Around 500 small venues almost closed during the Covid pandemic, however thanks to people power and donations most of these were able to be saved.
Lots of people have a great love for their local music scene and collectively recognise that local music is so important to jump start a lot of musicians’ careers.
Therefore, this makes it significant to the music industry as a whole.
TUxtra spoke with events organiser, Adam Sullivan, about his event ‘GAST’ and how important the music scene in Middlesbrough is.
If you want to make it to the next ‘GAST’ event, you can get tickets via the Facebook. event page or by visiting Skiddle.com and searching GAST.
Be sure to get yourself down on Boxing Day as it is sure to be a big one!
Photo by Gast