The Church cafe and bar is your new venue for DJs, workshops, quizzes, clubnights or your pre- and post-match pints
Cafe/bar hours are 12-10pm Thursdays to Saturdays
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Youth Open Mic sessions, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Songwriting sessions with Ben Brown
Join Qi Goth for shadowy Qigong and Tai Chi rituals for mental health and Somatic alchemy for wellbeing to moody alt soundscapes.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
Join SPILL Festival + Brighten The Corners for a night of music and DJing in St Stephen’s Church, with headliners Ebi Soda.
Bridget. plays The Smokehouse. Expect raw emotion, killer vocals, and the kind of stage presence that grabs you and doesn’t let go.
Open for pre and post-match drinks this Saturday for Ipswich Town v West Brom. Earlier opening hours from 10am
We are turning the clock back to the mid-80s, recreating the music and spirit of peak-era Cindy’s nightclub, as curated by Kirsty Tallent.
Join Qi Goth for shadowy Qigong and Tai Chi rituals for mental health and Somatic alchemy for wellbeing to moody alt soundscapes.
Brighten The Corners presents experimental guitar pop group Blue Bendy play The Smokehouse.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
Brighten The Corners Presents indie-folk duo lilo at The Smokehouse on Friday 31st October.
Playing a seated performance at The Church, John Smith has been at the pioneering forefront of British Folk Guitar Music for twenty years. Support comes from Katie Spencer.
Offbeat Ipswich brings an electric showcase of alternative tallent with mountain peaks (three piece screamo), Nailbed (alternative metal) and The Fifth Flaw (Punk rock Heroes).
Youth Open Mic sessions, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Join Qi Goth for shadowy Qigong and Tai Chi rituals for mental health and Somatic alchemy for wellbeing to moody alt soundscapes.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
Brighten The Corners Presents Ohio indie rock trio Golomb at The Smokehouse on Thursday 6th November.
Get ready for a night of high-energy rock 'n' roll, psychobilly, and electrifying performances at The Church, Ipswich, on Thursday 6th November 2025! Headlined by The Guana Batz, the pioneers of the British psychobilly scene, this is a must-see event for any fan of fast-paced rockabilly and punk influences.
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.
Ipswich’s friendliest and loudest party returns. WREKT guarantee you a packed dance floor hosting some of the best Drum & Bass Jungle DJ’s & MCs in the UK.
A10 Promotions presents a night of Indie/Folk-rock at The Smokehouse to start your November right.
Join Qi Goth for shadowy Qigong and Tai Chi rituals for mental health and Somatic alchemy for wellbeing to moody alt soundscapes.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
Intense, brooding, bold, at times apocalyptic, and remarkably vast. Brighten The Corners Presents Sheffield folk artist Jim Ghedi.
Prolific Scottish songsmith Tommy Ashby plays The Church.
Brighten The Corners Presents Invada Records' electronic rock band Benefits on Friday 14th November at The Smokehouse.
Youth Open Mic sessions, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Join Qi Goth for shadowy Qigong and Tai Chi rituals for mental health and Somatic alchemy for wellbeing to moody alt soundscapes.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
Brighten The Corners Presents Ghanaian afropop pioneer Ata Kak at The Church on Thursday 20th November 2025.
We're bringing together the best breweries in the land to create an amazing craft beer festival like no other.
Self Harmony present a night of music at The Smokehouse.
Love Music Hate Racism in association with Brighten The Corners present Ipswich based Ska and Reggae legends The Downsetters.
Essex Heavyweights return to Ipswich with their iconic sledgehammer of a show, brutal, fast and with a complete new set they reunite with Metal 2 the Masses Winners Arms to Oblivion who need no introduction to the Suffolk scene.
Join Qi Goth for shadowy Qigong and Tai Chi rituals for mental health and Somatic alchemy for wellbeing to moody alt soundscapes.
Brighten The Corners Presents South London four-piece choir WOOM for a special intimate show at The Church.
Finding Emo presents a night of punk, indie, and rock at The Smokehouse with Balaclava, Happy September!, The Fifth Flaw, and Jess Davey.
Youth Open Mic sessions, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Brighten The Corners Presents London singer-songwriter and storyteller Scott Lavene on Friday 5th December at The Smokehouse.
Plantfood are a blood-pumping jazz force summoning an onslaught of electronic and acoustic sounds with influences ranging from heavy hitters like The Prodigy to the spiritual explorations of John Coltrane.
When that first trumpet sounds, the world will know These Are End Times – not by a hail of fire and blood, but by the long-awaited announcement of a rare gig by this eschatological post-rock group
Nonsuchdjs and John Skelt present a night of Northern Soul, Tamla Motown and Crossover at The Church on Saturday 6th December.
Join us for a Music Quiz in The Church! Christmas edition!
Uridium are primed to deliver a resurrection of pure heavy metal energy at The Smokehouse.
Viva Promotions Present...XMAS SKA, PUNKY PARTY.
Furry Indie Night is 25! Ipswich's cult indie night is celebrating a quarter of a century of filling the dancefloor.
Join the Joe Keeley band as they make their return at The Smokehouse
Ipswich Record Fair returns to The Church on Sunday 14th December.
By nature, Duke Special (aka Belfast’s Peter Wilson) is a curious person. He is curious about music, theatre, books, poetry, art, love, life, redemption, death and 78RPM records. Supported by Slow Leaves.