Three smartly dressed men in clown make up pose with silly faces in a theatre

7 Jun 2025

The Beacon – Bowling Park

The Tiger Lillies

Oddball cabaret, dark humour and seriously catchy tunes from London’s legendary masters of the macabre.

The world’s foremost post-punk-falsetto-squeezebox-gypsy-cabaret trio made a very rare trip to Bradford for a one-off show at the Beacon.

The Tiger Lillies have been a fixture in the British musical underground for more than 30 years – Olivier Award-winners for the (in)famous Shockheaded Peter, Grammy nominees and much more besides.

Recently heard on the soundtrack to Johnny Depp’s film Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, they’re as popular as ever – and Bowling Park had never seen anything like them before.

“One of the most unique and subversive acts in contemporary performance” – New York Times

“An extraordinary fusion of styles and sounds, creating a world both grotesque and beautiful” – Time Out

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