What's On
Below is a list of all the exciting events and activities we have coming up. From gigs and films to creative workshops for children and adults, there's something for everyone at The Hive.
May
23
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
May
25
Sun
10:00
The Sound of Shrewsbury Presents: Hive Aid (Daytime Workshops and Evening Performances)
Tickets from £15
Outdoor activities are FREE! Indoor activities are ticketed:
Variety of workshops: 10am - 6:30pm
Afternoon performances: 3pm - 5:30pm
Ron Kill/Sofia J Lewis
Samira Hills
The March Hares
Ben Taplin
Mair Thomas
Jessie Reid
Doors open from 7pm for the evening performances.
Evening performances: 7:30pm - approx. 11pm
Sofia J Lewis
Fintan O'Leary
Cathy Andrew
Brian Carrington
Vincent Whyte
The Lost Highway
Keith Donnelly
Sunday 25th May 2025 brings The Sound Of Shrewsbury Presents, Hive Aid. A complete mini folk festival in one day. There will be workshops in Breton and British dance, songwriting, poetry and folk music, alongside children's entertainment and two concerts.
We are delighted to announce that the genius folk legend Keith Donnelly will be sharing the top of the bill with Shrewsbury's own, Jessie Reid. Last year she featured at Glastonbury, so we know how lucky we are to bring her home.
In the street there will be food stalls, Morris dancing and revelry, leading to The Old St. Chads church yard where, for the first time in history there will be an Artisan Market with a Shropshire feel.
There will also be acoustic song sessions in town in a perfect pub - Loggerheads.
Running from 10 a.m to 11 p.m. Hive Aid is a very hot ticket.
All daytime activities are child friendly, with 9 years and under able to access indoor activities for free.
TO BOOK AN ADULT TICKET FOR THE EVENING PERFORMANCE ONLY, PLEASE SEE THE EVENING PERFORMANCE PAGE.
May
25
Sun
19:30
The Sound of Shrewsbury Presents: Hive Aid (Evening Performance)
Tickets from £15
Doors open from 7pm.
Evening performance: 7:30pm - approx. 11pm
Sofia J Lewis
Fintan O'Leary
Cathy Andrew
Brian Carrington
Vincent Whyte
The Lost Highway
Keith Donnelly
Sunday 25th May 2025 brings The Sound Of Shrewsbury Presents, Hive Aid. A complete mini folk festival in one day. There will be workshops in Breton and British dance, songwriting, poetry and folk music, alongside children's entertainment and two concerts.
We are delighted to announce that the genius folk legend Keith Donnelly will be sharing the top of the bill with Shrewsbury's own, Jessie Reid. Last year she featured at Glastonbury, so we know how lucky we are to bring her home.
In the street there will be food stalls, Morris dancing and revelry, leading to The Old St. Chads church yard where, for the first time in history there will be an Artisan Market with a Shropshire feel.
There will also be acoustic song sessions in town in a perfect pub - Loggerheads.
Running from 10 a.m to 11 p.m. Hive Aid is a very hot ticket.
All daytime activities are child friendly, with 9 years and under able to access indoor activities for free.
Jun
6
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Jun
7
Sat
20:00
The Classic Blues Show
Tickets from £12.5
Saturday 7th June - Doors open at 7:15pm with an 8pm start.
This band of experienced musicians has its roots all firmly anchored in the blues. This is blues of not just the Delta, Chicago, and elsewhere in the USA but also the blues of Ealing, Dartford and wherever else formed the British Blues boom of the 60’s and beyond .
Driving guitar riffs and assured vocals matched by a swinging horn section, make this a show to remember. Enjoy the music and stories from those lucky enough to be there – and feel the blues come alive. Let the good times roll!.
Spend an evening in the company of this fine 6 piece band to celebrate the British Blues explosion of the 1960s. From BB King to John Mayall, from Jimmy Rogers to Peter Green: The Classic Blues show recreates the authentic sound of British Blues musicians and the artists who inspired them.
