On Friday 21st August, the rabbit hole opens once again, leading to Funkadelic's biggest and most ambitious journey yet. Expect massive immersive production, decor, performers on hmv Empire's main stage and... HANNAH WANTS PAISLEY JENSEN & MORE SUPPORT TBA
Tickets on sale Friday 26th June 10AM
18+ event The venue will be showing Coventry's first premier league game of the season on the big screen 8PM KO for Funkadelic ticket holders
hmv Empire & Dazed are back with a huge rave with one of the biggest names in DNB right now K Motionz, future star A Little Sound, plus more support TBA and Bogged Out DJs taking over Room 2, Saturday 22nd August 💃⚡
Doors open 6PM // K Motionz on stage 9PM-10PM // A Little Sound on stage 8PM - 9PM
Renowned for their electrifying performances which has seen them play the world’s largest stages including Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds Festivals, Coachella, Lollapalooza and Splendour in the Grass, DMA’S will bring the new album to life on their UK and Ireland headline tour 2027.
The new album will see the band build on their incredible history that has seen them deliver four critically acclaimed albums, Hills End (2016), For Now (2018), THE GLOW (2020) and How Many Dreams? (2023), each landing towards the top end of the ARIA Top 10, and with the last 2 albums, THE GLOW and How Many Dreams? reaching #4 and #3 respectively on the UK album chart.
Tickets go on general sale Friday 12th June 10AM. Doors Open 7PM. 14+ Show (u16s accompanied with an adult).
SOPHIE MCCARTNEY: BACK IN THE DAY RAVE, Saturday 10th October 2026. What’s better than a rave? A DAY RAVE! Coventry, it’s time to gather the girls, grab your glowsticks, and get ready to be home with your bra off by 6pm — because comedian Sophie McCartney is bringing her comedy day rave to hmv Empire ! Think dancing, drinkies, comedy, games and prizes as Sophie hosts the ultimate millennial afternoon out.Book the babysitter, round up the crew, and nab your tickets before they’re gone.
Livenation presents Sophie McCartney 1PM-5PM Seated Show 18+ Show Venue presale goes on sale Thursday 4th June at 10AM
Glastonbury rockers REEF are firmly back re-energised like never before with a confident spring in their step which has already seen the band soar back into the UK Top 20 with their recently released hit album ‘Shoot Me Your Ace” produced by Duran Duran's Andy Taylor. Since the album's release the band have opened for the likes of the Rolling Stones at their Olympic Stadium show in Munich, Headlined the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury and have performed at some of the best and most prestigious festivals across the UK and Europe while also just recently finishing a UK tour with rock legends Deep Purple.
Reef Are Back! Louder and Bigger Than Ever! 'Place Your Hands', 'Naked', 'Come Back Brighter' are some of their biggest hits and their latest album 'Shoot Me Your Ace' is a monster!
Phil McIntyre Live Ltd in association with Parkas Comedy proudly presents: Josh Pugh: Ha Ha Yeah Sound + Support TBA Thursday 19th November 2026. Doors 6.30PM, Show starts at 7.30PM prompt. 14+ show (u18s accompanied).Tickets go on sale Friday 15th May at 10AM.
After 2 sell out tours, Josh Pugh is back performing stand up comedy to the best of his ability for an hour and a bit. Josh is known for his appearances on the small screen (TV) Live at the Apollo, Big Fat Quiz of Everything, Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You, The Last Leg as well his appearances on even smaller screens (your phone) with his weekly viral videos. Here are some quotes selected to convince you further. ‘Deceptively clever’ THE GUARDIAN ‘A must-see stand up' ROLLING STONE ‘Pub-grub comedy served up with cordon-bleu flare’ THE WEE REVIEW
Melanie C will be performing an intimate show at hmv Empire Coventry on Tuesday 8th December, celebrating her highly anticipated album Sweat which is released today 1st May
Before she became Mel C of the Spice Girls, Melanie Chisholm found herself swept up in the UK's burgeoning '90s rave scene partying to the sounds of Prodigy and Grooverider. Her new solo album 'Sweat' is a love letter to those heady and formative days; an invitation to party, to find community on the dance floor and joy in a dark world. Recorded between London, Stockholm and Sydney, 'Sweat' fuses her past and present - the sport and the spice, the forgotten teenage raver and the accomplished DJ.
Tickets for her Coventry show go on sale at 1PM 1st May.
The creator and original presenter of BBC Radio 1’s Dance Anthems Dave Pearce has been a driving force in the UK Dance Scene for many years.
Renowned for his energetic uplifting and anthemic “big room” sets incorporating Trance/Electro house and Progressive interwoven with reworked classics and also for his Trance Anthems and Pure Trance sets.
The South are back on the road and do what they do best - perform the songs of that great British pop institution, The Beautiful South, to the thousands of fans of these timeless classics.
Legendary 2-Tone group The bEAT, led by vocalist Dave Wakeling, have announced Dance Crazed Too - a 21 date UK tour.Dance Crazed Too starts on 1st October 2026 in Coventry, the birthplace of 2-Tone Records, at HMV Empire.
The tour includes a show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 2nd October, a hometown performance at Birmingham’s Town Hall on 17th October, before concluding at O2 Academy in Oxford on 29th October.
