The Owl Sanctuary

30/03/2018

TONIGHT WE SAY GOODBYE TO BEN!!

Here’s a message from the man himself...

Alright folks so here we go with my last few shows at The Owl, we've got a mad FOUR shows for you to enjoy, certainly gonna be a wild one.

I'm hosting a completely FREE leaving do for myself on Friday with my fav norwich bands, MARLA & The Renadeans (plus a few more) smashing it from 7pm with DJ's following the bands @ 10 till late. Would be wicked to see some faces for the rare occasion i'm on other side of the bar!
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Let’s give him an Owl Sanctuary send off!!

28/03/2018

SO THIS IS IT!!

The BIG Owl Sanctuary Bank Holiday Weekend Finale!

THURS 29/3 : Nebula Sun/I Said Goodbye/Blank Lines/Vadevue

The last ever Sacred Sounds at the Owl and we have a killer line up to help us go out in style with a mix of emo, psych, pop-punk and the wicked Nebula Sun set to take us out on a high.

Doors @ 7pm / FREE ENTRY

FRI 30/3 : Something To Write Home About - Club Night - Norwich w/ MARLA & The Renadeans!

Kicking off our Friday night is Something To Write Home About hosting a brand new Alternative party for Norwich! Playing the best in Alternative Rock and Pop Punk plus some of the Fine City's best bands taking stage from 7!

Doors @ 7pm / FREE ENTRY

SAT 31/3 : LAST Orders; closing down dance

One final dance w/ Rebel Lion and full crew ft Singer Tempa and Chieftain Joseph!

Doors @ 9pm / £3 B410 £5 after

SUN 01/4 : Waster Sunday

Who needs Easter Sunday when you can have a WASTER SUNDAY!!!
Camp Shutup have put together a lineup of some of your favourite Punk, Pop Punk, Ska Punk and acoustic acts from around the UK to give you 13 acts of AWESOME.

Doors @ 2pm // £10adv - £12otd

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21/03/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

THURSDAY 22/03 Black Sharks, Painted Heathers, Joe Quinn, Blisster

Rad Times & Sacred Sounds presents... THE BLACK SHARKS (psych / indie / pop), PAINTED HEATHERS (fuzzy guitar pop, JOE QUINN & THE NEW LUNARIANS (cosmik folk / dream pop) and BLISSTER (garage punk).

Doors@ 7:30pm // FREE ENTRY (collecting donations for mind).

FRIDAY 23/03 Peach Club, Dolls, Kaves

Ideal Surreal are delighted to announce the return of the Fine City's premier activist Riot Grrrl band Peach Club, who make their first 2018 Owl appearance.
Supporting are Dolls infectious grunge-punk already being championed by John Kennedy at Radio X and by BBC Introducing. the band have just recorded with Jim Sclavunos whose production credits alongside being a member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and Grinderman, include The Horrors, The Wytches and Du Blonde.
Kaves, a melting pot of alt prog art rock.

Doors @ 7pm // £4adv £5otd

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at:

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14/03/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

FRIDAY 16/03 Dub, Sweat & Beers + Friends Presents Bukkha AKA Preacha

DSB are back for the first time this year! This time the Main Room will be Powered by The Full Custom Built DSB Sound System!
They are also Teaming up with the Ethos Brothers who will be Providing the Sound for Room 2!
As Always they will have the Full Progression from Roots to Jungle
For This Installment they are lucky enough to have One of the Dub Scene's Heavy Weight producers Bukkha!
With Releases out on Moonshine,Flithy Digital,Killa Sound, DubStuy and Zam Zam Records, including collaborations with Killa P, Madplate Sound, Junior Dread, DTR, Blind Prophet & Brother Culture!
Expect Hard Bass lines and Rough Vocals Ya Na!

Doors@ 8pm // £5otd more after 11pm!

SATURDAY 17/03 Kamensko, Project Mork, Blood Like Honey + more

Rad Times & The Owl Sanctuary presents...
KAMENSKO, PROJECT MORK, BLOOD LIKE HONEY, SUCKING GRUNTS & HYPERFOX.

Doors @ 7pm // £3otd

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at:

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07/03/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

Thurs 08/03 Knowpeace, The Bad Apples, Hollow Reign, Throatpunch

Rad Times & Sacred Sounds presents; Knowpeace (hardcore punk/ granddad records), The Bad Apples (garage rock duo), Hollow Reign (hardcore / metal) & Throatpunch (punk / hardcore).

Doors @ 7pm / l FREE ENTRY or 'pay what you can' on the door; all proceeds going to Norwich MIND.

