Venues
Create or claim a venue profile, publish gigs and set times, and advertise available dates or spaces to artists, agents and promoters planning shows through the week.
Join as a venue →Built by a grassroots venue
For the rooms.
For the community.
Grassroots Venues Week is a free national event and practical online resource created by a grassroots venue for the GMV community.
It helps venues, artists, agents, managers and promoters connect around real opportunities—and helps fans discover what is happening in the independent rooms near them.
Why it exists
A constructive alternative.
Grassroots Venues Week grew out of a difference of approach with Independent Venue Week and the subsequent end of our venue’s involvement with that event. Rather than allow that experience to close a door, we decided to build another one.
This is an independent initiative, running during the same week, with a different model: participation is free, the tools are practical and the focus stays firmly on grassroots venues and the people who make shows happen.
We believe a useful national event does not need to cost venues thousands of pounds collectively, and individual venues should not have to pay simply to take part. With the right shared platform, the grassroots community can promote its gigs, open up new routing opportunities and bring audiences into independent rooms without a participation fee.
Grassroots Venues Week is independently organised and is not affiliated with Independent Venue Week. It is not about continuing a disagreement; it is about turning that experience into something open, useful and positive for the GMV community.
One platform, a whole ecosystem
Made for everyone who keeps grassroots music moving.
Always free to take partArtists
List the dates and regions where you are looking for shows, include an optional fee and ideal room capacity, and find venues with suitable availability.
Join as an artist →Agents & managers
Connect with the artists you represent, publish routing availability on their behalf and identify realistic venue opportunities by date, town, city or region.
Explore Route Builder →Promoters
Submit and manage gig information, search for available artists and rooms, and make direct contact to start the conversations that turn open dates into live shows.
Join as a promoter →Fans
Discover gigs across the country or narrow everything to your own region. Search by venue, artist, town, city or festival day; save the venues and sets you care about; build your week; and use optional reminders so you do not miss a stage time.
See what’s on →The practical idea
Make a national week feel local—and make touring routes easier to build.
The website helps people find one another; it does not try to replace the human side of booking. Availability and useful contact details create the introduction, then fees, logistics and confirmation can continue directly by email between the people putting on the show.