+ Samuel Taylor You may recognise them from one of our 2024 Emerge line-ups, The Rabbitts are back at the JPC as a headliner. A genre-blending folk band, they have been described as "ethereal and understated" on BBC Radio 6 Music. Their unique and colourful sound is characterised by delicate harmonies and an intricately interwoven tapestry of mandolin, guitar, bass, and drums. “a glorious d...
@ The B Side The JPC Funk and Soul Shack is back... Let's dance, groove and get your funk on! Simon and Bobby will be on the decks from 7:30 to 11:30 for a night of soulful tunes, funky rhythms, disco floor fillers and a splash of Latin and Reggae in the mix. Free Entry, secure your ticket at johnpeelcentre.com (limited capacity). We look forward to seeing you all there! Free entry from 6:30...
+ support In 2026, China Crisis invite you to step into the next chapter of their story with their Warped 2026 tour, a journey through over four decades of innovative pop brilliance. The band’s latest works, including their acclaimed Autumn in the Neighbourhood and China Greatness albums, prove their music shines brighter than ever, reaffirming their place as pioneers, innovators, and creato...
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs. In constant demand and having played just about every festival and two-bit, jibe-a...
@The B Side James Morgan is a singer songwriter based in the East of England who has always had a passion for writing and performing live music. With over 15 years of performing under his belt, James has released 2 albums, and played thousands of gigs all around the country, showcasing his superb story telling, entrancing guitar playing, and theatrical vocals - making him truly unique. Free ...
With Carley's Wreck and Ruin... Will Wilde has taken the harmonica way beyond its traditional blues roots since he first emerged on the music scene in 2010. Wilde’s hard-edged harmonica steals the spotlight from the traditional blues rock guitar, with a sound that owes as much to Gary Moore as it does to Sonny Boy Williamson. "I’m always looking to make new sounds with the harmonica, pushing...
Chris Fenwick joins us for the third installment of 'Talking Music' with Stephen Foster. From the early days as teenage friends busking outside pubs in Canvey Island, Essex, to sell-out tours and a No.1 album, a few bands can match the tales from 40 years of life on the road of Dr. Feelgood. Throughout their journey from the marshlands of the Thames Estuary to the hearts of R&B fans worldwid...
@ The B Side Nothing beats the sound of vinyl! Join us for a laid back evening at The B Side with our wonderful vinyl DJs. Free entry from 6:30pm Music starts: 7:30pm
Formed in London, The Kubricks are a seven-piece band who mix ska, reggae, and infectious melodic pop. After surfacing in 2013 with their debut EP, ‘Wasters & Wannabes’, The Kubricks soon became one of the must-see ska bands of this generation. Tracks from their debut release were supported by Huey Morgan on BBC Radio 2, and Tom Robin son (BBC Introducing – 6Music), and The Specials’ bassist, ...
Right here in Stowmarket 80’s vs 90’s Anthems with Special Guest BABY D. Get ready for a host of 80’s & 90’s anthems, with DJ Flipper mixing the likes of Faithless, INXS, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, N-Trance, Black Box, Livin Joy, Soul II Soul, New Order, SASH, Technotronic, The Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy Slim, Salt N Pepper and much much more…Right Here in Stowmarket! With special guest p...
With The Whisky Flowers Formed in Gillingham (south-east UK) in 2020, The Zac Schulze Gang are an electrifying blues-rock trio built on the playing of front man Zac Schulze, joined by bassist Ant Greenwell and drummer Ben Schulze. The gang create their signature sound by blending rock and blues with influences from punk, funk, country, jazz, soul, metal and pop. After earning a reputat...
In Spring 2026, the international roots rock band, The Ukrainians, will be performing their final tour. After almost forty years of touring, they will bring their unique style of Ukrainian roots and Western rock to Europe for one last time. The album ‘Liberation’ features new songs mixed with the best of their back catalogue. The title is inspired by Ukraine’s recent struggles to remain free of...
With Félix Rabin A rare opportunity to see top blues rock band King King in an intimate accoustic gig at an iconic grassroots venue .We are a small venue so get your tickets early! Glasgow rockers King King are saluted as “the best blues-rock band in the world” (Blues Rock Review). There’s been no shortage of pinch-yourself moments for King King, ever since the band’s touchdown at the 201...
Sometimes it's easy to miss that some of the best emerging talent is right here on your doorstep. Emerge is our local band night which gives you the opportunity to discover and enjoy up-and-coming music from your area! Line up TBA Doors: 19:30 Tickets: £5 Adv./£8 OTD (Members go free)
On Friday 20 April, 1973 the first John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett single, Murder Man, was released on Track Records, home of Jimi Hendrix, Thunderclap Newman and The Who, and produced by The Who’s PeteTownshend at his own Eel Pie studios. Despite the involvement of one of the biggest rock stars of the time, the record failed to trouble the chart compiler, so the pair split. Now, more than ...
