Friday 18th November

• Event [1]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  5:00pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session: HotDocs

  Drilling For Art

   

  Can money awaken culture? This acclaimed documentary traces Dubai’s wildly ambitious plans to create a culture from scratch.

  SOLD OUT
• Event [3]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  6:00pm
  Venue: Art Salon
   
  

  Live Session

  Art Pavilion Opening Party

   

  Join the artists and gallery directors of the Crunch2011 Art Pavilion exhibition and fair for a champagne reception celebrating some of the finest work the UK’s visual arts scene has to offer.

   

  We have limited places for this event.  If you would like to be added to the guest list please email emily.baker@artandideas.org with the subject "Art Pavilion Opening Party"
  

  FREE BUT TICKETED

  
  
• Event [8]
  All evening pass
  Venue: Globe at Hay
   
  

  All Evening Pass

  CRUNCH 2011 OPENING PARTY

   

  All evening pass for live and night sessions.

   

  From whisky-soaked sensuality to tribal beats, join us for our explosive opening party.

   

  Festival + Festival Live tickets give access to this event

  SOLD OUT
• Event [9]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  8:30pm
  Venue: The Stage
   
  

  Live Session

  Sion Russell Jones

   

  Having recently supported Newton Faulkner, Cardiff rising star Siôn has also been compared to Paul Simon. He presents imaginative pop-folk songwriting and an intimate mastery of his guitar.

   

  “Beautifully melodic” Wales Online

  SOLD OUT
• Event [11]
  Cabaret Triple Bill
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session

  Friday Cabaret Triple Bill

   

  Triple bill cabaret ticket for the evening’s Ring events. Featuring:

   

  • John-Luke Roberts [12]
    
  • The Gentlemen of Leisure [13]
  • Kieron Johnson [15]

   

  See below for details on each act.

  SOLD OUT
• Event [12]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  9:00pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session

  John-Luke Roberts

   

  The mischievous, award-winning creator of hit BBC sketch show Spats brings a brand-new stand-up set to Crunch.

   

  Fantastically ornate and utterly unexpected.” Guardian

  SOLD OUT
• Event [10]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  9:00pm
  Venue: Globe Hall
   
  

  Live Session

  Patti Plinko and the Maddening

   

  Fronted by the seductive ‘manic chanteuse’ Patti Plinko and consisting of guitar, violin, mandolins, whisky bottles and old vinyl, the Maddening's dark spirit has taken them around Europe and sell-out shows in Edinburgh and London's West End.

   

  "A bourbon-soaked show full of fire and attitude" - Time Out

  SOLD OUT
• Event [13]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  9:30pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session

  The Gentleman of Leisure

   

  Dynamic duo Nish Kumar and Tom Neenan deliver smart. exuberant and frantic sketch comedy that pauses to catch its breath, and then decides to take a cab the rest of the way.

   

  " Intelligent.  Cultured.  Literate. I laughed anyway. " - Emo Phillips

  SOLD OUT
• Event [14]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  9:30pm
  Venue: The Stage
   
  

  Live Session

  Mara Carlyle

   

  Tipped by the BBC for next year’s Mercury, Mara Carlyle’s unnervingly perfect vocals and lush beguiling orchestration have inspired comparisons to Rufus Wainwright and Björk.  Her recently released album Floreat was seven years in the making and has won widespread acclaim.  Catch her close up while you still can. 

   

  "Destined to become a classic” - Independent on Sunday

   

  "A gorgeous, defiant, hypnotic original” – MOJO

  SOLD OUT
• Event [16]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  10:15pm
  Venue: Globe Hall
   
  

  Live Session

  British Sea Power

   

  Having cemented their status as the “resolutely iconoclastic, supremely melodic… and utterly unique” champions of indie rock’n’roll (Paste), headliners at Port Eliot this summer, British Sea Power bring their illustrious widescreen sound to Crunch.

   

  "British Sea Power are bravely bringing beauty into an increasingly ugly world, whether that world wants it or not.” Independent

   

  Festival + Festival Live tickets and Crunch Opening Party tickets all give access to this event

   

  British Sea Power will now be commencing at 10:15 PM and not 10:30 PM as previously advertised. PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS EARLIER STAGE TIME.

  SOLD OUT
• Event [15]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  10:20pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session

  Kieron Johnson

   

  Kieron Johnson turns magic into performance art with a unique mixture of the strange, the bizarre and the hardly believable. Watch the impossible and be prepared to be a stunned into silent amazement.

   

  “Mind-blowing” The List

  SOLD OUT
• Event [17]
  Friday 18 November 2011
  11:30pm
  Venue: Lower Gallery
   
  

  Night Session

  Bobby Gandolf & DJ Scratchy

   

  11.30pm - Bobby Gandolf

   

  London dancefloor sensation Bobby Gandolf blends tribal drums with tunes that will make you want to party till dawn.

   

  "Whips the crowd into an insatiable frenzy" Huffington Post

   

  12.30am - DJ Scratchy

   

  Once DJ to The Clash, Scratchy has his finger on the world’s dance pulse. He brings together a “righteous mix-up” (MOJO) of the greatest music from across the planet.

