what's on in cov + brum October 2023

music

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A Band Called Malice (The Jam Tribute)
Fri 6th Oct 8pm Arches Venue
Amnesia House
Sat 7th Oct 2pm Kasbah
En Attendant Ana
Fri 6th Oct 7:30pm Just Dropped In
Hawklords
Sun 8th Oct 8pm Arches Venue
Jazz Jam with Simon Spillett
Thu 5th Oct 8pm Cofa's Social
Jo Whiley's 90s Anthems
Fri 6th Oct 8pm hmv Empire Coventry
Karakoke & DJ Nights at Sky Blue Tavern
Sat 7th Oct 8pm Sky Blue Tavern
Lionel Ritchie vs Diana Ross
Fri 6th Oct 8pm Rialto Plaza
LYR: The Ultraviolet Age
Thu 5th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
New Purple Celebration
Sat 7th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Notley Crue + Black Water Fiend
Sat 7th Oct 7:30pm Arches Venue
A Night of Music with Mo Pleasure and Kedma Macias
Fri 12th Oct 8pm Nexus ICA
Candlelight: A Tribute To Coldplay
Fri 13th Oct 7:30pm Coventry Cathedral
Catch 22 Promotions Presents: The Machine Rages On
Fri 13th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Central Committee Presents: Knifedoutofexistence + Geheimnisknecht + By Bizarre Hands
Sat 14th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana
Fri 13th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Francis Rossi
Sun 15th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Heart of England Co-operative Concert Orchestra: Autumn Concert
Wed 11th Oct 7:30pm Coventry Central Hall
Joel Corry
Wed 11th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Local Vocals
Sun 15th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Night At The Movies (Free concert)
Wed 11th Oct 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
Nineties & Noughties Oldskool Nite
Sat 14th Oct 8pm Sky Blue Tavern
Soul II Soul
Sat 14th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Steve Steinman's Anything For Love: The Meat Loaf Story
Thu 12th & Fri 13th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Subfocus & Dimension
Sat 14th Oct 3pm Kasbah
The Irrepressibles
Sun 15th Oct 6pm The Tin Music & Arts
The Offspin + Some 41
Fri 13th Oct 7:30pm Arches Venue
Thrash Domination Campaign 2023
Sat 14th Oct 7:30pm Arches Venue
Disco Inferno
Sat 21st Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Disco Wonderland: ABBA Disco Club Tour
Fri 20th Oct 10pm hmv Empire Coventry
Fat Lip Festival: Think 182 + Better Luck + Second Cities + Maxwell Avenue
Sat 21st Oct 4pm Arches Venue
Jesca Hoop
Wed 18th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Karaoke Night
Sat 21st Oct 8pm Sky Blue Tavern
Kerrang'd
Fri 20th Oct 10pm Kasbah
Oysterband
Fri 20th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sink or Swim presents: The Rollocks (EP Launch) + The Big Sugars + Downdraft
Sat 21st Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Someone Like You
Fri 20th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
The Tin, Sink or Swim & Just Dropped In present: The Telescopes & Special Guests
Thu 19th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Tunde, Voice of Lighthouse Family
Sat 21st Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Black Voices: Songs of Nina Simone plus Emily Saunders
Sat 28th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Bombay Bicycle Club
Mon 23rd Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Chineke Orchestra
Thu 26th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Garage Nation
Sat 28th Oct 8pm Rialto Plaza
George Hinchliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sat 28th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Halloween Weekender
Fri 27th & Sat 28th Oct Arches Venue
Jack Fowler
Sat 28th Oct Kasbah
Lloyd Cole
Sat 28th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Marti Pellow
Wed 25th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Tea Eater
Fri 27th Oct 7:30pm Just Dropped In
Annie Mac: Before Midnight
Sat 4th Nov 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
Breabach
Wed 1st Nov 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Dirty Jack DC
Sat 4th Nov 7:30pm Arches Venue
Double Headline Show: Sunbrella + Lucid Express (HK)
Fri 3rd Nov 7:30pm Just Dropped In
DSM IV + ELLiS.D
Thu 2nd Nov 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Dub Secret presents: Rave Revival
Sat 4th Nov 8pm The Tin Music & Arts
Fire in the Youth: The Final
Sat 4th Nov 12pm hmv Empire Coventry
Jazz Jam with Benet Mclean
Thu 2nd Nov 5pm Cofa's Social
Night of the Living Dubs
Sat 4th Nov 7:30pm Coventry Caribbean Centre
Sack Sabbath
Fri 3rd Nov 7:30pm Arches Venue
The Hunna
Sat 4th Nov 6:30pm Kasbah
The World Famous Elvis Show
Sat 4th Nov 7:30pm Albany Theatre
UB42 Party Night
Fri 3rd Nov 7:30pm Rialto Plaza

