Whilst we’re aware that the government is offering a range of support for workers during this time, we know that many essential staff members within our community won’t qualify as they may be freelance, on zero-hour contracts, paid cash in hand, or don’t meet other criteria. We also feel that many of these workers need support immediately, and with the uncertainty of governmental measures hanging above all of our heads, we want to support them in any way we can. In short, we see venues and their staff members as essential to the music scene within Manchester & Salford, and we want to raise funds in order to keep this vibrant community thriving.
Venues that we would like to support include: -
Band on the Wall
Eastern Bloc
Hidden
Partisan
Soup Kitchen
Stage and Radio
The Peer Hat
+ more*
*we will work closely with these and other independent venues in the coming weeks to distribute funds raised through this crowdfunding campaign to reach those who need it most. Message our Facebook page if you need more info on how to sign up.
You can also find out more about us via our Facebook Page.
Save Our Scene Mission Statement: For anybody not quite yet familiar with the purpose of this group, we are trying to pull together a community to see how we can best support workers in our scene who have been hit most by the indefinite venue closures within Manchester and Salford. This idea came together as we see these venues and all of the staff members essential for what we do, so we want to give back in whatever way we can.
We have heard many stories over the past few days of the financial impact that these closures have had on their staff, and while there have been a number of financial support plans released by the government, we are still unsure on a number of details, for example timelines for these packages to be fully accessible, timelines for funds to be released, criteria, application processes and so on. We all know how difficult some of these bureaucratic blockers can be to get through. We want to try and support in any way we can those who may not be eligible for these support packages or maybe those who simply cannot wait for these measures to be unveiled or accessible.
How can you support?
Our first fundraising initiative will be in the form of a raffle. A lot of amazing promoters, venues, artists and more have donated some incredible prizes and for the minimum donation of £5 you can be in with a chance of winning one of the prizes below:
Prize 1:
2x Warehouse Project for a show of your choice
2x Homobloc 2020 Tickets
Personalised Drag Clown Makeup Lesson
£100 Voucher for The Refuge
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 2:
4x One Tribe Festival Tickets
5x Family tickets to Niamos Christmas Production
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 3:
Mr Scruff’s Pick’n’Mix
2x Albert Hall VIP Tickets
Dinner for 2 at Rudys
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 4:
2x Tickets to Sounds from the Other City 2021
2x Samarbeta label bundles
2x The Death of Money vinyl
2x Tickets to Band on the Wall
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 5:
Vinyl bundle including releases from Project 13, Sprechen, High Hoops, Electric Chair, Banana Hill, Jerk It, Loose Lips, Drone, Bakk Heia, Contours, One Night & Off Beat.
Eastern Bloc vouchers and goody bag
Joseph Holt Vouchers & Case of Beer
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 6:
2x School of Electronic Music Ableton Live Courses worth £495 each
2x Parklife 2021 Tickets
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 7:
1x School of Electronic Music Music Production Fundamentals (Ableton Live) Online Course worth £595
One to One life coaching session (up to three sessions)
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 8:
1x 10 hour one-to-one Ableton live or DJ course at Decloak Studios (worth £450)
Matrix Painting (by Matthew Jesus)
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Prize 9:
NTS Goody Bag - includes clothing merch, NTS mug, poster, stickers, pins, plus 2 x guestlist to an NTS event
Guestlist to party of your choice (from the list below)
Additional prizes includes guest list packages for the following parties:
Animistic Beliefs
Bakk Heia
Banana Hill
Band on the Wall
B.L.O.O.M. (with T-Shirt)
Digitalism Presents
Drone
Grey Lantern
High Hoops
Hidden
Homoelectric (with T-Shirt)
Juke Joint
Kiss Me Again (with T-Shirt)
Left, Right & Centre
Loose Lips
Majefa
Making Faces
Me Gusta
Meat Free (with T-Shirt)
Mixing Mates (with T-Shirt)
Niamos
Nite School
Off Beat
One Night
Ordinary Friends (with T-Shirt)
Paranoid Dancers
P13
Semi Peppered
Soup Kitchen
Stage & Radio
Sticky Heat
Strange Riddims
Teletech
The Refuge
Transmission Funk
The Warehouse Project
Zutekh
Please note the winners will be given order of preference for the prizes based on where they come in the raffle, ie the first name drawn will get first pick of prizes along with the guest lists. Once a prize and guestlist for a particular party is chosen it will not be available for the next winner.
We will be doing a live stream on Sunday the 12th of April with an amazing bunch of local DJs - join the event here Live Stream - Save Our Scene - Manchester & Salford
We are also working on some other amazing fundraising ideas, including a Save Our Scene T-Shirt and a Save Our Scene Music Compilation.....