“Incorporates everything… guitars, brass and electronic elements… to forge the most fantastic harmony of sounds, blending… seamlessly” Clunk

Too damn right! Pica pica, Pica pica! is heading to Dead Wax Norwich! Please note, this is an 18+ gig.

Ideal Living is set to unleash an all-immersive and inspirational art-rock soundfest that’ll sweep you off your feet, then slam your heart into your mouth as your ears engage exponentially. Yes, Ideal Living will steal your soul.

"Ideal Living's set scratched our experimental rock itch nicely, with their frenetic, dark and complex tracks filling the room… One of Brighton’s most exciting new acts.” Clunk

With national press and BBC Radio 6 airplay, Ideal Living’s dynamic of raging highs and subtle lows is captivating, as is their charismatic, constantly adapting, live performance, taking influence from Leonard Cohen, Tapir!, LCD Soundsystem, Tyler the Creator and The Birthday Party. Are you ready?

“You can feel the incredible range of musical talent seeping from Ideal Living… Everything from guitars, brass and electronic elements… to forge the most fantastic harmony of sounds, blending genres seamlessly… Never ones to be comfortable staying within the realms of what is expected from them” Clunk

Self-heralded as “an ensemble of arranged harsh noise and beautiful trippy harmonies and elegant melodies”, Toast are the closest to structured noise and passion with cut edges you’ll get… Rough and smooth. Swoonsome twee pop vintage/retro elegance. Glowing from the colour and styling of their artwork, Toast’s psychpunk grungegaze Midwest emo hard industrial indie hard garage rock will push everyone around the room. Also prepare for the trio’s dream-pop-dream-wave-gaze to lead you, like a moth, to their audible and visual light.

Buoyant music for turbulent times is Lifejacket’s mission statement. Manifested as cacophonous beats, fuzz-laden riffage and soaring melodies – while channelling acts like Amyl and the Sniffers, Soft Play and FIDLAR – it’s a fiery concoction of the finest slices of pop-thrash angst-punk since the dawn of time. Or at least since Nirvana broke up

YELLOW TAPE PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: DREAM WEAPON, NARCOLEPSY, BLANK TALK

£10 adv, more otd

BLAND - Bizarro' Variety

Leave your problems at the door and be part of something eyebrow raising and smirk jerking. BLAND is a show that has all the grandeur of something extraordinary but still feels like something you can wrap yourself in. It’s a hangout, it’s a show, it’s a night out where familiarity meets the thrill of uncertainty. A cocktail of four acts, live music, poetry, stand up and sketch. Also – vinyl bingo. Support emerging talent, another year on.

EBI Presents: “The Woman Who Shot People Too Much” 

The Earlham Bus Incident presents an exclusive preview of their all-new play, The Woman Who Shot People Too Much! Featuring Norwich’s greatest private detective, Mona Ravona. A framed detective! A missing gangster! And what's going on at the brand new Old Theatre? Mona Ravona is thrown into a dangerous world of femme fatales, shady suspects and endless anachronisms in this thrilling adventure. Our daring detective has been accused of a murder so deadly somebody died from it. Now she must clear her name while also solving her toughest case yet – the disappearance of Norwich’s most infamous gangster! Expect big puns and tiny guns in the first original play from Norwich’s sketch comedy titans, the Earlham Bus Incident. See THE film noir parody play at The Garage Theatre, 2nd May.

Flat Venus

Flat Venus are a quintet inspired by the dream-pop and folk band scene of the 90s. With a wistful and foreboding approach to their harmony-heavy songs that “verge on Gregorian chant at times”, the group specialise in vulnerable lyrics, spaced-out, jangly guitars, and a driving rhythm section. For Fans Of: The Cranberries, Fleetwood Mac, The Pixies.

Kid Anansi

"That creative hurricane and me good friend, Kid Anansi!" Benjamin Zephaniah. The poetic equivalent of finding out that the drinks machine in your local McDonalds has replaced its Pepsi button with spiced rum. Kid Anansi is confusing, frightening, delicious with ginger ale and lemon, and unhealthy in large doses. His poetry will have you laughing, crying, biting your knuckles in second-hand embarrassment, or all three, mixing history and melancholy with slapstick humour and inimitable energy. A regular face on the BAFTA Award winning first season of Life & Rhymes, and host of poetry nights around London. His one man show: FIRST premiered in London from August to September. His debut album KID ANANSI EP: Ebonymous Posch is available to listen to on YouTube, bandcamp and SoundCloud.

Ross Pearson

Ross is an artist and filmmaker from Edinburgh based in Norwich. For roughly 18 years he has been producing videos assembled from fragments of existing television, film and assorted video ephemera with surreal, satirical or scatological intent. Previous video work has been described as “The kind of dream you might have if you spent the day drinking Red Bull and reading Private Eye and then fell asleep watching an Adam Curtis documentary”. He has exhibited work across the UK and in mainland Europe. You know it. He shows it. We love it. He’s a veteran in this game, and by the love of gawd, the way he looks both ways when crossing the road, proves it. Vinyl Bingo is proudly sponsored by Ross for this show. We have been sponsored by Ross for five shows and he is now ready to be a breakout star. Ross has a special little something extra for our debut Deadwax show and on behalf of everyone — I can’t wait to see what he has up his sleeve. Altogether now, “we adore him very much”!

Poppy Wareham

“My name is Poppy and I am a Norwich based, self taught artist. I use acrylics, and work in a bold abstracted, Often surrealist style. Colour is central to my studies and informs a lot of my creative decisions. No one piece is the same and I often change up my process each time I paint. I love the emotions my art can bring out in people and I want to share that as much as I can”! Poppy Wareham will be painting throughout the show, so feel free to take a look at her canvas to see what she’s created.

Frequently asked questions:

Is this professional? Yes, sir.

Where do the ticket proceeds go? (1) The acts. (2) The venue. (3) The next show. (4) Never you mind. 

Why should I come? Because supporting emerging talent & having a bloody good time makes a hell of lot of sense to me. 

Are alcoholic beverages available? Yes, ma'am.

Doors? 19:00.

When does it start start? 19:30.

When does it end end? 22:30(ish).

ALGAE BLOOM

all screaming all the time, no drum stools not ever

COLD HOLDING

emotional post-hardcore two-piece from Southampton

MOUNTAIN PEAKS

Norwich-based 3 piece screamo / post-hardcore band

The past twelve months has seen The Portland supporting the Stanleys on a sell-out tour, making their London debut, supporting The Hunna and ending the year playing a sell-out show in their home city of Peterborough. In 2026, the band have support slots scheduled with Adult Leisure, Cruz, World News and King No-One.

Musically the band are influenced sonically by Pixies, Wunderhorse, Keo, Fontaines DC, The Clause and Foals. Filled with passion, energy, and authenticity, The Portland are a band that have to be witnessed live.

The band were recently named Artist of the Week, by the music industry podcast The Money Trench and invited to play a gig at The Victoria, in London, in partnership with the mighty cool, London based independent record label, Fierce Panda Records.

“Twenty-one-year-olds from Peterborough who look like your local indie band, but sound like a Zeppelin-fed bunch of Pearl Jam fans. Old souls with a killer guitarist shamelessly bringing back the glory of the proper classic rock solo. I am 100% here for it and looking forward to what they do next” Mike Walsh, The Money Trench.

Supports TBC