Events at The Apex

1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

Thu 1 Jun, 8pm

Soul II Soul

Last Few Tickets!

£36.50

Sat 3 Jun, 1.45pm

Con & Dec – The Bachelors

An afternoon of musical memories, anecdotes & sing-a-longs, with a hint of Irish blarney.

£18.50

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Sun 4 June, 7.30pm

Upbeat Contemporary Choir

This concert showcases the choirs’ exciting style with a superb selection of songs sung by the whole choir, soloists and small groups. All profits go to Help for Heroes.

£10 (£5conc)

Wed 7 June, 7.30pm

Leo Sayer

Last Few Tickets!

£27.50 (VIP £75)

Thu 8 Jun, 7.30pm

Juan Martín Flamenco Trio

Fire and Passion: the awe-inspiring guitarist, composer and all-encompassing musician returns with great new artists, direct from Spain. Juan’s new dancer is the 18 year old star from Cádiz, Raquel Gonzalez. Her tremendous footwork and passion is joined with the extraordinary singer Antonio Aparecida, and the poetry and emotion of one of the world’s leading guitarists.

£18 (£16 conc) £5 U25s

Fri 9 Jun, 7.30pm

Patsy Cline and Friends

Sue Lowry with her powerful rendition of ‘Crazy’, ‘Sweet Dreams’ & ‘I Fall to Pieces’ will take you back to those Honky Tonk days of pure Country Music. Marc Robinson will pay tribute to the Granddaddy of Country Music, Hank Williams with songs that include ‘Howlin’ at the Moon’, ‘I saw the Light’ and ‘Rootie Tootie’.

Lee Davidge performs a sensitive tribute to Jim Reeves with his mesmerizing voice, songs will include ‘Welcome to my World’ , ‘Distant Drums’ and ‘Bimbo’.

£19.50 (£18.50 conc)

Sat 10 Jun, 7.30pm

Carpenters Story

Last Few Tickets!

£24

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Sun 11 Jun, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.

£12

Mon 12 Jun, 8pm

Chris Smither

Best known for writing “Love You Like A Man” (recorded by Bonnie Raitt and Diana Krall), Chris draw deeply from blues, American folk music and modern poets, melding the styles of his two major influences, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt, into his own signature guitar sound. His music has been covered by numerous artists and featured in soundtrack albums, independent film, television and commercials

£15

Thu 15 Jun, 7.30pm

The Magic of Motown

40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding musicianship in a musical journey through all your favourite songs.

£25.50 (£23.50 conc)

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Sat 17 Jun, 12-3.30pm

Harmonica Workshop

with Steve Lockwood

£30

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Sun 18 Jun, 11.30am

Songbook Sundays @ The Athenaeum:

Jo Harrop: The Music of Anita O’Day

Rich-toned, London-based chanteuse Jo Harrop, whose style is described as “jazz with soul, soul with jazz” (Blues & Soul Mag) salutes Anita O’Day, the coolest of jazz singers in the 1940s and 1950s, and star of the movie Jazz on a Summer’s Day.

£10adv / £12door / VIP £19 includes breakfast

Sun 18 Jun, 7.30pm

Vieux Farka Touré

Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara”, Vieux Farka Touré is one of the greatest living exponents of guitar Desert Blues.  Hailing from Niafunké, Mali, he is the son the late Malian guitar legend Ali Farka Touré.

Vieux is becoming known for his high-energy live sets, his effortless speed and dexterity on the fretboard, and the effect on audiences of his palpable on-stage charisma and luminous smile. His new album is a mix of impressively diverse styles, covering dance-friendly desert rock, reggae and electric funk to haunting grooves, pulsing acoustic desert blues as well a touch of melancholic beauty.

£18adv

Fri 23 Jun, 7.30pm

Pasadena Roof Orchestra

A vintage dance band in every sense of the word! For 45 years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra have been re-creating the sounds of a golden era of music from the 1920’s and 1930’s. Enjoy beautifully arranged songs from Irving Berlin, Ray Noble, Cole Porter and their contemporaries, re-live the electrifying hot jazz from Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington.

£22

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Sat 24 Jun, 7.30pm

Suffolk Sinfonia Summer Concert

Mendelssohn – Overture The Fair Melusine

Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto

Beethoven – Symphony 4

£12 (£10 Senior Citizens / £4 Concs)

Sun 25 Jun, 7.30pm

Brian Poole & The Tremeloes

Brian, Chip & Dave bring hits such as ‘Twist & Shout’, ‘Do You Love Me’, ‘Here Comes My Baby’, ‘Candy Man’ & ‘Silence is Golden’.

£21

Thu 29 Jun, 7.30pm

Twisting The Night Away

The powerhouse vocals of retro king, Si Cranstoun and his band’s blend of Doo Wop, Rock n’ Roll and rocking Rhythm & Blues. With distinctive tenor highs that echo that of Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, Si has established himself as a regular attraction at the major Swing and Blues Festivals and his energetic live performances turn every show into a party.

£18

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