The Cinelli Brothers are festival favourites across the UK, Europe and beyond. Fronted by Italian brothers – Marco and Alessandro Cinelli – this heady mix of southern soul and Chicago blues-funk is blasted together with masterful songwriting, charismatic stagecraft, and a contemporary rock and roll explosion. The Cinelli Brothers are best enjoyed live, and the band have toured all over the worl...
Mark Chadwick is coming back to the JPC! One of the UK’s most successful songwriters, Mark Chadwick, has co-written 20 chart singles and 6 Top 40 albums (including a Number 1) as part of the Levellers, the band he has fronted for over 25 years. Still going strong, the Levellers are festival favourites and have cemented their cherished status with headline performances at Glastonbury, Isle O...
Pictish Trail, AKA Johnny Lynch, has just completed work on a brand-new album — LIFE SLIME — a sticky, shimmering swirl of sound and oooze (both metaphorical and literal). To celebrate, he returns to the stage in 2026 accompanied by his full live band. These shows bring the new songs to life in bold, expansive form — rhythmic, euphoric and immersive, balancing motorik pulse with warped pop melody...
Jericho Entertainment presents... Throw on those cowboy hats, two step into your boots and head on down to the Hoedown Showdown!! With country music, lip syncs, and prizes to be won, join us for a great country themed night, promoted by the successful "Big Night Out" events. Doors: 19:15 Tickets: £16.50
Duos come and go, but few nurture and refine their craft with such dedication and originality as Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman. Roberts and Lakeman have forged a creative bond that is as enduring as it is inspiring. Their 30 year journey together — from young trailblazers in the 1990s folk supergroup Equation to one of Britain’s most admired and decorated folk duos — stands as a testament to...
+ Samuel Taylor You may recognise them from one of our 2024 Emerge line-ups, The Rabbitts are back at the JPC as a headliner. A genre-blending folk band, they have been described as "ethereal and understated" on BBC Radio 6 Music. Their unique and colourful sound is characterised by delicate harmonies and an intricately interwoven tapestry of mandolin, guitar, bass, and drums. “a glorious d...
@ The B Side The JPC Funk and Soul Shack is back... Let's dance, groove and get your funk on! Simon and Bobby will be on the decks from 7:30 to 11:30 for a night of soulful tunes, funky rhythms, disco floor fillers and a splash of Latin and Reggae in the mix. Free Entry, secure your ticket at johnpeelcentre.com (limited capacity). We look forward to seeing you all there! Free entry from 6:30...
+ support In 2026, China Crisis invite you to step into the next chapter of their story with their Warped 2026 tour, a journey through over four decades of innovative pop brilliance. The band’s latest works, including their acclaimed Autumn in the Neighbourhood and China Greatness albums, prove their music shines brighter than ever, reaffirming their place as pioneers, innovators, and creato...
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs. In constant demand and having played just about every festival and two-bit, jibe-a...
@The B Side James Morgan is a singer songwriter based in the East of England who has always had a passion for writing and performing live music. With over 15 years of performing under his belt, James has released 2 albums, and played thousands of gigs all around the country, showcasing his superb story telling, entrancing guitar playing, and theatrical vocals - making him truly unique. Free ...
With Carley's Wreck and Ruin... Will Wilde has taken the harmonica way beyond its traditional blues roots since he first emerged on the music scene in 2010. Wilde’s hard-edged harmonica steals the spotlight from the traditional blues rock guitar, with a sound that owes as much to Gary Moore as it does to Sonny Boy Williamson. "I’m always looking to make new sounds with the harmonica, pushing...
Chris Fenwick joins us for the third installment of 'Talking Music' with Stephen Foster. From the early days as teenage friends busking outside pubs in Canvey Island, Essex, to sell-out tours and a No.1 album, a few bands can match the tales from 40 years of life on the road of Dr. Feelgood. Throughout their journey from the marshlands of the Thames Estuary to the hearts of R&B fans worldwid...
@ The B Side Nothing beats the sound of vinyl! Join us for a laid back evening at The B Side with our wonderful vinyl DJs. Free entry from 6:30pm Music starts: 7:30pm
Formed in London, The Kubricks are a seven-piece band who mix ska, reggae, and infectious melodic pop. After surfacing in 2013 with their debut EP, ‘Wasters & Wannabes’, The Kubricks soon became one of the must-see ska bands of this generation. Tracks from their debut release were supported by Huey Morgan on BBC Radio 2, and Tom Robin son (BBC Introducing – 6Music), and The Specials’ bassist, ...
