Independent Venue Week 2019 continues tonight (Thursday, 31 January) with a real mix of gigs, comedy and more.
The Mash Report’s Nish Kumar is treading the boards at Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavillion, while Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton is getting behind the decks at Leeds’ The Lending Room. Leeds Brudenell Social Club are hosting Talk Show and BBC Introducing Takeover are taking over Oporto, also in Leeds, for a line-up curated by Emily Pilbeam.
And that’s just for starters, here’s the full list of what’s happening on IVW 2019’s busiest day yet:
Aldershot West End Centre – Gary Delaney: Gagsters Paradise
Aldershot West End Centre – Lucy Farrell & Thom Ashworth
Bath Komedia – Bite The Buffalo, Port Erin, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Meeking
Bedford Esquires – Average Sex
Bexhill De La Warr Pavillion – Nish Kumar
Bishop’s Stortford The Half Moon – Louise Distras
Bridgend Hobos Music Venue – John Nicholas, Fire Fences
Brighton Komedia – Comic Boom
Bristol Crofters Rights – Champagne Superchillin’
Cambridge Junction – Pama International
Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach – The Vryll Society
Cardiff The Moon – Mad King Ludgwig and the Mojo Co, Flowers For The Freaks, Hunter From FreMondayte, Telgate
Cardiff M.A.D.E – Ani Glass, Quartz, Blue Amber
Cheltenham Frog & Fiddle – Random Hand
Coventry The Tin – Larry Bartley Trio Feat Toni Kofi
Darlington The Forum Music Centre – Astoma, Borderline, There There
Derby The Venue – RedFaces, The Fine Art Society, Pretty Babs, Ben Haynes
Edinburgh Leith Depot – Paper Rifles, Goodbye Blue Monday
Edinburgh Sneaky Petes – Rascalton, Strange Bones
Glasgow Broadcast – Free Cake for Every Creature, Cop Graveyard, Chrissy Barnacle
Glasgow The Hug and Pint – Jarrod Dickenson
Guildford The Boileroom – Me And The Moon, Free Mondayey, Kizzie, Jack Pritchard
Halifax The Lantern – Land Sharks
Hebden Bridge The Trades Club – The Blinders, The C33s
Huddersfield The Parish – Estrons
Hull The New Adelphi Club – Rozi Plain
Ipswich The Smokehouse – Daniel Wakeford, Jack Rundell & The Haunted New Builds
Leeds Brudenell Social Club – Talk Show, Tiny Leaves
Leeds Oporto – BBC Introducing Takeover
Leeds The Key Club – The Faim
Leeds The Lending Room (360 Club) – Purple Thread, Edited People, inFade, Gus form Alt-J (DJ Set)
Leicester The Cookie – AK Paterson
Leicester The Shed – Cuecliché, Saving Sebastian, Unseen Underground,
Liverpool Craft Taproom – False Advertising, Caveparty, Crapsons
Liverpool EBGBS – The Murder Capital, The LeMondayade Fix
Liverpool Jacaranda Records – Cancer Bats, Phase One
Liverpool The Zanzibar Club – Sister Sister, The Entire City, Incipio, Aaron Ellis, Harry Bowness
Llandrindod Wells Pavillion Mid Wales – John Adams, Lost Like Alice
London Bermondsey Social Club – Sweaty Palms, Girls in Synthesis, Just Mustard
London The Social – Galaxians
London 93 Feet East –Devon Loch
London Aces & Eights – Arborist, Daniel W. Huxley & Charlie Butler
London The 100 Club – John Paul
London The Five Bells – Witch Fever, The DSM IV, Jean Penne
Liverpool Studio2 Parr Street – The Reytons
Deal The Lighthouse – Bexatron, Resuscitators, Strip To Burn
London Café 1001 – The Pacers, Allthingsmata, Pin Ups
London The Half Moon, Putney – Martyn Joseph
London The Windmill – The Rebel, Honkies, Mice On Mars
Manchester Factory251 – Foxglove, Pals
Manchester Gullivers – Graces
Manchester Jimmy’s – Allusinlove
Manchester Night People – Stanleys, Riveryard
Manchester The Castle Hotel – Heavy Lungs
Milton Keynes The Craufurd Arms – Chris Purchase
Milton Keynes The Stables – Carl Hutchinson, Sound of the Sirens
Newcastle upon Tyne Little Buildings – Soham De, Lesley Roley, Sarah Connolly, Maya Wallis
Northwich The Salty Dog – Tommy Scott
Nottingham The Angel Microbrewry – Brooders, Dim Buibs
Portsmouth The Wedgewood Rooms – Beans On Toast
Salford The Eagle Inn – Masi Masi
Sheffield Picture House Social – Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Sheffield Record Junkee – Kagoule, Body Hound, Do Nothing
Southampton Heartbreakers – Sunspot
St Albans The Horn – The Spitfies
Stafford Redrum – The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Lotus Eater, Headpress, King Abys
Stockton on Tees The Georgian Theatre – Shoe Cake Comedy Ft The Discount Comedy Checkout
Stoke-on-Trent The Sugarmill – A
Stowmarket John Peel Centre for Creative Arts – Allfather, To The Nines, M$rder
Worcester Paradiddles Music Café Bar – Savannah, Chevy Chase Stole My Wife, Trevino Slaxx
York The Fulford Arms – Zipheads, Pat Butcher, Dead Drummer, Chronic Johnny