GIG POSTPONED STATEMENT FROM CURVED AIR "It is with great regret that we have to announce that due to a member of the band testing Covid positive this morning, we have no option but to postpone tomorrow night’s show at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre in Hull. This is most disappointing for everyone concerned but we […]
The regular Spoken Word Open Mic Afternoon presented by Wotlarx, which takes place at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre on the first Tuesday of every month. Everyone is welcome. Take part, or just grab a coffee, sit back, relax and enjoy! It's free! Proceeds go to EMMAUS - supporting Hull's homeless. Enquiries 07517 874632.
Hothouse Flowers frontman Liam O'Maonlaí plays an intimate solo show at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre following his appearance here in 2021. Liam O'Maonlaí is one of the most talented, charismatic and soulful performers of Irish traditional music today. But his musical prowess goes beyond his own cultural roots with his amazing vocals and an array […]
Stand up poet and broadcaster Kate Fox shares some of the stories from her book of amazing Northern women, Where There's Muck, There's Bras, including Hullensians Barbara Buttrick, Amy Johnson, Ethel Legniska and Lillian Bilocca. The show sold out at Hull Truck in 2019 and a book version has now been published by Harper North. […]
John Verity is currently one of the most consistent performers on the blues/rock circuit. His previous appearances have included opening for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and many others in the USA before time spent as frontman with Argent. After Argent came off the road John was in demand for recording and guesting with other musicians […]
To celebrate the launch of their new book ‘The Mick Ronson Story: Turn and Face the Strange’, Hull writers Rupert Creed and Garry Burnett present an evening of stories, film clips and musical insights into the life and career of one of the city’s finest musicians. How did this estate kid from Greatfield become such […]
The youngest of three children, Deborah Bonham grew up in a musical family, where all siblings had an amazing introduction to music. Deborah’s Mom and Dad were music lovers, regularly playing the music of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. They were also fans of renowned trumpeters Harry James and Louis Armstrong and vocalists Mahalia Jackson, […]
Polly Paulusma heads to Wrecking Ball Arts Centre as part of her Autumn 2022 tour. Polly Paulusma follows up her critically-acclaimed 2021 album Invisible Music with The Pivot On Which The World Turns (Wild Sound/OLI 2022), affectionately shortened to Pivot. The album marks a return to her singular brand of insightful songs that, in their subject […]