Let’s stop framing Small Venues as simply a stepping stone to “the big time” or some capitalist idea of “commercial success.” Small venues are important in their own right. There’s entire ecosystems of musicians and scenes with no interest in that type of aspirational “success”.
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Next Sunday 12 March, Jericho Tavern, Oxford: a veritable feast of Oxford musicians! We had such fun when the trio played a sold-out gig at the same venue, end of January, so be sure to get your tickets asap! @TwiggTwang #oxford#tunes https://t.co/vuO4aDT0Fe
Remember when Matt Hancock gave his mate, a pub landlord with no previous experience making medical supplies, a £30 million pound government Covid contract to produce vials for testing kits?
He just gave it to him after getting a WhatsApp.
Remember that?
Because we do.