Ryan's Gig Guide - January 2019

First run in 2014, IndependentVenueWeek is a 7-day celebration of small music venues around the country and a nod to the people that own, run and work in them, week in, week out.These venues give artists their first experience of playing live in front of an audi- ence and for fans, somewhere to get up close to artists that one day, may well be playing stadiums and festival main stages. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England in the UK and also the wider music industry and brands globally, IndependentVenueWeek brings together these venues along with breaking and established artists, promoters, labels, media, bloggers and tastemakers to create a nationwide series of gigs. These venues are the backbone of the live music scene in their country and IndependentVenue Week wants to recognise all that they have done to create some of the most memorable nights of the past so they can continue to do the same in the future. West Midlands venues: Birmingham The Hare & Hounds The Sunflower Lounge Coventry Tin At The Coal Vaults Stafford Redrum Stoke-on-Trent The Underground Worcester The Marrs Bar Paradiddles Music Cafe Bar  www.independentvenueweek.com  Jan 28th-Feb 3rd rgg Jan 2019 7 www.ryansgigguide.com