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The Total Stone Roses

The Total Stone Roses

3 Apr 2026 - 5 Dec 2026

The UK’s best Stone Roses Tribute return to the stage after a brief 16 month, covid-induced hiatus. If you love I Am The Resurrection, Made Of Stone, Fools Gold, Waterfall, She Bangs The Drums and many more then do not miss this exclusive opportunity to hear your favourite Stone Roses anthems performed live by the UK’s finest tribute! Support comes from Oaysis, one of the UK’s best Oasis tribute bands performing a hits packed set that’s guaranteed to be biblical!
The 900 - Tony Hawks Pro Skater Cover Band
The UK's first and only Tony Hawk's Pro Skater cover band. They have even performed live onstage in the UK with Tony Hawk himself! Expect to hear... AFI, Alien Ant Farm, Bad Religion, Black Flag, CKY, Dead Kennedys, Goldfinger, Green Day, Lagwagon, Less Than Jake, Millencolin, Motorhead, NOFX, Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Rage Against The Machine, The Ramones, Refused, Suicidal Tendencies, System of a Down and many more.
Baskery

Baskery

22 Apr 2026 - 22 Nov 2026

The three sisters can't recall when or why they started playing, the music’s always just been there. In their late teens, the sisters joined forces with their dad, who for decades was a one man band playing old blues and country tunes for a living. This foundation of classic "roots music and Americana" settled in their hearts, but also awoke the urge of breaking the rules of traditional music. Baskery is a band built on what three people can do together and it's all about turning the music on its head, blending the straightforwardness of punk with the subtlety of singer/ songwriting. The first album, "Fall Among Thieves" (2008) was recorded in Stockholm, co-produced by Lasse Mårtén (Pink, 'Peter, Bjorn and John', Kelly Clarkson, Lykke Li, Primal Scream ). "New Friends" (2011) the follow up, the band referred to it as the "gypsy album" since it was mainly tracked on the road in various hotel rooms and band apartments, then mixed in Berlin by Blackpete (Depeche Mode, Joe Jackson, Peter Fox). As a contrast to the first two albums which took several months to make, the third one "Little Wild Life" (2013) was recorded during ten days in an old dance studio converted to a studio in former east Berlin, co-produced by Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, J. Roddy Walston, Wargirl). All three albums received great acclaim by the press and are released in numerous countries. The releases in combination with relentless touring have given the band a reputation as one of the music scene's most noticeable live acts.
Dennis Ellsworth

Dennis Ellsworth

2 Sept 2026 - 10 Sept 2026

All the way from Canada, Dennis Ellsworth returns to the UK with his brilliant four piece band. One of Canada's most respected songwriters, he has collaborated with people including Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip), Donovan Woods, Rose Cousins, Leeroy Stagger, John Smith, and David Barbe (Drive-by Truckers / Sugar). Signed to Tonic Records and Cymba Publishing his music has appeared in tv shows for Netflix, CBC, HBO and the award winning film, The New Romantic, and on stage he is absolutely magnetic. His recent albums Modern Hope and Hardcore Freewheelin' gained many accolades and have been nominated in the prestigious East Coast Music Awards.
Red Hot Tribute Peppers

Red Hot Tribute Peppers

9 Apr 2026 - 10 Oct 2026

Red Hot Tribute Peppers will be bringing their powered-up-funkadelic show to The Cryer Arts on 29th May! RHTP are the ultimate tribute to the Chili Peppers, performing all the biggest hits from one of the best-selling bands of all time. Delivering a dynamic show with a deep appreciation for the Peppers' unique sound and style, they strive to recreate the bands’ legendary vibe . Igniting the stage with all of your favourite Chilli Peppers’ tracks from their vast discography, as well as deeper cuts for the die-hard fans, this is an evening that you don't want to miss!
The Bevis Frond

The Bevis Frond

4 Jun 2026 - 20 Jun 2026

The Bevis Frond (guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire Nick Saloman) have ultimately become the UK's leading underground psychedelic rock band. Their music is an iconoclastic collision of distinctly British psychedelia, space-rock, grunge, slow-burning soulful laments, even grizzled folk and more than occasional moments of sublime pop genius.
Gutalax

Gutalax

16 Sept 2026 - 16 Sept 2026

This is an e-ticket! No physical ticket will be sent! Your name will be down on the door! Beyond the Grave and Rancid Offal Booking are pleased to present Czech gore grind legends Gutalax live at The Portland Arms on Wednesday 16th Sept. Joining them will be the UK's very own snuff grind merchants Basement Torture Killings as well as Slamchesters Coprocephalic Mutation. An additional support will be announced in due course
May Commoners'

