Billy Bragg to perform live stream concert in support of Sheffield's Leadmill

Singer Billy Bragg will perform a live stream concert to raise money for Sheffield’s Leadmill, which is one of hundreds of independent venues nationwide under threat of closure.
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Bragg will host a live stream at 8pm on his Facebook page this Saturday (16 May) to support the venue where he held a sold-out three-night residency just last year.

The Leadmill, which celebrated it’s fortieth birthday last month, previously auctioned off items of memorabilia to raise much-needed funds after it was forced to temporary close due to lockdown. A signed Arctic Monkeys guitar fetched £7,200 as part of the sale.

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Saturday’s show will raise money for the iconic Sheffield venue through the Music Venue Trust Crisis Fund’s #SaveOurVenues campaign, which has been set up to help the UK’s grassroots venues that closed on March 23rd and ensure they are able to re-open when it is safe to do so. It aims to prevent the potential closure of hundreds of independent music venues.

Billy Bragg will perform a live-streamed show on Saturday night to raise money for the Leadmill.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Americana Music Festival)Billy Bragg will perform a live-streamed show on Saturday night to raise money for the Leadmill.  (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Americana Music Festival)
Billy Bragg will perform a live-streamed show on Saturday night to raise money for the Leadmill. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Americana Music Festival)

So far, more than £3,600 has been raised for the Leadmill, with a target of £10,000.

The venue has continued to champion live music with a string of live-streamed gigs throughout lockdown, including a show from George Waite, the singer in former Sheffield band The Crookes.

"We've had some amazing shows with Billy over the years at The Leadmill, and we were really fortunate to host 3 sold out shows with him last year," a spokesperson for the venue said.

You can donate to the Leadmill here.

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