Deliaphonic is a 4 day festival to celebrate the sounds and legacy of Delia Derbyshire. With film screenings, talks, live music, DJ sets, projections, performance art, sonic installations and family-friendly events, you will be inspired by some well-acclaimed musicians and artists with experimental and electronic music and more. However, if…
Despite being one of the newest entertainment venues in the city of Coventry, the HMV Empire is definitely becoming one of the most popular entertainment venues in the city of Coventry. The initial performance at the HMV Empire saw one of the biggest artists, Ed Sheeran, perform in front of…
Originally called the “Butts Park Theatre” the Albany Theatre opened on 1st February 2013. For over 12 months, the theatre was entirely volunteer-led and managed but in order to increase the capacity to bring in events to generate revenue, a full-time, paid Theatre manager was employed in June 2014. In…
During the Second World War and specifically, on 14th November 1940, the city of Coventry went under attack from bombs dropped by the German Air Force, known as the Luftwaffe. Throughout the whole city, homes were destroyed and there was mass amount of damage across the city; the most notable…
Known as Coventry’s centre for Creative Music Making, SoundLab Coventry is a new centre for creative music making, with partnership with Positive Youth Foundation, Coventry Music and Coventry City Council. Their vision is to create a space for young people to be creative in their music making. Especially for 10-16…
Formerly known as Saint Michael’s Singers, Coventry Cathedral Chorus was formed in 1963 and as well as being one of the oldest running musical groups in Coventry, they are also regarded as one of the UK’s leading choral societies. The choir has a membership of around 90 auditioned singers from…
The City of Coventry Male Voice Choir started over 60 years ago but is still going strong today. If you are unaware, the City of Coventry Male Voice Choir are a group of enthusiastic amateur singers, who also take part in large massed choir events. Many of their concerts today…
The Belles of Three Spires are Coventry’s all-female acapella and barbershop group. Having been formed in 1989, the Belles of Three Spires performed at their first convention in 1995 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Their members are aged between 20-70 and they have, at the present time, a total of 53 members.…
Formerly known as Westwood Jazz, Jazz-a-matazz was formed in 2008 and has now, recently, collaborated with Solihull Jazz. Previously, Jazz-a-matazz used to host live jazz sessions for 12 successful years however, following the Covid-19 pandemic, they now share venues with Solihull Jazz. They now meet every Sunday of every month…
During the hard times that we have experienced over the past few years, for some it has been extra hard and especially for individuals and families from the poorer communities of the city and people like these have been very dependent on local foodbanks. Coventry Foodbanks have one mission and…