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Chris Bellam, 40 Underplay London E: chrisbellam@underplay.co.uk Your artiste roster: APRE, Artschool Girlfriend, Polly Money, Porij, Chikaya, Calva Louise, Dead Nature and more Favourite venues for seeing and/or showcasing new artistes: Scala, The Dome, MOTH Club in London and Deaf Institute Manchester How important is it for artistes to play…
Read moreThe Black Box 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LA Bookings: Rachael Campbell-Palmer T: +44 (0) 2890244400 E: admin@blackboxbelfast.com W: www.blackboxbelfast.com Capacity: 240 standing 180 seated PA/lights: Yes Dressing rooms: One Booking policy: “We have live music every night…
Read moreTHE OWNER of Winchester’s only live music venue, The Railway Inn (cap. 150 and 60)is hoping to persuade artistes such as Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa to return to where they played early shows in their careers. Next year, the venue will celebrate its 40th year of promoting live music…
Read morePRS FOUNDATION, the charitable subsidiary of performance royalty collection society PRS For Music, has announced the next wave of emerging artistes to receive support from its Momentum Music Fund. Girl Ray, I SEE RIVERS and The Orielles are among the 17 artistes who have been selected by industry professionals to…
Read moreWORTHING IS about to get a new, purpose-built venue to host concerts, comedy and club nights. Located in the grounds of Soundhouse Studios, The Factory Live (cap. 350) is a partnership between the studios and local event organiser Atom Promotions, which has staged concerts with acts such as 10cc, Grandmaster…
Read moreSerena Catapano, 35 SAS Entertainment Ltd, London / Birmingham E: serena@sas-ents.com Your artiste roster: Kerri Watt, Keelie Walker, 5WEST, Sian Cross Favourite venues for seeing and/or showcasing new artistes: 229 Club and The Bedford both in London, also The Asylum 2 and The Actress and Bishop which are both in…
Read moreThe Polar Bear 229 Spring Bank,Hull, HU3 1LR Bookings: Daniel Mawer T: 01482 221 113 | E: info@beersatthebear.com W: www.polarbearhull.com Capacity: 200 PA/lights: Yes Dressing rooms: One Booking policy: “The Polar Bear is a staple of Hull’s live music scene for touring artists both…
Read moreTHE TEAM behind Manchester grassroots venue Jimmy’s (cap. 150) has opened a sister venue in Liverpool. Owners and brothers Jimmy and George Craig opened the Bold Street property this month with a hometown show by The Coral. The three-floor building is four times the size of its Manchester counterpart, with…
Read moreNEC GROUP venues Arena Birmingham (cap. 15,800) and Resorts World Arena (15,685) are seeking more unsigned acts to play to audiences arriving for concerts. The Unsigned Stage at Arena Birmingham and the Amstel Stage at Resorts World Arena have already have hosted performances bu more than 150 local acts, including…
Read moreBBC MUSIC Introducing Live has announced a wave of brand workshops for the autumn event at London’s Tobacco Dock. The 31 October–2 November event, which comprises panels, master-classes and networking sessions, will include news features such as Tell Us How It Is, an open forum in which attendees can discuss…
Read moreARTISTES WHO won festival slots at Larmer Tree (cap. 5,000) via its Breakthrough Music Award are already finding wider recognition according to the festival’s Lyndsey Harvey. Winners of the 2018 event, Arcade Hearts, are now on their first headline tour, while Laura Goldthorp, who scooped the solo artiste award, has…
Read moreCAMPAIGNERS HAVE welcomed the announcement of a £1.5 million Arts Council England (ACE) fund specifically aimed at grassroots music venues and promoters. People working in the sector can apply to the Supporting Grassroots Live Music fund for grants of £1,000-40,000. Money is available to organisations whose main function is hosting…
Read moreTHE ANNIVERSARY tour of Def Leppard’s 1977 Hysterical LP required a “steelyard” of overhead truss to support lighting and screens, and create architectural features to fit lighting designer Kenji Ohashi’s vision for the show. The tour, which visited venues including Manchester Arena (cap. 21,000), London’s The SSE Arena, Wembley (12,500)…
Read moreTHE CARDIFF venue that hosted early performances by artistes such as Adele, Stormzy and James Bake has closed after 14 years. The 150-capacity Buffalo Bar in the city’s central Windsor Place, announced its closure on social media at the start of the year, citing rising business rates as the reason….
Read moreTHE MUSIC Managers Forum (MMF) has announced the winners of its Accelerator programme, run in partnership with YouTube Music. Twelve-month grants of up to £15,000 were made available (see LIVE UK 226) for music managers and 24 winners have been awarded. They include Callum Reece of Wommat Management, Rachel Millar…
Read moreAttraction Management, London E: ed@attractionmgmt.com Your artiste roster: Peace, The Old Pink House Favourite venues for seeing and/or showcasing new artistes: Oslo (London) The Garage (London) The Cluny (Newcastle) Broadcast (Glasgow) Village Underground (London) and The Church (Leeds). How important is it for artistes to play live: “For artistes, playing…
Read moreUS SINGER Halsey based the stage of her Hopeless Fountain Kingdom tour around a central LED staircase designed to show off her fluid movement around the stage according to lighting director and operator Jose Antunes. When she visited the UK for a date at London’s Eventim Apollo (cap. 5,050), her…
Read moreTWELVE EMERGING artistes will benefit from a slice of £220,000 awarded by the Department for International Trade (DIT) to help then tour internationally. The latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) funding will support acts including Nina Nesbitt, YolanDa Brown and The Twilight Sad in reaching foreign markets. It…
Read moreA NEW independent fund to support music managers in England and Scotland has been launched by the Music Managers Forum (MMF), in partnership YouTube Music. Twelve-month grants of up to £15,000 are available, as well as training, mentoring and advice from industry professionals. The MMF says it envisages the grants…
Read moreHAVING BEEN closed for more than a year, South London’s The Bedford (cap. 250) in Balham is set to officially reopen, after a soft launch this month. Its owner, Three Cheers Pub Company invested £3.45 million in upgrading the venue, which played a part in launching the careers of Ed…
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