Category: Music

Godiva Festival Headliners Announced

Godiva Festival has announced that this year’s Main Stage will be headlined by The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft on Friday 5 July, pop phenomenon Paloma Faith on Saturday 6 July and the legendary Beverley Knight will close the festival on Sunday 7 July. Other Main Stage acts so far include Sam Ryder, The Brand New Heavies, …

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Bands in the Park: Chase Jazzmen

The July ECHO Events Diary lists Chase Jazzmen as appearing in Spencer Park at 2pm on 9 July. Please note that this concert will be held in Allesley Park. We apologise for publishing incorrect information. Full details of the 2023 Bands in the Park programme are here: Bands in the Park

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Arches Venue Lease Extended

While the July issue of ECHO was being printed, our front page story was overtaken by events h the good news that the Arches Venue will continue as a business for at least the next three years. The venue placed the following on Facebook: ANNOUNCEMENT!!! To all bands, musicians and patrons This is a 2 …

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Springboard Festival approaches

It is now only a couple of weeks to the opening of the Springboard Festival, one of the most exciting events we have ever held at the Criterion Theatre. More than 30 performances, involving over 60 performers, actors and artists will be presented on our stage over 8 evenings from 25th March to the 1st …

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Welsh Elvis Show Postponed

The Coventry Cambrian Society’s concert featuring Rocking Rev. Wynne Roberts BEM as The Welsh Elvis that was due to take place on Friday 16 September, has been postponed because of the period of National Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. ECHO will announce the rescheduled date when it is known. Coventry Cambrian Society

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SINGING WITH SPONNIE THE FISH AND THE 50 SEA CREATURES AT ‘MOIRA’S WET FISH SHOP’

Local musician Christopher Sidwell is singing original songs about Spon End in a pavement performance in the company of Sponnie the Fish and 50 sea creature creations, outside Moira’s Wet Fish Shop, on the weekend of Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March, between 11am and 3pm. Moira’s Wet Fish Shop is a well known shop …

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JOIN THE CHORUS FOR HER DAY OPERA

Do you like singing in a choir? Would you like to have fun and meet new people? Are you looking for a new challenge in 2022? HER DAY are looking for female singers of all different musical backgrounds from across Coventry and Warwickshire. They invite you to join the chorus as part of their new …

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Music Festival Plan

There is concern locally over a Premises Licence application relating to an event planned for Hearsall Common this summer and potentially annually thereafter. The application relates to an “outdoor performance of film, dance, live music recorded music and consumption of alcohol” on an unspecified date for Friday ,Saturday, Sunday 12.00 to 23.00 for up to …

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