Norwich Arts Centre

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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.

The venue opened in 1977 in an old department store on Benedicts Street. The venue was moved to its current site in St Swithin's church in 1980. One of the more unusual venues on the UK rock music circuit the main room is a converted church, complete with tombstones on the floor.

Although a small venue, Norwich Arts centre has hosted a list of bands and comedians including Nirvana, Oasis, Muse, Mark Lamarr, Johnny Vegas, Mark Thomas, David Baddiel and Rob Newman.

The venue is especially noted by rock music fans for being the site where Richey James Edwards from 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 venue is also noted for a bootleg Nirvana live recording recorded in 1990.

[edit] See also

• Norwich Cinema City
• Norwich Playhouse

[edit] External links

• Norwich Arts Centre
• St Swithin's church