Tag: Wrecking Ball Arts Centre

The Blow Monkeys are unique with a career spanning over 40 years.  Always making new music, always stretching their own musical boundaries.  With worldwide hits such as the classics ‘Digging Your Scene’ and ‘It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way’, they became household names but there was always so much more going on with these […]

Emma King’s remarkable journey has already taken her from Northern England to Tennessee, touring Europe and receiving 5-star album reviews along the way. ​From the grass roots of Hull, East Yorkshire and learning from her parent’s love of Fleetwood Mac & Elvis, Emma developed the deep, soulful Americana timbre that has now become a trademark […]

David Ford’s 2005 debut Album I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I’ve Caused took the music world quite unawares. Understated but ambitious, it is a collection of honest, tender, visceral moments recorded in a Sussex basement that would go on to receive worldwide acclaim and be declared one of the Albums of the Year […]

The Pete Roth Trio features leader Pete on guitar, Mike Pratt on bass, and the incomparable Bill Bruford on drums. The band creates jazz for a new generation of music enthusiasts, exploring beyond traditional jazz conventions. A jazz standard might reveal its essence only in the final moments of performance. Roth’s original compositions, such as “Dancing […]

“She has the power to draw an audience into her world, leaving all those present with a smile, and a few issues to ponder, too” Time Out With a pure silken voice and lyrics that inspire and captivate, Martha Tilston has developed a successful musical career with a large and loyal following. She has performed […]

Absolute Free are a brilliant tribute to the legendary Free and Paul Rodgers!   Expect all the classics in a stunning 2hour show!

Heidi Talbot celebrated 20 years as a professional singer in 2020 and released a compilation album featuring tracks from her last five solo albums. Her latest album ‘Sing it for a Lifetime’ was recorded during lockdown with some stellar musicians across several time zones. She has shared the stage and recorded with Mark Knopfler, Graham […]

10cc drummer Paul Burgess has joined forces with Craig Fletcher and Jez Smith from John Lee’s Barclay James Harvest along with singer-songwriters Clive Gregson and Neil Cossar in a new band The Guilty Men. The band are set to play their first live dates after releasing their debut album Invisible Confetti in the fall.   […]

Neil Young is 80 in November 2025 and to mark the work of the music legend, Yorkshire musicians will be celebrating his two early seventies masterpieces, After the Goldrush (55 years after its release) and Harvest, in a series of nights of acoustic music which will be again raising funds for local charities. https://heymind.org.uk/

Purple at back at Wrecking Ball in 2025 Playing 2hrs of Deep Purple classics such as Highway Star, Perfect Strangers and many more. Join us for this special concert. Not to be missed…

Multi-award winning musician and songwriter / Freddie Mercury Scholarship Winner / PRS Guitars artist Leoni Jane Kennedy performs an acoustic tribute to Rush.

A rare opportunity to see David Gedge of The Wedding Present playing their songs in an intimate setting! This show will feature David on acoustic guitar with Wedding Present guitarist Rachael Wood on the electric, and showcase a different approach to performing tracks from the band’s extensive catalogue. The Wedding Present were formed in Leeds […]

So prolific was Frank Zappa’s output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in just one concert. Over the course of his life, and since his death in 1993, over one hundred official Zappa albums have been released, alongside countless bootlegs. These range from 60’s psychedelia with the Mothers […]

So prolific was Frank Zappa’s output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in just one concert. Over the course of his life, and since his death in 1993, over one hundred official Zappa albums have been released, alongside countless bootlegs. These range from 60’s psychedelia with the Mothers […]

The title is still under-wraps but Hollie is back with a brand-new book tour in Autumn 2025. A Sunday Times bestselling author, chatter and poetry lover, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads from this brand-new collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants. Here, she will […]

Martin Barre renowned guitarist best known for his long-standing role (43 years) as lead guitarist in the iconic rock band Jethro Tull is coming to Hull! Barre’s extraordinary guitar skills and innovative techniques have made him a legendary figure in rock music. Martin will tell his story of his musical journey, from his early days to achieving global success […]