Live music
'The Jazz Bar is too important to fail' says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
'The Jazz Bar is too important to fail' says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution
Having raised the funds to put them on a strong footing, the Jazz Bar will reopen this month in time for the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and August’s Fringe festival
From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here's the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here's the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?
'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?
Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming
Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming
'Against the odds': How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle's music scene exciting again
'Against the odds': How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle's music scene exciting again
'This is not the end': Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction
'This is not the end': Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction
This grassroots venue brings 'astonishing' music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
This grassroots venue brings 'astonishing' music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK's biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK's biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Big Issue's Venue Watch helps save Woking's only grassroots music venue: 'It's a big win'
Big Issue's Venue Watch helps save Woking's only grassroots music venue: 'It's a big win'
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there'd be no Madonna
Independent Venue Week 2024: Without grassroots music venues, there'd be no Madonna
'No mean feat': How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
'No mean feat': How Leeds grassroots venue The Wardrobe defied the odds to celebrate 25 years
At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder's tragic passing
Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder's tragic passing
'You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza': Why Sneaky Pete's is vital to Scottish music
'You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza': Why Sneaky Pete's is vital to Scottish music
2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
2023 was brutal for UK music venues with at least one closing per week. We must fight to save them
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: 'It's a place for everybody'
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: 'It's a place for everybody'
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: 'It's a lifeline'
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: 'It's a lifeline'
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: 'We won't be the only ones'
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
Urgent campaign to save London music venue Matchstick Piehouse after landlord sends in bailiffs
Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem
Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem
Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher's Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked'
Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher's Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked'
How Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow's headliners
How Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow's headliners
Atherton 'had everything taken away'. The Snug brought back music and community
Atherton 'had everything taken away'. The Snug brought back music and community
Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth