Folk music venue fights for survival after 'unfair' £99k bill from billionaire landlords
![Folk musicians playing at The Harrison in London](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Harrison-folk.jpg?w=768)
Folk music venue fights for survival after 'unfair' £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: 'We won't be the only ones'
![The Cure playing at Moles in Bath](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the-cure-28-07-83-photog-unknown-hero.jpg?w=768)
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: 'We won't be the only ones'
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
![A crowd applauds a band on stage at Matchstick Piehouse](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Indigo-Blue-credit-Matchstick-Piehouse-Ltd.jpg?w=768)
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
![Kaiser Chiefs headline The Adelphi in Hull's 30th birthday party](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/KaiserChiefs-1-credit-Ian-Rook-1.jpg?w=768)
This hidden gem Hull music venue counts Paul Heaton, Jarvis Cocker and Idles as friends
'Meltdown averted for now': Grassroots music venues' relief at Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
![The Court House in Bangor - grassroots music venues were relieved at the autumn statement](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/court-house-First-Night-14.jpg?w=768)
'Meltdown averted for now': Grassroots music venues' relief at Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter
![Sleaford Mods have released West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys for homelessness charity Shelter](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sleaford-Mods-Shelter.jpg?w=768)
Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter
Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem
![Queens of the Stone Age live in Glasgow on their The End is Nero tour 2023](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/QOTSA-live-Glasgow.jpg?w=768)
Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem
The Cure's Lol Tolhurst: 'I'm making a playlist for my funeral. It's about five hours' worth'
![A black and white picture of The Cure from 1986 with Lol Tolhurst on the right](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/The-Cure-credit-Trinity-Mirror-Mirrorpix-Alamy-Stock-Photo.jpg?w=768)
The Cure's Lol Tolhurst: 'I'm making a playlist for my funeral. It's about five hours' worth'
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race
![Chris Hadfield next to an astronaut's suit](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1588-future-of-travel-space.jpg?w=768)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race
Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking's only grassroots music venue
![Live band on stage at Fiery Bird grassroots music venue, part of the Phoenix Cultural Centre in Woking - Big Issue Venue Watch](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fiery-Bird-hero.jpg?w=768)
Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking's only grassroots music venue
'We haven't done enough': Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
![A band onstage at a grassroots music venue](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Beyond-The-Music-Megan-Wyn-Castle-Hotel-credit-Lucy-Craig.jpg?w=768)
'We haven't done enough': Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for 'people a little bit outside normal'
![Rebecca ‘Self Esteem’ Taylor playing with her previous band Slow Club at the Horn, St Albans - a much-loved grassroots music venue](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Slow-Club-at-the-Horn-credit-Paul-Hudson.jpg?w=768)