Published: 18 Jan 2017
Monday 23 – Sunday 29 January
11 Scottish Venues
Independent Venue Week kicks off next week with gigs taking place across eleven Scottish venues in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow and Paisley from Monday 23 – Sunday 29 January, 2017.
The project, which is staged nationally and retains a strong local focus, will see venues from across the whole country hosting special shows throughout the week. The seven day-long event is now a firm fixture on the UK’s music calendar supporting the grass roots venues that are the backbone of our local communities and giving tens of thousands of fans and hundreds of artists their first taste of live music each year.
Alan Morrison, Head of Music at Creative Scotland, commented: “Independent Venue Week stimulates and supports the grass roots venues that are the backbone of our local communities and Scotland’s music infrastructure. It is from these venues that new talent emerges and where fans can be the first to spot the stars of the future. IVW also offers unique opportunities to see favourite bands up close and personal. We are delighted to support the fourth year of IVW to ensure its reach in Scotland can grow.”
The participating venues in Scotland are Krakatoa in Aberdeen; Beat Generator Live! in Dundee; Electric Circus, Leith Depot, La Belle Angèle and Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh; Warehouse in Falkirk, Broadcast, The Glad Café and The Hug & Pint in Glasgow and The Bungalow in Paisley.
The week will see performances from the likes of Frightened Rabbit, Admiral Fallow, C Duncan, Modern Studies and Martha Ffion – full listings below. This is the first year Creative Scotland has partnered in the venture providing support for the week alongside Arts Council England and PRS For Music.
Speaking of the week The Charlatans front-man and The Independent Venue Week ambassador for 2017, Tim Burgess, said: "Independent venues are where every band starts and where music fans get to see emerging talent. Without them bands would not get a chance for their all-important first hometown gigs and subsequent tours. These venues and bands need our support and the best way you can do that is by having a night out. Lots of venues are closing – we definitely need to stick together and stop this happening."
For further information on the week please visit: www.Independentvenueweek.com Facebook @independentvenueweek Twitter @IVW_UK #IVW17. Instagram @IVW_UK
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LISTINGS IN SCOTLAND:
Aberdeen
Krakatoa
Edinburgh
Electric Circus
La Belle Angele
Leith Depot
Sneaky Petes
14+, under 16s to be accompanied by an adult
Glasgow
Broadcast
The Glad Cafe
The Hug and Pint
Dundee
Beat Generator Live!
Paisley
The Bungalow
About Independent Venue Week
Independent Venue Week is a 7 day celebration of small music venues around the UK and a nod to the people that own, run and work in them, week in, week out. These venues give artists their first experience of playing live in front of an audience and for fans, somewhere to get up close to artists that one day, may well be playing stadiums and festival main stages. Independent Venue Week brings together these venues along with breaking and established artists, promoters, labels, media, bloggers and tastemakers to create a nationwide series of gigs at the end of January. These venues are the backbone of the live music scene in this country and Independent Venue Week wants to recognise all that they have done to create some of the most memorable nights of the past so they can continue to do the same in the future. For further information please visit: www.Independentvenueweek.com. Follow www.facebook.com/independentvenueweek and on Twitter @IVW_UK #IVW17 and Instagram @IVW_UK
About Creative Scotland
Independent Venue Week is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Project Fund. Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. We distribute funding provided by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery. For further information about Creative Scotland please visit www.creativescotland.com. Follow us @creativescots and www.facebook.com/CreativeScotland
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