   

  “Burning and danceable spirit”  All Music

  SOLD OUT

Saturday 19th November

• Event [48]
  All evening pass
  Venue: The Globe at Hay
   
  

  All Evening Pass

  SATURDAY SHINDIG - all evening pass

   

  All evening pass for live and night sessions.

   

  A wild, magical cabaret night of comedy, performance, and the most danceable and exciting music around…

  SOLD OUT
• Event [49]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  7:30pm
  Venue: The Stage
   
  

  Live Session

  Chris T-T

   

  Expect heartbreaking stories, political rants and witty social commentary delivered in soaring folk anthems from "modern-day Blake" Chris T-T (Sunday Times).

   

  “The joy of Flaming Lips and the humanity of Ray Davies” – Time Out London

  SOLD OUT
• Event [50]
  Comedy Cabaret Triple Bill
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session: Comedy

  Comedy Cabaret Triple Bill

   

  Triple bill cabaret ticket for the evening’s Ring events.

   

  • Iszi Lawrence [51]
    
  • Salena Godden [54]
    
  • Max & Ivàn are... Holmes and Watson [55]

   

  See below for full details on each act.

  SOLD OUT
• Event [51]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  8:15pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session: Comedy

  Iszi Lawrence

   

  Quirky, clever, sceptical stand-up from Time Out Recommended Iszi Lawrence served up with confidence, charm and a crackling energy that has evoked comparisons to Josie Long and Stewart Lee.

   

  “One more square kick in the b*llocks to the ‘women aren’t funny’ brigade” Snipe 

  SOLD OUT
• Event [52]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  8:30pm
  Venue: Globe Hall
   
  

  Live Session

  Beaty Heart

   

  Drum-synth collective Beaty Heart deliver afro-inspired party pop to set hearts and minds on fire, earning comparisons to Animal Collective and Vampire Weekend.

   

  "Heady, joyous stuff" Guardian

  SOLD OUT
• Event [53]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  8:45pm
  Venue: The Stage
   
  

  Live Session

  yoB

   

  Last seen with the electrifying Man Like Me, Dan Hayes returns to the globe with a new ensemble, promising stomping, sing-a-longs, and melancholy teetering into joy in stories about the pitfalls of modern life.
  
  

   “Billy Bragg meets Jarvis Cocker” Spider Stacy (The Pogues)

  SOLD OUT
• Event [54]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  9:00pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session: Comedy

  Salena Godden

   

  Bursting with wit and passion, the “doyenne of the spoken word scene” (BBC) descends upon Hay once again to present a new selection of poems and songs scrambled together from her colourful imagination.

   

  “Like most artists of note, there’s no one like her” Lemm Sissay

  SOLD OUT
• Event [55]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  9:45pm
  Venue: The Ring
   
  

  Live Session: Comedy

  Max & Ivan are... Holmes and Watson

   

  Fresh from a sell-out Edinburgh run, sketch-comedy heroes Max and Ivàn transplant Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to '20s Chicago for the dynamic duo's final thrilling escapade. Expect revenge, whiskey and javelins. 

   

  "Monsters of sketch comedy" Spoonfed

  SOLD OUT
• Event [56]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  10:00pm
  Venue: The Stage
   
  

  Live Session

  Franz Nicolay

   

  Hot foot from New York, former creative force behind legendary Brooklyn band The Hold Steady, Franz Nicolay has been compared to Nick Cave and The Pogues.   He delivers a collision of old-school vaudeville and new world rock that bursts with lyricism, energy and warmth.

   

   “The not-so-secret weapon of the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world” Pitchfork

  SOLD OUT
• Event [57]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  10:30pm
  Venue: Globe Hall
   
  

  Live Session

  Polinski

   

  Fresh from collaborating with The Cure’s Robert Smith, 65daysofstatic’s Paul Wolinski flies solo. Old beats meet new beats in a heady electronic dance odyssey that’s out-of-this-world.

   

  “Inexorable sonic passion… stunning” Drowned in Sound

  SOLD OUT
• Event [58]
  Saturday 19 November 2011
  11:30pm
  Venue: Lower Gallery
   
  

  Night Session

  Client (DJ Set) and Crack presents... Pardon My French

   

  11:30pm - Client

  
  

  Kate Holmes, of electro legends Client, joins us for a very special DJ set. From airline hostess to fetish fashion, no-one does sexy, sultry electro-pop like this girl. “Standout” Mail on Sunday

   

  12.30am Crack presents... Pardon My French

  
  

  The floor-filling mixes of wildly brilliant Bristol dance outfit Pardon My French have seen them storm Glastonbury, Annie Mac and The Big Chill.

   

   

  SOLD OUT

Sunday 20th November

• Event [82]
  Sunday 20 November 2011
  5:30pm
  Venue: Globe Hall
   
  

  Live Session

  Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo

   

  Australian singer songwriter Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo trio won a slew of awards including a BAFTA for their theme song Nostalgia in the BBC series Wallander.

   

  With a new album out earlier this year they have enraptured audiences at Glastonbury and Green Man with their rootsy gypsy folk and magical four part harmony vocals.  Join them for an uplifiting Sunday set to send you home in a euphoric mood.

   

  “Vocal’s that soar and arrangements that shine” BBC

  SOLD OUT