The tour will see Steve broadcasting from a distinct venue in a UK city or metropolis every day – Ramsgate Music Corridor (Monday 30 January), Hare and Hounds in Birmingham (Tuesday 31 January), Norwich Arts Centre (Wednesday 1 February), KU Stockton (Thursday 2 February) and Stereo in Glasgow (Friday 3 February). All the artists will be part of Steve in dialog earlier than acting at every of those venues.
Steve Lamacq says: “Unbiased Venue Week has at all times performed an important position in serving to grassroots venues at a financially perilous time of yr. But it surely’s much more important now, as venues attempt to bounce again from the COVID lockdowns and address the pressures of the present price of residing scenario. But it surely’s additionally a good time to get out and see some new and rising artists earlier than they hit the summer time pageant levels. There’s a terrific number of music on supply.
“We’ve additionally lined up a few of our personal favorite new and established acts for every week of gigs in small impartial venues across the nation and can be touring the UK, presenting the BBC Radio 6 Music radio present from a distinct location each day.”
Samantha Moy, Head of BBC Radio 6 Music, says: “So a lot of 6 Music’s favorite rising and established artists began out performing in small impartial venues throughout the UK. In a post-pandemic music trade, it’s by no means been extra essential to help these venues and showcase the very important position and house they supply for musicians and followers alike. I’m extremely proud that Lammo is on the highway for every week, throughout the UK, shining a light-weight on such an integral a part of our music eco-system.”
Every set may also open with brief gigs from BBC Music Introducing artists. A monitor from every of those supporting artists’ units can be performed out throughout Steve’s present the next day.
On Monday 30 January, Steve kicks off the week with Irish storage punk band Sprints earlier than they take to the stage at Ramsgate Music Corridor for a present that night. Steve may also spherical up tracks from among the perfect Unbiased Venue Week gigs which have been broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music in earlier years, together with a monitor from Franz Ferdinand, recorded at their PJ Molloys (Dunfermline) Unbiased Venue Week present in 2022. Sybil Bell, Founding father of Unbiased Venue Week, joins to debate its tenth anniversary and the stay music panorama in 2023. Plus BBC Music Introducing radio present presenter Abbie McCarthy (BBC Radio Kent, Saturdays 8-10pm, and BBC Sounds) chats to Steve about Kent’s stay music scene, and André Dack from the Ramsgate Music Corridor treats listeners to a historical past of the venue. The present finishes with an audio tour round Ramsgate from Filipe Gomes, composer, sound designer and director of Ramsgate Radio.
On Tuesday 31 January, Steve’s visitor can be Bristol-based producer, vocalist and DJ Grove, who joins Steve earlier than their set at Hare and Hounds in Birmingham that night. Steve may also play a recorded-live monitor from Monday’s BBC Music Introducing artist set. Adam Regan from the Hare and Hounds then joins to share the story of the venue, alongside BBC Music Introducing radio presenter Theo Johnson (BBC Radio 1Xtra, Sundays 10pm-12am), who will talk about Birmingham’s stay music scene. There’ll be one other audio tour round Birmingham from a particular visitor tour information, and the present will end with recorded-live highlights from Sprints’ efficiency at Ramsgate Music Corridor from the earlier night.
Wednesday 1 February will see Steve welcome Scottish artwork pop trio Younger Fathers to the present as they put together for his or her first stay present in 4 years at Norwich Arts Centre in Norfolk. Steve may also play a monitor from the earlier night’s BBC Music Introducing artist efficiency, and Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth from Norwich band Let’s Eat Grandma takes listeners on a tour of Norwich. Steve can also be joined by BBC Music Introducing presenter Kitty Perrin (BBC Radio Norfolk, Saturdays 8-10pm, and BBC Sounds) to speak about Norwich’s stay music scene. Plus there’ll be efficiency highlights from Grove from Tuesday evening’s set on the Hare and Hounds.
On Thursday 2 February, Steve is joined by Irish post-punk band The Homicide Capital earlier than their set at KU Stockton in North Yorkshire that night. Steve chats to the band forward of their efficiency, and listeners are handled to a tour of Stockton from Kingsley Corridor, frontman of Stockton punk band Advantages. BBC Music Introducing radio presenter Shakk Hashemi (BBC Radio Tees, Saturdays 8-10pm, and BBC Sounds) joins Steve to debate Stockton’s music scene. Jimmy Beck from the venue may also share the story behind KU. Plus, Steve appears to be like again to the earlier evening’s efficiency, with highlights from Younger Fathers’ set.
On Friday 4 February, Suede will carry out stay on 6 Music as Steve arrives at Stereo in Glasgow. There’ll even be a tour across the metropolis from Stina Tweeddale from Honeyblood. Steve will welcome BBC Music Introducing presenters Phoebe Inglis-Holmes and Shereen Cutkelvin (BBC Radio Scotland, Fridays 8-10pm, and BBC Sounds) to speak about Glasgow’s stay music scene and Stereo’s basic supervisor Nicola Beedie talks in regards to the historical past of right this moment’s venue. Plus there’ll be a closing recorded-live monitor performed from final evening’s BBC Music Introducing artist set.
Steve may also be offering listeners with gig guides to different Unbiased Venue Week concert events taking place within the UK throughout the week.
All programmes can be accessible to take heed to stay on BBC Sounds and for 30 days after their broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music.
Unbiased Venue Week may also be celebrated throughout BBC Radio 6 Music. Chris Hawkins (weekdays, 5-7.30am) will host weekly MySpace audio excursions of venues throughout the UK within the run-up to Unbiased Venue Week. The excursions kick off with Oporto in Leeds on Monday 16 January, adopted by The Tunnels in Aberdeen on Monday 23 January, and ending with YES in Manchester on Monday 30 January. Chris may also be joined from Jay Taylor from Music Venue Belief on Wednesday 1 February to speak in regards to the challenges confronted by impartial venues and what the long run holds for them in 2023.
On Craig Charles’s present (weekdays, 1-4pm), there can be takeovers of Craig’s ordinary day by day options from 5 eclectic impartial venues throughout the week. On Monday, Tramshed in Cardiff will inform listeners which cowl sounds higher than the unique, while Thekla in Bristol takes over the calming Zen Den on Tuesday. Roadmender in Northampton will clarify the significance of impartial venues post-Covid on Wednesday and the Trunk of Punk on Thursday can be taken over by Brixton Jamm in London. To spherical off the week, the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen will present a Thank Funk It’s Friday combine. Within the run-up to the celebration, impartial venue Band on the Wall in Manchester be part of Craig on Wednesday twenty fifth January to share their plans for 2023.
