Venue Watch
‘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?
This Record Store Day, as we celebrate the stores and artists that bring us joy, it’s an interesting time to reflect on the power of music
‘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
Every week, The Big Issue’s Venue Watch campaign supports and champions grassroots music venues across the UK. This is not an easy time to keep a venue open, never mind launching a new one. Yet amid the growing crisis, the Lubber Fiend in Newcastle harnessed their community to create a DIY hub ‘like no other’
‘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
Every week, The Big Issue’s Venue Watch campaign supports and champions grassroots music venues across the UK. This week, we take a look at how one London-based community refused to give up when they lost their venue. Can Iklectik find a new way forward for their experimental sounds?
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
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
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’
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
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
Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for ‘people a little bit outside normal’
Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for ‘people a little bit outside normal’
Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community
Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community
Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth
Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth
This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months
