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Metro
2 hours ago
- Metro
Huge British rockstar launches UK's largest multi-venue music festival
Matty Healy has backed a brand new British music festival that will take place in venues across the UK. The Seed Sounds Weekenders will see more than 2,000 gigs take place in 1,000 pubs, bars, and restaurants in a bid to celebrate the arts in Britain. It will take place from September 26 to 28, with performances from local artists, spotlighting venues that played a crucial part in launching the careers of many of our favourite artists. The festival launches with support from The 1975 frontman, 36, who will act as an ambassador for Seed Sounds Weekend. 'Local venues aren't just where bands cut their teeth, they're the foundation of any real culture,' the About You hitmaker said in a statement. 'Without them, you don't get The Smiths, Amy Winehouse, or The 1975. You get silence. The erosion of funding for seed and grassroots spaces is part of a wider liberal tendency to strip away the socially democratic infrastructure that actually makes art possible.' He went on to say that because of this, we are left with a landscape where 'only the privileged can afford to create.' 'The Seed Sounds Weekender is a vital reminder that music doesn't start in boardrooms or big arenas; it starts in back rooms, pubs, basements, and independent spaces run on love, grit, and belief in something bigger.' A full list of venues and artists taking part is available at Tickets are available now. Speaking ahead of the event, GigPig co-founder Kit Muir-Rogers said that seed venues in the UK are 'where music careers are born.' 'Collectively, this space promotes more music than any other in the live music business, yet it has gone overlooked and underappreciated,' he continued. Birmingham Bournemouth Coventry Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Harrogate Leeds Leicester Liverpool London Manchester Middlesbrough Newcastle Nottingham Oxford Sheffield Southampton Sunderland York 'The Seed Sounds Weekender is not just a festival; it's a rallying point for a sector that deserves to be celebrated for its immense contribution to British music.' The 1975 was formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 2002 by Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel. More Trending From the beginning, when the members were in secondary school, the 1975 went on to become one of Britain's biggest pop rock groups, winning numerous accolades, including four Brit Awards. They have been heavily praised by the likes of Robbie Williams and Justin Hawkins for their musical style, with the Evening Standard hailing them the 'most compelling pop band on the planet' in 2023 The group headlined this year's Glastonbury Festival alongside Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo. Seed Sounds Weekender will take place in venues across the UK from September 26 to 28. More information and tickets are available here . Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Rock band reschedule and cancel handful of shows to 'grieve' Ozzy Osbourne MORE: Major music festival with A-list headliners cancelled at the last minute MORE: Olly Murs has a surprising reaction after losing his wedding ring days after anniversary
Sky News
7 hours ago
- Sky News
The 1975 star Matty Healy warns of musical 'silence' without small stages as he backs new UK-wide festival
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has warned of a musical "silence" that would come without the pubs and bars that give UK artists their first chance to perform. Fresh from headlining Glastonbury in June, Healy is backing a new UK-wide festival which will see more than 2,000 gigs taking place across more than 1,000 "seed" venues in September. The Seed Sounds Weekender aims to celebrate the hospitality sector hosting bands and singers just as they are starting out - and for some, before they go on to become global superstars. Healy, who is an ambassador for the event, said in a statement to Sky News: "Local venues aren't just where bands cut their teeth, they're the foundation of any real culture. "Without them, you don't get The Smiths, Amy Winehouse, or The 1975. You get silence." Oasis, currently making headlines thanks to their sold-out reunion tour, first played at Manchester's Boardwalk club, which closed in 1999, and famously went on to play stadiums and their huge Knebworth gigs within the space of a few years. GigPig, the live music marketplace behind Seed Sounds, says the seed sector collectively hosts more than three million gigs annually, supports more than 43,000 active musicians, and contributes an estimated £2.4bn to the UK economy. "The erosion of funding for seed and grassroots spaces is part of a wider liberal tendency to strip away the socially democratic infrastructure that actually makes art possible," said Healy. "What's left is a cultural economy where only the privileged can afford to create, and where only immediately profitable art survives." He described the Seed Sounds Weekender as "a vital reminder that music doesn't start in boardrooms or big arenas - it starts in back rooms, pubs, basements, and independent spaces run on love, grit, and belief in something bigger." The importance of funding for grassroots venues has been highlighted in the past few years, with more than 200 closing or