Jun
13
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Jun
14
Sat
20:00
Will Barnes Trio ft. Dom Franks
Tickets from £12
Saturday 14th June (Doors open at 7:30pm for an 8pm start)
Tickets £25 / £12 for Under 22s
A consummate guitarist, Will Barnes’s technical brilliance is matched with an innate and versatile musicality. His versatility and virtuosity combine to produce solos with unpredictable excitement, as he draws from his rich palate of influences. This special line-up features former winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Musician of the Year Dom Franks (reeds) alongside a formidable rhythm section of Paul Jefferies (double bass) and Alex Goodyear (drums). The band will explore music inspired by the great guitarists of jazz including Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell.
Evocative, intelligent… contemporary” Ian Mann, JazzMann
Presented by Shrewsbury Jazz Network
Jun
20
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Jun
21
Sat
20:00
Bouncers
Tickets from £12.5
Saturday 21st June
Doors open: 7.30pm
Curtain up: 8pm. No interval. Approximately 1 hour 30 mins.
Tickets priced at £12.50.
Only suitable for ages 14 and above.
Set in a night club during the 1980s, Bouncers is a hilarious, fast-moving, raw and physical play about an evening on the town seen from the viewpoint of four men on the door – Lucky Eric, Jedd, Les and Ralph. The men are at once themselves and then every character they happen to meet, whether they are boys looking to get lucky or girls looking to make do. Audiences will be transported back to the era of bright colours, shoulder pads, fingerless gloves, leg warmers and the very best in 80s’ pop music!
Please note: a strobe light is used approximately three quarters of the way through this performance of Bouncers.
Jun
27
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Jul
4
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Jul
11
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Jul
18
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Summer Term 2025
Tickets from £7
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Sessions start promptly at 10:30am.
Tickets priced at £7 per child.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Aug
9
Sat
19:00
Mark Jenkins - Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here'
Tickets from £15
Saturday 9th August @ 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Tickets £15
This year music tech expert Mark Jenkins ("Tubular Bells for the Moog Synthesizer", "50 Years of Kraftwerk's Autobahn") performs for the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's classic album "Wish You Were Here".
This is not a simple tribute but a radical re-imagining of the album along with extracts from "Animals" and other 1975 tracks by YES, HAWKWIND, GONG, EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, KRAFTWERK, TANGERINE DREAM, LOU REED, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, TODD RUNDGREN and more. It's a whole evening (2x1 hour live sets) of psychedelic rock music accompanied by laser graphics and some of the world's most advanced Artificial Intelligence image projections.
Sep
7
Sun
10:00
Creative Writing Workshop with Hattie Naylor, award winning playwright
Tickets from £5
Join us for an imaginative day filled with the magic of poetry, prose, and innovative writing! With three decades of expertise in teaching and performance, Hattie is here to ignite your creativity with dynamic, foolproof exercises designed to unleash your inner writer.
Prepare to leave the day brimming with fresh pieces and powerful techniques to overcome any creative blocks you may face. As the sun sets, the excitement continues with a captivating evening performance, where you'll have the chance to showcase your masterpieces! Hattie will guide you through the art of stage delivery, ensuring that your words resonate with impact and emotion.
Invite friends and family to witness your artistic journey as we come together to celebrate the beauty of the written word. This is more than just a workshop; it’s an opportunity to connect, create, and shine! Don’t miss out on this chance to elevate your writing and share your voice with the world!
Sunday 7th September
10am-6pm – Workshop (with breaks)
7-8pm - Performance
Please bring your own lunch.
Tiered tickets available between £5 - £20, with the option to add your own donation amount if preferred. Open to all ages and experience levels.
All proceeds raised will support the Hive to continue delivering creative activities and workshops to improve wellbeing.
Sep
27
Sat
19:45
Stephen Fearing and the Sentimentalists
Tickets from £18
Saturday 27th September - Doors open at 7pm for a 7:45pm start
Revered Canadian songwriter Stephen Fearing and the award-winning Scandinavian indie-folk band The Sentimentals share a mutual passion for crafting beautiful melodies and dynamic musical interplay that mesmerize audiences night after night. Their combined admiration for classic Tin Pan Alley songwriting, infused with innovative soundscapes, yields a unique mode of expression that is both authentic and original.
