EVENT 12/12: The Bookshop Band in concert (Henleaze)
Join us for a very special Christmas event - an intimate and magical concert with The Bookshop Band as they bring the books to the stage along with a multitude of instruments, to create a cinematic sound, at once touching and mesmerizing, heart wrenching and funny.
“The band are great. If I had a bookshop I’d stock all their albums”
Margaret Atwood
Date:
Thursday 12th December 2024
Venue:
Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU
Time:
Doors at 18:30, concert starts at 19:00 - two 40 minute sets with 15 minute interval, finish approximately 20:40.
Tickets:
£12.50 ticket only
£1 Pay What You Can
(Please only choose the PWYC tickets if you need to, they are limited and intended for those who really need them.)
50p from each ticket goes to Caring In Bristol
You don't need to bring a ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door.
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Between them Beth Porter and Ben Please bring books to the stage along with a multitude of instruments, to create a cinematic sound that draws the audience in, at once touching and mesmerizing, heart wrenching and funny. No previous knowledge of the books is required as the band guide the audience through the stories behind each song’s inspiration. The concert will feature songs from the album, inspired by authors including Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman and Robert Macfarlane amoung others, and you’ll leave enchanted with new melodies and stories, plus a few new book recomendations of your own.
No previous knowledge of the books is required as the band guide the audience through the stories behind each song’s inspiration. The concert will feature songs from the album, inspired by authors including Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman and Robert Macfarlane amoung others, and you’ll leave enchanted with new melodies and stories, plus a few new book recomendations of your own.
ABOUT THE BOOKSHOP BAND
“Not just good, but achingly good”
The New York Times
“Fairytale-land for adults. You’ll be smitten.”
BBC 6Music
“Really fabulous new music.”
Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
The band formed out of a collaboration between award-winning songwriters and their local bookshop, writing songs inspired by the books of visiting authors. On first hearing their music after the band’s first US tour, legendary guitarist Pete Townshend wrote, “I am enchanted, such variation and delicacy… such latent power. It reminded me of my days listening to Sandy Denny and Fairport [Convention] and The Incredible String Band… - a great discovery and inspiration” and offered to produce their next album.
Emerge, Return is released on the 28th June, as a limited edition, with artwork by Stanley Donwood, and will be available to pre-order on vinyl and CD before then.
Find out more about The Bookshop Band at:
www.patreon.com/TheBookshopBand
www.twitter.com/TheBookshopBand
www.youtube.com/TheBookshopBand
www.facebook.com/TheBookshopBand
www.instagram.com/TheBookshopBand