Benji Kirkpatrick @ The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth

Name: Benji Kirkpatrick @ The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth
Start: 2025-11-22T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-22T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Castle Street, PL1 2NJ Plymouth, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Nov 22 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Castle Street, PL1 2NJ Plymouth, United Kingdom | Plymouth, EN

A veteran of the scene, Benji Kirkpatrick is well known as a rhythmic driver of such outfits as Bellowhead, Seth Lakeman and Faustus, with his "memorably aggressive" (MOJO) style.
Benji Kirkpatrick is a singer, songwriter and musician. A key member of folk big band, Bellowhead, Benji has been performing solo for 25 years. New album In Phase, released autumn 2023, features all original songs written between 2020 and 2022. Lauded releases such as ‘Boomerang’ (2008) and ‘Hendrix Songs’ (2015) – an album of acoustic re-interpretations of the work of Jimi Hendrix – have punctuated his exploits over the years alongside extensive work with others. 2019 saw the release of ‘Gold Has Worn Away’ on German based label Westpark Music, the debut long player from Benji’s band ‘Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess’; a roots-based power trio comprising of Pete Thomas (Jackie Oates, Megan Henwood) on bass and Joelle Barker (Edwin Starr band, Del Camino) on drums. Pete Flood, also of Bellowhead, occupied the drum seat until 2022.