comedy

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Comedy Club at Sky Blue Tavern
Wed 4th Oct 7:30pm Sky Blue Tavern
Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame
Wed 4th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Jordan Gray: Is It A Bird?
Sat 7th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Kieran Hodgson: Big in Scotland
Sun 8th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sophie Duker: Hag
Wed 4th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Tom Allen: Completely
Fri 6th & Sat 7th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time
Fri 13th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Hair: Presented by Shelf
Wed 11th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things
Sat 14th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Closeup Comedy with Lindsey Santoro, Stephen Bailey & Ben Silver
Thu 19th Oct 8pm Cofa's Social
Romesh Ranganathan: The Warm Ups
Wed 18th & Thu 19th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Suzi Ruffell: Snappy
Thu 19th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Tom Davis: Underdog
Fri 20th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Dan Nightingale's Special
Fri 27th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny 2.0
Wed 1st Nov 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Reginald D Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Sh!t
Fri 3rd Nov 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Indians Are Coming
Sun 5th Nov 6pm & 8:30pm Warwick Arts Centre

arts

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Alternative Mapping Workshop with Janet Tryner
Sat 7th Oct 1pm Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Anna Ryder's Fat Chance Show
Sun 8th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Bob Brolly & Friends
Wed 4th Oct 1:30pm Belgrade Theatre
Coventry Biennial 2023: Field Recordings and Fountains
Fri 6th Oct 1pm Old Grammar School
Coventry Biennial 2023: Industry Preview: ...Like A Shortcut Through The Brambles
Thu 5th Oct 3pm Old Grammar School
Coventry Biennial 2023: Industry Preview: The Silt Has Risen From The Ocean Floor And Overturned Everything
Thu 5th Oct 3pm Delia Derbyshire Building
Funny Girls Halloween Show
Thu 5th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Phantasmagoria
Thu 5th - Sat 7th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Phantom Sculpture
Until Mar 2024 Warwick Arts Centre
Reimagining Paul
Until 31st Oct Coventry Cathedral
Showstopper: The Improvised Musical
Sat 7th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
The Full Monty
Mon 2nd - Sat 7th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Emerald Storm
Sat 14th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Macbeth
Wed 11th Oct 7pm Albany Theatre
Made In (India) Britain
Mon 9th - Wed 11th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Sister Act
Mon 9th - Sat 14th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Crimes on Centre Court
Tue 17th & Wed 18th Oct Albany Theatre
Dazzle
Sun 22nd Oct 5pm Albany Theatre
Dracula: Mina's Reckoning
Wed 18th - Sat 21st Oct Belgrade Theatre
Cheeky Little Brown
Tue 24th - Sat 28th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Coventry Biennial 2023: Bicycle Club : The Biennial by bike
Sun 29th Oct 11am Old Grammar School
Coventry Biennial 2023: Co-creation Showcase: Ikon Youth Programme and Seungwon Jung
Until 28th Oct Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Guided Tour: Like A Shortcut through the Brambles
Fri 27th Oct 11am Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Mortal
Until 4th Nov London Road Cemetery
The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man
Thu 26th - Sat 28th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Until Apr 2024 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
And We Shall Teach The Gods Their Place
Until 5th Nov Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Exhibition On Screen: Klimt and The Kiss
Until 9th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Gallery Late
Sat 4th Nov 6:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Illusion Impossible
Fri 3rd Nov 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Landscape (1989)
Wed 1st Nov 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Importance of Being... Earnest?
Until 4th Nov Belgrade Theatre

