Tonic Music for Mental Health

Charity establishing good mental health within music communities - support for the music industry (Tonic Rider) and music fans (Never Mind The Stigma).

[Tonic Music for Mental Health @tonicmusicmh]

@Tim_Burgess 🙌

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

The Merch Market
London

Sunday January 11th 2026

Soundtrack: For The Girls

[Shiiine On @ShiiineOn_]

SHiiiNE ON SKEGNESS WEEKENDER NEWS 📢 👌 📢

Adam Ficek will be hosting a big 00's Indie Disco celebration 😎

The @tonicmusicmh team are joining us and bringing everything we love from their Minehead space...Dj sets - acoustic sessions and even talk of a secret rave 🤫🎶

[ear candy @earcandytunes]

how much does a band of five guys weigh? enough to break the ice THIS SATURDAY at @IceBreakerUK 🤟🏼we’re doing it acoustic styles at 5:55pm with @tonicmusicmh and then catch us tearing it the up ear candy way at 8:45pm in edge of the wedge🫡 heard it’s the place to be✌🏼

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

The stats are in, FIVE THOUSAND people joined us across the day at The Merch Market.

We’re happy to hear from venues who would like to get involved - they have become way more than just a place to get merch - it’s a celebration of the relationship between bands and fans

[Tonic Music for Mental Health @tonicmusicmh]

@TroxyLondon @Tim_Burgess @NME ❤️

[Troxy @TroxyLondon]

Yesterday was a bit special wasn't it? Merch Market by @Tim_Burgess exceeded expectations.
Huge thanks @tonicmusicmh @NME The Rock & Roll Public Library collection by Mick Jones, surprise sets, artists and bands for taking part and all of you who turned up & copped some merch!🫶

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

There’s a feature about The Merch Market on Steve Lamacq’s show today.
BBC 6 Music from 4pm

Interviews, chats with stallholders and fans - looking forward to it

[Tonic Music for Mental Health @tonicmusicmh]

@mazeukmusic @deano @grant @theriflesband 🙌

[MAZE @mazeukmusic]

Some photos from the event at the Troxy yesterday, hats off to @timburgessofficial and @tonicmusicmh.
Also great to meet James Walsh @starsailorofficial

Gaz doing it must be love with @deano.rifles.regency and good to see @joelstokerofficial @grant.marsh.37 @theriflesband

[JK 🎧📚🐈‍⬛️🏂 @Snow____Angel]

It must be love ❤️ @Tim_Burgess @DeanoRifles777 @TroxyLondon #MerchMarket

[Nik D @nikidoog]

Ease into Monday with this little beauty. For Terry 🥃

@Tim_Burgess & @DeanoRifles777 wonderfully covering “Our Lips Are Sealed”
@NewWaveAndPunk @CrowleyOnAir @lee0969 @FatOldAnarchist

[Bands FC @_Bands_FC]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[JK 🎧📚🐈‍⬛️🏂 @Snow____Angel]

The #MerchMarket - @jamesstarsailor and @DeanoRifles777 What an absolute privilege catching this impromptu performance 🥰 Lovely to meet them both afterwards too 😊 @TroxyLondon @Tim_Burgess

[Tonic Music for Mental Health @tonicmusicmh]

@Tim_Burgess 🙌

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

Particular high fives to Johnny Roadhouse for the loan of some gear, Leven in Manchester for giving rooms to the folks who came down from Glasgow and Tonic Music for everything they do for us x x

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

So many people to thank for making the Merch Market happen yesterday - all the amazing staff at the venues who worked hard all day, everyone who hosted a stall, our ace interviewers and bands plus everyone who came along and bought stuff and came to enjoy the day x x

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

Terry Hall’s piano
⁦@DeanoRifles777⁩ with special guest ⁦@jamesstarsailor⁩

⁦@tonicmusicmh⁩

[Tonic Music for Mental Health @tonicmusicmh]

@Tim_Burgess @DeanoRifles777 We loved every minute ❤️

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

What a day.
Much love to @tonicmusicmh for bringing Terry’s piano, and to @DeanoRifles777 for playing it so brilliantly

x x