stopping live music in 2023 and 2024, according to the Music Venue Trust. Sheffield's well-known Leadmill venue saw its last gig in its current form in June, after losing a long-running eviction battle. In May, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced the £85m Creative Foundations Fund to support arts venues across England. And last year, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee called for a levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas to help fund grassroots venues, which artists including Coldplay and Katy Perry, and venues including the Royal Albert Hall, have backed. But most seed venues - the smaller spaces in the hospitality sector that provide a platform before artists get to ticketed grassroots gigs or bigger stages - won't qualify for the levy. GigPig is working to change this by formalising the seed music venue space as a recognised category. "The UK's seed venues are where music careers are born," said GigPig co-founder Kit Muir-Rogers. "Collectively, this space promotes more music than any other in the live music business, yet it has gone overlooked and under-appreciated." The Seed Sounds Weekender takes place from 26-28 September and will partner with Uber to give attendees discounted rides to and from venues. Tickets for most of the gigs will be free, with events taking place across 20 UK towns and cities including London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Leicester, Newcastle and Southampton
Daily Record
11 hours ago
- Daily Record
Lewis Capaldi's drummer left in 'floods of tears' following performance
The Scottish hitmaker has opened up on his return to the stage at Glastonbury 2025 after previously taking an extended hiatus from music. Lewis Capaldi 's drummer was left in "floods of tears" after he returned to the stage for his epic Glastonbury set. It comes two years after the Scottish hitmaker ended up taking a hiatus from music following his performance there previously. The 28-year-old singer candidly opened up about his battle with tourettes and anxiety, putting a pause on his music and his health at the forefront. Lewis performed a 35-minute surprise show on the Pyramid stage, having taken a two-year break from performing after his last appearance at the Somerset festival. He revealed he had to leak his own secret set after he was worried people would not turn up. Lewis said: 'I'm not great at keeping secrets, I wanted it to be a surprise, but we had to start leaking it out a couple of weeks before because it would have been strange to come out to an empty field. 'By that weekend it was the worst-kept secret. It was genuinely the best day of my life, I loved every moment of it. Almost immediately, I was overcome with emotion and I started to well up, so I was like, 'get it together', but then I turned around and looked at my drummer, and he was in floods of tears. 'It was weird, I knew it was going to be fine this time around. I had nerves and butterflies, but it wasn't the same as 2023 when I was so stressed and I knew something bad was going to happen. It was spectacular.' Lewis was speaking as part of the launch of Apple Music's Music That Soothes Me series of curated playlists, with the singer himself putting together a track list including the likes of Fontaines DC, Lana Del Rey and The 1975. The series, which features music intended to help listeners relax and unwind, also features playlists curated by Renee Rapp and Bring Me The Horizon. Speaking about how he relaxes, the Scottish singer said: 'I use music in meditation a lot – ambient music, not what I usually listen to. But when I'm going to bed, I'll listen to a lot of green noise and rain noises, especially when I'm trying to get to sleep, to soothe me. 'Slowing down and being outside helps, I like meditation, and I also go to therapy, which has really helped me with stress. 'I'm not someone who enjoys going for long walks or spending a ton of time outside, but I force myself to do it these days because the effect it has on my mood and my stress levels is just mind-blowing. 'I think for a long time I was either working or going to the pub, and these days I spend a lot more time with friends in a way that isn't just going out. 'Doing wholesome things with friends is always a nice change. Get outside, go to therapy, do some meditation and hang out with people.' The Someone You Loved hitmaker says he plays the 'older' work of rapper Eminem and his own demos to relax, joking that the latter 'really knocks me out'. He recently said he had the 'most incredible, surreal feeling' after his 17-date UK and Ireland comeback tour sold out. During the 2025 Glastonbury show, Capaldi performed his new track Survive, which has since gone to number one on the singles chart, and ended his performance with Someone You Loved, the track that Glastonbury crowds helped him to sing when he struggled with his Tourette symptoms in 2023. Prior to the festival slot, the Glaswegian star performed a number of secret gigs and guest appearances, saying in an interview with therapy charity BetterHelp that he felt a 'rush of adrenaline' before managing to calm himself before his first warm-up gig in Edinburgh. Lewis boasts an impressive six UK number one singles, including Before You Go, Pointless and Wish You The Best. He has also seen both of his studio albums reach number one in the UK albums chart.
