what's on in cov + warks + brum May 2024

music

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Bootleg Blondie
Fri 10th May 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Halle Orchestra
Fri 10th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Jasmine Myra
Fri 10th May 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Kate Rusby Singy Songy Sessions Tour
Sat 11th May 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
La Sécurité + My Fat Pony
Sun 12th May 6pm Just Dropped In
Last Night of the Proms
Sat 11th May 6pm Coventry Cathedral
Liam Vincent and The Odd Foxes
Sun 12th May 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Lunchtime Concert Series: Lawrence White and Rupert Jeffcoat
Thu 9th May 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
Marker Starling + Eliza Niemi
Thu 9th May 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
The Indian Saxaphone
Thu 9th May 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
UK Foo Fighters
Sat 11th May 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Alexander O'Neal: Time to Say Goodbye
Sun 19th May 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Blur2 vs Pulpd
Sat 18th May 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Bryan Adams
Fri 17th May 7pm CBS Arena
Charles Dexter Ward + You Dirty Blue + Small Steve
Sat 18th May 8pm LTB Showrooms
Chemical Dance vs Daft Punk Exp
Fri 17th May 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Cov Third Thursday
Thu 16th May 6pm Fargo Village
Darkside of the Ledge
Sun 19th May 7:30pm Albany Theatre
En Attendant Ana + System Exclusive
Sun 19th May 6:30pm Just Dropped In
Face Up + Angry Itch + Grail Guard + Chipsum Gravy
Fri 17th May 7:30pm Arches Venue
Godiva Calling Heat 2: North of Paradise, Blind, Kharma
Sun 19th May 6pm Arches Venue
Godiva Calling: Alternative & Other Genre Heat
Wed 15th & Thu 16th May The Tin Music & Arts
Kenny Thomas: Him Tour 2024
Thu 16th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Moretallica
Sat 18th May 7:30pm Arches Venue
The Shires: The Two Of Us
Fri 17th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Ben Hemsley
Sun 25th May 5pm Kasbah
Block Party at The Box
Fri 24th May 7pm The Box, Fargo Village
DNB Free Rave
Fri 24th May 10pm hmv Empire Coventry
Godiva Calling Heat 3: Push + Breaker + Freespirits
Sun 26th May 6pm Arches Venue
Immortal Onion X Michal Jan + Batsch
Fri 24th May 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
In Isolation + Chaos Bleak
Sat 25th May 7:30pm Arches Venue
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Wed 22nd May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
London Concertante: A Night at the Opera by Candlelight
Fri 24th May 7:30pm Coventry Cathedral
One Night in Nashville
Fri 24th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sing It Loud: A Community Choir Celebration
Sat 25th May 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sink or Swim presents: Mengers + Yes Princess + Freespirits
Wed 22nd May 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Strange Adventures: Jackdaw with Crowbar + Satsangi + The Rollocks + Trojan Pony
Sat 25th May 7pm The Tin Music & Arts
The Fureys
Sat 25th May 7:30pm Albany Theatre
The Soap Girls + Hek Boss + Madra
Fri 24th May 7:30pm Arches Venue
The Specials vs Madness
Fri 24th May 8pm Rialto Plaza
Voodoo Room: A Night of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream
Fri 24th May 8pm Albany Theatre
Goodiva Calling Heat 4: Bright Black, Unchained & The Home Grown
Sun 2nd Jun 6pm Arches Venue
Music at MotoFest
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Coventry City Centre
Never Forget 90s vs 00s
Sat 1st May 8pm Rialto Plaza
Sessions: A Bomb and a Bill
Fri 31st May 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Shutdown
Fri 31st May 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Sink or Swim presents: Affection Place ft Dave Formula + Chipsum Gravy
Wed 29th May 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Tara Clerkin Trio
Thu 30th May 7:30pm Just Dropped In

comedy

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Count Arthur Strong: And It's Goodnight From Him
Sat 11th May 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt
Sun 12th May 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Adam Rowe: What's Wrong With Me?
Thu 16th May 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Hayley Ellis: Hayley's Comic
Sat 18th May 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
John Kearns: The Varnishing Days
Sun 19th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Paul Foot: Dissolve
Thu 16th May 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sukh Ojla: The Aunty Years
Sat 18th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog
Sun 26th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Six Chick Flicks
Sat 25th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Comedy Night
Wed 29th May 7pm Sky Blue Tavern
Ria Lina: Riawakening
Wed 29th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre

