Along with this morning’s announcement of our new board and 10 year impact report, we are over the moon to announce our annual launch party on 12th October 2023 in preparation for IVW24 (29th January – 4th February). This year, the launch will take place as part of Manchester’s inaugural Beyond The Music conference, at Rebellion, Manchester (M1 5WZ) at 2pm.

Hosted by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Huw Stephens, it will be the first IVW launch outside of London. We will be announcing all venues signed up so far as well as the first of our IVW24 ambassadors, along with some other special guests. 

If you would like to attend, please RSVP HERE.

On Friday 13th October, we will also host a panel discussion at the conference titled “The Evolution Of Independent Venues: Reinvigorating the UK’s Cultural Health?”.