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Online bookings close at noon the day before a performance, but don't worry if you're late in securing your tickets as you can still buy them on the door on the night. You can also phone 01728 861101 or pop in to see us before the gig to secure your tickets.
When a gig is fully booked, we will always put this information on this page.
If you pay for tickets online, you should receive a receipt detailing your transaction.
Please note: You will not receive e-tickets or hard copy tickets. Simply state your name at the door of the gig as we keep a full record of online ticket sales, and you will be given access.
Have any questions? Call us on 01728 861101 or email [email protected]

Gigs for 2026:

Saturday 31 January 2026
Martyn Joseph
“One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today…tough and passionate” (Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music)

Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night.
After being signed to Sony Music in the early ’90’s, for whom he recorded two albums and achieved Top 40 chart success, Martyn became a trailblazer for independent musicians. He launched his own record label in 1999 forging a successful career using the internet, ahead of many other artists.
In July 2024 he was invited by BBC Radio 2 for a second time to write a song as part of their brand new award winning “21st Century Folk” project, following on from the success of his 2023 track, “Albert’s Place”, which featured in the original series and which included appearances on BBC Breakfast TV, the Jeremy Vine and Ken Bruce shows on BBC Radio 2 along with Radio 4’s World at One.
His critically acclaimed 2021 record, “1960” was made Folk Album of The Month in Mojo and awarded 4 starts by Uncut, and remained in the UK Official Folk charts for much of 2022.
He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning over 40 years, 27 studio albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances.
Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerising live performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives.
A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness, and love for his trade, he's a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice, and has been called “The Welsh Springsteen”.
We are delighted to welcome back Martyn to Debenham, although it was many years ago since his first visit!
"Edgy and charismatic acoustic singer songwriter, delivering songs of outstanding lyrical intelligence" (Bob Harris)

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Tickets in advance £20. On the door £22
Doors open 7.30pm
Bar available
Gig starts 8pm

Click to hear examples of Martyn's huge back catalogue of great songs >

cLICK TO HEAR MUSIC FROM MARTYNS NEW ALBUM

Friday 6 March 2026 (Please note change of date from previously advertised)
Alice Armstrong
"She’s a born entertainer, with a voice that could easily be the voice of a generation." (ERB magazine)
Alice Armstrong, who was voted by the public as 'Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year' in 2024 and 2025, performs a powerful, unique blend of modern Blues, Funk, Soul and Rock & Roll across the UK and mainland Europe.  Backed by a world-class 4 piece band, Alice's original song-writing material is steeped in personal and provocative lyrical content covering a variety of themes that resonate with people from all walks of life. She also brings alive classic covers. 
In 2024, Alice also won and the European Blues Challenge in Croatia beating artists from 22 other countries.  Alice was invited to appear live on the BBC Radio 2 Blues Show with Cerys Matthews and her music continues to feature regularly on the station's playlist. 

Her tracks can also be found on Joe Bonamassa's personal Spotify selections following a personal invite from Bonamassa to perform on his "Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Cruise".   This opportunity showcased Alice's established reputation on the British music scene and marked her rise to international recognition.

Her second EP Live at Area 88 came out on 14 June 2024 to critical acclaim and reached the IBBA's top 10 most played albums list.  Alice's released her third EP ‘Fury & Euphoria in March 2025. We are so lucky to see her perform in Debenham.

“One of the most emotional and far-ranging vocals, such a sweet and melodic voice, that, in an instant, she can blow the horns off the devil himself!” – Blues Matters Magazine

“A thing of wonder” – Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio

Check out her music here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNv08gli6Mc&list=RDkNv08gli6Mc&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5qqygneck&list=RDsn5qqygneck&start_radio=1

Tickets in advance £18. On the door £20
Doors open 7.30pm
Bar available
Gig starts 8pm

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Tickets in advance £20. On the door £22
Doors open 7.30pm
Bar available
Gig starts 8pm

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Saturday 16 May 2026
The Rollin’ Stoned was described by ‘The Times’ as “the nearest thing to the real article.”
With a Rollin’ Stoned show, the costumes are shamelessly camp, gaudy and absolutely fab, the instruments, genuinely vintage and the wit irreverent. However, while the tongue is never far from the cheek, they make sure it is never to the detriment of the music. This band is not a grotesque parody. What clearly comes across to audiences seeing the band at work is the passion they all have for the music of what is, cliché or not “The Greatest Rock’n’Roll Band” the world has seen.

A typical two hour show includes not only all the classic crowd pleasing hits, but is spiced with enough eclectic selections from the deeper recesses of Stones album archives to satisfy the most demanding ‘Stones buffs.’ All is performed with the same vibrantly authentic attack and raw energy that characterised the original Stones shows in their prime.
A night not to be missed.
"....probably more authentic than the Stones themselves would be inclined to muster"
The Times
"A magnificent Mick... exquisitely designed costumes... spot-on guitar playing"
Mail On Sunday
Check out their music here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_-Qmk_twmk&list=RDc_-Qmk_twmk&start_radio=1

Friday 18 September 2026
The Horn Factory ‘Spectacular Big Band Jazz
Returns.”

A welcome return for this excellent jazz collective. Since 1998, Horn Factory have been bringing together 18 of the top musicians in the area to create their own brand of fast moving, hard hitting, toe tapping contemporary jazz. They play a wide range of contemporary big band jazz music from composers including Buddy Rich, Bob Mintzer, James Morrison, Sammy Nestico and Gordon Goodwin, among others. They also play big arrangements of music normally associated with smaller groups, including music from the likes of Chick Corea and Horace Silver. Most of the numbers have been composed in the last 15 years, bringing the big band genre right up to date with music that absolutely crackles with energy.

Tickets in advance £12. On the door £14
Doors open 7.30pm
Bar available
Gig starts 8pm

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Ample Free Parking and Deben bar open pre-gig.

Fancy a bite to eat?
Dine at the Deben is open Friday evenings (until 8pm)
plus Zeera Indian Restaurant (from 5pm excl Mondays and Tuesdays)
both available in the Deben Lounge pre-gig
(enter via the main entrance)
Serving days and times can vary, so please check ahead

For further information or ticket queries please contact us -
[email protected]
or telephone us on 01728 861101

Any suggestions you have for future live music, please contact Steve Robbins - [email protected]