Venue Watch
‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
‘There’s no magic bullet’: The battle to keep Cardiff’s vital music scene from dying out
Cardiff’s music scene is close-knit, passionate and bursting with talent. But for venues, it’s still an uphill climb
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’
Nearly a quarter of the UK’s grassroots music venues required ’emergency’ support to help them stay open over the past year
The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
The Story Hive is so full of stories for all tastes that Phil Ryan has, by popular demand, had to break out from his audio storytelling to tell them physically
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
‘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
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
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’
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
At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
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’
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’
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