May Commoners'

1 May 2026 - 1 May 2026

It's the first Friday of the month so you know what that means Comedy at the Portland. The last mixed bill before Cambridge Fringe Line up TBC
Jim Jones All Stars

Jim Jones All Stars

4 Apr 2026 - 18 Oct 2026

A bubbling swamp curse of unholy ass shake, Jim Jones All Stars is the latest project from garage godfather Jim Jones.
Preyrs

Preyrs

2 May 2026 - 7 May 2026

PREYRS, a visceral new force in alternative rock and metal, is the brainchild of Belfast rock artist Amy Montgomery and drummer/producer Michael Mormecha. Fusing raw alternative rock energy with the weight of metal, their music is an electrifying clash of aggression and euphoria, darkness and uplift, chaos and control. Recently signing to Berlin based Pelagic Records, their forthcoming album is a cathartic journey through pain, growth and transformation, with debut single Wave of Wisdom encapsulating their fierce yet gothic anthemic sound-where healing and rage collide in perfect harmony. Known for electrifying live performances, PREYRS make their UK festival debut at Bloodstock Open Air this August before supporting New Model Army across Europe this winter then appearing at Planet Rock’s Winter’s End Festival in January 2026. Nominated as ‘Best Live Act’ and ‘Best Artist’ at the Northern Ireland Music Prize, Amy’s undeniably fierce and captivating front person energy has been her secret weapon often described as ‘otherworldly’ or ‘a force of nature’ For those seeking the epic, the healing, the aggressive and the unrelenting pulse of alternative rock and metal, PREYRS is it. The live band consists of long term guitarist Nolan Donnelly and the recent addition of Ciaran McGreevy on bass Presented by Rock By Numbers. This is an 18+ event
Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock

19 Sept 2026 - 10 Nov 2026

With a career now spanning six decades, Robyn Hitchcock remains a truly one-of-a-kind artist –surrealist rock ’n’ roller, iconic troubadour, guitarist, poet, painter, performer. An unparalleled, deeply individualistic songwriter and stylist, Hitchcock has traversed myriad genres with humor, intelligence, and originality over more than thirty albums and seemingly infinite live performances. From The Soft Boys’ proto-psych-punk and The Egyptians’ Dadaist pop to solo masterpieces like 1984’s milestone I Often Dream of Trains and 1990’s Eye, Hitchcock has crafted a strikingly original oeuvre rife with sagacious observation, astringent wit, recurring marine life, mechanized rail services, cheese, Clint Eastwood, and innumerable finely drawn characters real and imagined. Blending folk and psychedelia with a wry British nihilism, Robyn describes his songs as ‘paintings you can listen to’. His most recent album The Man Upstairs is a bittersweet love letter to a vanishing world. Produced by legendary folk-rock svengali Joe Boyd (Pink Floyd, Nick Drake) the album was critically acclaimed by MOJO, Uncut and The Quietus. This TalkingGigs event gives you a chance not only to hear Robyn perform and tell tales in his unique style but also to hear him talk about his music and career and even ask him the question that has always intrigued you.
Modern Haze + Stranger Than Fiction + Fallen From Grace
Modern Haze is an East Anglian indie trio comprising Jack Diggle, Jake Webb, and Devon Arnold, known for high energy performances in Cambridge and surrounding areas. Nominated for Best Rock Band in the 2025 NMG Awards. Stranger Than Fiction are a melodic rock band from Huntingdon, and are the brainchild of Jack Pinnington. Deft melodic touches and strong vocals form a cohesive whole. Fallen from Grace is a 4-piece modern grunge band formed in Cambridge in 2024 by vocalist Grace Goodger. Featuring guitarist Dominic Stanley and drummer Ellis and with a 3-track EP scheduled for release in April 2025. Their music is influenced by artists such as Nirvana, Paramore, and Amy Winehouse.
Jeffrey Alexander & the Heavy Lidders
Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders takes the freaked improvisation of Alexander's long-running instrumental band - DWLVS / Dire Wolves - into the world of song. Heady songwriting, ethereal jazz and krauty blues stomps are all featured. The Lidders include members of Elkhorn and Bardo Pond and are currently based in Philadelphia PA. Alexander has been frittering around the edges of the psychedelic underground for several decades, having played in a host of groups like Jackie-O Motherfucker, The Iditarod, and Black Forest/Black Sea. He has also been an arts venue programming director, booking agent, record label owner, FM radio disc jockey, tour manager, espresso bar cafe owner, and curator of several international music festivals such as Terrastock. He has worked in arts museums from Baltimore to Providence to Pittsburgh to San Francisco. Jeffrey also followed the Grateful Dead as a taper, coast to coast, for most of the 1980s. He is also a free-form radio DJ with current programs on both Camp Radio and NQRA.
Jake Martin & the Broken Bodies

