SUNDAY

Norwich Ukulele Society
The Pancakes
Triette
Girl In A Thunderbolt
Jonathon Marriot
Eleanour Lou & Seymour Quigley
James Severy

dead press presents...
MC Andy Bennett
Christine York, also feat Dick York
Piers Harrison-Reid
Rowan James

Elly Tree
Kiss The Mistress

SATURDAY

99echoes
Ruby Nectar & The Purple Rats
Jason Halls
Adam Moss
Lewis Mokler
Jess Bartlet
Robert Castellani

dead press presents...
MC Andy Bennett
Leanne Moden
Ben Smith
Jack Sinclair

Artwork
Jackknife Horsebox
Cielo

SoapBox's very first festival stage at the lovely Folk East in Somerleyton. 3 days of our favourite musicians, poets and comedians from the past 6 years of SoapBox.FRIDAYAddisons UncleJack Pout...

Orla Gartland is a 17 year old singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. Having gathered a huge army of online supporters for her quirky and highly infectious Folk/Pop music, she is now...

Another month... and a double header of Furry in association with SoapBox at the weekend! And its part of the brilliant Switch Fringe.We have a real treat for you this...

Earlier this year, millions watched ex-English teacher Mark Grist defeat a teenage grime artist in a rap battle for Don't Flop.But it’s a lot more complicated than that. Over the...

Over the past decade, writer and musician Chris T-T has been one of the most consistently acclaimed artists in British underground music.Since 1999 Chris has released eight albums, including a...

Music comes from three amazing female folk/blues/indie singer songwriters who bring their gorgeous voices and heart stopping songs to the May edition. Lisa Ambrose, Lucy Sampson and Halesworth's own Freya...

STICKS & STONES :: Makes their début visit to the incredible John Peel Centre for Creative Arts in Stowmarket, with a whole crew of the best musicians, poets and comedians...

STICKS & STONES A unique event that takes the very best musicians, poets and comedians from the region, on tour, to the most beautiful venues in the East.On our launch...

Its my 30th bday so Im occupying the brilliant music pub that is The Grinning Rat. For one night only it will be transformed into a PSYCHEDELIC GYPSY BOUDOIR, think...

SoapBox & Radical Lounge presents... 16+A very special collaboration, joining forces to bring you an absolutely incredible night of live music, poetry and spoken word from the finest artists in...

The SoapBox tour network, featuring the very best musicians, poets and comedians from East Anglia on a unique regional tour. Four nights, four stunning venues, five exceptionally talented original artists...

The SoapBox tour network, featuring the very best musicians, poets and comedians from East Anglia on a unique regional tour. Four nights, four stunning venues, five exceptionally talented original artists...

The SoapBox tour network, featuring the very best musicians, poets and comedians from East Anglia on a unique regional tour. Four nights, four stunning venues, five exceptionally talented original artists...

The SoapBox tour network, featuring the very best musicians, poets and comedians from East Anglia on a unique regional tour. Four nights, four stunning venues, five exceptionally talented original artists...

An awesome gig from the regions finest original bands in the rather marvellous surroundings of Ipswich Town Hall, in the Council Chambers, as part of Ipswich Borough Council's Access All...

To celebrate the Access All Areas weekend of arts and culture we will be holding and open mic afternoon in the Grand Hall, ooooer missus!Its completely free entry and is...

Top notch indie outfit and downright incredible band The Kabeedies are touring their brand new album which comes out in January and they are heading to the Suffolk badlands. They've...

KILLAMONJAMBO + Lemon Party + Polar CollectiveFUNK :: SKA :: ROCK :: SKANK :: DANCE :: FUNKILLAMONJAMBOLock up your daughters! Killamonjambo is an exciting energetic fresh band from the East...

An AWESOME upbeat night of :: FUNK :: JAZZ :: RNB :: ACOUSTIC :: SOUL :: REGGAE :: DUB :: ROCK from Suffolk's finest.£3/2 NUS :: Doors open at 8pm...

Poetry, prose, rap, covers, originals, all welcome! Come take the microphone for the first time and read your favourite poems, or share with us your own written ramblings and literary...

Three brilliant acoustic artists playing by candlelight in PJ's Bar, seated show, free cake, 18+

Friday Night Live & Soapbox presents the very first all original, unsigned band night at The Malthouse, Ipswich's newest live music venue on Friday 30th December. Featuring The Cads, Ideals,...

Incredible original live music, poetry, comedy, deejays, prizes, hugs, dancing and love (FREE mince pies & silly hats). Doors 7.30pm. £1 entry before 9pm, £3/2 thereafter.

SoapBoxLive and upbeat acoustic music from the regions very best bands, musicians, songwriters and vocalists, with a dash of comedy and poetry thrown in.£3/2£1 before 8.30pm7.30pm till 12am LIVE MUSIC...

