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Venue Spotlight: True Blues Club

The True Blues Club is run from a venue in Newton le Willows by Graham and Steve, who book the bands, sell the tickets, market the shows and even compere - bringing a monthly taste of Blues to Merseyside. We spoke to Graham a little about how it all works…

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Venue Spotlight - The Old Fire Station, Oxford

Marketing Manager Alex Coke was our guide to The Old Fire Station - a former nightclub that now provides training and support for homeless people by day, and runs as an arts centre by night, hosting comedy, theatre, music and more. Take a trip through the venue's past,…

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Venue Spotlight: Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton

Our latest Venue Spotlight falls on the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre - an inspirational not-for-profit theatre managing to juggle plays, comedy, music, exhibitions, dance rehearsals and even TV broadcasts (The BBC's Question Time was broadcast from here not long ago). We had a chat with Sara Loveridge, Marketing and…

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Venue Spotlight: Portland House, Cardiff

This particular 'edition' of Venue Spotlight is an odd one - we've chosen a venue that has only put on a single gig. However, we were so impressed with Jack and the Portland House team's endeavours to take a Grade II listed banking hall…

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Venue Spotlight: The Fishpond, Matlock Bath

This time around we're focusing our spotlight on Matlock Bath - home to The Fishpond, a bar/venue with its' own blog (we recommend a read, link at the bottom) and even its' own baker! They were also one of the first venues to use our…