Tag: Wrecking Ball Arts Centre

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…

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 […]

Curved Air is a unique band, synthesizing an eclectic blend of musical styles into an instantly identifiable sound. Curved Air’s hits include “It Happened Today”, “Vivaldi”, “Marie Antoinette” and “Backstreet Luv”. Curved Air founder member vocalist Sonja Kristina leads a skilled and talented new line-up, bringing their unique music to an existing and new fanbase […]

Soft Machine : One of the greatest UK avant/jazz-rock bands of all time. Their work, from their earliest performances as a psychedelic band who were contemporaries of, and shared stages with, Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, all the way to being one of Europe’s best known ‘fusion’ groups, has influenced several […]

SCREAMING TARTS PRESENTS… The Frank & Walters (acoustic duo show). Saturday November 22nd 2025. Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, Hull. Paul Linehan is one of Ireland’s most talented and inspirational singer-songwriters. For nearly 30 years he has penned and performed hundreds of songs with The Frank and Walters which have captured the hearts and minds of […]

Country music has a way of bringing people together, and Jess and the Bandits are proof of that. Frontwoman Jessica Clemmons, a powerhouse vocalist from Houston, Texas, joined forces with a group of talented British musicians to create a bold, infectious country-pop sound that has captivated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. The band […]

Dr Robert and Matt Deighton come together on The Instant Garden. Every so often an album appears that surprises and delights and somehow defies categorization. Such is The Instant Garden.  Dr Robert (The Blow Monkeys) and Matt Deighton (Mother Earth, Oasis) have conjured up a garden full of earthly delights and mysterious depths.  It’s really […]

The Stumble are a blistering mix of blues, soul and old school R&B, they have been wowing audiences with the energy and virtuosity of their live performances for the past 20 years. Festival favourites in every corner of the UK and Europe, The Stumble are taking their creative talents to a new level with their stupendous […]

Bad Manners are hitting the road in 2025, marking their 50th year of bringing infectious, high-energy two-tone ska to audiences around the world! Known for their unforgettable performances and iconic frontman Buster Bloodvessel, the band has been a mainstay of the ska scene since bursting onto the charts and joining the dance-craze film Dance Craze in […]

Gerry McAvoy formed Band of Friends in 2012. Gerry played with Rory Gallagher for 20 years. He has played on every record with Rory from 1971 to 1991. He also wrote his Biography “Riding Shotgun” which was published in 2005. Line up Gerry McAvoy (Bass guitar & vocals) Brendan ONeill (Drums) Davy Knowles (Guitar) “Really […]

An intimate evening with TONY CHRISTIE Tony will be performing at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre a day before his 82nd Birthday. Tony was born on 25th April 1943. Decades later he is still performing and doing what he loves Tony Christie is a legendary English singer and International hit maker. He has recorded million selling […]

The band that brought you the great Everyday Hurts (#3 on the UK charts), My Oh My, Strange Little Girl, Black Rose and I’m in Love Again along with the big U.S. hits La-Di-Da and Run Home Girl, is now being led by long time bassist Des Tong. The band features vocalist Paul McCafferty, Dave Day lead […]