We’ve got another amazing week ahead of us in Hull & East Yorkshire, packed full of amazing events and immersive attractions. This week sees the arrival of several live music gigs from local bands at The Polar Bear and international superstars at the Bonus Arena. There’s also a little bit of Dirty Dancing going on at Hull New Theatre. And if books are your thing then there’s an insightful day of author talks at the Festival of Words. Check out the full list below.
Dirty Dancing
18 – 23 October @ Hull New Theatre
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage is back, exploding with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing.
Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives.
Featuring the hit songs, including ‘Hungry Eyes’, ‘Hey! Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart-stopping ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’.
Paul Carrack
Tuesday 19 October @ Bonus Arena
Nicknamed ‘The Man with the GOLDEN VOICE’, Paul’s vocals have graced million selling songs such as ‘How Long’ by ACE, ‘Tempted’ by Squeeze and the Grammy Award nominated ‘Living Years’ by Mike and the Mechanics. Paul Carrack and his awesome six-piece band take to the road again for their 30 date UK tour in January 2020.
Having returned from touring Japan and the USA as a featured instrumentalist with the Eric Clapton Band, Paul is eager to get back to his own set highlighting not only the hits and collaborations with bands such as The Eagles but also songs from his 17 solo albums. Carrack rose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of Ace, and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Roxy Music, Squeeze and Roger Waters’ backing band, The Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings.
He enjoyed considerable success as the co-lead singer (with Paul Young) and a songwriter for Mike + The Mechanics. Carrack’s songs have been recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Michael McDonald and Jools Holland, and he has served as a session and/or touring musician for the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, B.B. King, The Pretenders, The Smiths and Madness.
Undr The Cosh Live Podcast
Friday 22 October @ Comedy Lounge
Since the first episode in 2018 Undr The Cosh has fast become the UK’s most popular football podcasts, seeing over 50,000 audio downloads and 20,000 video views each week.
Level 42
Thursday 21 October @ The Bonus Arena
British band Level 42 will be heading to the Bonus Arena on the ‘From Eternity To Here Tour’ as the guys take to the road performing all the hits such as Lessons in Love, Something About You, Leaving Me Now, Running in the Family, and Hot Water. Bassist and frontman Mark King; “Touring with the band this year has been about as much fun as I can remember having had on the road, and If you had asked me back in 1980 if I thought we would be selling out theatres around the world when I was sixty years old I probably would have laughed!”
Bestsellers Day
Saturday 23 October @ Beverley Memorial Hall
Join the Festival of Words to explore four incredibly engaging authors including Matson Taylor, Joe Schute, Stacey Halls and Christy Lefteri.
DMA’s
Friday 22 October @ The Bonus Arena
DMA’s are an Australian three-piece rock band formed in 2012 in Sydney. The band is composed of Tommy O’Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took. They gained popularity for their debut single “Delete” and for their self-titled EP released in 2014. The band’s moniker – DMA’s – comes from their former name, “The Dirty MA’s”.
Jelly – Sweet Indie Rock ‘n’ Roll
Thursday 21 October @ The Welly
Over at Welly you can enjoy some music guaranteed to get your head bopping and your body moving so definitely check it out.
FloodLights
22 – 24 October @ Hull city centre
FloodLights is Absolutely Cultured’s newly-commissioned public project featuring captivating projections and soundscapes – brand new for Hull in Autumn 2021. The city of Hull, and the lives of its inhabitants, has been shaped by its proximity and relationship to water. Working in partnership with Living With Water, Yorkshire Water and the University of Hull, we’ll be exploring these issues – now even more pertinent than ever – through projection and light installations.
Hull-based artists Davy & Kristin McGuire bring Sirens, an underwater world of mermaids and sea creatures, to life at Princes Quay in a beautiful but haunting display of holographic projections into the water. As global warming impacts their habitats, mermaids have been forced to migrate to better feeding grounds in urban environments in order to survive.
The Sesh
Tuesday 19 October @ The Polar Bear
Navier Gene: A three piece that have have been incredibly busy in 2021. Having released numerous astounding singles the band have already set off at an incredible pace with a lively show at The New Adelphi Club. Comprised of three Hull legends, we’ve loved what they’ve released so far, and can’t wait for them to make their Sesh debut.
The Escape Artist: Melodic Hardcore from Hull, The Escape Artist are a force of nature live, and a band we are so glad haven’t down tools’d. In fact, it’s the latter, The Escape Artist release their new single ‘Misery Made It’s Home In Me’ on October 29th, we hope to get a sneak peak of it live at The Sesh before release date.
