The Church cafe and bar is your new venue for DJs, workshops, quizzes, clubnights or your pre- and post-match pints
Cafe/Bar Hours:
Thursday 12pm-10pm
Friday 12pm-10pm
Saturday 10am-10pm
If we have an event on that evening the cafe will usually close at 4pm.
Brighten The Corners is hosting a public community event to share plans for a £1.92 million regeneration project that will transform The Baths into a cutting-edge Creative Digital Skills Lab for the region.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
BASS IMPORTERZ is an up and coming DnB & Jungle brand bringing high energy and underground vibes. Expect heavy basslines and good vibes.
Vinyl only DJ sets at The Church with guest DJs every Thursday. Happy Hour 5-7pm!
English singer/songwriter Beth Orton has long been regarded as possessing one of the most unique and expressive voices in music - a voice that has grown evermore rich and wise over time.
English singer/songwriter Beth Orton has long been regarded as possessing one of the most unique and expressive voices in music - a voice that has grown evermore rich and wise over time.
Brighton born duo WREX play an electro charged set at The Smokehouse.
One Sixth Form College's annual Battle of the Bands competition. You will hear performances of covers and original material performed by several student bands at the college during the evening.
Brighten The Corners Presents multi-instrumentalist producer SHOLTO at The Church on Thursday 26th February 2026.
Vigilantes play The Church performing songs from their debut album ‘Golden Record’
A Charity gig Raising money for the St Elizabeth’s Hospice!
Interview and Q&A with Mike Joyce, drummer of The Smiths, touring his new book The Drums
THE 9075, are the world's first tribute dedicated to celebrating the music and essence of THE 1975.
Brighten The Corners Presents French-American indie noise-pop duo Special Friend at The Smokehouse on Thursday 5th March.
Kesgrave Sixth Form presents their RSL Music Performance student bands. Pending, Gratstack and Gleb will perform covers from a variety of genres during the evening.
Get ready for a high-energy night of authentic rockabilly and rhythm & blues as The Spunyboys and J.S. & The Lockerbillies hit the stage at The Church, Ipswich on Friday 6th March.
Foxymop are the UK’s most authentic tribute to Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Pearl Jam.
Nonsuchdjs and John Skelt present a night of Northern Soul, Tamla Motown and Crossover at The Church on Saturday 7th March.
Celebrating the life and music of Peter Green, founder of the original Fleetwood Mac.
Like the best moments of foundational albums by Talk Talk or Nick Drake, the lived-in majesty of Adrienne Lenker or Jim O'Rourke's excursions into chamber pop.
Join Mulholland Jive, The Frestonians, and Rob Prince for a night of the finest indie music talent in East Anglia brought to you by Frestonia Records.
Join DJs Ed Barnes and Sam Leppard as they play nothing but 90s bangers all night long!
The Psychic Pimps showcasing new material with support from Scruff Myers
Chew The Fat! Presents MARSHALL JEFFERSON
Brighten The Corners Presents folk nine-piece Shovel Dance Collective at The Church for a matinee performance on Sunday 22nd March.
Coming 1000s miles from Slovakia to see YOU! Pivnica plays The Smokehouse with Fetus Destruction, Mincer, and Done With Waiting
Celebrating 30 years since their debut No.1 Album Expecting The Fly, The Baths sees the return of one of Britpop's favourite guitar bands. Presented by JALP events.
Guitar riff-laden Brighton band SLAG play The Smokehouse on Thursday 2nd April
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.
Brighten The Corners Presents iconic Post-rock, ambient, and prog-rock collective Held By Trees.
Join us after Ipswich Town take on Middlesbrough for all the usual Kings of Anglia podcast debate and analysis, plus associated nonsense... LIVE!
Brighten The Corners Presents Norwich alt country band Brown Horse at The Church on Saturday 18th April.
Fiddle-player Mikey Kenney joins us for Early Doors, a new series of intimate events with an early finish.
Brighten The Corners Presents John Bramwell, the I Am Kloot singer, for a matinee show at The Church on Sunday 26th April 2026.
The UK’s BEST Stone Roses Tribute return to the stage! Support comes from Oaysis
Brighten The Corners Present britpop shoegaze 90s icons The Boo Radleys at The Church on Saturday 2nd May 2026.
Brighten The Corners Presents HOUSE Of ALL, a group comprised entirely of former members of The Fall, plays The Church on Sunday 3rd May 2026.
Brighten The Corners Presents Spencer Cullum, Nashville-based, London-born pedal steel player and guitarist, along with special guests Rich Ruth and Annie Williams, at The Church for a Matinee show on bank holiday Monday 4th May.
Brighten The Corners presents South London group fusing reggae, dub, soul, and hip hop, The Hempolics at The Church on Saturday 9th May.
Formed in Nashville’s DIY scene, Styrofoam Winos is the voltron of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and longtime friends.
Pioneers of UK indie rock The Wedding Present headline The Baths
Brighten The Corners Presents post-punk band Prolapse on Thursday 6th August at The Church.
With a career now spanning six decades, Robyn Hitchcock remains a truly one-of-a-kind artist –surrealist rock ’n’ roller, iconic troubadour, guitarist, poet, painter, performer.
