Home / What's On / Coventry / Richard Thompson: Hippies, Thugs and HeroesRichard Thompson: Hippies, Thugs and HeroesWarwick Arts Centre, CoventryDateSaturday 1 May 2027Starts7:30pmTypeOtherWhereUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, CV47AL, Coventry, CV47ALLast checked2 October 2026Richard Thompson stands as one of the UK’s most enduring and inventive musicians, a guitarist and songwriter whose influence stretches from the British folk-rock boom of the late 1960s to the present day. Emerging from the groundbreaking band Fairport Convention, Thompson helped…At Warwick Arts CentreMusic venue — University Of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7FD.Warwick Arts Centre on FolkAirMore at Warwick Arts CentreCreative Socials: Poetry Workshop With Jasmine Gardosi — 2 October 2026Sindhu Vee: Swanky — 2 October 2026Gary Crosby and Denys Baptiste present 'A Love Supreme' — 2 October 2026Around Warwick Arts CentreWarwick Arts Centre Cafe Bar — Bar, 30mBenugo Bar & Kitchen at Warwick Arts Centre — Bar, 40mButterworth Hall — Arts venue, 50mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.