Live
2026
30th January, Bishops House, Sheffield. https://fb.me/e/55pQJVNYh Solo set.
6th February, The Cot (Puleside WMC) on Old Mount Road in Marsden. Solo set.
6th March, Wharf Chambers, Leeds. Erosion Control set – noise avant trio
10th March, Amped, Huddersfield. Erosion Control.
16th April, New Music Dublin, Ireland. Performance of Echoes and Reclamation with Eimear Reidy.
19th April, Sound Canvas. Stay and Play music for early years. Colour of out Space Festival, Brighton.
14th May, Erosion Control gig. Gut Level, Sheffield
22nd May, Erosion Control gig, Moers Festival, Germany
27th May, Sound Canvas. Stay and Play music for early years. Ebor Studio, Littleborough
13th June, Erosion Control, Old Hairdressers, Glasgow
19th – 20th June, ‘Seeing Sound’ exhibition with Diana Terry. Saan 1, 5 Kelvin St, Manchester
27th June, Erosion Control. The Cube, Bristol.
23rd July, Sophie Cooper, solo gig, Golden Lion, Todmorden.
2025
23rd January, The Whitaker Gallery. As part of this exhibition: https://www.thewhitaker.org/whats-on-article/contemporary-art-exhibitions/the-land-that-has-fallen-within-you/
Spring – Autumn, Immersive Greenbooth. On site installation at Greenbooth Reservoir in Rochdale. https://www.immersivereservoirs.co.uk/immersive-greenbooth
21st – 27th June: Land & Brass. Art and sound installation featuring The Recycled Brass Sound System and artists from Ebor Studio. Rochdale Exchange.
7th November, In Situ, Pendle. Solo set supporting Helmut Lemke.
2024
20th January, Full of Noises, Barrow. Solo set
21st January, Houseshow in Liverpool, msg for address! Solo set
23rd January, Sharing event at Golden Lion, Todmorden. I’ll be sharing my research into electromagnetic wave detection to YSWN members only (sorry!)
2023
Feb – 4th May, Bury Art Gallery, Refuge from the Ravens exhibition
19th April solo trombone performance at Wharf Chambers, Leeds.
End of May – Residency and tour with Delphine Dora
30th May, duo with DD, Bishops House, Sheffield
1st June, duo with DD, ame Huddersfield
2nd June, duo with DD, Glasgow
3rd June, duo with DD, St Monans
21st July – Supporting The Unit Ama at The Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge
9th August – Exhibition with Babs Smith at Gallery Frank: Immersive Watergrove
6th Sept – Supporting 75 Dollar Bill at The Golden Lion, Todmorden
21st Sept – 15th Oct – Immersive Watergrove with Babs Smith at Paradise Studios, Manchester
Natalia Beylis ‘Mermaids’ tour!
28th Sept – The Cube Cinema, Bristol Natalia Beylis
29th Sept – Cafe Oto, London with Natalia Beylis
30th Sept – The Bees Mouth, Brighton with Natalia Beylis and Willie Stewart
3rd October – Rammel Club, The Chameleon, Nottingham
19th October, Nan Moors, Todmorden
26th October, Ebor Studio, Littleborough
29th October, Huddersfield
1st / 2nd November, TBC: Manchester
3rd / 4th November, Bradford Uni installation: Bradford is Lit
9th December, Bury Art Gallery, Bury: Trout House Replica. Performance and Q&A
14th Dec – Solo billboard work at Ebor Studio
2022
7th – 12th Feb – Residency at Cafe Oto. Concert on last day with Tonia Ko and Prangers
10th March – mini multi speaker performance at Nan Moors, Todmorden
1st – 3rd April – Counterflows Festival with Richard Youngs, Glasgow
23rd April – Performance of ‘Intact’ on 16 speakers at Iklectik, London
9th – 11th June – Designing Dante. Multi room installation response to Dante’s Divine Comedy. John Rylands Library, Manchester
7th Sept: Playing trombone for Nwando Ezibie at The Southbank Centre
12th Sept – December – Refugee from the Ravens, reimagining Wordsworth and Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads. Installation at Grasmere Museum, Cumbria More details here: https://www.zwiebelfish.org/projects/
2nd October – Collaborative performance with Alison Cooper and Jo Kennedy at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax: https://www.victoriatheatre.co.uk/antidote/trust-and-authenticity
2021
2/3/4th July – Timber Festival, solo performance
15th July – Manchester International Festival. Group exhibition, Rochdale, with Ebor Sound Artists.
31st Aug – 2nd Sept – The Courtyard, Hereford: Sound installation “The Return”.
2nd Oct – Installation at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Part of the HB Folk Festival.
17th October – Performance with Kathy Hinde, Bristol
26 – 27th Nov – Solo show at Boundaries Festival, Sunderland
Early 2022 – Residency at Cafe Oto, London
2020
25th January – performing as part of ‘Sherds’ at Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery
27th March – solo guitar show at Kirkgate Centre, Shipley –
C-19 new era live occasions:
3rd April – screening of ‘Duvet Day’, film on ‘Heinous Whining’, Twitch channel
1st May – Live stream of ‘Dial a Bone’ for The Old Police House, Twitch channel
15th May – screening of ‘Adoption Tale’ film for Colour out of Space Festival,YouTube
28th Sept – 11th Oct – Tusk Festival. Video and performance.
