🔊 Far Out Magazine: 'Live music is not just about the music itself; it’s the surrounding atmosphere, the excitement, the sharing of the music you love with friends and strangers alike.'

Let us know why you love live music 💛

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Congratulations to #IVW24 ambassadors @englishteac_her on the release of their debut album today 🎉

Have a listen to their fantastic record and grab a copy from your local independent record store!

Requested by popular demand, we are putting a limited run of #IVW24 official T-shirts on sale, as modelled by these wonderful venue teams 💛

Head to our online shop to grab yours and send us a photo of you wearing it in your local venue ✨

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Spring is well and truly upon us and we hope you are all full of easter eggs...

As we head into another new month, let's make sure we are filling up our local independent venues ✨

Which venues are you heading to this month, and who are you excited to see?

Want to relive #IVW24 with us?

We have pulled together a few tracks by artists who played independent venues during the week 🔊

Who was your favourite artist of the week and in which venue? Let us know and we will add to the playlist 💛

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We are loving this photo of John, Nev and Andy sporting their #IVW24 T-Shirts ✨

The group had a great time at John Peel Centre and even managed to get a kebab after 🤘

Send us your photos from the week in your IVW merch or grab some from our online shop: ow.ly/8eQn50QYzk6

Thank you to our venue community, our partners and to each and every gig-goer that helped us celebrate independent venues around the UK during our 11th edition of Independent Venue Week.

What was your #IVW24 highlight? 💛

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This International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate all the incredible women in the IVW team that support independent venues around the UK 💜

Have a read of this amazing article on the women keeping their venues alive that #inspireinclusion for all: ow.ly/phOj50QNFw6

Being part of an independent venue is like being part of a family, and in the case of The Wight Bear - it actually is ✨

The Southbourne venue is run by Simon and Tracey, their son Louis and team members Sam and Becky, who all do a fantastic job of it too!

We loved hosting a range of Soundcheck Sessions during #IVW24 as part of Independent Venue Community, offering young people the chance to see behind the scenes of a gig before the doors opened.

Interested in one of these sessions in your local area? Let us know which venue you'd like to try it in❤️

Continuing our venue team shoutouts....

Immy has been an IVW volunteer for many years and last year became manager of Faith In Strangers just in time for #IVW24 , who had an amazing week of shows!

Who from your local venue do you want us to show some love for? Let us know 💛

Not only does getting down to the show for when doors open benefit the venue, but means you also get the chance to discover your new favourite artists supporting the headliner ⭐️

Who did you discover during #IVW24 that you loved, and where was it?

Independent venues are always there for us, just like Paige at The Georgian Theatre who has been pouring pints for her local community during #IVW for 3 years running (so far)!

Why not head down to your local venue this weekend? Check out what's on and grab some tickets ✨

We are heading out on the road to meet live music communities around the country and answer questions about Independent Venue Week ✨

If you would like to come along to your local meet, please RSVP by 26th February 2024: ow.ly/ENBu50QFErG

See you all soon 💛

Independent venues are cultural hubs for a variety of programming, offering an eclectic mix of musical genres as well as comedy shows, quizzes, 'in conversations', documentary screenings and more.

What were your #IVW24 show highlights? And which venues are you off to this week?

Happy Friday 🎉

If you're looking to have as much fun as these lot this weekend, we suggest getting yourself down to your local independent venue!

Check out each venue's listings and buy tickets to a show, we guarantee you won't regret it 💛

IVW is the UK's annual celebration of the people who own, run and work in independent music & arts venues.

We want to thank them all so much for the work they put in to provide their local communities with such amazing experiences during #IVW24 , just as they do all year-round 💛

We'd love to see photos from all your #IVW24 venue visits across the country 📸

If you'd like to share with us, please send them in to [email protected] and let us know the show and venue you were at.

Lots more #IVW24 photos, videos and interviews to come from us 💛

A thank you from us to our entire #IVW24 community: ow.ly/FYEW50QyoOo

Independent venues exist for all of us every week of the year, so let's make sure we support and celebrate them in the same way 💛

📸 @yannashoots