#SaveOurScottishVenues
Kerri Watt, Seil Lien, Declan Welsh, The Jellyman’s Daughter and Bow Anderson are added to the line-up for the #SaveOurScottishVenues virtual festival taking place on Friday 19 June.
The full line-up of Scottish musicians supporting Scotland’s grassroots music venues is: KT Tunstall, The Xcerts, Hunter & the Bear, Wet Wet Wet, Be Charlotte, Fatherson, Luke La Volpe, Hue & Cry, Honeyblood, Anchor Lane, Kerri Watt, Seil Lien, Declan Welsh, The Jellyman’s Daughter and Bow Anderson.
Taking place across 3 ‘stages’, hosted by Vic Galloway and streamed on livefrom.events, the festival will be raising money to support Scotland’s vital grassroots music venues facing closure due to Covid-19.
Tickets on sale now from …..
http://www.universe.com/events/save-our-scottish-venues-tickets-edinburgh-307Q9X
Ticket prices:
£5 – to watch the festival live, in real-time, on Friday 19th June at 8pm
£8 – to watch the Friday night show as it happens and then return to watch any of the footage from Saturday 20th at 10am until Sunday 21st June at 10pm.
The weekend will start on Thursday 18th June at 8pm with a free-to-view performance by Fran Healy. Filmed on a hillside overlooking Los Angeles, this special acoustic performance will be streamed on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/musicvenuetrust/
Viewers will be able to donate to the Scottish national fundraiser page @ http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saveourvenuesscotland or to venue’s individual fundraising pages.
The Scottish grassroots music venues that will benefit from ticket sales and donations include:
Audio, Glasgow – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saveaudioglasgow
Bannermans, Edinburgh – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/bannermansliveedinburgh
Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savehcb
Ivory Blacks, Glasgow – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ivorys-saveourvenues
Leith Depot, Edinburgh – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/leith-depot
Lemon Tree, Aberdeen https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/lemontreeaberdeen
Mac Arts, Galashiels – https://crowdfunder.co.uk/savemacarts
PJ Molloys, Dunfermline – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/pjmolloys
Slay, Glasgow – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saveslayglasgow
Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/sneaks-saveourvenues
Summerhall, Edinburgh – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savesummerhall
Temple Falkirk, Falkirk – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savetemplefalkirk
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh – https://www.facebook.com/TheBongoClubEdinburgh/
The Bungalow, Paisley- https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/df729995740b5a49eaf16da54206118c
The Glad Cafe, Glasgow- https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saveourvenuesglad
The Tooth & Claw, Inverness – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/thetoothandclaw
The View, Oban – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savetheviewoban
Speaking about the festival, Bathgate musician Luke la Volpe said “It’s absolutely vital that we support grassroots venues at the moment, because let’s face it, life’s shit without gigs. They’ve all had the rug pulled from under them by this whole terrible situation and the longer it goes on the harder it is for them to survive with no money coming in. The team at Music Venue Trust is working incredibly hard to support them and I’m really happy to be part of Save Our Scottish Venues alongside all these legends. Every single successful musician has been given a hand up by grassroots venues putting them on in front of people who love discovering new music. It’s time to give them a hand in return so every single venue can make it through this incredibly tough period and get the doors open again as soon as possible.”
The #saveourvenues campaign was initiated by Music Venue Trust in response to the continued economic threat to over 500 grassroots music venues throughout the UK. As a result of donations from music fans, music industry companies and other organisations, alongside important interventions from public bodies such as The London Mayor’s Office, Creative Wales and Arts Council England 207 grassroots music venues are now protected from imminent closure. However, even as the lockdown eases, the future of these venues remains bleak with only 3% of venues able to open under the proposed two metre distancing rules.
“There are over 60 Scottish members of the Music Venues Alliance, each of which is essential to the music ecosystem as social, economic and cultural hubs within their communities. The love that artists have for these spaces and the people who run them is clear from everyone stepping forward to help raise money to support venues through the crisis. Please enjoy these events and donate what you can to help.” Beverley Whitrick, Strategic Director, Music Venue Trust.
For more information on the #saveourvenues and #saveourscottishvenues campaign please visit: http://www.saveourvenues.co.uk
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