Ten-piece band Slippery People recreates the Talking Heads concert film 'Stop Making Sense' live at The Welly.
Slippery People bring Stop Making Sense to The Welly on Saturday 12 December, a ten-piece band recreating the Talking Heads concert film live on stage. The film itself came out on 19 October 1984, directed by Jonathan Demme, and has since been called the greatest concert movie of all time. Slippery People play every Talking Heads song featured in it, from 'Psycho Killer' and 'Burning Down The House' to 'Once In A Lifetime'.
It's a big band for a big set. Ten people on stage means they can run the full sound of the original recordings rather than stripping them back, and they follow the film's sequence from start to finish. If you've seen the movie, you'll recognise the order; if you haven't, it's a good way to hear the band's most well-known work in one go.
The Hull date follows a run of sold-out shows across the UK. The tour started in Manchester, which sold out in a matter of weeks, before heading to Glasgow on 13 February 2026. This brings the show to Hull later in the year.
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It runs from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm at The Welly, 105-107 Beverley Rd, Hull HU3 1TS. Tickets are £26.45, which includes the booking fee, and the venue advises the show is for ages 14 and over.
