Independent Venue Week (IVW), a seven-day celebration of independent music and artist venues, has announced rEDOLENT and Gwenno as artist ambassadors for Scotland and Wales.
The two artists will perform gigs during the nationwide events, which will take place between January 27 and February 2.
Saxophonist, broadcaster, philanthropist, author and independent venue owner YolanDa Brown is the overall Artist Ambassador for 2025.
Independent Venue Week aims to shine a spotlight on the spaces, encouraging fans to begin the year by going out, buying a ticket and enjoying a live show. Since 2014, over one million tickets have been sold for IVW events.
Gwenno has a Welsh and Cornish background and will perform a one-off solo show for IVW25 at Acapela Studio on January 29.
Originally constructed in 1835, and based in Pentyrch – a village on the western outskirts of Cardiff – the converted chapel serves as both a recording studio and 240-capacity music venue and is renowned for both its architectural beauty and intimacy.
“I’m delighted to be this year’s IVW Welsh Ambassador, having spent so much of my musical life playing and going to gigs at independent venues across Wales and beyond for the past 25+ years. I’m so looking forward to performing at the beautiful Acapela in Pentyrch, a venue that I’ve heard so much about and have always wanted to play,” commented Gwenno.
Scottish ambassadors rEDOLENT are an Edinburgh-based five-piece band, who have performed at independent cues around Scotland and the UK.
“We’re over the moon to welcome Gwenno and rEDOLENT as our Welsh and Scottish Ambassadors. Alongside YolanDa Brown, they typify the kind of broad and innovative music culture that thrives in independent venues all across the UK,” said Sybil Bell, chief executive and founder of Independent Venue Week.
“One of our biggest aims for IVW is to kickstart the new year with a wave of live shows that encourage fans to come out, buy a ticket, visit their local venue and have an amazing night out. It’s imperative that we support these unique spaces and the artists who appear on their stages all year round, and getting out in January is the best way to kick that support off.”
Official supports of IVW including Arts Council England, Beavertown, TuneCore, PPL, Lockbox and the Welsh Government via Creative Wales.
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