sport

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Coventry Blaze vs Sheffield Steelers
Sun 8th Oct 5:30pm Skydome Arena
Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers
Wed 4th Oct 7:45pm CBS Arena
Coventry City vs Norwich City
Sat 7th Oct 3pm CBS Arena
Body Building: ICN UK International Natural Cup
Sun 15th Oct 1pm hmv Empire Coventry
Carnage Boxing
Sat 21st Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
FC24 Tournament
Sun 22nd Oct Sky Blue Tavern
Rubik's UK Championship
Fri 20th - Sun 22nd Oct CBS Arena
Coventry Half Marathon
Sun 29th Oct Coventry City Centre
Coventry Rugby vs Caldy
Sat 28th Oct 3pm Butts Park Arena
An Evening with Mick McCarthy
Fri 3rd Nov 7:15pm Christ The King Parish Centre
Coventry Blaze vs Dundee Stars
Sat 4th Nov 7pm Skydome Arena
Coventry City vs West Bromwich Albion
Mon 30th Nov 8pm CBS Arena

food

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Ceilidh in the Cathedral
Fri 6th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Cofa's Food Festival
Sat 7th Oct Fargo Village
Craft & Flea
Sat 7th Oct Coventry Cathedral
Fungal Foray
Sat 7th Oct 10am Coombe Abbey Country Park
Oktoberfest
Sat 7th Oct 8pm Rialto Plaza
Quiz Night at Sky Blue Tavern
Tue 3rd Oct 7:30pm Sky Blue Tavern
Fargo Retro Revival
Sat 14th & Sun 15th Oct Fargo Village
Coventry Preloved Vintage Kilo Sale
Sat 21st Oct Coventry Cathedral
Dirty Dancing Part Night
Sat 21st Oct 8pm Rialto Plaza
A Question of Sport
Thu 26th Oct 7pm Sky Blue Tavern
Bingo Lingo Halloween Special
Fri 27th Oct 6pm Rialto Plaza
Dub Club
Wed 25th Oct 7pm Fargo Village
Halloween Makers Market
Sat 28th & Sun 29th Oct Fargo Village
Hocus Pocus Themed Bottomless Brunch
Sun 29th Oct 12pm Rialto Plaza
Halloween at Dhillon's Brewery
Fri 3rd Nov Dhillon's Brewery

film

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Machuca
Wed 4th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Outdoor Cinema: Ghostbusters
Sun 8th Oct 6pm Coombe Abbey Country Park
Outdoor Cinema: The Lost Boys
Fri 6th Oct 7:30pm Coombe Abbey Country Park
Brother: Presented by The Sunshine Cartel and Glamrock Films
Thu 12th Oct 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
Golda
Until 19th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Mean Streets: 50th Anniversary
Until 19th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
The Exorcist (50th Anniversary)
Until 16th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Foe
Until 26th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Silver Screen: Singing In The Rain (plus afternoon tea)
Mon 16th Oct 12:30pm Belgrade Theatre
The Pigeon Tunnel
Until 25th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Action Rayz: Being Blacker
Thu 26th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Met Opera: Dead Man Walking
Sat 28th Oct 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
Screening Rights Film Festival 2023: A Night of Knowing Nothing + Q&A
Sat 28th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Screening Rights Film Festival 2023: Casa Susanna + Q&A
Thu 26th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Screening Rights Film Festival 2023: We Will Not Fade Away + Q&A + Losing Night Reception
Sun 29th Oct 6:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Screening Rights Film Festival 2023: White Balls on Walls + Q&A
Sat 28th Oct 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Killer
Until 2nd Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Daliland
Until 2nd Nov Warwick Arts Centre
French Film Festival: Goliath
Until 4th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
French Film Festival: Love Affairs
Until 6th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
How To Have Sex
Until 16th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Mystery Halloween Film
Tue 31st Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Silver Screen: Dracula
Tue 31st Oct 12:30pm Belgrade Theatre

