The waterfront
139-141 King street
Norwich
NR1 1QH
Saturday 12th December 2026
Tickets £32.00 advance + STBF
Doors 6:30pm
Curfew 10pm
Age 14+ under 16's must be accompanied with an adult

SHAM 69 - ‘50th Anniversary'
featuring Jimmy Pursey, Dave Parsons, Dave Treganna (Kermit) & Spike T Smith





A special show celebrating Sham 69’s '50th anniversary' featuring Jimmy Pursey, Dave Parsons, Dave Treganna (Kermit) & Spike t Smith. Sham 69 are one of the best live and original British Punk Rock bands and are headlining major festivals such as Rebellion and key festivals worldwide. dont miss them. Lots of punk history… Jimmy met with Miles Copeland (manager of The Police) who was running Step Forward & Illegal records. Jimmy scored a slot headlining the Acklam Hall on 21st July 1977. The support bands; Chelsea, The Lurkers & The Cortinas were all on Step Forward records, it was inevitable that Sham 69 would put out the first single on Step Forward and released 'I Dont Wanna' in August 1977. Sham 69 were soon packing venues and due to the success of the 'I Dont Wanna' single, Polydor Records signed Sham 69 for a 4 album contract. Albie Slider was replaced by Dave Treganna (Kermit) after a fight broke out in the recording studio when Dave Parsons replaced Albert's bass. January 1978 Polydor released the 'Borstal Breakout' single which didn't chart but a month later the 'Tell Us The Truth' album was released and reached No 25. April 30th 1978 Jimmy joined The Clash on stage at Victoria Park for Rock Against Racism. Later that week Polydor released their 2nd Sham 69 single 'Angels With Dirty Faces' which got the band on Top Of The Pops. In July 1978 the release of the single 'If The Kids Are United' catapulted Sham 69 into the media spot-light. That summer Sham played the Reading Festival along with The Jam. October 1978 saw the release of the 2nd Sham 69 album 'That's Life' and a new single 'Hurry Up Harry' which charted making the top 10. Questions & Answers was released in March 79 which was another hit and in July 79 the 'Hersham Boys' single was released which became Sham 69's biggest hit. Sham 69 are a formidable live act with the quality, energy, 1977 sound.

+ THE MEFFS





On a full headline length live set

The Meffs are a high-energy frantic Britpunk duo from Colchester, Essex, formed in 2019 by Lily Hopkins (guitar and vocals) and Lewis Copsey (drums and backing vocals). Championed by punk icon Frank Turner, the band is known for politically charged lyrics and explosive live shows. The band have recently toured with the incredible Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and the Levellers, and are building a huge fanbase. Anyone who has seen them live know they are in for a great night

+ KNOCK OFF





KNOCK OFF are a hard hitting punk trio, taking influences from the early 80's U.K punk scene and giving it a modern twist. A raw and powerful sound with stick in your head choruses, KNOCK OFF will leave their mark. Formed in sept 2013 the KNOCK OFF repitoire is inspired by football, anger, disillusionment at a country going down the pan and life in general. It's not all doom and gloom though and there is the odd sprinkling of humor in the set, such as a heart warming love song, imaginatively called....Love Song. A KNOCK OFF gig can be described as an onslaught of hard and fast songs, a wall of noise designed to make an impact.

Description

The Waterfront is a live music venue and nightclub situated in King Street, on the bank of the River Wensum, close to Norwich City Centre, the Riverside complex and the train station.

The venue has been the regions Number One alternative venue since 1993, run by the Union of UEA Students and is the sister venue to the UEA LCR! It has hosted bands including Pulp, Radiohead, Nirvana, The Verve, Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy, Amy Winehouse, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Moby, Ellie Goulding, Foals, The Undertones and The Darkness plus many more.

As well as live music, The Waterfront also plays host to weekly club nights. Friday night sees Propaganda take centre stage - the UK's biggest indie night playing to over 30,000 music fans every week across the UK and Ireland.

The Waterfront is an old brewery warehouse which was converted to a live music venue back in 1990, and has consolidated itself as the most important venue of its size in the East.

Please note. This is a standing only venue.