JULIAN MARLEY & THE UPRISING + SUPPORT FROM THE KINGSTON EXPRESS AND DJ MIKEY D
FRIDAY 12TH JUNE
Julian Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Barbados-born Lucy Pounder, was immersed in music from a young age. Growing up in a vibrant musical environment, he quickly adopted a lifestyle centred around music.
Julian Marley and his band The Uprising will be bringing the reggae vibes to hmv Empire Coventry on Friday June 12th 2026
DAZED: BADGER + DUBTENDO ALLSTARS
SATURDAY 18TH JULY 2026
💃⚡ hmv Empire & Dazed are back with a huge rave with Badger one of the fastest rising electronic artists right now with high-energy, multi-genre sets blending UK garage, jungle, and bass house. Plus Dubtendo Allstars will be bringing a big slice of UK silly Rave & Game vibes with them. Expect Wii sports Garage bangers, Mario DnB mash-ups, Sonic House wobblers and everything in between for their set - Lets-a-GO! Plus local legends DJ Sleepless, B2B Andy E, Starkeye b2b Walka 💃⚡ + Room 2 takeover with Bogged Out DJs (A-Z) Alura, Doon, Hoddy, Millard, Pea, Rhomas, Wrecko !
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.
One of the most respected and renowned
guitarists in music history.
The Grammy Award-winning Albert Lee has
worked with the likes of Eric Clapton, The Everly Brothers, The Crickets
and Emmylou Harris over an illustrious career spanning 60 years.
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.Special guests on the tour will include Bad Manners and Rhoda Dakar
