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This page lists all the scheduled events at Buxton Opera House. If you would like to see all the shows between specific dates in the future then please select your preferred start and end date. Alternatively, you may filter by category.
Echo & The Bunnymen
18 February 2012 7:30 PM
Buxton Opera House
Four Four Time 2012
Echo & The Bunnymen, headed by vocalist Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant, were one of the most original and influential bands of the 1980s. With albums including Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here, Porcupine and Ocean Rain and singles including The Cutter, The Killing Moon, Silver and Seven Seas, they mined a rich vein of poetic songwriting and spearheaded a new Mersey sound that continues to inspire musicians today. Read more about this event … or
Mary Coughlan
18 February 2012 8:00 PM
Pavilion Arts Centre
Four Four Time 2012
Galway-born torch singer Mary Coughlan rose to international fame in 1985 with her seminal Irish jazz album Tired and Emotional. Now, with her latest album The House of Ill Repute runs the gamut of emotions with anger, bitterness, betrayal and regret. A companion piece to her autobiography, Mary faces head-on her battles with addiction and the problems in her personal life, including her version of Kirsty MacColl’s song Bad, ‘I’ve been an awful woman all my life / A dreadful daughter and a hopeless wife’. Now Four Four Time gives Buxton audiences the chance to see this courageous and confessional artist live on stage. Read more about this event … or
Steve Hackett
19 February 2012 7:30 PM
Buxton Opera House
Four Four Time 2012
Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. As lead guitarist with the star-strewn line-up of 1970s Genesis he made an indelible impression on the fabric of classic rock, demonstrating an unparalleled emotional and technical range that spanned the delicacy of Horizons and the masterful solo of Firth Of Fifth. Read more about this event … or
Scott Matthews
19 February 2012 8:00 PM
Pavilion Arts Centre
Four Four Time 2012
Scott Matthews’ eclectic musical influences have led to a career of musical experimentation, from funk and soul to indie rock. In 2006, Scott released his ground-breaking debut album Passing Stranger, which received much airplay on BBC Radio 2 from the likes of Janice Long, Mark Radcliffe and Bob Harris. His first single, Elusive earned Scott support from the likes of Jo Whiley, Dermot O’Leary, and Zane Lowe (who made it his Single of the Week). The song would go on to win the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Read more about this event … or