
“Only a vastly talented songwriter produces such works . . . ” Eric Myers / The Australian
We are delighted to welcome Frances Madden, one of Australia’s most talented young singer-songwriters and piano players, and her all-star band for her debut show at Acapela.
Frances has been fortunate to work with some impressive people in the industry. She’s supported the legendary Dionne Warwick and Grammy Award winner Gregory Porter, and performed live in concert with jazz genius James Morrison. Her album ‘Beautiful World’ (2020) was produced by ARIA Award winner Chong Lim (Olivia Newton-John) and earned five nominations in the Australian Songwriting Awards.
Frances and her band perform regularly to sell-out crowds in London. Her live show features her genuinely warm stage presence along with a voice and style that are uniquely her own. Her set effortlessly weaves originals and classics with flavours of jazz, blues, soul, singer-songwriter and a broadly adult contemporary appeal. This special event will also feature some of London’s most talented musicians. As well as Frances on vocals and piano, the show will include:
Rob Updegraff on guitar
Tom Mason on bass
Saleem Raman on drums
Frances has developed a growing international fan base with songs inspired by personal experiences that connect deeply with her audience. She’s currently working on a new album with Grammy Award winning producer and engineer Cameron Craig (Adele, Katie Melua).
“Frances’ music is a river of original and heartfelt material, truly a creative force as a genuine contemporary songwriter.” Matt Bailey / Fine Music 102.5 FM
Book a table for pre-concert dining
Acapela Studio provides pre-concert dining between 6.00pm and 7.30pm from our pizza oven. To view the current menu visit here.
Please purchase your concert tickets first before booking a table. We will not accept any table bookings that do not have a corresponding ticket purchase.
Then return to the event page to book your table, by selecting the date of your event, number of diners and time you require table. The times shown are the only vacancies left. Please complete your email and phone number as this is required to ensure your table is allocated. You will receive confirmation of your booking by email and text.
If on the date you have chosen no tables are available - no times will be shown and the booking system will revert you back to todays date - PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK THE CORRECT DATE!
PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE RELIES ON THE INCOME FROM DINING TO ENSURE WE CAN BOOK ALL THE GREAT ACTS PERFORMING.
Income from the provision of pizzas is very important to the venue and if you have booked a table it is a requirement that all people sat at tables order food - a salad alternative is available to pizzas. Please do ensure that all individuals will be ordering on your table - if this is not the case please cancel your table so others who are looking to dine can do so. Our apologies to raise this but recently we have had many tables (some very large) where less than 50% of those sat at tables have ordered food. Financially this is a real problem to the sustainability of the venue.
- All seating at tables must purchase a pizza - so please do not book a table if everyone is not eating.
- Please ensure that you arrive 10 minutes before the time slot allocated to order your pizzas prior to your booking time.
- Tables not seated within 15 minutes of the allocated time may be lost and allocated to other audience members wishing to order pizzas.
- If you wish to book a table for 6 or more please email info@acapela.co.uk
Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order and cooked in an authentic wood-fired oven. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BOOK A TABLE YOU CAN STILL ORDER PIZZAS ON THE NIGHT (USUALLY ON BUSY NIGHTS NO LATER THAN 7.15PM) AND WE WILL SERVE THEM TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE SAT IN THE VENUE - IN A PIZZA BOX.