An Afternoon of Indie COVENTRY - Indie for the over 30s, 2pm-6pm
Featuring An Afternoon of Indie - Indie for the over 30s
- Date
- Sat 5 Dec 2026
- Starts
- 2:00 PM
- Venue
- hmv Empire
- City
- Coventry
About the event
After previous sold out event's at HMV EMPIRE and loads more in 18 cities, the UK's biggest indie party in 17 cities is coming back to Coventry for a special festive edition of An Afternoon of Indie
Old School Indie - The indie night for the over 30s are once again joining forces with Feeling Gloomy & Age Against The Machine to bring you four hours of back-to-back indie classics from across the decades so whether you were an 70s punk, 80s new waver, 90s britpopper or early 00s poser they'll be something for everyone, and maybe even the odd Christmas tune too seeing as it's December.
The party will finish at 6pm so you can head down the pub to continue your night our or you could just go home and watch some Saturday night TV with a take-away
There is a strict door policy of no under 30s, so please bring ID as you will be asked to show it upon entry
What to expect: The best in indie from: Bowie, Pulp, Clash, Jam, Cure, Joy Division, Stone Roses, Smiths, New Order, Strokes, Supergrass, Kinks, Franz Ferdinand, Nirvana, Ash, Rolling Stones, Who, Primal Scream, Killers, Sultans of Ping, Buzzcocks, Ramones, Specials, Blondie, Hole, Madness, La's, Weezer, Cardigans, Housemartins, Coral, Undertones, Inspiral Carpets, Bloc Party, Beatles, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Radiohead, Suede, Echo and The Bunnymen, Pixies plus the odd bit of rock n roll, soul, northern soul and ska!
Good to know
- Saturday 5 December 2026 — the show starts at 2:00 PM.
- hmv Empire is in Coventry.
- Within a minute's walk of hmv Empire: Snax in the City, The Dog and Greggs; the nearest railway station is Coventry, about 9 minutes on foot (what's nearby).
- An Afternoon of Indie - Indie for the over 30s plays 5 more dates on this tour.
- New to gigs? What doors, curfews, age limits and presales mean.
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Venue
hmv Empire
hmv Empire is a live music venue in Coventry, United Kingdom on 22 Hertford Street. The calendar is mixed, leaning alternative, indie and punk. Acts booked here more than once include An Afternoon of Indie - Indie for the over 30s (2 shows). 4 shows …
Previously at hmv Empire
Tickets
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