family

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Lets Watch and Make: World Animal Day
Sat 7th Oct 10am Coventry Cathedral
Outdoor Cinema: Hocus Pocus
Sat 7th Oct 1:30pm Coombe Abbey Country Park
Outdoor Cinema: Room On The Broom & The Gruffalo
Sun 8th Oct 1:30pm Coombe Abbey Country Park
Dipp-E-VR
Until Mar 2024 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Dippy: Facts and Fossils
Sun 15th Oct 12:30pm Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Nick Cope
Sun 22nd Oct 11am & 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
Park Life
Sat 21st Oct Edgwick Park
Pumpkin Parade
Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Oct Spencer Park
Dogoween - Halloween Dog Parade
Sun 29th Oct Cofa's Social
Ghostly Guildhall
Until 5th Nov St Mary's Guildhall
Imagining The Future
Sat 28th Oct Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Mini Monsters Ball
Sat 28th 1pm Rialto Plaza
Planet Ice Boogie Night
Fri 27th Oct 8pm Skydome Arena
Plush Skill Workshop
Sat 28th Oct 11am & 2pm Fargo Village
The Amazing Bubble Man
Sun 29th Oct 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
Tinker Make Play: Marvellously Monstrous Machines
Until 4th Nov Coventry Transport Museum
Art Masterclass: Cyanotype Nature Prints
Thu 2nd Nov 10:30am Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Coventry Rugby Fireworks Night
Sat 4th Nov Butts Park Arena
Firework Extravaganza and Bonfire
Sat 4th Nov 5:30pm Coventry 3rd Scouts, Bromleigh Drive
Give It A Go Holiday Programme
Mon 30th & Tue 31st Oct Daimler Powerhouse
Masterful Masks
Until 2nd Nov Lunt Roman Fort
Milkshake Live: Milkshake Monkey's Musical
Sun 5th Nov 12pm & 3:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
My First Concert: Under the Sea
Thu 2nd Nov 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: Climate Live Labs
Sat 4th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: Hear from the experts
Sat 4th Nov 1:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: Junk Sculpture Workshop
Sat 4th Nov 10am & 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: Phantom Sculpture Gallery Trails
Sat 4th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: Plastic Drastic Fantastic
Sat 4th & Sun 5th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: The Art and Science of Plants and Dyeing
Sat 4th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Planting Roots Festival: The Sign of the Underground
Sat 4th Nov 5:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
The King of Nothing
Wed 1st Nov 11am & 2pm Albany Theatre
Wild Photographers Crafts
Until 4th Nov Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

other

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Charterhouse Revealed Conference
Sat 7th Oct Charterhouse
Thrust 2: 40th Anniversary Talk
Wed 4th Oct 1pm Coventry Transport Museum
Yoga with Rosanna
Wed 4th Oct 7:30pm Coventry Cathedral
Clay with Emily Hett
Tue 10th Oct 6pm Warwick Arts Centre
Holly Matthews: In Conversation
Tue 10th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Mindfulness in The Gallery
Wed 11th Oct 12pm Warwick Arts Centre
Musical Reflections: A seminar series on the philosophy of music
Thu 12th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Science on the Hill: Sequencing the code of life
Tue 10th Oct 6:30pm University of Warwick
Simon Reeve: To The Ends Of The Earth
Sat 14th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Uncanny: I Know What I Saw
Fri 13th & Sat 14th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Yoga in The Gallery
Mon 9th Oct 12pm Warwick Arts Centre
Belgrade Book Club: Dracula
Thu 19th Oct 6pm Belgrade Theatre
Billy Billingham: Always a Little Further
Sat 21st Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Food for Thought
Mon 16th Oct 4:30pm University of Warwick
The Gospel According to Others
Thu 19th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Caleb Femi: In Conversation
Wed 25th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Guildhall After Dark
Sat 28th Oct 6:30pm & 8pm St Mary's Guildhall
Meet The Artist: Mark Andrews
Tue 21st Oct 1pm LTB Showrooms
Saluting Our Sisters: Celebrating Black History Month
Fri 27th Oct 7pm St Mary's Guildhall
Steve Backshall: Ocean
Fri 27th Oct 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
Unveiling the Hidden History of Racial Discrimination in the UK
Wed 25th Oct 5:30pm University of Warwick
Emerge Workshop: Emergency Chorus 2023
Tue 31st Oct 3pm Warwick Arts Centre