Fri 09/03 BOOM BAP'D (Norwich Hip Hop) ft. Music Lessons, Blu Cru and more

A Norwich hip hop night club! On the night we have DJ Eddie on the turntables, an open mic cypher & a huge line up of the best rappers from around the Norwich area including the Music Lessons team (https://music-lessons.bandcamp.com/) & Blu Cru + more....

Doors @ 8pm / Entry £3otd

Sat 10/03 Gladboy, Lucille & Fever Machine

Gladboy: Psychedelic/Garage Rock
Lucille:Newly formed, moody dream rock band from Norwich. Bringing you a selection of live versions of tracks, created by Lucille.
Fever Machine: funky riffs and sludgy chords, female fronted moody rock.

Doors @ 7:30pm / Entry £5otd

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at: https://www.musicglue.com/the-owl-sanctuary/

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28/02/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

Thursday 01/03 Vicars of Stiffkey, Aseasita, Hyperfox, Charly Morris

Ideal Surreal is pleased to present Vicars of Stiffkey,
Aseasita - a solo artist from Norwich with influences in EBM, industrial, synth pop and many others styles. Hyperfox and Charly Morris.

FREE Entry / Doors @ 7pm

Friday 02/03 Hot Raisin//Joe Quinn & the New Lunarians//Georgia King

Me, Sugar presents...live bands upstairs at The Owl Sanctuary.Hot Raisin whose combining roots Americana, retro infused Indie and Folk, Hot Raisin will transport you to a place of dreamy melodies and arrangements that are good for the soul. Georgia King who writes her own songs, sings and plays the electric guitar. She draws inspiration from lots of genres.

Entry £3adv £5otd / Doors @ 8pm

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at:

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22/02/2018

Just putting another statement out there as i wanted to clear some of the misinformation that's been going around:

I'm leaving The Owl Sanctuary as of April 1st which means it's currently up for sale. I'm not gonna spout any figures on this status but what you get from us is a complete, ready-to-go, music venue in it's current location. What we ask in return is a refundable deposit and payment for rent.

The crowdfunder that you've probably seen was set up by Sean in his personal bid to raise funds and purchase the business, it was not set up by The Owl Sanctuary or me. He posted it on The Owl page rather than his personal account and that comment has since been deleted so as to not cause any confusion.

Any interest or further questions should be emailed to [email protected]

Cheers, Ben.

19/02/2018

The Future of The Owl Sanctuary

Hey guys, Ben here.

The regulars among you know I've been working at The Owl Sanctuary for about 2 years now. Early last year Sean and I took over and although its been a absolute blast for me running such a popular music venue, I feel my time at The Owl has come to an end.

Now this is where we need your help. Unfortunately my leaving triggers a situation where we need to source new people to take over and continue this iconic and valued business. We really hope we can find the right people soon but until then we've decided our last gig will be the Waster Sunday show on April 1st with The Owl closing the following day.

We would really like to see The Owl Sanctuary continue so please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or our page with any suggestions. Those of you who have shows booked after the April 1st deadline will also need to contact Sean, who will happily assist you in finding alternative arrangements.

At this time, I wanna send a big shout out to all the staff (Hannah, Lee, Hu Lia, Ric, Ryan, Joe Fx, Faye, Ruth, David), the wicked promoters, the security team and of course all of you folks who've supported the venue this past year. I feel so fortunate to have met so many awesome people and honestly I'm humbled by the support we receive each week. Let's hope it continues.

Big thanks everyone and take care of yourselves.

Ben

14/02/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

Thursday 15/02 Painted Heathers, Blisster, YNB, Captain Teather & co

The Owl Sanctuary is delighted to present an evening of free local musical entertainment courtesy of local legend Shane Olinski and his regular local showcase the 'Current Undercurrent.' On Thursday 15th February he has four of the best Norfolk ensembles around with headliners Painted Heathers gracing the downstairs stage with their fuzzy guitar pop.
Supporting are Yarmouth trio Blisster, Their sound is rough and gritty; scorching guitar hooks rip over melodic bass lines with a heavy dose of disco on the drums.
Plus psych rockers Captain Teather & the Space Cadets and sultry relaxed rock from YNB.

