Colchester · Fri 16 Apr · Price not listed

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts

At Colchester Arts Centre. Friday 16 April 2027. Starts 19:00. Price not listed.

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Date	Friday, 16 April 2027
Starts	19:00
Entry	Price not listed
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01 — The gig

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Secret Affair, Purple Hearts plays Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester on Friday, 16 April 2027.

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02 — The details

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Venue	Colchester Arts Centre
Area	Colchester CO1 1NF
Genre	Rock / Pop

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Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

Friday, 16 April 2027 · starts 19:00 · Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

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Secret Affair, Purple Hearts — Quick Facts

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts live at Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester on Friday, 16 April 2027.

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The gigFriday 16 Apr 2027 · 19:00Starts in 166d 03h 13m

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The gig Friday 16 Apr Starts 19:00 · Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts are playing Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester on Friday, 16 April 2027. It starts at 19:00. Expect Rock / Pop. This listing is part of the Ipswich grass-roots gig directory — browse more upcoming Ipswich gigs there.

HeadlinerSecret Affair, Purple Hearts

GenreRock · Pop

PricePrice not listed

AgeNot listed

ListingFrom a public event listing

Ipswich in numbers

Ipswich has 38 upcoming gigs in the GigXchange directory, across 4 venues — 3 of them this week. Saturday is the city's busiest night for live music, and the average listed start time is 19:03. Colchester Arts Centre has 8 or more other upcoming gigs listed.

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The artist — Secret Affair, Purple Hearts

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts headlines this Colchester gig on Friday, 16 April 2027. Listening before the night helps you decide if the bill matches your taste — expect Rock / Pop across the set.

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Secret Affair, Purple Hearts is at Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester CO1 1NF.

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Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Colchester Arts Centre. Secret Affair, Purple Hearts play Colchester Arts Centre on Friday 16 April from 19:00. Also playing Colchester: The Proclaimers at Ipswich Regent Theatre, Circu5 & The Round Window at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester and Afrology Escape - CDQ live performance at Escape Club. The Colchester gig directory has every upcoming show. Looking further ahead? One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, with clash checks.

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08 — At Colchester Arts Centre

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The Specials Ltd	Sat 21 Nov
John Otway and Wild Willy Barret	Tue 8 Dec
The Rezillos	Sat 16 Jan
The Style Councillors	Sat 20 Mar
Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, Angel Snow	Sun 11 Apr
Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, Angel Snow	Thu 15 Apr
EXTC 'This is Pop'	Fri 21 May
London Calling Play The Clash	Sat 22 May

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Afrology Escape - CDQ live performanceEscape Club	Fri 6 Nov
UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell @ Heveningham Hall FireworksHeveningham Hall	Sat 7 Nov
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Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

At a glance

01 — The gig

About the gig

02 — The details

Everything you need to know

03 — Find Colchester Arts Centre

Getting there

04 — Planning

Your night out

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts at Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

Secret Affair, Purple Hearts — Quick Facts

About this gig

The artist — Secret Affair, Purple Hearts

The venue — Colchester Arts Centre

Find Colchester Arts Centre

Other gigs in Ipswich

Planning your Colchester night

05 — The Ipswich week

Gigs by night

The Ipswich week

Gigs by night in Ipswich

06 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Common Questions

What’s On at Colchester Arts Centre

07 — Keep up with Ipswich

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08 — At Colchester Arts Centre

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