The Wrecking Ball Book club takes place on the last Monday of every month at 1pm in the Wrecking Ball Cafe. Chat to other literature lovers in our cosy cafe where we offer a variety of drinks and food! For October, the theme is Halloween, so any books related to the theme are welcome. Join […]
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.
JOY RUMMAGE is a playtime, a time to connect, an improvisation of puppets and musicians, including... a snail courtship, a handstand dance, a giant hairy egg… and much more. Watch, relax, (bar available) or join in... try out a puppet, or bring an instrument... With Liz Dorton and friends. This is a free, ticketed event. […]
With worldwide hits such as "Digging Your Scene" and "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way", The Blow Monkeys blazed an iconic trail across the 1980's. In a career spanning more than 30 years The Blow Monkeys have carved out a unique place in "pop" history. They are on an evolutionary path that shows no […]
Kathryn Williams is an English singer-songwriter born in Liverpool, who to date has released 14 studio albums, including a Mercury prize nomination, written, and arranged for a multitude of recording artists around the world. In 2019 her record label One Little Indian put out an anthology 20-disc 2 book boxset spanning her solo career that has […]
For over 30 years Boo Hewerdine has been considered one of the UK's finest singer-songwriters. As lead singer of seminal band, The Bible through to his subsequent solo work and long-time collaboration with the incredible Eddi Reader he has become something of a national treasure. He is in demand as a writer, producer and performer. […]
Legendary drummer and musician - Martin Atkins - speaks on his time in Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke plus anecdotes on Ministry and Nine Inch Nails. A magical career spanning over 40 years, Martin shares his nuanced insight on topics for fans of these legendary bands he was a part of. Martin Atkins is […]
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, and now accomplished author, Mary Gauthier has just released her new album Dark Enough To See The Stars (Thirty Tigers). Over the course of eight studio albums, Mary Gauthier has firmly planted herself as a truth teller, a songwriter unafraid to dive into the emotional core of her chosen subject. On Dark Enough To See The Stars […]
Graham Jones, the man who has visited more record shops than any other human, will be screening the film based on his third record shop book as well as telling comic tales from his life in music. One of the founders of Proper Music Distribution, Graham should be in the Guinness World Records for visiting […]
Well, well, well, Here they go again - another decade put to bed - and, wouldn’t you know it - International Rescue arise from their slumbers with a compelling need to set records straight, have their say and keep the faith. The original lineup performing the original songs from the (original) eighties with added maturity […]
Headline sets from Kelley Swindall & Adrian Oxaal (from James and The Oyster Band) supported by Jack Valero Part Patsy & Part Dolly, with original songs in the story-telling tradition of WIlliams, Cash, and Dylan, KELLEY SWINDALL is equally at home in a biker bar or under a proscenium arch. Taking the stage with w/ just her […]
Sarah Borges & Eric Ambel, with support from Carol Hodge, play the Wrecking Ball Arts Centre. Sarah Borges One way or another Sarah Borges connects with casual mastery. Whether it’s with the comrades she’s collaborated with over nearly 20 spanking years of music making, or the vivid portraits of people’s lives - and occasionally her […]
Charlie Dore And Michele Stodart - The Hundred Miles Tour “Stunning” - Folk Radio UK “Heavenly” - FATEA With multiple awards between them, Charlie Dore and Michele Stodart of The Magic Numbers’ first studio collaboration has already been hailed as “celestial in its elegance” by the Independent. First meeting at the International Women’s Day concert in 2019, […]
DAVE ARCARI embarks on series of UK shows to coincide with the release of his new album Devil May Care (Buzz Records – 18 November 2022). With an original sound that owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war delta blues Arcari delivers a dynamic and energetic live show that […]
2022 sees Nick Harper jettison his normally aspirated time machine which clocks in at just 60 minutes per hour, for a model that can appear anywhere at any time in the many portals of Harperspace. In a new, uniquely styled, acoustically driven album (title to be announced, Nick explores the past, present and future in […]
Local award winning author Val Wood will be signing copies of her latest novel, Winter's Daughter, at 2pm on Monday 28th November. This is a free event and copies of Winter's Daughter will be available to purchase at the signing.
Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, and has successfully turned the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 40 years. Chris has co written some of the most enduring and best-loved songs of our […]