The Snug Atherton
@SnugAtherton
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Grassroots music venue & coffee house, serving fresh coffee, vegetarian & vegan food regular live events and fully licenced to sell alcohol! Proudly independent
Atherton, England
Joined October 2014
The Snug featured on BBC North West Politics connected to the Own Our Venues initiative that The Snug is so excited to be apart of🤯 It's the final 4 DAYS and @musicvenuetrust are SO CLOSE to the £2.5 million target You can find out more information at - https://t.co/HGU7kLGG1I
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As covered by @BBCNews recently, many UK towns and cities have seen a drastic reduction in live music because bands and singers are playing half as many gigs on tour as they did in the 1990s. As our new figures show, artists are now averaging shorter tours.
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Campaigners want £1 ticket contribution to save grassroots music venues | @rishi_davda writes https://t.co/uy9aMdMohq
itv.com
No one begins their career headlining Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage and many of the UK’s grassroots music venues are struggling to keep their doors open. | ITV National News
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Lovely to meet & talk about the highs & lows of running grassroots venues! Really enjoyed meeting the team from @ConfessionalFes & @SunbirdRecords #Saveourvenues #grassrootsmusic #Atherton
Last nights team visit to The Snug in Atherton was wonderful. What a venue, we loved it. And anybody attending our Confessional Takeover today at Blackburn Cathedral is in for a real treat, as The Dream Machine are a great band. @SnugAtherton
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🎉 1 year ago, @musicvenuetrust & @MusicVenueProperties saved The Snug from closure. Today, we’re stronger than ever! 💙 With support from our community & big names like @AndyBurnhamGM, we’ve had national press & packed shows. THANK YOU for believing in grassroots music🎶🙌
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OUR FIRST SELLOUT!!!! Proper made up big up the bands, the SFTS bois, @SnugAtherton and all those who have bought tickets!! Gonna be a good one…get down early. There’s no tickets left OTD…capacity is full!
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Major new interview with our CEO @markdavyd in the @NME “This is not just @coldplay handing money to venues that need money, this is about investing it in a way that supports artists, venues and promoters. They all lean on each other...” https://t.co/Btzdtosv9L
nme.com
The Music Venue Trust on how "Coldplay are providing a lifeline for new talent" in donating 10 per cent of profits from their 2025 UK stadium shows
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A huge congratulations to the @SnugAtherton team who have successfully achieved their #Apprenticeships this year! 🎉 👩🍳 Alisha – Level 3 Hospitality Supervisor 📱 Ben - Level 3 Digital Marketer 🥂 Olivia - Level 4 Hospitality Manager 🙌 Rachael - L4 Associate Project Manager
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small venues need help to continue the work they do nurturing & encouraging new artists. The cost of 1 Oasis tkt is what we are talking for this gig.. £150 short on gig takings means an extra bar take to cover it of over £300. @musicvenuetrust @markdavyd @lisanandy @Kate_Dearden
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🌟 Thank you for standing with us, @RhonddaBryant Your support gives us hope that we can save our grassroots music venues. Together, we can preserve these vital spaces for the music community! #SupportLocalVenues #SaveOrVenues
There’s an odd narrative emerging from @DCMS @RhonddaBryant that the government could help ‘slow down’ grassroots music venue closures. @musicvenuetrust is already doing that. We need action to halt closures entirely and rebuild back what we have lost.
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“Small venues play a vital role in nurturing emerging talent, providing a platform for artists to grow and connect with audiences.” An interview with Rachel at @SnugAtherton on dynamic pricing and the influence of Oasis @MancWorldUK ✍️🎸 https://t.co/BVv7euDAVc
manchesterworld.uk
The term ‘dynamic pricing’ is one that you’ve probably seen a lot of in recent days.
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📸 Angers, France. Back to it this Friday for a fiver at @gregsoncentrelancaster Tickets flying out so grab them before we do an oasis and stick an in demand price on it x10
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Please help to get this heard @JoPlattLeigh @lisanandy
RT so @DCMS @lisanandy @RhonddaBryant can hear a very clear message from the whole music community on this issue Oasis: £200million+ tickets £20million+ charges £2million+ facility fees A Big Fat £Zero invested in the grassroots sector
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Oasis getting back together is great news. It creates jobs, boosts the economy and spreads joy. Let's use the opportunity to finally get the music industry to understand where that all starts. These brilliant shows should be contributing to the grassroots sector. I hope they do
The sobering reality that only 11 of the 34 grassroots music venues that @Oasis played on their first tour still exist today. Gone are 23 spaces that took a punt on a new band from #Manchester who would become one of the most iconic in British music history. #Oasis #LiveMusic
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A sobering post from @markdavyd here. To the Oasis naysayers, I’d very much recommend spending what you can supporting the venues that remain (and all independents) and the acts that share that spellbinding live experience with you in them. To the yaysayers, Merry Gallaghermas.
Oasis getting back together is great news. It creates jobs, boosts the economy and spreads joy. Let's use the opportunity to finally get the music industry to understand where that all starts. These brilliant shows should be contributing to the grassroots sector. I hope they do
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Today's top tip: About those shows - get your calendar out and check the days of the week. #Oasis
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An excerpt from the @CommonsCMS report on Grassroots Music Venues. Should have an answer on point 43 by this time tomorrow… #Oasis In case you’re wondering, I don’t know what that answer is. @DCMS @lisanandy @RhonddaBryant
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I'm delighted to say I'm returning to @SnugAtherton on Friday, October 25th to celebrate the launch of Speedboat on Chapel Street. I always love my trips out to this ace wee venue - plus tickets are FREE .. early doors show time 7 pm x
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Our last ever gig is coming up. As sad as it is, we are looking forward to sharing the stage and the dance floor with you all one more time. @SnugAtherton Friday 9th August - get your tickets now, only a few left! Here’s to our Last Dance ❤️ 📸 @kieraxdavies
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Less than 4 weeks to go! Tickets are flying out for our Last Dance event with @thefacadesband ! This is going to be a memorable night as The Facades take to the stage one final time! GET YOUR TICKETS HERE - https://t.co/EuXsO1nmb2
#SupportLocal #LastDance
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*waits for phone to ring*
nme.com
The music industry has reacted to news of Lisa Nandy's appointment as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
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