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Vieira and The Silvers Headline Show at The Waterfront Studio, Norwich 

Rock'n'Roll Brothers and Sisters, Rock'n'Roll!

Friday 12th June 2026


It’s been a while since I saw Diogo Vieira take on a crowd, toss and hurl them around a venue, wipe the floor with them, then put them all through the rock’n’roll mangle to complete the job.  That was when Vieira and The Silvers blew away the Red Rooster Festival from the main stage in June 2024.  Sadly, Red Rooster has had to pack up the big tent for good, but a lot further down the A11, Vieira and his band have continued to blaze a trail on stages round London and south, reinforcing their reputation as one of the most exciting live bands in the land.

 


The Silvers have always existed on a fluid line up, with Vieira working with various combinations, adding then taking out, then bringing back in a saxophone, a duo of backing singers, then a trio, then none, more guitars, fewer guitars, a regularly changing cast.  This band leader is constantly pushing himself to change things up, mix the magic, stir the broth, which is not easy for everyone following in his charismatic wake.

 

But let me tell you something, the impact of any combo that the man has with him on stage is never short of dramatic.  Diogo is a front man par excellence and well worth any entrance money.  He will have a song for you. 


The rocket-fuelled, Vieira and The Silvers, headline at The Waterfront Studio on Friday, 12th June, 2026.  Don’t go alone, get your gang down there and don’t forget dancing shoes.  You will have a great night. 

 

If you cannot reach Norwich on the 12th June, the other gigs of this tour are as follows:

 

4th June 2026              The Night Owl, Digbeth, Birmingham B9

 

12th June 2026            The Waterfront Studio, Norwich NR1

 

13th June 2026            The Lexington, Islington, London N1

 

18th June 2026            Kazimier Stockroom, Liverpool L1

 

19th June 2026            Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow G2


Get yourselves out there.


~


Spencer Ide

12th May 2026

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