4th Dec – Feeding Tube / Quarantunes with Byron Coley
2019
27th January – solo trombone performance. Shady Dealings @The Magic City, Todmorden
3rd February – The Slowest Lift, supporting Thurston Moore at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
21st March – The Slowest Lift, Arcade Coffees, Huddersfield
26th March – DJ Car Tape. Upstairs at Golden Lion, Todmorden
The Slowest Lift with Kelly Jayne Jones, Ireland
- 13th April – Dublin
- 14th April – Cork
25th May – Insitu sharing event with Rebecca Lee, Pendle
1st June – Slowest Lift afternoon show, Union Chapel, London
26th June – Calderdale Sound Network event as part of Hebden Bridge Arts Fest
31st July – collaboration with Marie Thompson and Rebecca Lee at Primary, Nottingham
14th August – The Slowest Lift, supporting Pram at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
31st August – jamming with GNOD at Tor Festival
2nd September – collaboration with Emmanuelle Parrenin at Cafe Oto, London
19th September – collaboration with Roy Claire Potter = SATNAVTOD
12th October – No Bounds Fest
18th November – premiere of new work commissioned by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
18th December – debut gig for Caravan Comedown at Small Seeds in Huddersfield
2018
19th January – Solo show supporting Delphine Dora and Mocke in Birmingham
2/3rd February – The Slowest Lift in Cardiff/Bristol
7th February – The Slowest Lift in Hebden Bridge
9th March – The Slowest Lift in London, Cafe Oto. Part of Vibracathedral Orchestra residency
10th April – Delphine Dora and Sophie Cooper in Paris
23rd May – Solo trombone set, supporting Father Murphy at The Golden Lion, Todmorden
1st July – Performance of Trevor Wishart’s ‘Landscape’ at Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
6th July – The Slowest Lift with Triangle Cuts at Northern Quarter, Huddersfield
The Slowest Lift collab with Noel Meek, mini tour with Richard Youngs:
19th July – Cafe Oto, London
20th July- Centrala Space, Birmingham
21st July- The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
1st September – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Part of a pop up band “Summer of Hate” performing covers from 1968.
28th September – Wharf Chambers, Leeds. Slowest Lift supporting Wolf Eyes
5th October – Burslem, Stoke on Trent with Saboteuse
6th October – Solo guitar set supporting Mike Cooper, Northern Quarter, Huddersfield
12th October – Iron Maidens workshop & performance, all day at The Worm in Rotterdam. Followed by improvisation show with Delphine Dora.
13th October – Amsterdam with Delphine Dora and Ignatz
2017
10th February – The Slowest Lift at Wharf Chambers, Leeds.
3rd March – Solo trombone set, South Square Gallery, Bradford.
31st March – The Slowest Lift at Wharf Chambers, Leeds
Ireland 2017!
- 8th – 14th April – Solo residency at Curfew Tower near Belfast, N. Ireland
- 13th April – Open House event at Curfew Tower / Solo Performance with Three Eyed Makara playing + possible collaboration
- 14th April – solo trombone set at ‘Fuzzy Hell House’, Athlone, Ireland. message for address.
- 15th – 23rd April – Residency with Delphine Dora at Greywood Arts, County Cork, Ireland.
- 16th April -Sophie Cooper / Delphine Dora duo show at Gulpd Cafe, Cork
- 21st April – Sophie Cooper / Delphine Dora duo performance, Open House event at Greywood Arts
28th – 29th April – Todmorden Folk Festival commission:
“Tod Festival Folklore Explore: take an adventure in to the park and find an old local tale lost in the woods. Discover a world where you can change yourself into any animal, track the signs of our local witch magic and connect with your natural surroundings. Join us for a guided sound walk with storytelling, music and hidden noises or pick up a map from local outlets and see if you can find the trail on your own. This piece has been created as part of our festival outreach programme working throughout the year with the people of Todmorden. Suggested for ages 5 and upwards”
Making workshop for families on the 28th at Todmorden Town Hall that links with the story we’ll be telling.
2nd May – Solo set at CADS Works, Sheffield
6th May – Tor Invocation Band supporting Dan Bachman at The Golden Lion, Todmorden
10th June – The Slowest Lift, The Cluny in Newcastle upon Tyne. Richard Dawson album launch party!
8th July – Solo set at Activating Inclusive Sound Spaces, Huddersfield University
4/5th August – Folklore Explore at Supernormal Festival and performance of new work with Claire Potter
9th – 11th August – The Slowest Lift residency at The Sage, Gateshead
23rd August – The Slowest Lift at Golden Lion, Todmorden
26th October – Solo set at The Media Centre, Huddersfield
2nd November – improvising with Emmanuelle Perrenin at Golden Lion, Todmorden
15-17th December – Been invited over to Malta to do two shows for the Malta Sound Womens Network. Check Facebook for details.