arts

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Collecting Coventry
Until 27th Apr Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
MTW: Godspell The Musical
Thu 9th - Sat 11th May Warwick Arts Centre
Seven Drunken Nights
Wed 8th May 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
YOG: School of Rock
Wed 8th - Sat 11th May Albany Theatre
Beautiful Evil Things
Tue 14th & Wed 15th May Warwick Arts Centre
Magnavision
Fri 17th May 7pm Albany Theatre
Met Opera: Madama Butterfly (screening)
Sat 18th May 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
A Celebration of Ukrainian Culture
Fri 24th May St Mary's Guildhall
Grease The Musical
Thu 23rd - Sun 26th May Belgrade Theatre
NT Live: Encore (Screening)
Until 2nd Jun Warwick Arts Centre
Swim, Aunty Swim!
Until 1st Jun Belgrade Theatre
Can't Stop Carrying On
Thu 30th May 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Sherlock's Excellent Adventure
Wed 29th May 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Spirit of the Blitz
Thu 30th May 1pm Belgrade Theatre

sport

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Coventry Phoenix vs Peterborough Phantoms
Sat 11th May 6pm Skydome Arena
Fury vs Usyk Fanzone
Sat 18th May 7pm Rialto Plaza

food

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Burnin' Love Bingo with Elvis Lesley
Fri 17th May 7pm Albany Theatre
Gin & Juice
Sat 25th May Kasbah
Final Fridays x After the End of History
Fri 31st May 6pm Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Gin Tasting Event
Thu 30th May 6:15pm Albany Theatre
Out of the Box Arts Fair
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Jun Fargo Village
Street Food at MotoFest
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Jun Coventry City Centre

film

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Close Your Eyes
Until 8th May Warwick Arts Centre
Kidnapped
Until 16th May Warwick Arts Centre
Mapantsula
Until 13th May Warwick Arts Centre
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Mon 6th May Warwick Arts Centre
Big Banana Feet
Until 22nd May Warwick Arts Centre
Hoard
Until 23rd May Warwick Arts Centre
La Chimera
Until 23rd May Warwick Arts Centre
Made in England: The films of Powell and Pressburge
Until 23rd May Warwick Arts Centre
That They May Face The Rising Sun
Until 16th May Warwick Arts Centre
Action Rayz: Soy Cuba
Thu 23rd May 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Until 20th May Warwick Arts Centre
Shallow Grave 30th Anniversary
Until 23rd May Warwick Arts Centre
Cinema 0̷
Sun 2nd Jun 5pm The Tin Music & Arts
Rome, Open City
Until 30th May Warwick Arts Centre
Trainspotting
Until 30th May Trainspotting

family

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Charterhouse Volunteer-led Tours
Mon 6th May Charterhouse
Collecting Coventry Community Day Event
Sat 11th May Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Nature Makers
Mon 6th May 2:30pm Charterhouse
The Boy and The Heron
Until 16th May Warwick Arts Centre
Comic Con Mania
Sat 25th May CBS Arena
Rubbish Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Sun 26th May 2:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Tinker Make Play: May the Forces be with You
Until 1st Jun Coventry Transport Museum
Treasure Island
Sun 26th May 1pm Albany Theatre
Victorian Playthings
Until 1st Jun Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Claytime: A Play with Clay
Tue 28th May 11am & 2pm Albany Theatre
Dragons and Mythical Beasts Live
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Jun Warwick Arts Centre
Green Men & Garlands
Until 2nd Jun St Mary's Guildhall
Magical Forest
Wed 29th May 10am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
My First Concert: Let's Make A Story
Thu 30th May 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
Nature Tots: Wild Explorers
Tue 28th May 10am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Netball Camp
Until 31st May Butts Park Arena
Resonate Festival of Arts & Culture
Sun 2nd Jun University of Warwick
Rugby Camp
Until 31st May Butts Park Arena
Sing-along-a Matilda
Wed 29th May 1pm Belgrade Theatre
Splendid Slings
Until 30th May Lunt Roman Fort
Spot's Birthday Party
Fri 31st May & Sat 1st Jun Belgrade Theatre

other

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Japanese Style Stab Binding with the Handcrafted Hen
Sat 11th May 10am Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
John Lydon: I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Fri 10th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sir Tim Rice
Sat 11th May 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
Television/Death Book Launch
Thu 9th May 6pm Coventry Cathedral
ADHD Love Live: The Small Talk Tour
Wed 15th May 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Mapping The Space: Mindfulness Drawing with The Handcrafted Hen
Sat 18th May 10:30am Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Pint of Science
Mon 13th - Wed 15th May Various locations
Coventry's True Crime Tales
Sun 26th May 7pm Albany Theatre
Step into Coventry's History: A Virtual Walking Tour
Wed 22nd May 6:30pm Chapelfields
Batik Art Painting Workshop
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Jun Fargo Village
CV Folk Freshers: Improvers Acoustic Guitar with Kevin Dempsey
Sat 1st Jun 11am Albany Theatre
MotoFest 2024
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Jun Coventry City Centre