Colosseum + Soft Machine

Colosseum + Soft Machine

Essential progressive Jazz-Rock double bill.

Thursday 3 December 2026, 6pm

Prices from £37.50 to £47.50

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Following a sold-out 2025 concert, Colosseum + Soft Machine return by popular demand.

Colosseum came to fame in 1969 when the band led by legendary drummer Jon Hiseman released its debut album Those Who Are About To Die Salute You. Best-selling studio albums followed, notably Valentyne Suite (1969) and The Daughter of Time is Truth (1970). Personnel changes included the arrival of the soulful Chris Farlowe, famed for his Sixties chart hit ‘Out of Time’, and Clem Clempson, the young blues guitarist and vocalist, as well as bass player Mark Clarke. However, the group broke up in 1971, and the musicians went their separate ways.

Named after the William S. Burroughs novel The Soft Machine, the Canterbury-scene legends Soft Machine were formed by Daevid Allen, Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge & Robert Wyatt in 1966. Soft Machine shared the stage with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa and more. A series of incredible albums was released before the band split in 1978.

Age restriction: 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by a full-paying adult.

Doors 6pm; stage times to be announced.

Duration: to be confirmed – we will update this page as soon as we have running times. Please do not call the Box Office as they do not have any further information than that currently on our website. Most events last 2 – 2½ hours, evening events generally finishing no later than 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9pm on Sundays.

Ticket Information

£47.50, £37.50

A single £4.50 transaction fee applies to all online bookings (per order, not per individual ticket). Orders made in person at the box office are exempt from transaction fees. See booking information for details, payment methods and delivery options.

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