May 2024
Thursday 9th:
Open Mic with Peter T
7:30pm
Our Open Mic is on the Second and Last Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30pm with our host extrordinaire Peter Turrell at the helm!!
No need to book in advance, just turn up on the night and pop your name down, usually 2/3 songs, open to all abilities. Comedians and Poets are welcome too.
Most weeks we have a featured act performing too
FREE ENTRY
Friday 10th:
Clann An Drumma
7:30-11pm
Scotland’s premier tribal band brings their thunderous show of bagpipes and battle drums to Norwich. This was moved from B2 into the main bar, due to high ticket demand!
Saturday 11th:
PORKFEST
12-11pm
Rockabilly all-dayer, raising money for BREAK
Acts include:
Porky’s Hot Rockin
Big Black Cadillac
Rockin Ricki Cliffe
Lucky Lexi & The Riverside Boys
Ruby n Shake, Rattle n Roll
Danny Fisher
More to be announced
TICKETS – £10 OTD
Wednesday 15th:
Psychedelic Circus
8pm
Pychedelic circus is all us free thinkers who wish to gather together and enjoy being and sharing the creative potential of a liberated mind
FREE ENTRY
Thursday 16th:
Metal 2 The Masses, SEMI FINAL
7pm
Line up to be announced closer to the time.
Tickets are £8 from the bands in advance, £10 on the door.
Doors are at 7pm, first band on at 7:30.
Line up drawn on the night.
Friday 17th:
The Mojo Band + The Broads & Big Steve (From the Arlenes)
9-11pm
Dance the night away with the fabulous The Mojo Band. Formed in the mid-90s’s by Brian Smith (keys) and John Knowles (vocals) the band brings its unique blend of toe tapping, foot stomping Southern Rock, Rhythm & Blues and Northern Soul to the famous Brickmakers music pub in Norwich.
The Band is currently performing as an 8 piece, having recently added the ‘Broads’ Trudi and Tracy as backing vocalists.
Special guest support from Big Steve Arlenes.
All money raised from this event will go to the legal advice charity, Norfolk Community Law Service.
Saturday 18th:
Punks Not Dead – All Day Punk Gig
1-11pm
POSTPONED:
New dates: Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May 2025.
You lucky buggers get to pay the same ticket fee as for the one day but next year, it will be for 2 days!!
So, 2 days of punk for the price of 1! That is a bargain! For the people who have already bought their tickets, these will be valid for the 2 days next year. Extra bands will be added and line up will be announced soon. Ticket link will also be available soon
Raising money for:
https://www.facebook.com/HuntSaboteursAssociation/
https://www.facebook.com/childrenwithcanceruk/
Sunday 19th:
Soul Bags
3-6pm
An afternoon of Northern Soul, come down for a boogie!
FREE ENTRY
Wednesday 22nd:
The Blue Lion Band
8pm
These guys play an unusual high energy mix of funk, old-school rock, jazz, current top 40, soul, swing, 80s/70s/90s hits, latin/afro-cuban, horas and more – anything to get ’em up and dancing!!
https://www.bluelionband.co.uk
FREE ENTRY
Thursday 23rd:
Peter T’s SPOTLIGHT
7:30pm
The next spotlight features…
The Manifest, Guilty Pleasure, Kitty-May Band and False Etiquette.
FREE ENTRY
Friday 24th:
Walkway
9pm
Walkway return to The Brickies with their signature Rock covers, as part of our Beer & Cheese Festival
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 25th:
6 Card Cribbage Competition
2:30pm
Traditional 6 card singles competition
Please phone ahead to book your seat, if possible,
(this helps us with arranging tables) on 01603 947881.
On the day arrive from 2.30pm to register
Play starts at 3pm
£3 entry per person
Cash Prize
Saturday 25th:
Ska, Reggae & Beer festival
12-6pm
Hosted by Strictly Roots & Boots, our Ska & Reggae garden parties are always busy guaranteed to get you moving! We’ve got this one running alongside our beer festival, so make sure you put your pint down before you get up to dance!
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 25th:
Redemption
9pm
Rock n roll, boogie woogie, funk & soul band, made up of unique bunch of kick ass ex pro big name session musicians
FREE ENTRY
Sunday 26th:
Those Deadbeat Cats
3-6pm
Those Deadbeat Cats return to the Brickmakers, with their own brand of Rock N Roll & Rockabilly, plus some unusual covers in their own style. The Dead Beat Cats are Daryl Blyth, Wayne Beauchamp and Ron Sayer
Stick around afterwards for ‘Sing It Your Way Karaoke’ with DJ Rickster
FREE ENTRY
Sunday 26th:
Sing it your way Karaoke
With DJ Rickster
7pm
Come down and sing your heart out at our monthly Brickies Karaoke night!
Karaoke tracks from the 1920s to the PRESENT, we have the widest range of tracks available in East Anglia and always kept up to date
FREE ENTRY
Monday 27th:
NR SKA
4-7pm
Skank-holiday Monday!
