Venue Spotlight: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

This week, we're diving in to take a closer look at 'The Wedge' in Portsmouth for our Venue Spotlight. We spoke to their Head of Marketing, Christian Smith, who tells us about famous gigs, the cultural importance of venues, and stolen mirrors... See full listings for…

Staff Picks: August

We're in the thick of festival season now, with a host of new boutique events cropping up, some of which we've profiled below. The added bonus of this is that many bands heading over to play those festivals add a handful of warmup shows too -…

Venue Spotlight: The Fleece, Bristol

This week, we're putting Bristol's famous live music hotspot The Fleece under the microscope in our Venue Spotlight. We spoke to venue owner/director Chris Sharp about the incredible history of the building, watching the Euros on the big screen, and the recent battles that they…

Edinburgh Picks

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is just around the corner, packing the Scottish city with comedy of all stripes, in all venues, at all times of the day! Navigating the sheer volume of shows taking place this August can be daunting - but we're here to help. You can…

The UK's Hottest Live Cities

Recently, we were asked: "Which city has the strongest live music scene in the UK?" So we dug deep into our data to find out. We list more forthcoming events in the UK than anyone else. Since 2005, our users have been able to track artists, venues and…