Independent Venue Week announced for 2014

The 6-day long series will bring together some of the best and most historic venues in the UK, with each of the 18 participating bars and clubs hosting their own specially curated Independent Venue Week gig.

Among those taking part are the likes of Half Moon Putney in London, Manchester’s Soup Kitchen, Sheffield’s The Leadmill, Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach, The Louisiana in Bristol and more.

“Small venues are the lifeblood of British music. When you start out as a band, you aspire to playing in your local venue and feel a sense of achievement when you get a gig there, said Radiohead’s Philip Selway. “In Oxford, we grew up wanting to play at The Jericho Tavern, and were lucky enough to be signed after one of our shows there.”

Independent Venue Week will run from 28 January – 2 February 2014. Check out a full list of the venue involved beneath:

Glasgow - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
London - Half Moon Putney
Norwich - Arts Centre
Newcastle - The Cluny
Cardiff – Clwb Ifor Bach (celebrating its 30th anniversary this year)
Stoke-On-Trent - Sugarmill (celebrating its 20th anniversary this year)
Liverpool - Zanzibar
Bristol - The Louisiana
Belfast - Oh Yeah Centre
Leeds - The Library
Southampton - The Joiners (celebrating its 45th anniversary this year)
Guilford - Boileroom
Sheffield - The Leadmill
Oxford - The Jericho
Plymouth - Tiki Bar
Manchester - Soup Kitchen
Tunbridge Wells - The Forum (celebrating its 20th anniversary this year)
York - Fibbers

Photo by Tim Ferguson