The Music Venue Trust has announced Tom Grennan as one of their new patrons. READ MORE: Ticket price caps are the affordable gig stance we all need right now Artists have…
Continue ReadingThe Welsh government has confirmed that live music events can return immediately in the country. READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – Gig and festival bosses on what to expect…
Continue ReadingYonaka have shared an empowering new single called ‘Call Me A Saint’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Yonaka – the breakthrough British rock band tackling toxic relationships on…
Continue ReadingA new survey has found that over 28,500 shows are booked to place in England’s grassroots music venues, as coronavirus lockdown restrictions start to be lifted. READ MORE: Restarting live music…
Continue ReadingSupergrass have announced a huge outdoor gig in Reading this summer – get all the details below. As part of the Heritage Live concert series, the band will play Englefield…
Continue Reading“My friend and I went to see Bob Vylan at Birthdays in east London about three years ago. This drunk guy just would not leave my friend alone. He kept…
Continue ReadingFightback Lager have launched a Crowdfunder to offer fans the chance to own a stake in “the beer that saves music venues”. READ MORE: NME readers can get £10 off…
Continue ReadingTim Burgess has launched his own new ‘Listening Party’ earphones to help raise money for UK grassroots music venues. Today, The Charlatans frontman has teamed up with Flare Audio to…
Continue ReadingThe Music Venue Trust (MVT) have spoken of their “delight” after two more grassroots music venues in the UK were saved this week from having to close permanently. The MVT’s…
Continue ReadingMatt Baker and Benedict Cumberbatch were guessed as past Doctor Who actors (Picture: Getty/BBC) Viewers of Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance were left horrified after a pair of contestants made a…
Continue ReadingThe Music Venue Trust have updated their list of venues in danger of being closed forever – with some saved but six more now at risk. READ MORE When and…
Continue ReadingSorry have announced a new live album, ‘A Night At The Windmill’, to benefit the independent London venue Windmill Brixton. The band, who released their debut album ‘925’ last year,…
Continue ReadingGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has suggested that the “big players” of the music industry should pay a levy to support grassroots music venues through the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking as…
Continue ReadingYonaka have returned to action by releasing their new single ‘Seize The Power’ – you can hear the track below. The song is the Brighton-based band’s first piece of new…
Continue ReadingLondon venue The Black Heart has revealed that it’s in “serious trouble” unless it raises £100,000 to avoid permanent closure. READ MORE: Why your local venue needs you, but not as…
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