When LYR – the musical collaboration between poet laureate Simon Armitage and artist/producers Richard Walters and Patrick Pearson – started discussing plans for their second album, it began with what Armitage terms “a very revelatory moment.” Or was it a confession?
Whilst recording their debut, 2020’s Call In The Crash Team, Armitage felt the band had “expected ourselves to be a bit more experimental, a bit more avant-gardist.” The confession freed them up.
The Ultraviolet Age is the powerful second album by LYR. More accessible, more poignant, more widescreen, the album is pitched somewhere between the enigmatic brood of late period Talk Talk, the lo-fi expanse of Low and their British sprechgesang contemporaries including Dry Cleaning, Yard Act and Black Country, New Road. It is an album of deft character sketches, dictatorships, the climate crisis and its centrepiece a gorgeous and moving reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presented by Bristol Beacon
Reserved seated show
Age: 14+ (Under 18’s to be accompanied by an adult)
Doors: 19.30
Start: 20.00
Finish: 22.00
“Melding high quality verse and smart instrumentation to forensically examine the ups and downs of living in today’s Britain.”
Louder Than War
Support from
Elanor Moss
Lincolnshire-based singer-songwriter Elanor Moss began formulating her first body of work while simultaneously living between York and Leeds as an undergraduate in Medieval Literature.
Co-produced by Brooklyn’s Oli Deakin, her 2022 debut, ‘Citrus’ highlights Moss’ knack for intricate, resonant storytelling, dealing with themes of depression, substance abuse, and violence that are offset by lush arrangements and delicate melodies.
The venue
Redgrave Theatre
Getting to the venue
Location: Redgrave Theatre is located near Mansion House in Clifton, 800m from Pembroke road.
Address: Redgrave Theatre, Percival Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3LE
Bicycle
There are four bicycle racks available in front of the theatre. Find your nearest cycle routes using Cycle Planner.
Bus
Bus Numbers 8 and 9 from Bristol Temple Meads, City Centre, Clifton and Redland stop on Clifton Down Road near to the Redgrave Theatre.
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Redgrave Theatre is outside but close to the Bristol Clean Air Zone. View a map of the Zone and check if your vehicle will be charged.
Car parking
On-street parking is free after 5pm Monday to Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Blue badge holders may park their vehicles on the double yellow lines in front of the theatre.
Access
Mobility
There is level access to the front of the auditorium via the side door to the left of the building. Blue badge holders can park at the front of the Theatre.
A portable ramp is available for wheelchair users, who will be accommodated in two designated spaces per performance, one on each side of the front row, adjacent to ramped emergency exits.
Please contact us if you require particular seating arrangements.
Toilets
Unfortunately Redgrave Theatre does not have an accessible toilet.
Assistance Dogs
Registered assistance dogs are welcome inside the venue.
Hearing Facility
Induction loop facilities are not available at this venue.
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