Right here in Stowmarket 80’s vs 90’s Anthems with Special Guest BABY D. Get ready for a host of 80’s & 90’s anthems, with DJ Flipper mixing the likes of Faithless, INXS, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, N-Trance, Black Box, Livin Joy, Soul II Soul, New Order, SASH, Technotronic, The Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy Slim, Salt N Pepper and much much more…Right Here in Stowmarket! With special guest p...
With The Whisky Flowers Formed in Gillingham (south-east UK) in 2020, The Zac Schulze Gang are an electrifying blues-rock trio built on the playing of front man Zac Schulze, joined by bassist Ant Greenwell and drummer Ben Schulze. The gang create their signature sound by blending rock and blues with influences from punk, funk, country, jazz, soul, metal and pop. After earning a reputat...
In Spring 2026, the international roots rock band, The Ukrainians, will be performing their final tour. After almost forty years of touring, they will bring their unique style of Ukrainian roots and Western rock to Europe for one last time. The album ‘Liberation’ features new songs mixed with the best of their back catalogue. The title is inspired by Ukraine’s recent struggles to remain free of...
With Félix Rabin A rare opportunity to see top blues rock band King King in an intimate accoustic gig at an iconic grassroots venue .We are a small venue so get your tickets early! Glasgow rockers King King are saluted as “the best blues-rock band in the world” (Blues Rock Review). There’s been no shortage of pinch-yourself moments for King King, ever since the band’s touchdown at the 201...
Sometimes it's easy to miss that some of the best emerging talent is right here on your doorstep. Emerge is our local band night which gives you the opportunity to discover and enjoy up-and-coming music from your area! Line up TBA Doors: 19:30 Tickets: £5 Adv./£8 OTD (Members go free)
On Friday 20 April, 1973 the first John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett single, Murder Man, was released on Track Records, home of Jimi Hendrix, Thunderclap Newman and The Who, and produced by The Who’s PeteTownshend at his own Eel Pie studios. Despite the involvement of one of the biggest rock stars of the time, the record failed to trouble the chart compiler, so the pair split. Now, more than ...
The Cinelli Brothers are festival favourites across the UK, Europe and beyond. Fronted by Italian brothers – Marco and Alessandro Cinelli – this heady mix of southern soul and Chicago blues-funk is blasted together with masterful songwriting, charismatic stagecraft, and a contemporary rock and roll explosion. The Cinelli Brothers are best enjoyed live, and the band have toured all over the worl...
Mark Chadwick is coming back to the JPC! One of the UK’s most successful songwriters, Mark Chadwick, has co-written 20 chart singles and 6 Top 40 albums (including a Number 1) as part of the Levellers, the band he has fronted for over 25 years. Still going strong, the Levellers are festival favourites and have cemented their cherished status with headline performances at Glastonbury, Isle O...
Pictish Trail, AKA Johnny Lynch, has just completed work on a brand-new album — LIFE SLIME — a sticky, shimmering swirl of sound and oooze (both metaphorical and literal). To celebrate, he returns to the stage in 2026 accompanied by his full live band. These shows bring the new songs to life in bold, expansive form — rhythmic, euphoric and immersive, balancing motorik pulse with warped pop melody...
Jericho Entertainment presents... Throw on those cowboy hats, two step into your boots and head on down to the Hoedown Showdown!! With country music, lip syncs, and prizes to be won, join us for a great country themed night, promoted by the successful "Big Night Out" events. Doors: 19:15 Tickets: £16.50
Duos come and go, but few nurture and refine their craft with such dedication and originality as Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman. Roberts and Lakeman have forged a creative bond that is as enduring as it is inspiring. Their 30 year journey together — from young trailblazers in the 1990s folk supergroup Equation to one of Britain’s most admired and decorated folk duos — stands as a testament to...
With Shenanigan's Goat Multi-award-winning & un-missable IRISH FOLK ROCK Roving Crows is an Irish Folk Rock band that delivers the goods with unbounded amounts of riotous energy and banter. This Irish four-piece band is an awe-inspiring force on stage - unstoppable and passionate. They seamlessly marry humour, provocative lyrics, traditional Irish tunes and rock to entertain and bring the l...
Enigmatic Swedish post-psych band Den Der Hale is known for creating boundary-pushing soundscapes. Their unique fusion of folk-inspired kraut, gritty psych, and post-rock led to the band’s creation of the term "post-psych" which perfectly encapsulates their distinctive sound. Itinerant rhythms and atonal melodies are filtered through heavy effects, harsh layers of noise are contrasted by pervasiv...
