Pretty Wasted return to The Smokehouse after their headline set in September 2024. Inspired by Linkin Park, Bring Me the Horizon, and more, this Ipswich band deliver an energetic mix of songs to start your weekend right. With support from Nailbed and Peninsula.
Join us at the Smokehouse for an evening of shoegaze, grunge and 90s riot girl inspired music.
Get ready for a genre-defying night of music as 1lemon and Evan McCarthy take the stage
Offbeat Ipswich brings an electric showcase of alternative talent from the East Anglian scene, with acts from BalaClava, With Teeth, and Spineless.
Disjunction are a 3-Piece hard rock band from Essex/Suffolk.
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AETHORIA are a five piece hard rock band from Suffolk, UK.
An energetic night of 3 emerging alt-rock/indie-rock bands presented by Purple Chaos Live with Pink Serene, Love Minus One, and The Bungees.
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.
The Detour are headlining the Smokehouse at the end of this August with a night of high energy, alternative music to end their string of summer gigs. Supported by the upcoming pop-rock band Not a Chance and Keely Mae. This is a night you don’t want to miss.
Alive & Amplified is a multi-genre, live music, event hosted to raising funds for Survivors in Transition a charity local to Ipswich, doing tremendous work, helping those recover and deal with past traumatic experiences.
Luke Fisher and the Ghost Riders comes to the Smokehouse, with support from The Lamplight Club and Vincent Vermillion
Distorted guitars. Strained vocals. Melancholy lyrics. Sound like a fun night? Far too often, young musicians aren’t given the opportunity to show off their talent, so we’ve taken it into our own hands to put on a youth indie night at the smokehouse featuring only the best of Ipswich’s music scene.
Join us at the Smokehouse for an evening of rock, for fans of QOTSA, Keo and Foo Fighters.
A collection of local artists getting together for an evening of music.
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.
Brighten The Corners Presents Invada Records' electronic rock band Benefits on Friday 14th November at The Smokehouse.
Brighten The Corners Presents London singer-songwriter and storyteller Scott Lavene on Friday 5th December at The Smokehouse.
THIS IS ESSEX METAL — RAW, LOCAL, AND READY TO DESTROY.
Chemistry: A Tribute to Rush at The Smokehouse this July.
Nowhere Fast are a Suffolk based alternative rock band, who are playing their first headline show at The Smokehouse. Support comes from Tabi and Speakeasy
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.
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Speakeasy are a Suffolk and Essex based alternative rock band formed in late 2024 Inspired by britpop icons and british punk sounds.
Brighten The Corners Festival returns in 2025 on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June.
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.
