Live at The Riverside Richard Norris (The Grid/ Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve), Ben Osborne (Noise of Art)

Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music plays host to special guest Richard Norris. Best known as half of electronic act The Grid, with Dave Ball of Soft Cell, Richard's scored six Top 40 UK Singles Chart hits, including the million-selling "Swamp Thing” , which reached No.3 in the UK charts and was Top Ten in 10 countries.

Richard’s other acts include Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve, with Erol Alkan, and Jack the Tab, while his career has seen him work with artists Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music), Marc Almond, Joe Strummer and the Pet Shop Boys.

During the lockdown he’s released a string of successful ambient works around his Group Mind online community and record label, and his show tonight will reflect some of this work, as well as new, as yet unheard,dance floor music. He’s also back in the studio with The Grid with rumours of new releases in 2022.

Ben Osborne is described as a “polymath” by Time Out. He’s an award winning creative producer, and founder of Noise of Art (“an actual Cathedral of Sound” The Guardian) and DJs internationally at festivals and clubs, including Glastonbury, Sonar, Chateau Perché, MAMA Paris, Big Chill and Latitude. He’s also a journalist and author and has presented his own shows on Xfm, NME Radio and Slack City Radio. A groundbreaking music and arts activist, he pioneered such things as late night music in galleries in London, immersive film exeriences, and silent music and electronic music events in clubs, festival and theatres.

The night will follow current pandemic guidelines. We are grateful for the support of Sufolk County Council.