I ONLY ACCEPT FRIENDS WHO ARE UK VENUES/EVENTS (so it doesn't get clogged with non-venues and events and makes them hard to find)
Hi, my name is Elaine. I am a UK singer / songwriter / guitarist with a duo / trio / band, "Kindred Spirit" (see the first two friends below).
BANDS PLEASE DON'T MESSAGE ME TO FIND YOU GIGS! I HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE RINGING ROUND GETTING MY OWN BAND GIGS AND I WON'T REPLY! YOU HAVE TO CONTACT EVENTS /VENUES YOURSELF!
I have set up this site specifically to create a place where both audience and artists can find places where live music is being performed in the UK.
I believe that with the change in the music licensing laws, which are already biting, and the recent change to the smoking laws, live music venues need all the help they can get. This is why I have set up a pub guide (for pubs which host live music) on my main web site (see below for further details) and why I hope this site will help. To that end, the only friends allowed on this site will be venues and events which have live music going on or promoters who work with varied performers and live music venues and who list these venues / events on their site.
NOT A UK VENUE/EVENT AND WANT TO BE A FRIEND AND HAVE THIS SITE HANDY FOR YOURSELF?
If you are an individual, and you want to support this site (and keep all the live music venues and events handy for yourself), you can become friends with me Elaine Samuels or, if you are a band, you can become friends with my band Kindred Spirit if you like - ("Elaine Samuels" and "Kindred Spirit" are the only other non-venue friends on this site, who both have the "Live Music Venues UK" site as "top friends" and who you CAN be friends with (see below)).
Why not encourage your local music venue to make themselves a "My Space" site and link to this one?
Live Music UK Pub Guide
I have started a guide to pubs in the UK, where I and my "Kindred Spirit" musicians have played, or are currently playing, which feature live music.
The guide gives images of the pubs (where we have managed to get them), lists the type of beer and other drinks available, lists any special features (like car park, food, recreational facilities etc.) and give links to the pubs own web sites where available. The pubs tend to be west and south west of London which is the area I and "Kindred Spirit" most often play in.
Check out the Pub Guide
The pub guide also has links to many other live music and pub guides. If you have a pub guide which features live music, do send me a message about it, as I can put a link to it on our main web site.
