Alphabetti theatre presents
Matt Stalker & Fables with support from Nev Clay
Saturday 4th October 2025
Doors: 19:0
Support: 19:30 – 20:10 – Nev Clay
Interval/Break: 20:10 – 20:25
Headliner: 20:25 – 21:30 – Matt Stalker & Fables
Running Time: 120 minutes (approx.)
Age recommendation: 12+
Tickets:
General Admission (£10)
Concession (£5)
Suitable for Over 65s, Students, Artists, Unemployment Benefit, Disability Benefit. Please note proof of concession eligibility may be asked for upon arrival at the Box Office. Complimentary tickets are available for Pas supporting those with access requirements.
No Questions (£3)
If you can’t afford any of the other ticket categories but still want to see the show, then please purchase this one – no questions will be asked. (Limited to 7, in advance and online only)
Lyrical, dynamic indie folk music
After a decade-long hiatus, Matt Stalker & Fables return with a slightly altered line-up but playing the same literary chamber folk that earned them a dedicated following in the 2010s.
Drawing comparisons to artists from Kings of Convenience, Paul Simon and Damien Rice to Bon Iver and Jeff Buckley, Matt Stalker & Fables are a chamber folk ensemble from Newcastle whose “spine tingling supremely melodic songs are capable of holding you absolutely rapt” (The Crack). The titular Matt Stalker is a psychotherapist and self-confessed word lover, whose literary lyrics veer between earnest and the irreverent as they explore the ways we all tie ourselves in knots sometimes. His beautifully crafted finger style acoustic guitar and underusing vocal arrangements are embellished variously with cello, electric guitars, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, piano and vocals.
Praise for KNOTS (2014 Album):
“Understated yet immensely powerful… A strong contender for the most beautifully crafted, lyrically affecting album of the year”
“KNOTS is immensely beautiful” (Journal Culture Magazine)
“Spine-tingling supremely melodic songs capable of holding you absolutely rapt” (The Crack)
“An immensely talented band” (newcastlegateshead.com)