SoundCamp – 30/04/16
SoundCamp Hosted by Octopus Collective Starts: 16:00 Sat 30th April Ends: 9:00 Sun 1st May Ford Park,, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12…
WISWOS Concert: AGF, Hiukseni Okei, Anna Xambó – 22/04/16
Women in Sound / Women on Sound Concert: AGF, Hiukseni Okei and Anna Xambó Jack Hylton Music Room, Lancaster University…
Breadboard Orchestra Workshop, Vespertine York – 19/02/16
Sound and music workshop with Octopus Breadboard Orchestra 2pm Friday 19th February York St Mary’s Church This workshop open to…
Grace Schwindt: Little Birds and a Demon – 09/09/15
Pavilion in partnership with Full of Noises presents: Grace Schwindt Little Birds and a Demon – a Live Transmission From…
Workington and Beyond – Multi-channel work by Brona Martin, Cathy Lane and more – 05/08/15
Workington and Beyond – Multi-channel work by Brona Martin, Cathy Lane, Karen Power and Annie Mahtani Cafe…
Yo No Bi – Minoru Sato and Kanta Horio 08/2015
Full of Noises presents a short UK tour showcasing installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most innovative sound…
Full of Noises – 31/07 – 02/08/15
Full of Noises 2015 Fri 31st July – Sun 2nd August Venues around Barrow-in-Furness Tickets on sale now at eventbrite.co.uk…
From Poetry to Sound Poetry – 20/06/15
From Poetry to Sound Poetry Workshop with Simon Pomery *Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been…
FON Air / Hannah Festival Edition – 12/06/15
Octopus presents: FON Air 10:00 – 18:00, Friday 12th June Click here to listen Barrow-based sound art collective Octopus present…
Sound Camp / Reveil – 2-3/05/2015
Sound Camp at Octopus Starts: 12am Sat 2nd Ends: 9am Sun 3rd May 2015 Piel View House and locations…
Octopus at Other Worlds – 11/04/15
Fri 9th – Sun 11th Other Worlds is a festival of experimental music and sound art curated by Must Die…
Sound as Being – 20/03/15
Thought Universe presents: Sound as Being A concert of Multi-Channel Sound and Live Electronics Jack Hylton Music Room, Lancaster University…
Rebecca Lee – Workshop & Talk 18/10/14
Octopus & SoundFjord present: Rebecca Lee – Workshop and Talk 13:00-17:00 Tickets £3 (inc. booking fee) from eventbrite or email:…
Hear This Space Concert – 4/10/14
Hear Th↓s Space: Free Concert Saturday the 4th of October 2014, 5pm Cooke’s Studios, 104 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QR…
No Ideas But in Things
Sat 27th September Cookes Studios, Barrow-in-Furness 13:00 – 17:00 Advance tickets £4 /£3 from eventbrite.co.uk or £5 on the door…
Digital Media Labs
Digital Media Labs: Artists’ Talks Sat 20th Sept, 12:00 – 15:00 Signal Films Project Space. Cookes Studios, Barrow-in-Furness Free –…
FON at Beacons 2014
Beacons Festival Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th August 2014 Funkirk Estate, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3AB Full of Noises are…
Medieval Uprising – Wray Castle, Sat 2nd August
Laura Cannell – Medieval Uprising + guests Sat 2nd August Wray Castle, Low Wray, Ambleside, LA22 0JA 18:00-20:30 Tickets from…
Machine Music – Sat 19th July
Machine Music – Sat 19th July, Cookes Studios, Abbey Rd, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QR. 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets £4 from eventbrite.co.uk…
Floodtide – Sat 19th July
Saturday 19th July 2014 Workshop: 10:30 – 12:00, Cookes Studios, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QR Performance: 14:00 onwards, The Dock…
If Wet – Bardsea Malt Kiln
Images: Pete Ashton If Wet Sat 28th June, Bardsea Maltkiln (nr Ulverston) 14:00-16:00 £4 / Advance tickets on sale here….
Hear Th↓s Space Workshop
Hear Th↓s Space workshop Saturday 14th June, 10:00-17:00 Cookes Studios, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QR £5 / £3 –…
FON Air / Hannah Festival
Octopus presents: FON Air 10:00 – 18:00 Friday 6th June Barrow-based sound art collective Octopus present a day of live…
Lauren Redhead – Organ & Electronics
Lauren Redhead, Organ and Electronics Sat 10th May 2014 Pre-concert talk 6.30pm Concert 7.30pm St James Church, Barrow-in-Furness Tickets are…
Full of Noises at Café OTO
Cumbria-based new music and sound art festival Full of Noises present two nights of performances by artists from their 2013…
Full of Noises at Wray Castle
Just as we finished the washing up after FON it was time for the Wray Castle Weekender on the banks…
Full of Noises 2013
Our third FON Festival took place earlier this year in the usual mix of sacred and profane sites across Barrow…
In Residence – Work in Progress
A chance to meet some of the artists who’ve been working away at Piel View House during 2012 and find…
In Residence – Mobile Radio
Radio hacking workshop and live broadcast to RadiaLx Festival in Lisbon from Piel View House, Barrow Park, led by Mobile…
Ways of Strings
“Following her performance at FON in 2011, sound artist Ryoko Akama returns for a research residency in collaboration with dancer…
Mr Underwood – Noise Box Workshop
Documentation from our first Hardware Hacking workshop in Barrow Park, Sat 24th March 2012. From the press release: ‘Octopus are…
Full of Noises 2011
Full of Noises 2011 was the second edition of our festival project, featuring: – Residencies from AGF, Philip Jeck and…
Boa Drum 77 Screening
Screening of the Boredoms documentary / concert film at FACT Liverpool, with live introduction by Mark Pilkington, Andy Hunt and…
In Residence – Hildur Guðnadóttir
Live performance by Hildur Guðnadóttir at the opening event of the 2010 Liverpool Biennial. A co-production between Glenn Boulter and…
In Residence – AGF
AGF was a FON artist in residence at Grizedale Arts during August 2010. From Morning On is part of…
2010 Programme
2010 saw us programming a series of events with venues and partners including Grizedale Arts, Liverpool Biennial, FACT and Lanternhouse,…
Deck Wreckers
An evening exploring the turntable as musical instrument at Lanternhouse Ulverston, July 2010. Co-produced with Lanternhouse and Grizedale Arts as…
Volcano the Bear (with 44)
Volcano the Bear at Ulverston Roxy, with support from Aurelie and Arficeden. A co-production between 44 Promotions and Octopus.
Full of Noises 2009
Our first festival took place at the Canteen, situated on the fringe of Barrow’s BAE Trident submarine plant. Artists in…