Expect innovative live music, chest thumping bass, audio and visual treats, dancing and drinks. Another HUGE evening of incredible live music from our favourite local and national artists, headlined by...

Another HUGE evening of incredible live music from our favourite local artists, headlined by solo sound artist and multi-instrumentalist from Leeds, via Chicago, Illinois JUFFAGE. All the artists performing tonight...

A rather smashing day celebrating this extraordinary little instrument. With a ukulele themed fayre from 10am, workshops and lessons from Gemma Cullingford (to book your place on a workshop visit...

SoapBox is programming 3 days of music and a visual arts exhibition at St Gregory's Centre for the Arts as part of the Norwich Sound and Vision convention 2011.

SoapBox is programming 3 days of music and a visual arts exhibition at St Gregory's Centre for the Arts as part of the Norwich Sound and Vision convention 2011.

SoapBox is programming 3 days of music and a visual arts exhibition at St Gregory's Centre for the Arts as part of the Norwich Sound and Vision convention 2011.www.norwichsoundandvision.co.ukTHU: Rory...

To celebrate the launch of our spangly new website we held a big old gig party and everyone was invited, with many thanks to Neo Optic, Richard Brown and Silvestri...

SoapBox presents an amazing night of talented singer/songwriters under the beautiful medieval roof at St Gregory's.

Rant! is back...The City’s most popular open mic comedy event! What began as an experiment for the 2010 Fringe has become a favourite Norwich fixture. We expect an excitingly varied...

Our inaugural event at this lovely little venue right in the centre of the Golden Triangle.

The second of our regular monthly music open mic nights at the lovely Olives.We love supporting new artists and are always on the hunt for new musicians to book for...

Rant! is back...The City’s most popular open mic comedy event! What began as an experiment for the 2010 Fringe has become a favourite Norwich fixture. We expect an excitingly varied...

Three of our most VERY favourite bands and performers singing in under the INCREDIBLE medieval roof at St Gregory's Centre for the Arts while it was still lovely and warm.

Live music from Ipswich rock’n’roll pianist PHIL JACKSON, penny whistle linguistics from Norwich folk stars THE WOODLAND CREATURES and special guest visit from STEWART HARRINGTON with tons of wicked local...

This month we are proud to present three singer/songwriters of quite incredible quality for our monthly show with a twist. Each one is recorded live! Every ticket holder gets a...

Our regular monthly spoken word open mic night where anything goes. Free drink for every performer too! Email to book or just rock up and join in.Originals, covers, poetry, prose...

We love supporting new artists and are always on the hunt for new musicians to book for fully paid events at high profile shows. Please do come down, any and...

The Final CountdownGig number 10To mark the end of The Ten Bells as we knew it we put on a TEN DAY GIG MARATHON welcoming back all those who have...

Our very last Folk Off at the Ten Bells, a rip roaring send off to what was a wonderful two year residency at this gorgeously alternative little pub.

Norwich's latest and naughtiest spoken word open mic where you are rewarded for words with booze. Get in.

Our monthly world class spoken word show featuring the very best published writers, festival circuit poets and wordsmiths.

The launch of an exciting new event in Norwich where every audience member gets a free copy of the entire evenings performances to take home and keep forever.

SoapBox Debut is an exciting and high quality event with a healthy dose of silly thrown in for good measure.

Another lovely little musicial shindig at our favourite pub featuring the best live performers from our region.

Norwich's latest and naughtiest spoken word open mic night where words are rewarded with booze.

One of our monthly poetry residency's brining the best spoken word artists from around the UK to your doorstep.

A great place to take to the stage for the very first or even try out new tunes in front of a receptive and friendly audience.

A wickedly funny comedy open mic night where newbies and seasoned performers share the stage, testing out new and old material.

A night of genuinely exceptional live music, comedy, cabaret, DJ's and dancing. Set across 3 floors in this wicked bad cool venue we will be taking over every nook and...

FOLK OFF is back...with a whole new line-up of musicians and bands spanning genres. This is an acoustic event unlike any other in a proper pub with a fantastic atmosphere...

Norwich's only unplugged venue featuring only the very best musicians, songwriters and vocalists from across the region. On the first Wednesday of every month for the whole of 2011 we...

A collaborative endeavour between The Cutting Room and getonthesoapbox, a regular comedy open mic night that we had a heck of a lot of fun working on.

Can a poet and hip-hop artist learn to see eye to eye? Mark Grist and MC Mixy have spent the last year trying to find out.Since forming in 2008, Mark...

One of our fabulous free entry acoustic shindigs featuring the very best talent from our region and beyond.

Our big xmas special with free mince pies, silly hats, fairy lights and special Christmas covers. A gorgeous time was had my all, seasons greetings folks.

Our special unplugged series of intimate performances under the marquee in St Gregory's. Only 50 people could squeeze into these special shows that really and truly demonstrated how incredible our...

