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The Apex Award winning live music & entertainment venue in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. All works are for sale, unless otherwise stated.
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The Apex is an award-winning venue, known for its acoustic excellence and home to a diverse programme of live music and events; from classical concerts to pop, rock, jazz, blues, world, country and folk, plus comedy and dance performances. It also hosts a number of community and corporate events, offering the local community and wider environs a unique and exciting space from which visitors can see a great selection of artists, bands and events. It has been very well publicised (and we never tire of hearing it!) that, as well as its architectural beauty, The Apex also has the very best acoustics, with many musicians who've played here describing it as the best acoustic in the UK, if not Europe:

"Best new venue in the UK. Absolutely superb" - Funeral For A Friend

"Best acoustic we’ve had in 40 years of touring" - Fairport Convention

"The best hall we have ever played in" - The Escher String Quartet

Food & Drink at The Apex

The Apex Café in the foyer is open for delicious drinks (including triple-certified fair trade and organic coffee), cakes and snacks from 9.30am-5.30pm Monday-Saturday and from 10.30am-4pm on Sunday. You can enjoy your drinks and snacks at a table in the foyer, out in Charter Square if the weather's pleasant, or upstairs in the Lounge to take in the beautiful artworks on display in the Art Gallery. Art at The Apex

The Apex Gallery is situated on the first floor and is open from 10am-5pm Monday-Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. The Gallery holds a range of regularly-changing exhibitions featuring works by emerging and established artists, as well as engaging with West Suffolk's various art groups and offering an opportunity to schools and the wider community to display work in a professional environment.

📢The Bury St Edmunds Friendly Orchestra invites you to come and enjoy a wonderful evening of festive music to celebrate ...
01/11/2026

📢The Bury St Edmunds Friendly Orchestra invites you to come and enjoy a wonderful evening of festive music to celebrate the start of the Christmas Season.

🎶The programme will feature perennial favourites by Leroy Anderson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Hugh Martin and Prokofiev; alongside traditional tunes and carols from home and abroad, in arrangements by Calvin Custer, Philip Lane, David Sims and Chris Parsons.

For more info or to book 👉 via website

🎵Focus the band performing at The Apex this November!Featuring Thijs Van Leer, Pierre Van Der Linden, Menno Gootjes and ...
01/11/2026

🎵Focus the band performing at The Apex this November!

Featuring Thijs Van Leer, Pierre Van Der Linden, Menno Gootjes and Udo Pannekeet, bringing their loyal fans what they always want - a good time, and timeless music.

Book now 👉 via website!

📣 Matt Terry will be a guest on Gaby Roslin’s Make a Difference Show today, which you can catch on all BBC Radio Station...
01/11/2026

📣 Matt Terry will be a guest on Gaby Roslin’s Make a Difference Show today, which you can catch on all BBC Radio Stations.

He will be chatting about starring in The Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, coming to The Apex on Sat 23 Jan 🤩 Book now via our website!

🤩Singer/songwriter Elles Bailey returns to The Apex! 🤩After the release of her highest charting album to date last year,...
31/10/2026

🤩Singer/songwriter Elles Bailey returns to The Apex! 🤩

After the release of her highest charting album to date last year, Elles is back with her new album, 'Can’t Take My Story Away'.

More info or to book for Sat 28 Nov 👉 via website

31/10/2026

📢Join us for Good Vibrations: The Story of the Beach Boys - Sunday 22 November!

🎶‘Surfin’ USA’, ‘Barbara Ann’, ‘California Girls’, ‘I Get Around’, ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’, ‘Good Vibrations’, ‘Surfer Girl’, ‘God Only Knows’ and many more!

For more info or to book 👉 via website

🤩 There’s nothing quite like the sound of Roy Orbison performed live! 🎵Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison Story — The Platinum Y...
31/10/2026

🤩 There’s nothing quite like the sound of Roy Orbison performed live! 🎵

Barry Steele’s Roy Orbison Story — The Platinum Years celebrates the music of one of the greatest voices in rock ’n’ roll history, with Barry Steele bringing his remarkable vocal ability and authentic stage presence to the songs we all know and love.

From Pretty Woman, Crying and In Dreams to the unforgettable music of The Traveling Wilburys, plus Barry’s superb renditions of Wicked Game and Blue Hotel, it’s a fantastic night of live music, memories and nostalgia.

With a superb live band and a production built for the theatre stage, this is a show for lifelong Roy Orbison fans and anyone who loves great music performed live.

“Barry Steele delivers an authentic and moving performance.” — Venue review

Book now for Fri 12 Feb 👉 via our website

📢Four weeks to go!🎤Gordon Hendricks returns to The Apex in November with his ‘The King’s Voice’ tour! Experience a celeb...
30/10/2026

📢Four weeks to go!

🎤Gordon Hendricks returns to The Apex in November with his ‘The King’s Voice’ tour!

Experience a celebration of Elvis’s legacy through Gordon's remarkable skill, showcasing the timeless hits and energetic performances that Elvis was known for.

For more info or to book 👉via website

🤩Join us this November for  Blur - The Early Years with Dave Rowntree!Through unheard stories alongside candid photos fr...
30/10/2026

🤩Join us this November for Blur - The Early Years with Dave Rowntree!

Through unheard stories alongside candid photos from his new bestselling book ‘No One You Know’, Dave Rowntree shares the tales behind Blur’s formative years.

For more info or to book 👉 via website

30/10/2026

A message from El Pony Pisador, ahead of their show at The Apex on Tuesday! Tickets available via our website.

30/10/2026

Now you can dig for the Mildenhall Treasure as part of a new Suffolk County Council funded Mixed Reality Exhibition taking place across three West Suffolk towns.

We are delighted to work with Xibitr Mildenhall and District Museum and Suffolk County Council to see the story of the Mildenhall Treasure told in such a fun and engaging way.

It's on now at The Apex .

Can't get a booking slot. Then check it out at:
Haverhill Arts Centre in Haverhill from 9 November to 12 November 2026 (see the link in our comments).
National Horse Racing MuseumMuseum in Newmarket from 12 January to 15 January 2027 (see the link in our comments).

Dig for treasure and then discover even more of the story at the Mildenhall Museum.

Image by Suffolk County Council

Address

1-2 Charter Square The Arc
Bury St. Edmunds
IP333FD

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+441284758000

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