Since their partnership began in 2018, Fearing and The Sentimentals have ignited stages across Europe and Canada with annual performances that captivate audiences. This dynamic collaboration shines on Fearing’s 2022 album "Vejpoesi" (Danish for "Road Poems"), where The Sentimentals’ elegant accompaniment weaves around Fearing’s haunting lyrics and melodies. Recorded over three days in Maskinhallen, a theater in Frederikshavn, Denmark, these sessions showcase The Sentimentals’ remarkable ability to shed new light on Fearing's seasoned material, delivering a sound that is both unique and transformative.
By blending their strengths, Stephen Fearing and The Sentimentals have crafted a musical expression characterized by a willingness to take risks. Their collaborative efforts have not only produced captivating recordings and live performances but have also set a new standard for blending traditional and experimental elements in the roots-music genre, paving the way for emotionally charged and exhilarating compositions."
Oct
4
Sat
19:45
Dar Williams + Heather Maloney
Tickets from £19.5
Doors open at 7:00pm (gig starts at 7:45pm)
Tickets priced at £19.50
Dar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. Williams strongly believes that all of us possess our own power and ability to achieve, and she rejects the exceptionalism that encourages us to “admire that yonder star,” while making us feel small and insignificant; unworthy of shining on our own but hoping to catch enough distant light to inspire some tiny accomplishment. Williams has always been very interested in how to control our future and this album has to do with the fact that at some point, you just can’t.
Like everyone else, Williams spent 2020 in that state of non-control. She and longtime producer Stewart Lerman tracked most of the album, her 12th studio recording, in November of 2019. In late February of 2020, she cut the title tune in Woodstock with bassist Gail Ann Dorsey and Larry Campbell, who produced the track and played guitars, pedal steel and twangy baritone guitar. When told they had to postpone a mid-March mixing date, Campbell said he wasn’t feeling well anyway. Turns out he’d contracted a serious case of COVID-19. That was a clear sign that at some point, you have to meet life where it meets you …the common thread throughout that these songs, the willingness to meet life as it arrives.
Dar Williams was always in the right place at the right time for the success she’s had over a 25+-year career. She rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, like Patty Griffith, Melissa Ferrick, the Throwing Muses, Vance Gilbert, and Jonathan Brooke. After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. “Good and bad things happen, and it’s not necessarily a reward or indictment. I’ve just got to meet it.” Williams observes. “Like, I’m bringing my whole life to this moment; it will surprise me, challenge me, show me where I was wrong, even make a fool out of me, but my job is to show up and not take adversity personally. Real happiness doesn't have to feel like Snoopy dancing with Woodstock; it can just be knowing you have the resilience to meet whatever comes to you. I will call that a good life.”
Nov
29
Sat
19:45
Good Habits
Tickets from £15
Doors open at 7:00pm (gig starts at 7:45pm)
Tickets priced at £15
Being ‘happily stranded’ in New Zealand in 2020 launched Good Habits’ full-time musical adventure, and their joyous genre-fusion has received international critical acclaim, cementing them as rising stars in the UK indie-folk scene. Including performances at Glastonbury and WOMAD; tours throughout the UK, EU and Australasia; and a Top 40 Folk Charts album.
“Pinpoint precision vocals, hard-rocking accordion, and great acoustic grooves. English folk musicianship at its 21st-century best.” - Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music
Originally a duo composed of Bonnie Schwarz (cello + vocals) and Pete Shaw (accordion + synths + perc), Good Habits mix revved-up virtuosity, harmony, and vivid storytelling into an action-packed narrative of genre-bending goodness. In 2025, Good Habits evolve into a trio, welcoming drummer Jenny Walinetski (Miles Kane) into the band. This addition brings a high-energy, full-band sound, pushing their indie-folk fusion into dynamic new territory.
After bringing Good Habits home to the UK at the end of 2021, the band has built an ever-growing, loyal fanbase through award-winning performances and a relentless touring schedule. Their latest album Quarter-Life (2024), charted in the Top 40 Official Folk Charts and received multiple 5* reviews and radio play across BBC Radio, Songlines, and internationally.