Brighten The Corners Festival returns in 2025 on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June.
Speakeasy are a Suffolk and Essex based alternative rock band formed in late 2024 Inspired by britpop icons and british punk sounds.
Rapidly establishing themselves as one of the must-see live bands in the UK. GETNOTGOT create musical landscapes that are fused in the Blue Note heritage with contemporary acid-jazz nuances and a funk-fuelled musical energy.
Chemistry: A Tribute to Rush at The Smokehouse this July.
THIS IS ESSEX METAL — RAW, LOCAL, AND READY TO DESTROY.
Offbeat Ipswich brings an electric showcase of alternative talent from the east Anglian scene, with acts from BalaClava, With Teeth, and Spineless.
AETHORIA are a five piece hard rock band from Suffolk, UK.
Hannah Frances is a vocalist, guitarist, composer, dancer and poet. Her work is centered at the intersection of grief and nature, exploring the pathways of healing through cathartic process and land connection.
Never Under headline The Smokehouse on October 11th.
Celebrate 10 years of Semantics with us! Those ten years have taken him to some of the biggest festivals in the UK, sharing stages and posters with bands and artists he'd grown up listening to and getting support and love from Radio 6's Steve Lamacq.
The Social Club at The Smokehouse on the 30th of May.
Vigilantes are back at The Smokehouse for their Spring tour!
A night of hard hitting Old School Heavy Metal!
Fuze brings a dynamic blend of indie, pop and rock to the stage. Their music resonates with the energy of youth and the wisdom of experience; creating captivating, on stage experiences that have gained them a dedicated fan base.
Every year, the Suffolk Noise Alliance Weekender celebrates The creativity and sheer volume of electronic artists pushing the experimental envelope in this brilliant part of the world.
Groovy Arts Club Night for Charity (War Child & Anglia Care Trust) featuring four acts The Groovy Arts Club Band, Lauryn & Pat, Mel & Marcel and Rob Prince
A charity concert with headliners ‘Helix’, who have previously played at The Smokehouse. As well as support acts ‘Love for Money’ and ‘Happy Septemeber!’—a night for music with all profits going to charity.
The Rattlebacks Sidewinder Tour 2025 - for fans of rock.
Sons of Icarus return to The Smokehouse, with support from Hope Ahead and Helix
This event will be a charity concert. The night will contain an eclectic range of genres, and will have something for everybody!
Brighten The Corners Presents indie pop sibling duo Esme Emerson at The Smokehouse on Friday 25th April 2025.
Charlie Blackwood headlines The Smokehouse with support from Sam Milne.
Indie Rock six-piece feature members of long-time Essex bands Absent Kid, Nothing Existed and Warm Winters, reuniting with an expanded line-up, new songs, re-worked favourites, and a darker, revitalised sound. Influences include The Cure, Manic Street Preachers and Pavement.
Beau Bowen headline The Smokehouse alongside Gabrielle Ornate for their ‘Out Of This World Rock Show’.
Magnolia headline The Smokehouse on April 11th.
The quartet - Archie Ormrod (lead vocals, guitar), Riley Godbold (lead guitar, vocals), Fin Salter (bass) and Finn Lawley (drums) - provide an earthquaking hybrid of rock, alternative, indie pop and psychedelic music that burns brighter than ever amidst their return to the scene in 2025.
Brighten The Corners Presents jangly indie-pop band The Tubs at The Smokehouse on Friday 28th March 2025.
Cardboard, a four-piece band from London that have arrived to kindle a youthful spirit of defiance, determination and lightning-bolt chemistry reminiscent of the 00's indie scene.
3 amazing teenage bands have teamed up to bring their music to Ipswich!
Alt-rock newcomers Dead Air bring their anthemic, re-energised strand of Alt-Rock to Ipswich for an evening of chaos.
Uridium plays hard and fast old school metal. They're always willing to serve, with blood sweat and tears to make sure that every soul that goes to see them leaves with a big smile on their face.
A night of live indie and alternative music from local artists.
Join us for Luke Fisher's birthday bash! 3 amazing bands, a night of great fun awaits.
For February’s Queer Noise, we’ve The Last Arizona and June Henry. Two great tastes that go amazingly together all the way from across The Pond, alongside excitable folk punks Cheap Dirty Horse.
Think Nu Jazz meets Fat Freddie’s Drop meets Nirvana.
Folk band The Rabbitts headline The Smokehouse on Saturday 1st February 2025.
Join us for an evening of Experimental Electronica, Soundscapes, Aural journeys and noise.
