An evening of exceptional performing songwriters, Rupert Wates with The Early Risers opening. 7:00 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door as available; advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. The performances will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.
• Seating is limited to 40. Advance ticket sales will automatically close once 40 tickets are sold — or at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
• An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out.
• You can order up to six tickets per transaction. NO RESELLERS.
• A Paypal account is not required.
• The transaction fee is included in the ticket price so that the performers receive the full amount. All ticket money goes to the performers. We work with them to set the ticket price — all workers deserve fair pay, and artists are skilled workers.
• That said, we’re all volunteers, even the people doing pro-level work. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 per ticket to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements. These options are optional… there’s no shame in not selecting one.
• After completing a ticket purchase, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. (Why do we use evil Paypal? Because their nonprofit processing fee is the lowest we can find to keep ticket prices as affordable for everybody as possible.) You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
• If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
• There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets.
• The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
• We won’t sell your info. We won’t even add you to our email newsletter because man is it ever annoying when places do that without consent. Our newsletter is opt-in or by request.
• All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
• Tickets at the door AS AVAILABLE. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
• Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Email is best, and text is better than voicemail. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)
Rupert Wates plus The Early Risers at Stage 33 Live
BELLOWS FALLS — Stage 33 Live welcomes the return of Rupert Wates on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door as available; advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. The Early Risers will open.
Though British by birth, Wates has been hailed as “a prime figure in American music.” Since 2006, the London-born, Oxford-educated, award-winning songwriter has made his home between New York City and Colorado, performing throughout North America and Europe. He has released 12 acclaimed solo albums earning international airplay, and has received more than 50 songwriting awards. Dozens of recording artists have covered his songs on their albums.
While the doors to large venues and big festivals are open to him, he has a great fondness for intimate listening rooms where the focus is on connection and storytelling. He captivates audiences with his haunting, eclectic blend of acoustic, melodic art/folk infused with elements of jazz and cabaret.
The recognition that regular people are what make the world extraordinary is reflected in his vivid, sophisticated songwriting that by turns is vulnerable and bold, featuring intricate lyrics and memorable melodies, exceptional guitar skills, and his smooth, expressive voice.
Ashley Storrow and Putnam Smith joined forces as The Early Risers in 2015 and have since toured across the country, from Maine to Texas to California to Vancouver, BC at notable venues such as Club Passim, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and the High Plains Public Radio concert series. Rootsy and lyric-driven, The Early Risers feature close vocal harmonies and arrangements on an array of instruments. Their debut album Making Life Sweet went to #1 on the national Folk DJ Charts.
Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com
Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, WOOL-FM, Guilford Sound, and the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.
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