Events at The Apex

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

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

Thu 2 Oct, 8pm

Çiğdem Aslan

Çiğdem Aslan (pronounced ‘Cheedem’) is a rising star in the revival of rebetiko, the bitter-sweet, devil-may-care songs of an exiled underclass, sung in hash dens and café aman music houses of Athens, Piraeus and Istanbul of the turbulent 1920s. . With an ensemble of top-class musicians she revisits this world past to make these songs seem as fresh and relevant as if they’d been composed yesterday, unlocking the riches and relevance of this ‘Blues of the Aegean’ to new audiences today.

“One of the year’s best new discoveries” The Guardian

£12.50 (£10.50conc) £5 U25s

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Fri 3 Oct, 7.30pm

ELO Experience

Mr Blue Sky Tour. Hear classics such as Living Thing, Telephone Line, Wild West Hero, Sweet Talking Woman, and of course, Mr Blue Sky, as performed by the UK’s number 1 tribute.

£20

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Sat 4 Oct, 8pm

Boogie Night 2

Get up & Get Down to Alexander O’Neal (Criticize, Never Knew Love Like This), Gwen Dickey from Rose Royce (Car Wash, Wishing on a Star) & The Edwin Starr Band (H.A.P.P.Y Radio & the legendary track – War).

£27.50

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Sun 5 Oct, 3pm

The Mayor’s Charity Concert

Enjoy outstanding entertainment from The Voice Squad, whilst raising money for Gatehouse and Acute Kidney Injury at West Suffolk Hospital.

Voice Squad have been taking their great mix of show-tunes, gospel, jazz, folk and world music to venues all over the country including the Royal Albert Hall, Snape Maltings, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and Birmingham Symphony Hall.  They have recently been finalists in the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Competition and always receive high praise.

£12 (£10conc)

Tue 7 Oct, 7.30pm

London Mozart Players with Tasmin Little

Astor Piazzolla – Seasons
Roxanna Panufnik – Tibetan Winter
Anton Vivaldi – Four Seasons

£25/£20 (£23/£18conc) £5U25s

 

Wed 8 Oct, 8pm

The Lindisfarne Story

A celebration of the group’s music and achievements by drummer/founder member Ray Laidlaw, and Billy Mitchell, front man for the final eight years. Ray and Billy perform acoustic versions of Lindisfarne’s classic songs and tell the inside story of the group’s rise to fame

Enjoy hearing Lady Eleanor, Meet Me On The Corner, Fog on the Tyne, Run for Home and the stories behind them.

£18.50

 

Thu 9 Oct, 8pm

T.Rextasy

T.Rextasy have performed around the world for over 20 years, ironically out-living Marc’s very own T.Rex, and is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band endorsed and approved by Marc Bolan’s family & original T.Rex ex-members.

£19

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Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm

Kast Off Kinks

Former members of The Kinks who got together to play for Kinks Fan Club meetings and Charity events over 18 years ago: The original drummer Mick Avory, who played on all the classic hits from 1964-1984. Jim Rodford, bass (1978-1996) and also known for Argent and the current Zombies.  Ian Gibbons, keyboards (1979-1996) and is currently still working with Ray Davies.  Dave Clarke, vocals & guitar, previously with The Beach Boys and the Noel Redding band. Playing all the hits from the 60s, 70s & 80s including: You Really Got Me, Tired of Waiting, Dead End Street, Sunny Afternoon, Autumn Almanac, Lola, Ape Man, Come Dancing, All of the Day & All of the Night and many more.

£20 (£18conc)

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Sun 12 Oct, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.

£12

Thu 16 Oct, 7.30pm

Kerry Ellis

The First Lady of musical theatre, with starring roles in London and on Broadway, Kerry has also achieved chart-topping success as a recording artist.

£20 (£18.50

Sat 18 Oct, 8pm

Lunasa

Ireland’s No.1 instrumental traditional music legends, Lúnasa are internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional Irish instrumental band of recent times.

“The best Irish instrumental band on the planet” – Irish Echo (USA)

£16 (£14conc)

Sun 19 Oct, 8pm

Georgia Mancio & Gabrielle Ducomble

Chanson, Tango And More… A stunning, multi-national, multi-lingual night of exotic song by two of the UK’s finest vocalists in the company of accordionist Vincenzo Titti Castrini, guitarist Luca Bosagin and pianist Chris Ingham. Featuring French chanson, Argentine Tango, Brazilian bossa nova, Italian retro pop, Chilean folk, Cuban and Latin American classics

£12

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Mon 20 Oct, 8pm

Julian Joseph Trio

Hailed as one of the finest pianists to emerge this side of the Atlantic, for over two decades Julian Joseph has been a towering figure in contemporary jazz.  A prodigious composer and arranger, an admired and respected bandleader, an inspirational collaborator and educator, and a highly knowledgeable and engaging broadcaster he is, essentially, a true champion of the music.

£18 (£16conc) £5 U25s

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Tue 21 Oct, 7.30pm

Allegri Quartet

The oldest chamber group in the UK celebrated its 60^th anniversary last year, and it’s current line up continues to attract glowing reviews.

Beethoven       String Quartet in D major Op. 18, No. 3

Mendelssohn   String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Brahms          String Quartet Op. 51, No.1 in C minor

£18/£15 (£16/£13conc) £5U25s

 

Wed 22 Oct, 7.30pm

Blake

Re-inspired by the classic trio harmonies of The Three Tenors, The Bee Gees and Boyz-II-Men, these 3 Brit-Award-winners still offer the most eclectic vocal mix of classical, pop, rock & musicals ever seen. They will be performing exclusive songs from their fifth studio album and we expect their famous & hilarious banter with the audience to feature some fascinating new stories!

Supported by Brit-Award-nominated soprano Camilla Kerslake, performing her own spellbinding songs and joining the boys for some breathtaking duets.

£22.50

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Thu 23 Oct, 7.30pm

Joan Armatrading

SOLD OUT – returning on 1^st December!

£28.50

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Fri 24 Oct, 8pm

Omid Djalili: Iranalamadingdong

A firm favourite with his legendary performances, Omid’s stand-up awards include; ’Time Out Award’ and ‘EMMA Award’ for Best Stand Up and nominated for the ‘South Bank Award’

“Right now, the Iranian Djalili is probably one of the most subversive, let alone funniest, comedians around” (Guardian).

£23

Wed 29 Oct, 8pm

The Full English

Stellar group of musicians, including Seth Lakeman, Martin Simpson & Fay Hield. Winners of Best Group & Album of the Year at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014.

£22 (£20conc)

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Fri 31 Oct, 4pm-6pm

BurySOUND Unplugged

Local young musicians performing in the bar

Free

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Fri 31 Oct, 2pm

Andy & Mike’s Tick Tock Time Machine

Starring Andy Day from Andy’s Wild Adventures (CBeebies) alongside comedy partner Mike James. Following their smash-hit show, Andy and Mike’s… Big Box of Bananas, the dynamic duo brings you another brilliant adventure, and this time they have a time machine! Suitable for ages 3+

£12/£10 / family £40

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