An afternoon of Ska 2Tone covers live & direct with NR SKA including hits from The Beat, The Specials, The Selector, Bad Manners and many more!
FREE ENTRY
Wednesday 29th:
Norfolk Blues Society
8pm
Norfolk Blues Society exists to promote, preserve and advance the tradition and future of live Blues music in Norfolk.
Every last Wednesday of every month
Open to all musicians of all ability, pop down and sign up
FREE ENTRY
Thursday 30th:
Open Mic with Peter T
7:30pm
Our Open Mic is on the Second and Last Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30pm with our host extrordinaire Peter Turrell at the helm!!
No need to book in advance, just turn up on the night and pop your name down, usually 2/3 songs, open to all abilities. Comedians and Poets are welcome too.
Most weeks we have a featured act performing too
FREE ENTRY
Friday 31st:
Hoekstra-Gibbs + Blind Tiger + Joey Wit
7:30pm
HOEKSTRA-GIBBS RETURN to The Brickmakers having played there in April of last year.
Many, especially in the Rock Music world, recognise the Joel Hoekstra name immediately for his current tenure as lead guitarist in Whitesnake and Trans Siberian Orchestra. Also well known for his highly regarded touring work with Cher, Foreigner and as a longtime member of Night Ranger, being an original member of Rock of Ages as well as work with Amy Lee-Evanescence, Dee Snider-Twisted Sister, Jim Peterik, The Turtles, Michael Sweet-Stryper, Jeff Scott Soto, just to name a few. He has also
received a litany of guitar/musician high honors and awards and is considered
currently among the best Rock guitarists worldwide!!
Brandon Gibbs for quite some time now has been the “go to” vocalist for Poison when Bret Michaels is not available. Brandon also handled vocal and co-writing duties for Devil City Angels (w/Rikki Rockett and Tracii Guns). He
currently still performs with Cheap Thrill and has had considerable success with his own band, The Brandon Gibbs Band. Brandon has also worked hand in hand over the years with legendary producer, Michael Wagener.
This fantastic acoustic duo show draws its song list/set from a wide variety of popular music (mostly from both of their past and current work), as well as some fantastic original music and adds in the enjoyable “storytellers” aspect.
There is no doubt that this acoustic duo is a one-of-a-kind experience that you
do not want to miss!!
Special Guest on Tour is Joey Wit (Acoustic) from the USA and local lads Blind Tiger are also back in support, but this time with their full electric show
June 2024
Saturday 1st:
6 Card Cribbage Competition
2:30pm
Traditional 6 card singles competition
Please phone ahead to book your seat, if possible,
(this helps us with arranging tables) on 01603 947881.
On the day arrive from 2.30pm to register
Play starts at 3pm
£3 entry per person
Cash Prize
Saturday 1st:
DEAD HORSE
9pm
The Mighty Dead Horses of hard Rock n metal return with the usual brand madness. Metallica, Sex Pistols, SOAD, AC/DC, Sabbath, Volbeat, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Beastie Boys, Motörhead, Shinedown all delivered with the Horse hot sauce!!
FREE ENTRY
Sunday 2nd:
PYEVAROTTI
3-6pm
Stevie is back at the Brickies again, belting out the classics. Come down & sing along!
Stick around after, for Mary’s Marvellous Music Quiz from 7pm
FREE ENTRY
Sunday 2nd:
Mary’s Marvellous Music Quiz
7pm
Mary’s marvellous music quiz! a fun music quiz with music intros, outros, trivia rounds and lots more!
Teams up to 6 people
£2 Entry per person – a percentage of the money goes to charity Norfolk SEN Network
Please book ahead on 01603 947881
Regular event, usually on the first Sunday of the month
Friday 7th
Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems
7pm
Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems is coming back to The Brickmakers for another huge emo party on Friday 2nd June .
The UK’s biggest emo night! Celebrating old school emo anthems from My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, The Used, All American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Hawthorne Heights, Pierce The Veil and loads more…..
TICKET LINK COMING SOON
Saturday 8th
Metal 2 The Masses GRAND FINAL
7pm
The Grand Final!
Line up to be announced after the Semi Final (2 weeks beforehand)
Tickets are £8 in advance (available from the bands) or £10 on the door.
This will sell out fast, so don’t miss out and grab your tickets early!
Sunday 9th
Ska Souls – Sunday Session
3-6pm
Skasouls UK play a mix of classic Ska/Two-tone covers and their own original ska material.
Hugely authentic Ska tribute band with proper brass section covering first and second wave ska.
