Coventry Rhythm Weekend

Spring Bank Holiday Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th May 2010.

A new music festival is coming to Coventry this Spring Bank Holiday, incorporating and extending the existing remit of Coventry Jazz Festival to include a more varied scope of music. The Coventry Rhythm Weekend will feature: jazz, soul, blues, funk, Latin, Asian and other world music in addition to singer/songwriters.

The four day event will welcome artists from across the globe including, world class guitarist John Etheridge, Rhythm and Blues legend James Hunter, talented composer Surinder Sandhu, sultry singer songwriter Gwyneth Herbert, Blues legend Louisiana Red, Malian sensation Bassekou Kouyate and home-grown favourite Si Hayden to name but a few.

The weekend will incorporate both free and paid for gigs throughout the city. To book tickets please call the Belgrade Box Office on: 024 7655 3055 or visit www.belgrade.co.uk. For more information on the festival and its acts log on to www.coventryrhythmweekend.com.

Festival at a glance

Thursday 27 May

Best Served Chilled
Esquires Coffee Lounge 7pm £3

John Etheridge's Sweet Chorus*
The Biggin Hall 8.30pm £12 (£8)

Friday 28 May

Louisiana Red & Michael Messer*
Taylor John's House 4pm £12

The One Compendium
Esquires Coffee Lounge 5pm £2

Jóhann Jóhannsson, Glissando*
St John's Church 7pm £12.50

Gwyneth Herbert*
The Belgrade 'B2' 8pm £12 (£10)

The Verity Pabla Band
Playwrights Café Bar and Bistro 8pm free

Saturday 29 May

Massed Trombone Blow with Brett Baker*
St John The Baptist Church 11am £5

Mark Nightingale with the Roger Heeley Trio*
Bablake Old Boys Club 12.30pm £7

Surinder Sandhu*
The Belgrade 'B2' 2.45pm £10 (£8)

Renaissance Trombone Concert with Brett Baker*
St John The Baptist Church 4pm £5

Ushwhya
Esquires Coffee Lounge 5pm £3

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba*
Taylor John's House 6pm £15

Si Hayden
Playwrights Café Bar and Bistro 7.30pm free

James Hunter*
The Belgrade 'B2' 8pm £14 (£10)

Reggae in the Lounge
West Indian Centre 10pm free

Sunday 30 May

Corner Pocket 'Territory' Band featuring Carl Sinclair*
Bablake Old Boys Club 1.45pm £6

The Acorn, The Bellows, Boat to Row, Al Britten*
Taylor John's House (Marquee) from 3.30pm £8

The Eduardo Niebla Experience*
St Mary's Hall 6pm £10 (£8)

Francesca Egan and band
Playwrights Café Bar and Bistro 7:30pm free

Pauline Black*
The Belgrade 'B2' 7.45pm £12 (£10)

Get The Blessing*
The Belgrade 'B2' 8pm £12 (£10)

Reubens Cane, Kifaru, The Skellion Gang*
Taylor John's House from 8.45pm £3

*Ticket deal. Buy 4 tickets marked with an asterisk
and receive a 10% discount.

Buy tickets

For tickets call the box office on 024 7655 3055 or buy online.

Ticket deal! Buy tickets for 4 or more events and get 10% off.

Venues

Belgrade Theatre 'B2'
Belgrade Square, Corporation Street, Coventry, CV1 1GS

St Mary's Hall
Bayley Lane, Coventry, CV1 5RR

Taylor John's House
Coal Vaults, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY

St John's Church
Fleet Street, Coventry

Biggin Hall
214 Binley Road, Coventry, CV3 1HG

Playwrights Café Bar and Bistro
4-6 Hay Lane, Coventry, CV1 5RF

For more information please visit: www.coventryrhythmweekend.com