Free Guide from 1st Sept for venues (*) & events of all genres with 3 simple criteria 1) Closing times advertised for gigs & events (not full schedules) 2) Seating provision at any ‘all standing’ performances where needed & 3) Clean, safe, welcoming spaces for the local community. Aim of ‘Play 2 All’ is to prevent venue closures securing the future for our world envied & much loved UK Live Music Scene.
Invite for inclusion Free Play 2 All Directory launching from Sunday 1st September 2024
Please download, screen shot or share page link. Your assistance is highly appreciated. Target is for Play 2 All to be the UK live music industry standard by Xmas 2024. Intention is not for exclusivity, but for everywhere to get on board.
FEATURED EVENT SEPTEMBER 2024
Rail Ale & Blues Festival – CCLR – N.E.Lincs
PLAY 2 ALL featured event for September 2024 – 19.00 pm Friday 13 – 17.00 pm Sunday 15 at Cleethorpes Coastal Light Railway, N.E. Lincs, DN35 0AG.
Acts include Bluesman Mike Francis, Rambling Preachers, Michael Woods, Robin Bibbi, Raising Sand, Bowevil Bros, Lightning Threads, Kier/Tom Kilner & Lucy & the Hopefuls.
Entry Free – Full bar & food facilities on site. Own seating welcome & disabled access on site. Play 2 All UK representation will be on site throughout Friday Evening & Saturday lunchtime if anyone has any questions about the scheme.
For all event information please see CCLR.CO.UK Festival info live link. Look forward to seeing you all there!
FEATURED EVENT AUGUST 2024
The Great British R&B Festival Colne – Lancashire
Play 2 All final Featured Event in lead up to the Directory Launch on September 1st is the iconic long established Colne Blues Festival which runs from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th of August. It was while the project founder was covering this very event for the national press in 2023 that the idea & concept for the scheme first came about.
The Festival has evolved from a 2 stage beginning in 1990 to a huge event that now spreads throughout whole town of Colne with an array of Fringe venue activities as well as some of finest Main Stage acts on today’s Blues scene. It is organised by the Colne Blues Society along with Colne Town Council and all information can be found at Bluesfestival.co.uk & Play 2 All representatives will be in attendance throughout the weekend who look forward to meeting you all.
Delighted to have the Festival on board as such a wonderful example of the Play 2 All model, facilities & whole community ethos.
FEATURED EVENT JULY 2024
Gloucester Blues Festival 2024
Gloucester Blues Festival runs from Friday 19th July to Sunday 28th inclusive & features a whole host of acts including Will Killeen, James Oliver Band, Innes Siburn & one of UK’s most prolific troubadours, Mr Big Joe Bone (pictured) on 3 occasions.
For the 7 Venues & specific performance times please see gloucesterbid.uk/blues-festival
All venues listed have seating facilities (outdoor shows own seating welcome) & are part of the City’s vibrant entertainment & hospitality network. The festival has run for as long as most can remember.
Importantly the individual venue finish times are clearly indicated on the online programme (link above) so transport or collection can be easily arranged in advance as necessary.
Play 2 All UK representatives will be in attendance during the event so please get in touch to meet up!
FEATURED EVENT JUNE 2024
AFRICA OYE FESTIVAL
(UK’s Largest Celebration of African Music & Culture)
SEFTON PARK, LIVERPOOL
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd June 12-30 pm – 9-30 pm daily
Free Event with Accessible Viewing Tent & Own Seating Welcome
UK VENUES USED IN FORMING PLAY 2 ALL MODEL 2023-24
100 club london * actress & bishop birmingham * atkinson theatre southport * boom boom club sutton * broadcast glasgow * cavern liverpool * chapel arts bath * cobblestones bridgwater * dorothy pax sheffield * eagle salford * elysium arts swansea * empire belfast * frog & fiddle cheltenham * globe cardiff * library theatre darwen * new continental preston * peer hat manchester * railway winchester * redgrave theatre bristol * ropetackle arts shoreham * tolbooth stirling * west end arts aldershot
Please follow & support Play 2 All UK Venue & Event Directory Scheme & keen to hear your feedback and comments, thank you.
(*) For purposes of ‘Play 2 All’ Directory, a venue is defined as a space or event that has PA facilities. Naturally there will be exceptions.