Jake Martin & the Broken Bodies

28 May 2026 - 28 May 2026

Jake Martin is one of the UK's most exciting and hard-working solo acoustic artists. Known for his raw energy, heartfelt song-writing, and powerful live performances, Jake plays every show as if it might be his last: the result is an electric atmosphere with guaranteed crowd-wide singalongs. Over the past several years, Jake has toured relentlessly, taking his music across the UK, mainland Europe, the USA, and Australia. His high-energy blend of acoustic punk and melodic indie-folk, paired with sharp storytelling and offbeat humour, has earned him a loyal following and slots alongside some of the biggest names in the scene. Jake has played some of the UK's biggest festivals, including Boomtown, Beautiful Days, Rebellion Festival, 2000 Trees and Manchester Punk Festival and has shared stages with Frank Turner, Pet Needs, Beans On Toast, Ferocious Dog, Gaz Brookfield, Mark Chadwick (The Levellers), New Model Army, and Will Varley to name a few.
Txzz + Pollyanna + Special Guests

Txzz + Pollyanna + Special Guests

15 May 2026 - 15 May 2026

TXZZ is an underground music artist known for creating tracks in the electronic, electroclash, and witch house genres, often characterized by distorted synths, heavy low-end, and dark, atmospheric soundscapes. Pollyanna play deft, joyous and melodic indie pop, that twists and turns in unexpected ways. Narcolepsy are a shoegaze/dream pop band from recalling such luminaries as Lush, Ride and Cocteau Twins. FX pedals set to stun.
Spear of Destiny

Spear of Destiny

15 May 2026 - 27 Aug 2026

Hard to believe we know but it is true, Kirk Brandon has now been leading Spear of Destiny for over 37 years. Spear of Destiny were formed in 1983 after the demise of Kirk Brandon’s post punk iconic rockers Theatre of Hate. (Brandon had also, before TOH, been the main man in every punk rockers favourite band of that era The Pack)
Lili Refrain

Lili Refrain

2 Apr 2026 - 8 Apr 2026

Lili Refrain is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and performer based in Rome, Italy. Her solo project was founded in 2007. She uses electric guitar, vocals, percussions and synthesizers, overlapping them in real time through loop stations. The atmosphere she evokes cover a wide swath of sonic territory that combines minimalist, folk, psychedelic, blues, metal, lyrical opera textures, without using any computer or pre-recorded tracks. Her songs are embedded with ritualistic energies and her live performances are a visceral and cathartic experience that lead the listener through an unforgettable mesmerising act. Since the release of her 5th album "MANA" (Subsound Records - 2022), Lili Refrain landed on the stages of the most prestigious European festivals such as Roadburn, Hellfest, Desertfest, Inferno and many more, revealing herself as the rising star of archetypal rituality. Between 2022 and 2023 she toured Europe and the UK as an opening act first with Heilung, then with the legendary The Cult and then ended the year with "40 years tour" of Death Cult. Lili Refrain is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and performer based in Rome, Italy. Her solo project was founded in 2007. She uses electric guitar, vocals, percussions and synthesizers, overlapping them in real time through loop stations. The atmosphere she evokes cover a wide swath of sonic territory that combines minimalist, folk, psychedelic, blues, metal, lyrical opera textures, without using any computer or pre-recorded tracks. Her songs are embedded with ritualistic energies and her live performances are a visceral and cathartic experience that lead the listener through an unforgettable mesmerising act. Brudenell Presents... This is an 14+ with adult, 18+ without event
Nieve Ella