The Pad presents... Mark and Adam of BritPop legends The Bluetones are out and about for a small run of special acoustic performances to play a selection of the band’s classic tunes. Mark Morriss and Adam Devlin have spent the best part of 3 decades honing their craft as a live performers, with 6 Bluetones albums under their belts including 14 Top 40 singles. Expect the hits and some deep cut...
Never Forget presents... Never Forget are here once again with another fun-filled Big Night Out! Ultimate parties full of the biggest retro chart and pop music anthems alongside lip sync battles, dance offs, fancy dress, giveaways & more... Doors: 19:15 Tickets: £16
Great vibes, great people, great music! With resident Vinyl DJs playing OldSchool, House, Reggae, Funk, Soul and more, come for a dance or a chillout with friends. in Church Walk 19:30 - midnight £5 Adv.
Film screening + Discussion with Gaye Black and Helen McCookerybook Stories from the She-Punks is a documentary about the women who played in punk bands in the first wave of punk between 1976 and 1982. Completed by Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and Helen Reddington in 2016, it features interviews with most of the key British punk women guitarists, drummers, bass players and more. In their own word...
Charlie Harper + Helen McCookerybook Solo sets + interview Charlie Harper is a musician, painter, and writer, born in London, England, and schooled in Sussex. Inspired by the 60s blues scene and an acoustic guitarist in the 60s flak scene, he formed the punk rock band U.K. Subs in the mid-70s. John Peel played their song on his radio show, subsequently making the U.K. Subs a worldwide recordin...
With Sam Eagle In an inspired double-headline show, Tom Robinson and TV Smith will be taking to the JPC stage during our 50 Years of Punk week. With his first album released in1975 as a member of Café Society, Tom Robinson formed the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) with rock guitarist, Danny Kustow, after seeing an early Sex Pistols gig at The 100 Club in 1976. Early supporters of Rock Against Racis...
With Shanghai Treason We're excited to announce The Undertones will be returning to the JPC for Punk Week 2026! The Undertones come roaring back in 2026 with an extensive UK and European tour to celebrate their 50TH BAND ANNIVERSARY, continuing to promote the release of their very first live album, "16 Live Humdingers.” This album is currently only available for purchase at the band´s live s...
Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic. In that time he has changed laws on tax, jailed arms dealers, kick started a comedy circuit in Palestine, given evidence before three Parliamentary select committees and has taken the police to court three times and won. The world’s moving far too fast to predict what the content will be but it is the normal stuff of government and personal mayhem, expec...
Nashville-based Southern Rock Revivalists Parker Barrow roar back to the UK with their Hold The Mash Tour. “Megan Kane is one of those one in a generation vocalists. She also has amazing energy on stage still able to belt out her vocals whilst bouncing around like a Duracell bunny.” – Get Ready To Rock, 5-Stars “Truckloads of rock ‘n’ roll exuberance, with thrilling rhythms and spectacular P...
New Model Army’s 16th studio album ‘Unbroken’ was released in January 2024 to critical acclaim and reached top positions in official album charts all around the world. Full of guitars, searing vocals and with the emphasis on bass and drums which characterizes all their work, Unbroken has quickly been embraced by fans who find the band as powerful and poetic as ever on the new record. Formed in ...
He might be called Mad Professor, but he is one of the sanest working musicians around. In his long and accomplished career, this globally acclaimed dub talent has amassed a fine discography that includes many cult albums. He has also worked with the likes of Johnny Clarke and Mikey Dread, Reggae Regular and Ruts DC, all of whom are legends in their own right. Right back in the 80s did Mad Profess...
Box Seat Records presents... Fronted by powerhouse singer-guitarist Neil Murdoch, anchored by groove-master Luke Weston (bass, backing vocals), and driven by the explosive Nick Sharman on drums, this trio is igniting a new era of arena-ready blues-rock. Blue Nation fuse the swagger of classic British rock, Beatles, Cream, Zeppelin, with the modern fire of Rival Sons and Vintage Trouble. The ...
Merseyside hero Ian Prowse is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and frontman of Amsterdam and previously the frontman of indie cult band Pele. Raised on protest songs, influenced by the Celtic sounds that make Liverpool so unique, and inspired by the song writing craftsmanship of Paul Weller, Mike Scott, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello, Ian’s 30-year song writing career and 100% committed live...
30 years since the release of the Spiders album, Space have been in the studio putting the final touches to the bands latest album titled "Ten Neurotic Fairytales" with a release date scheduled for September 2026. The album is a return to the classic sound of Space as heard on Radio 1, Virgin Radio and the legendary Top of the Pops, TFI and the Big Breakfast. The artwork for the album and to...