Our naughty late night spoken word open mic where all forms of live literature are welcomed and rewarded with alcoholic beverages. Sweet. x

Stand-up poet, writer and entertainer Jude Simpson has performed on radio, and at festivals and events across the UK, including BBC Radio 4’s “Saturday Live” programme. Jude combines insightful observational...

Our special unplugged series of intimate performances under the marquee in St Gregory's. Only 50 people could squeeze into these special shows that really and truly demonstrated how incredible our...

Our special unplugged series of intimate performances under the marquee in St Gregory's. Only 50 people could squeeze into these special shows that really and truly demonstrated how incredible our...

A most excellent live music show at our favourite little pub, friendly, fun and always a joy to watch.

Our special unplugged series of intimate performances under the marquee in St Gregory's. Only 50 people could squeeze into these special shows that really and truly demonstrated how incredible our...

Another of our monthly spoken word extravaganza featuring the best festival circuit and slam poets alongside brilliant local word smiths.

An extra special edition of our favourite persuccion event as part of the annual Norwich Sound & Vision Festival.

An entire evening celebrating the wealth of talent in the Norwich Ukulele Society.

Word Of Mouth returns with the very best festival and slam poets on the national circuit, supported by our favourite local word-smiths.

Folk off

acoustic stuff

A wicked band night

At the fringe, percussion based event.

Our very first Folk OFF, what was meantt ot be a one-off event for the Fringe ran for two years, woozers!

First night of the Norwich Fringe Festival 2009, amazing!!

More madness...

All day festy at Unit 5, first time Dan Gregory performed poetry, ever!

One of my favourite events ever.

Another of our excellent, fun and friendly events in this cool little pizza cafe.

An evening of excellent live music, poetry and comedy from our favourite performers. A truly excellent night that was simply bursting at the seams.

Our special annual Alternative Valentines party, less of that soppy stuff the more of that laughter and music!

Our regular fortnightly events in the basement of this cool little venue.

Our very first event at the Norwich Arts Centre, we sold out by 9.30pm it was glorious and so much fun!

Our very first fortnightly session Downstairs at the Workshop. We held a host whole of crazy performances there throughout the year. This event has a special place in my heart...

Our christmas special edition of the Tuesday SoapBox's at St Greg's. Also very sadly the last gig with Marcus Keeley while he was resident in Norwich, now full-time in Belfast...

First collaboration with Mooncalf Curios

A beautiful albeit chilly Tuesday night under the spectacular medieval roof of St Gregory's. This one was most certainly one to remember as the very first time we hosted the...

The very first of our regular fortnightly Tuesday sessions at the incredible medieval church St Gregory's.

Our very first event at St Gregory's Centre for the Arts, a excellent partnership that has turned into a long standing relationship. We hosted a whole heap of brilliant music,...

Our very last event at The Queen Charlotte before its sudden closure. It was an incredible night which will also be remembered as the very first time we booked Gary...

Our awesome day long fundraiser for Unit 5 Arts Studio's featuring a massive line-up of talented local and national performers.

The very first time we asked one of our favorite musician groups to host SoapBox. This was also our first outside event, which, unbeknownst to us, was quite a little...

An afternoon shindig featuring some of our favourite acoustic musicians. This event has the mark of being the very first time Jim Thomson played for SoapBox before becoming a stronghold...

A little party to celebrate founder of SoapBox Amy Wragg's birthday.

Another of our marathon gig parties where we got the pleasure of our favourite musicians, comedians and poets live. Divine.

One of our insane musical marathon sessions that pretty quickly demised into random jam sessions. Great fun as always.

A relaxed event that mainly involved us rounding up our friends and making them play. Truly the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

A relaxed event that mainly involved us rounding up our friends and making them play. Truly the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Our third event featuring a purely music line-up of fantastic folk and rock musicians. This was a great show, every single performer was on the top of their game. This...

Our first all day mini-festival featuring a jam packed line-up of live music, poetry, comedy and original artwork. We decorated the entire pub with masses of fairy lights, bubbles, tablecloths,...

The first of our regularly fortnightly performance sessions on Sunday afternoons. Always diverse and always great fun we welcomed all kinds of performers including musicians, poets, comedians and circus performers....

Our first ever SoapBox in Norwich. Founder Amy Wragg used to work part-time at The Queen Charlotte behind the bar and asked if she could put on a couple of...

Our last ever SoapBox in Ipswich before it was reborn in Norwich. This event also has the grand honour of being the only show where we have had to physically...

Our second ever SoapBox event that featured a massive line-up of professional performers and keen newbies. It was this event where we first saw the incredible Scroobius Pip and realised...

The line-up...AflighttorememberAlex CarsonBrendan WareJared TilstonDanny De VoidZaftigladyRyan HardingDanny MarshHow it happened...In 2006 I returned to Ipswich to work during the summer, after my first year studying for my degree in...