Zand and former Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn have introduced particulars of a present at Sheffield’s Leadmill venue, in a bid to help grassroots venues.
The upcoming gig is held as a part of the Music For The Many marketing campaign and shall be positioned on the historic Leadmill venue in Sheffield on Saturday, August 19.
In accordance with the announcement on Fb, Zand – who emerged onto the scene with their ‘Ugly Pop’ EP – is ready to carry out on the stay gig, whereas the previous chief of the Labour Occasion “shall be in attendance to introduce the night and spotlight the significance and plight of grassroots music venues”.
An iconic venue within the South Yorkshire metropolis, Leadmill opened in 1980 and has since hosted reveals from legendary artists together with Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon and The Killers. Nevertheless, the way forward for the venue got here beneath risk, after the house owners of the constructing have been issued an eviction discover.
Following the announcement, varied campaigns have been launched in a bid to save lots of the historic spot, and help got here from the likes of Jarvis Cocker, in addition to Arctic Monkeys and Convey Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes.
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Now, the upcoming gig with Zand and Corbyn follows information of the brand new ‘Battle For The Soul Of Sheffield’ initiative which launched final week, combating in opposition to the eviction.
Saying the occasion, Corbyn stated (by way of The Corbyn Undertaking): “Thrilling new artists like ZAND are simply a part of the rationale the federal government should do extra to guard venues like The Leadmill. With out them, fantastic abilities like ZAND won’t be able to develop their craft and construct up help to advance their careers.”
He continued, including: “This marketing campaign has gone from energy to energy since its launch, bringing collectively communities who’re enthusiastic about music and the humanities to defend these important areas – and can proceed to take action till the long-term, sustainable futures of grassroots music venues are secured.”
He additionally took to his Twitter (X) page to advertise the upcoming present, describing it as a technique to “struggle again” in opposition to “authorities underfunding and grasping landlords”.
Zand additionally agreed, re-sharing the replace and writing: “[This is] the final word crossover. come via Sheffield!!!!!” Tickets can be found now and might be discovered right here.
the final word crossover. come via Sheffield!!!!! https://t.co/C8fFaGCasZ
— ᦓꫀ᭙ꫀ᥅ᦓꪻꪖ᥅ (@ihatezand) August 1, 2023
This isn’t the primary time that Corbyn has spoken out in opposition to the deliberate modifications put in for the Sheffield venue. Again in Could 2022, he joined a marketing campaign to save lots of the venue, and shared a video filmed inside the placement, origin folks to save lots of the “incredible music venue”.
“I’m right here in The Leadmill in Sheffield, based in [the] Nineteen Eighties. Implausible music venue. Implausible place for poetry… leisure, schooling, activation, all the things,” he stated on the time. “Giving folks a spot to fulfill, a spot to return collectively in a incredible musical occasion and environment.
“And it’s now threatened with closure subsequent yr. However none of us need it closed. So, signal the petition. Get behind it, get your self energetic and save The Leadmill!”
The video was shared by The Peace & Justice Undertaking, which calls for a long-term and sustainable future for the UK’s grassroots music venues. The marketing campaign additionally asks supporters to put in writing to their native MP to cease the eviction plans.
The Peace & Justice Undertaking and @jeremycorbyn have joined the marketing campaign to save lots of the legendary Sheffield @Leadmill music venue.
🖊 Signal the petition: https://t.co/V6zZF3aU0D #WeCantLoseLeadmill pic.twitter.com/E9zAkHgHvN
— Peace & Justice Undertaking (@corbyn_project) May 17, 2022
“Many grassroots music venues and theatres across the nation are vulnerable to closure. With out these completely invaluable group belongings, tens of millions of individuals can be disadvantaged of the chance to expertise stay music and theatre, in addition to inventive areas to nurture expertise,” an outline on the positioning reads.
“Final yr, 22 million folks noticed stay music at grassroots music venues and introduced £500m into the UK financial system. Nevertheless, working prices ran at over £499m, leaving a revenue margin of solely 0.2%.” Discover out extra concerning the marketing campaign right here.
