Escape Venue is a 600 capability, Grade II listed music venue within the coronary heart of Northampton, attended by 40k folks yearly. We shaped in 2017 once we recognized a necessity for a facility that not solely gives area of interest music, however can even play an vital function in supporting native expertise. Our programming takes its inspiration from the wealthy range inherent within the genres we platform. Musically, this big selection consists of Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Drum & Bass, Home, UK Hardcore, Dub & stay bands. Northampton could also be economically disadvantaged however it’s wealthy with musical expertise, giving rise to UK Hardcore worldwide successes DJ Gammer, Dougal, and Joey Riot. By our hyperlinks with the College of Northampton, who present a relentless stream of rising artists for us to program and promote.
We host world-class artists that haven’t carried out anyplace else within the area, equivalent to Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Davido, Sakodi, Naila Marley. By our work we elevate and encourage native expertise by bringing in these main worldwide artists (usually from Africa & America) and enrich the cultural panorama of Northampton and the Midlands. This strategy has seen the event of native artists like Nice Adamz, Younger Chap, Sanjoni, DJ Buzy Lee and Holy who are actually working with BBC 1Extra, and extra just lately throughout our stay streams with feminine DJ Flik-B supporting established artist MC Storm.
The rising price of residing has impacted on folks’s capacity to buy tickets for arts occasions. The rising vitality price has led to elevated vitality invoice and thus threatening the survival of Escape venue. We’re interesting in your monetary assist to lift funds to keep away from Escape venue from everlasting closure.
Your assist is way appreciated.
Thanks.