FREE Entry / Doors @ 7pm

Friday 16/02 E.A Dames presents: Valentine's Dames

Couples! Singletons! Polyamorous peeps! Your relationship status is of no importance to me. I just wanted an excuse to call the night:

VALENTINE'S DAMES

So if you're on a date, out with your mates or just wanna treat yo'self; come to The Owl Sanctuary and spread the love for female artists and creatives whilst raising money and awareness for local charity Freedom Fibres ♥
Sophie Bruce
Acoustic folk/soul singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Norwich. Aphra
At only 18 years of age Norwich based acoustic singer songwriter and guitarist Aphra has an incredible sound.
Hannah Tobias
Stoner neo-soul vibes, London-raised, Norwich based singer-songwriter.
Hydra Lerna
Dark Harp Pop. Expect electronic, self-made bassy beats with vocals and harp manipulation.
Madame So
Parisian-born and London-based artist. Poetic and P***y Scuzzy Pop.
++ DJ SET from:
MISS CHOONZ
The highly eclectic and multi-talented Miss Choonz has been on the Norfolk free party scene for a decade and she is currently churning out a wealth of Psychedelic Dub, Techno and Trance.

Entry £3b410 £5after / Doors @ 8pm

Saturday 17/02 Flint Moore Reign EP show at the Owl Sanctuary, Norwich

Flint Moore are releasing their newest EP 'Reign' on the 16th of February, and in celebration of that they're performing at the Owl Sanctuary on the 17th.
Flint Moore are the winners of the Cambridge Band Competition 2017 and Kings Lynn Battle of the Bands 2017. They believe in keeping music truly emotional and engaging, pushing to keep you in the moment. If you're looking for an incredible evening of music, don't miss this gig. Supporting them are, lively and wonderful pop/punk band The Visitors and super cool Indie folk band Hot Raisin.

Entry £4adv £5otd / Doors @ 7pm

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at:

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13/02/2018

Good evening all. Today I have mostly be finding out about Cove (who are supporting Feed the Rhino on 24th Feb) and their new music video, which just premiered earlier today. Check it out at the Kerrang fb page: https://www.facebook.com/kerrangmagazine/videos/1686581441399581/

07/02/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

THURSDAY 08/02 SKINLOVER/MOTHCOB/C*U*C*K. NCP

First Gig back from the festive bu****it and we're dragging some gritty P.V/Grind from Lincoln, Mothcob & SkinLover will be joined by CUCK at the owl for another night of hard, fast bangers!

FREE Entry / Doors @ 7pm

FRIDAY 09/02 Bass Matters presents: Roots Renegade & Friends

2017 was a pretty big year for Bass Matters and we are hugely grateful to everyone who has joined us at any of our dances so far! To start 2018, we present a big two floor event bringing together our successful Reggae Matters night with a host of fresh faces on the Bass Matters bill.

Upstairs - Reggae, Dub, Sound System, Steppas and Jungle

Downstairs - House, Disco, Afro, Dancehall, Baile Funk and Hip-Hop

Entry £3 b4 11 £5 after / Doors @ 8pm

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at:

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31/01/2018

THIS WEEKEND @ THE OWL

Thursday 01/02 Das Fenster & The Alibis, Tom Malachowski, Exploits

Ideal Surreal is pleased to present an evening of free musical entertainment as part of the Sacred Sounds project feat Das Fenster & The Alibis, Inspired by 40's Film Noir, The art & movies of the Weimar Republic, Gangsters, Voodoo, 50's St*****rs & Marlon Brando.
Blues folk guitarist Tom malachowski.
Exploits; tuneful guitar-led original rock-pop songs. With members aged 20-69, and a DIY aesthetic, Exploits have something for everyone.

FREE Entry / Doors @ 7pm

Friday 02/02 Me, Sugar Presents - Treacle People//Guranfoe//Takeda

Me, Sugar presents...live bands and djs up until 1am at The Owl Sanctuary. With music from Treacle People, the Blues-Psych-Soul band from the Eastern Prairies. Who have their debut EP Dropping this month. The progressive rock group Guranfoe; whose music "spans early 1970s fusion, improvisational jazz, psychedelic rock and ancient ragas."...and Takeda who make music that fills the chasm between rock music and folk songs and sounds.

Entry £3adv £5otd / Doors @ 8pm

Saturday 03/02 Revenge of the Psychotronic Man North City Lager Syst Paperchamp

The Owl Sanctuary is delighted to present one of the fastest bands currently rocking the punk rock world. This Manchester three piece have released a number of critically acclaimed recordings since 2004, all without selling their souls to a 'big corporate cheese man.' Lightning fast punk with a nod towards Zeke, Kid Dynamite, Dead Kennedys and Ramones.

Supporting are local punksters The Dog Town Rebels and Paper Champ, who make a welcome return to our sanctuary of owls.

The live show will be followed by our locally famous Owl djs playing all of your favourite alternative/punk/rock party tunes until 3am.

Entry £6adv £7otd / Doors @ 7pm

+ Pints & Spirits from £2.50!

Tickets for all of our events are available at:

The Owl Sanctuary. Live event listings and tickets