Back by popular demand, Let’s Caper returns to City Hall

12 July 2024

Following the enormous success of Sunderland’s first Let’s Caper@CityHallin April this year, organisers have confirmed that the mini-festival takeover of the building will be returning to the city on September 27th for another epic celebration of the region’s creative and cultural talent. They’ll also be putting on a special festive Christmas Caper in December.

A packed programme on September 27th will see Smoove and Turrell headlining the music line-up with a DJ set with live vocals featuring their unique brand of Northern Funk playing out in a transformed-for-the-night Council Chamber. Coming hot on the heels of the brilliant Summer Streets Festival and the Music City initiative, The Caper’s return is yet another example of Sunderland’s extraordinary creative renaissance.

This time round, The Caper’s legendary comedy section will be hosted by local star Lee Kyle and includes a set from Ben Crompton (of Game of Thrones) at the top of the bill.

And those who enjoyed learning to dance like Michael Jackson at the April Caper will not be disappointed as Andre Viana, joins us for the evening to impart some of those smooth Latin rhythms with his famous Samba dance lessons.

More details will follow of all the support bands, crowd karaoke, fantastic array of stalls, flashmobs, live art, and of course great food and bars, which will complete the line-up for what promises to be another wonderful night out in a brilliant setting.

Advance tickets are on sale at www.thecaper.co.uk and are £20 plus booking fee.

Smoove commented “It’s always great playing a new venue especially one like City Hall which usually has such a different purpose. Like everyone in the region, we know how much up-and-coming creative talent there is here, and we’re delighted to do our bit to support that.”

Organiser, Sean Bullick said “Following the wonderful welcome we got when we first came to Sunderland with The Caper, we knew we’d be back! The Caper in April was a brilliant night out and the enthusiasm and support we received from the whole creative community was incredible: the sense of civic pride in Sunderland is really inspiring.”

Made possible by the support of Sunderland City Council and sponsor, Sunderland BID, Sharon Appleby, Chief Executive of the BID said “Our evolving programme of events across the city, together with all the great new venues opening, is really putting Sunderland on the map again as a fantastic place to go out. As part of this, we’re delighted to sponsor the Caper@CityHall again and look forward to another super night out on September 27th.”

Marion Dixon, Assistant Director of Regulatory Services, said: “We’re delighted the Caper’s returning to Sunderland. Set up to showcase a whole range of local and regional creative and cultural talent, the Caper line-ups vividly demonstrate that Sunderland has so much to offer. We’re proud to use City Hall in such an innovative and inclusive way.”