FREE ENTRY
Wednesday 12th
The Black Dog Music Project
8pm
The Black dog Music Project is a Norwich Based Charity that provides help and support for people who have suffered mental health problems or disability. We provide music sessions throughout the week at Earth studios Norwich for our members to attend weekly sessions to either learn to play from scratch or regain forgotten skills with a goal to raising their confidence & self esteem, join existing or form new bands within the project. We are now in our 10th year and have helped so many people become less socially isolated and confident to deal with other barriers in their lives. Its not just about music, we offer support to our members with advocacy, form filling and advice. We are also a member group of the NCODP where we sign post people to for help. 1 in 4 people suffer from mental health issues, no-one is immune from suffering at sometime and its great to know that there are organisations like the project here to help you when you need us.
FREE ENTRY
Thursday 13th:
Open Mic with Peter T
7:30pm
Our Open Mic is on the Second and Last Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30pm with our host extrordinaire Peter Turrell at the helm!!
No need to book in advance, just turn up on the night and pop your name down, usually 2/3 songs, open to all abilities. Comedians and Poets are welcome too.
Most weeks we have a featured act performing too
FREE ENTRY
Friday 14th:
C/D DEEDS (AC/DC Tribute)
9pm
The AUTHENTIC sound of early ACDC (and a bit of Brian too)
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 15th:
Brickmakers Bike Show!
12pm
Bikes, Trikes and Scooters – All Welcome
Roots ‘n’ Boots – This Is DJ Ska from 12 noon
Carens Cabin providing Food
Trophies, Raffle, Stalls
FREE ENTRY
Donations to NARS – Norfolk Accident and Rescue Service
Stick around for the mighty Damage, from 9pm
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 15th:
DAMAGE
9pm
In 2014 Claire Hall, Marlon Fulcher and Mike Horne formerly of Stonewood, teamed up with Rob Holmes (www.robholmesmusic.com) to form a new rock covers act for the east of England.
A working chemistry blossomed instantly and four years on, the band boast an impressive set list, and growing reputation for tight no nonsense performances, delivered with professionalism, fun, laughter and diversity.
With an ever expanding fan base, and set list, the four members have grown as a unit to improve one another not just as musicians but as friends.
FREE ENTRY
Sunday 16th:
Feelin’ Supersonic – Charity all day music event, raising money for Prostate Cancer
12-11pm
This Is Music Presents Feelin’ Supersonic , an all day event in aid of Prostate Cancer UK , showcasing some of the best new guitar based talent from across the UK across 3 stages.
Wednesday 19th:
Psychedelic Circus
8pm
Pychedelic circus is all us free thinkers who wish to gather together and enjoy being and sharing the creative potential of a liberated mind
FREE ENTRY
Friday 21st:
The Floating Greyhounds
9pm
The Floating Greyhounds are one of the most popular rock covers rock bands in the city. With a set that mixes a a handful of old classics happily with a whole lot of modern hits, this band are happy to provide something for everyone
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 22nd:
6 Card Cribbage Competition
2:30pm
Traditional 6 card singles competition
Please phone ahead to book your seat, if possible,
(this helps us with arranging tables) on 01603 947881.
On the day arrive from 2.30pm to register
Play starts at 3pm
£3 entry per person
Cash Prize
Saturday 22nd:
Counterfeit Brits
9pm
Counterfeit Brits are one of the UK’s leading Britpop Tributes. Performing all the 90s hits alongs
FREE ENTRY
Sunday 23rd:
SKATOPIA
3-6pm
Skatopia – new ska band made up of several familiar faces
FREE ENTRY
Wednesday 26th:
Norfolk Blues Society
8pm
Norfolk Blues Society exists to promote, preserve and advance the tradition and future of live Blues music in Norfolk.
Every last Wednesday of every month
Open to all musicians of all ability, pop down and sign up
FREE ENTRY
Thursday 27th:
Open Mic with Peter T
7:30pm
Our Open Mic is on the Second and Last Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30pm with our host extrordinaire Peter Turrell at the helm!!
No need to book in advance, just turn up on the night and pop your name down, usually 2/3 songs, open to all abilities. Comedians and Poets are welcome too.
Most weeks we have a featured act performing too
FREE ENTRY
Friday 28th:
A Band Called Malice (The Jam Tribute)
9pm
A BAND CALLED MALICE – Tribute to The Jam’ have become the number one choice tribute act of the devoted fans of The Jam.
The high quality of their shows was rewarded with them being selected as finalists in the National Tribute Awards when only in their second year together and the only Jam tribute to be awarded with a tour of the O2 Academy network. The band not only play the hits of The Jam but include B sides and album tracks rarely performed by other Jam tribute bands – Jam fans won’t be disappointed. Their shows are as close to being at a Jam gig as you will get. Launching with an explosion of energy, they guarantee to take you back to ‘When You’re Young’ with their performances that give the same high energy, angst, aggression and passion of the original band members. This is the most authentic Jam tribute about!
Want to hear a certain song on the night… help the band to pick which songs go into the set list… just buy your tickets then head to the band’s website to help put together the set!
www.abandcalledmalice.uk
Sunday 30th:
Porky’s Hot Rockin
3-6pm
Rockabilly Sunday Funday with Porky & the guys
FREE ENTRY
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