Venue Watch
From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars 
From Oasis to… who? Why we need help nurturing our next generation of northern music stars
As funding across the music sector reaches a historic low, grassroots organisations fostering creativity and musicality in young people are under threat
‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
Having raised the funds to put them on a strong footing, the Jazz Bar will reopen this month in time for the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and August’s Fringe festival
Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Concern over Rishi Sunak’s attitude to social care, plus the pressures facing farmers, disability benefits, grassroots music venues, the effects of devices
Grassroots music venues need your help to survive now more than ever. Here’s why
Grassroots music venues need your help to survive now more than ever. Here’s why
‘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?
‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
‘This is not the end’: Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction
‘This is not the end’: Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction
This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
This grassroots venue brings ‘astonishing’ music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK’s biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’
Big Issue’s Venue Watch helps save Woking’s only grassroots music venue: ‘It’s a big win’
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna
Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there’d be no Madonna
‘No mean feat’: How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
‘No mean feat’: How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder’s tragic passing
Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder’s tragic passing
‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’
This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
‘Meltdown averted for now’: Grassroots music venues’ relief at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
‘Meltdown averted for now’: Grassroots music venues’ relief at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking’s only grassroots music venue
Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking’s only grassroots music venue
‘We haven’t done enough’: Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
