NEWS & EVENTS
News, events and updates from the heart of the grassroots music scene. From releases to lineups to local movements, this is where we keep you plugged into what’s happening right now.
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
Two years ago, The Whisky Flowers were finding their feet in Kettering’s local music scene. Now, they’re preparing to represent the UK on two international stages. Not bad for a band that started at a...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
Digbeth isn’t just somewhere you go for a night out. It’s an ecosystem. For decades, this corner of Birmingham has been home to independent venues, clubs, promoters, DJs, bands, artists and businesses, with different genres,...
- Words by Emilie Scott
A grassroots house music brand, local DJs, pubs turned into dancefloors and a community that keeps showing up – somewhere along the way, Dance Till Dawn has managed to raise more than £10,000 for local...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
This weekend the UK’s biggest music festival won’t be happening in a field. It’ll be happening on your local high street. From 26th-28th June, more than 400 grassroots music venues will come together for Everywhere...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
There’s something refreshing about a band deciding not to wait around for opportunity and instead creating it themselves. That’s exactly the spirit behind A New Forever Fest, an ambitious all-day music event coming to The...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
There’s something powerful about the idea of a festival that doesn’t require a field or a three-hour drive. This June, during what would have been Glastonbury’s traditional weekend – paused this year for its scheduled...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
London heads, this one’s serious. On Saturday 28th February 2026, BUTTAH celebrates three years of underground movement with its biggest step yet – an all day and night party (4pm – late) at a secret...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
Today (Monday 26th January) marks the start of the 13th edition of Independent Venue Week, the UK’s annual, seven-day celebration of the grassroots spaces that keep live music alive. This year is the second biggest...
- Words by Chelsea Marshall
Independent Venue Week returns on Monday 26th January, and ahead of the nationwide celebration of grassroots spaces, two new artist ambassadors have been announced. Falkirk’s explosive five-piece Brògeal and North Wales folk artist Eve Goodman...