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6 Music Celebrates Great British Venues - Stoke

Steve Lamacq tours five cities around the UK, shining a light on the alternative music scene in each area and celebrating the venues which are its bedrock. He continues in Stoke.

Across this week, Steve Lamacq tours five cities around the UK, shining a light on the alternative music scene in each area and celebrating the venues which are its bedrock.
Steve will be broadcasting his show live from Glasgow, Hull, Stoke, Southampton, Cardiff, in collaboration with Independent Venue Week - an annual celebration of the country's indie venues, which host gigs and events over seven days to raise awareness of grassroots music venues.
In each of the areas he visits, he'll be meeting gig-goers and hearing their memories of the alternative music scene. Steve will be presenting his show from the BBC Local Radio stations in each of the locations and visiting venues in each area - King Tuts in Glasgow, The Adelphi in Hull, The Sugarmill in Stoke, The Joiners in Southampton and Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. And in each show, Steve will be chatting to the BBC Introducing presenter from the area, getting the lowdown on the best new local bands around and featuring a special acoustic session by one of them.
On Monday, Steve starts the week off in Glasgow, talking to the owners of the Broadcast venue and telling the stories of the legendary King Tuts. He'll also be speaking to Vic Galloway from BBC Introducing in Scotland, who'll be giving him the lowdown on the best new Scottish bands around, plus there will be a special acoustic session by one of them. On Tuesday Steve will be in Hull, talking to the owner of the The Adelphi; on Wednesday he visits Stoke, talking to the owner of the The Sugarmill; Thursday's show comes from Southampton where he meets the owner of The Joiners; and Friday's show is from Cardiff where he chats to the owner of the Clwb Ifor Bach (aka The Welsh Club).
Since 2007, London has lost 35% of its grassroots music venues and this is a trend being seen across the country. In places where there is just one alternative music venue, they are the vital source of cultural stimulus and have huge importance in that area, whilst also providing the first step on the ladder for many an aspiring artist. The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, the Clash, Oasis, Ed Sheeran and Adele are just some of the big names who have all learnt their craft on the small venue circuit.
This week's programming is part of People's History of Pop - a four-part series coming to BBC Four later this year - for which listeners are encouraged to upload their pop memorabilia to the People's History of Pop website at bbc.co.uk/peoplespop. The television series will be tracking the history of pop from the 1950s to the 1990s through the stories behind the treasured, personal and rarest music memorabilia owned by the public, whether that be precious band t-shirts, photos, badges, ticket stubs, fan club materials, gig programmes, annuals, teen diary entries, teen band recordings, wrist bands, rare footage - it will all shape and define the series. This material will create a unique online archive that brings together the UK's musical history. The series is looking for contributors who have submitted the most surprising, moving and rare material who may then be filmed to appear in the programme.

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Wed 27 Jan 2016 16:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • Geffen.

  • The Crookes

    The World Is Waiting

    • Anywhere Records.

  • Ted Chippington

    Rockin' With Rita

    • She Loves You (And You Know That Can't Be Bad).
    • Vindaloo Records.
    • 1.

  • Bill Ryder-Jones

    Wild Roses

    • Domino.

  • Eric Donaldson

    Cherry Oh Baby

    • Trojan Records.

  • LIFE

    Popular Music

  • The Yardbirds

    For Your Love

    • RAven.

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    Gravel Pit

    • LOUD.

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • The Pogues

    If I Should Fall From Grace With God

    • Pogue Mahone.

  • Savages

    T.I.W.Y.G.

    • 4AD.

  • Discharge

    Fight Back

    • Why?.
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • 15.

  • Mungo’s Hi Fi

    Boomsound

    • Scotch Bonnet Records.

  • Sneaker Pimps

    Spin Spin Sugar

    • (CD Single).
    • Clean Up Records.
    • 4.

  • Daughter

    Numbers

    • 4AD.

  • Money

    I'll Be The Night

    • Bella Union.

  • Belle and Sebastian

    Judy And The Dream of Horses

    • If You're Feeling Sinister.
    • Jeepster Recording Ltd.

  • Generation X

    King Rocker

    • Virgin.

  • The Districts

    Funeral Beds

    • Fat Possum Records.

  • Goldfinger

    Open Your Eyes

  • Motörhead

    Ace Of Spades

    • Rock Anthems Volume 2 (Various).
    • Dino.

  • Adam French

    Punchbag Love

  • Otis Redding

    Respect

    • ATLANTIC.

  • The Go‐Go’s

    We Got The Beat

    • Stiff.

  • PJ Harvey

    The Wheel

  • CAMP STAG

    Paper Houses (BBC Introducing)

  • CAMP STAG

    Opel Fruits (BBC Introducing)

  • Emma Pollock

    Parks And Recreation

    • Chemikal Undeground.

Broadcast

  • Wed 27 Jan 2016 16:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music