Norwich Arts Centre

Norwich Arts Centre is a live music venue, concert hall and theatre located in St. Benedict's Street in Norwich, Norfolk, England. It has a capacity of 290 for standing music concerts and 120 for seated events. The centre also includes visual art galleries and multi media teaching facilities.

The venue opened in 1977 in an old department store on St. Benedicts Street. It moved to its current site in St Swithin's church in 1980.

Although a small venue, Norwich Arts centre has hosted a list of bands and comedians including Nirvana, Oasis, Muse, The Stone Roses, Manic Street Preachers, The Libertines, Coldplay, Enter Shikari, Biffy Clyro, Foals, Kasabian, Mumford & Sons, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jack Dee, Mark Lamarr, Sue Perkins, Mark Thomas, Noel Fielding, David Baddiel, Ross Noble, Frank Skinner and Josie Long.

The venue is especially noted by rock music fans for being the site where Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers carved the words "4 Real" into his forearm with a razor blade to make a statement to journalist Steve Lamacq in 1991. The resulting photograph of this incident is one of the most famous in rock history.

The venue is also noted for a bootleg Nirvana live recording, recorded in October 1989, when they co-headlined with Tad. The venue is currently used by local Norwich arts groups like Salt Box Comedy Club, soapBox and the Wilde Club.

See also

• Norwich Cinema City
• Norwich Playhouse

External links

• Norwich Arts Centre
• St Swithin's church

Coordinates: 52°37′54″N 1°17′16″E / 52.6316°N 1.2878°E / 52.6316; 1.2878

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