Music
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: 'It's a lifeline'
![Tony Wright grinning in front of an excited crowd at The Pit Newstead](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tony-Wright-and-crowd-Pit-hero.jpg?w=768)
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: 'It's a lifeline'
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
![Gary Lightbody os Snow Patrol presents The Court House with teh trophy for National Lottery Project of the Year](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Court-House-win.jpg?w=768)
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That's What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
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Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That's What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: 'All I can do is be honest'
![Hozier](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1593_Hozier_LEAD_Hozier-Press-2_Julia-Johnson.jpg?w=768)
Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: 'All I can do is be honest'
Vendor André Rostant records 'Big Issue anthem' to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
![Big Issue vendor Andre Rostant](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DSC_9333.jpg?w=768)
Vendor André Rostant records 'Big Issue anthem' to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
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'
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
![Fergus Quill with his copy of Xero Slingsby and The Works’ first album, Shove It](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Music_Hero_Ferus-Quill-x-Xero-Slingsby-LP.jpg?w=768)
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade's festive cracker
![Slade performing Merry Xmas Everybody](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1591-Younger-Self-4.jpg?w=768)
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade's festive cracker
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
![Christmas albums 2023: Johnny Mathis, Cher, Hannah Waddingham, RuPaul and Wheatus](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christmas-albums-hero.jpg?w=768)
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon
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Sparky Deathcap on September, Los Campesinos! and becoming an overnight TikTok phenomenon
'Rail against the pain': Shane MacGowan's most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
![Shane MacGowan](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-29.jpg?w=768)
'Rail against the pain': Shane MacGowan's most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
'Rave on': Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
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'Rave on': Touching tributes after legendary Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
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
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: 'I'm still alive, thank god'
![Noddy Holder in 2011](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1591-Younger-Self.jpg?w=768)
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: 'I'm still alive, thank god'
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
Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: 'There's a special kind of love on the streets'
![Poet Surfing Sofas](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Surfing-Sofas.jpg?w=768)
Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: 'There's a special kind of love on the streets'
The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What's next for the Christmas number one single race?
![Ladbaby promoting their bid for Christmas number one in London](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LadBaby.jpg?w=768)
The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What's next for the Christmas number one single race?
'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
Leonard Bernstein: Exploring the American composer behind Bradley Cooper's musical biopic Maestro
![Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1592_Music_Maestro_20221020_23291r.jpg?w=768)