KICKERS X SAVE OUR SCENE X 4AMKRU

RECENT STATISTICS SHOW THAT LIVE MUSIC SPACES ACROSS THE UK ARE INCREASINGLY UNDER THREAT. SINCE 2020, 37% OF CLUBS HAVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS, HIGHLIGHTING THE FRAGILE STATE OF THE INDEPENDENT CIRCUIT. KICKERS HAS A WELL-ESTABLISHED CONNECTION TO BRITISH MUSIC, HAVING BEEN WORN BY LEGENDS SUCH AS DAVID BOWIE AND THE STONE ROSES, AS WELL AS CURRENT ARTISTS INCLUDING SKEPTA AND ELIZA ROSE. WITH ITS DEEP ROOTS IN MUSIC CULTURE, KICKERS PARTNERED WITH SAVE OUR SCENE TO RECONNECT WITH THAT HERITAGE THROUGH A SERIES OF STOMPING GROUND EVENTS, WITH PROCEEDS DONATED TO MUSIC VENUE TRUST. THE MISSION IS “TO HARNESS COMMUNITY POWER TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE LIVE MUSIC ECOSYSTEM,” RAISING AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGING SUPPORT IN THE NAME OF CREATIVITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION.

ONE OF THESE EVENTS TOOK OVER UNTITLED STUDIOS FOR A FREE OPEN-AIR CAR PARK RAVE. HEADLINING THE EVENT WERE 4AM KRU, JOINED BY SEXY LADY MASSIVE CELEBRATING THEIR LATEST SINGLE, COUNTDOWN TO THE CLUB, WITH PERFORMANCES RUNNING FROM 4PM THROUGH TO 9PM. UNTITLED HAS BEEN HOSTING CREATIVE EVENTS FOR SOME TIME, CONTINUING TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS VENUES AND CREATIVE HUBS. BY PUTTING ON EVENTS LIKE THIS, WE’RE CONTINUING TO BACK EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WHILE PROVIDING SPACE FOR NEW IDEAS, COLLABORATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT KEEPING THINGS OPEN, WELCOMING, AND ACCESSIBLE — ANOTHER WAY OF HELPING THE SCENE CONTINUE TO GROW.

THE NIGHT CONTINUED WITH AN AFTERPARTY AT STAGE & RADIO, WITH PROCEEDS GOING DIRECTLY TOWARD SUPPORTING THE SPACE. DESPITE ITS LONG-STANDING PRESENCE IN THE MANCHESTER MUSIC SCENE, STAGE & RADIO IS CURRENTLY AT RISK DUE TO NEW LUXURY APARTMENTS BEING BUILT JUST METRES FROM ITS DOORS. FOLLOWING THE EVENT, A FUNDRAISER WAS LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT THE VENUE FURTHER, WITH PROFITS GOING TOWARDS A PLANNING OBJECTION AIMED AT PROTECTING AND PRESERVING STAGE & RADIO AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MANCHESTER’S LOCAL MUSIC COMMUNITY.