Las Maravillas de Mali is not as simple as just music, but listening, singing, dancing, enveloping, experiencing and becoming music. Their concerts are more than a gathering of people; instead, they are feeling. Original member Boncana Maïga leads the Malian-Cuban band through their music 50 years after their formation, performing songs from both their first…
Music
Poorboys Promotions: living a loud life
We talk a lot about Norwich’s music scene here at Venue. From big to small, LCR to Gringos, it’s safe to say we’re a lucky lot. Yet there’s a small, but very important, group of people who constantly work away behind the scenes to make these venues fill with sound. Often getting overlooked, promotion companies…
Arts
The EU Chamber Orchestra reflects the “spikes and dips” of being at university
Watching the EU Chamber Orchestra at the Norwich Theatre Royal felt like being at University: experiencing the highs and lows of life whilst fighting for your place in the world. As the official Orchestra of the European Union, the company effectively engaged with the audience with its stars Martin Roscoe, legendary pianist, and stunning Emily…
Music
The Hoosiers at Waterfront Studio: not so goodbye Mr A
Ten years after the release of their debut album ‘The Trick to Life’, the remaining two members of The Hoosiers (with two other musicians) played the upstairs of The Waterfront Norwich, a small venue that holds up to two hundred people. Unsurprisingly, tickets sold out due to the earlier successes of The Hoosiers, and this…
Music, Venue
Review: Little Mix electric at Earlham Park
On 3 September, Little Mix delivered an electric performance in Earlham Park and proved to their fans they still had the X Factor. Thousands of excited young people, known as Mixers, filled the grounds with glitter, flowery garlands and colourful posters, showing their love for the girl group. There was a staggering turnout of…
Music
Rising ticket costs killing the live music industry
Yesterday morning Ed Sheeran released pre-sale tickets for his long-awaited tour marking his return to music after a ‘gap year’. Whilst it’s not a shock that tickets sold out almost instantly, it is shocking to many that a standing ticket to one of Ed’s shows would set you back £77. Now you could argue that Ed…