buy Tickets
Hapless Museum Worker Presents
“Beautifully constructed lyrical frameworks … on this banjo-tinged brand of Caledonian gospel” – **** MOJO
Vetiver Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Monday 9th December 2019 — Buy Tickets
Vetiver is the long-running stage and recording name of San Francisco's Andy Cabic. 'Up On High' is his seventh studio album and the first since 2015. Vetiver has toured around the world on headline tours and supporting artists that include Wilco, The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Bob Weir & Phil Lesh, and Vashti Bunyan.
Beccy Owen & the Refuge Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Saturday 21st December 2019 — Buy Tickets
Beccy and her new band the Refuge. Just wonderful.
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
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?
Tom Robinson Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Tuesday 11th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
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
*Matinee Show*
Timings are approximate
Doors 4.30pm
Support 5.00pm
Tom Robinson 5.30
Lisa O'Neill Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 14th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
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
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
Polly Paulusma & Annie Dressner — 'Rumours in the Woods’ Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Sunday 23rd February 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
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
Tickets are not 'Really Free'
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Thursday 27th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
Can the launderette cope with these two - probably not.
Heather Woods Broderick Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 28th February 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
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
Martin Stephenson (3 night residency) Venue - Old Cinema launderette
Thursday 5th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
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
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
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.UNICEF CONCERT Keith James - The Music of Yusuf - Cat Stevens Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 13th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
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.Jeffrey Martin & Anna Tivel Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Friday 27th March 2020 — Buy Tickets
MrWishyWashy Presents
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.
An Evening with Richard Digance Venue - Old Cinema Launderette
Wednesday 20th May 2020 — Buy Tickets
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.
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