Otley Bookfest 2026 - Evening Concert

Evening Concert
Saturday 28 November • Doors 6.00pm • Showtime 7pm– 10pm
Wesley Hall, Walkergate, Otley

Featuring Robin Ince and The Bookshop Band with MC 'Otley Town Poet' Matthew Stoppard

The Bookshop Band are the wonderfully entertaining musical offspring of an artistic love-affair between two award winning folk songwriters, Beth Porter and Ben Please, and an independent bookshop in the UK, Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights. The songs are the musical outpouring of the band’s own response to books they have read, curated by the bookshop. 

Robin Ince is many things. A multi award winning comedian, author, broadcaster, bibliomaniac and a populariser of scientific ideas. He is perhaps best known as the former co-host and co-creator of the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. As a stand up Robin has toured the world and as an author he has written four acclaimed books, including Bibliomaniac, earned him the prestigious Booksellers Association Author of the Year award. 

Tickets £20 (plus small booking fee)

We want everyone to feel welcome at Otley Common. If you have any access requirements or need any support to attend this event, please get in touch with us before the day and we'll do our best to help. hello@otleycommon.org