Nieve Ella

13 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2026

Nieve Ella is a rising English indie-pop singer-songwriter from the West Midlands, known for her candid, relatable lyrics about heartbreak, adolescence, and self-discovery.
Av Sunset, Details and Xenonaut - a Night of Noisy Post-Rock
A night of noisy Post Rock courtesy of 3 absolutely blistering hot bands doing amazing things. AV Sunset are a Northampton-based instrumental post rock band. Following their highly praised debut Album 'Disconnections' in 2023, AV Sunset return in 2026 with their 2nd offering. In anticipation this show promises to showcase new material and old for a storming sonic soundscape. Details are a post-rock band from Essex. 2 superb EPs in to their less than 1 year of existence they have been tearing rooves off venues around the East with their powerful mix of angular riffs, tangible melody and a hefty slab of noise. Xenonaut appeared in Feb 2026 with their immense debut single 'Lost to slow decay'. A bold statement of intent from a talented trio of multi-instrumentalists. Expect instrument swapping and triumphant metal riffs weaving throughout what will be a very early opportunity to see a band clearly destined for a great future.
Freya Mcghee: Work in Progress

Freya Mcghee: Work in Progress

23 May 2026 - 23 May 2026

Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldnt back herself on that ability. With over 50K followers online and millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a cult favourite.
Tadiwa Mahlunge Wip

Tadiwa Mahlunge Wip

24 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

Tadiwa Mahlunge is one of comedy's fastest-rising stars. The Times (★★★★) hailed him as one of the Top 3 Stars of Tomorrow. The Scotsman (★★★★) praised him as already looking like the complete, fully rounded package". The Skinny ★★★★ called him impressively accomplished and infectiously funny. Tipped as one of the must-see comics (Rolling Stone), Tadiwa has appeared on ITV2's Stand Up Sketch Show, Comedy Central, Dave, and BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz.
GREEN 182 Presents 'Take off your Pants and Dookie Tour 26'
Get ready to lose your voice and relive the golden era of pop-punk as this high-octane, dual-headline show is a full-throttle tribute to blink-182 and Green Day, delivering wall-to-wall anthems, nonstop energy, and pure nostalgic chaos. Expect two full sets packed with the songs that defined a generation from blinks cheeky, fast-paced punk hooks to Green Days rebellious, fist-in-the-air classics.
R*E*P*E*a*T Cambridge Summer Shindig
Get ready for REPEAT's Cambridge summer shindig! Exact details TBC but expect sounds new and old, hip, happening and maybe hapless too. Hurrah. Proudly supporting Love Music Hate Racism
Tom McRae

Tom McRae

2 Oct 2026 - 1 Nov 2026

British singer-songwriter Tom Mcrae, along with his regular touring musicians ‘The Standing Band’, has been quietly moving up the ranks of the most respected songwriters in the world today after releasing 7 critically acclaimed studio albums over the last 15 years and writing for a variety of artists and singers. Mcrae’s eponymous debut album in 2000 was nominated for a The Mercury Prize, a Q Magazine Award, and a Brit, and the subsequent two years of touring cemented his reputation as one the most entertaining and powerful artists touring today. Mcrae’s second album, Just Like Blood, released to wide acclaim, with every track being licensed for TV and film use, his style of music fitting perfectly the darker output of LA’s film studios. Since then, Essex-born Mcrae has released five more albums, relocated internationally three times and set up his own label Buzztree Studios in Cornwall- and there’s no sign that he’s going to be slowing down anytime soon. Mcrae and his tour mates, The Standing Band, a collection of incredible musicians and loyal friends, released their latest record ‘Did I Sleep and Miss The Boarder’ this Autumn. The album and its accompanying tour have further added to the cult that is rapidly springing up around this talented and dedicated artist and his ragtag band. For an artist working in a genre often considered by the music press to be ‘sensitive and self-indulgent’, Mcrae possesses the talent to blow the roof off a venue with his passionate performances, as well as the innate ability forge a strong humorous bond with his audience.
Kristin Hersh

Kristin Hersh

27 Sept 2026 - 25 Oct 2026

Throwing Muses’ lynchpin, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. Her tenth studio album, Possible Dust Clouds is a highly personalised sociopathic gem delivered as a futuristic rewriting of how music works, a melodious breeze with a tail wind of venomous din.
Brown Horse

Brown Horse

12 Apr 2026 - 30 Oct 2026

Brown Horse make twangy and thoughtful indie rock, delicately arranged, but unafraid of building a yowling wall of guitars, accordion, banjo and pedal steel. Distorted, teary-eyed and country-tinged, this is music for long lonely drives and late, late nights in strange places.
Esther Manito

Esther Manito

24 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

After a sold out, rave reviewed tour last year Esther Manito is back working up her new show As seen on Live at the Apollo and The Stand Up Sketch Show,

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