Live music
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Pop sensation Becky Hill is taking part in Everywhere at Once, one of many stars working to draw attention to the need for grassroots venues
Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
The Music Venue Trust’s Everywhere At Once Festival is taking place at grassroots venues across the country. Musician Miki Berenyi explains the importance and joy of independent music venues
No Glasto? No problem. Everywhere at Once Festival is coming to a grassroots venue near you
No Glasto? No problem. Everywhere at Once Festival is coming to a grassroots venue near you
Some of music’s biggest stars will be gracing the stages of small, independent venues for Everywhere At One Festival
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
‘Anything that helps to promote the very existence of these grassroots music venues is welcome’
The Molotovs: ‘We kind of created a scene from nothing’
The Molotovs: ‘We kind of created a scene from nothing’
The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Roundhouse’s ‘critically important’ role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Cribs: ‘It’s difficult for working-class people to get into music now – there’s so little money in it’
The Cribs: ‘It’s difficult for working-class people to get into music now – there’s so little money in it’
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
Oasis might’ve reformed for the money – but who can blame them?
Oasis might’ve reformed for the money – but who can blame them?
Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025
End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can’t afford to miss in 2025
‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together
‘We get communities dancing’: How Bradford’s brass heritage still brings people together
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Loud music ruined my ears – but it doesn’t mean I can’t still enjoy a Mogwai gig
Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK’s entertainment economy is changing
Bingo and karaoke with Barry from EastEnders: How the UK’s entertainment economy is changing
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here’s the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here’s the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming
Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming
‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
