Music Culture with Music Venue Trust

A series of events celebrating grassroots venues

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • Sunday, 3 May 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, Level 2

  • Free event

Explore British grassroots culture through a celebration of grassroots music venues, the hubs for local creative communities which impact on the wider scene. Throughout the day Music Venue Trust will host talks, show short films, and share music.

10:00-10:30
Film: HotWax: Pulling Up the Roots

10:30-11:20
Music Talk: Gary Crosby OBE: The Venues That Changed My Life

11:20-11:50
Film: The South London Scene-not-Scene

11:50-12:40
Panel: Why We Do What We Do: Voices from the Grassroots

13:30- 14:20
Panel: Where Movements Grow

14:20-14:40
Film: MVT Origins 1: Brighton

14:40-15:30
Panel: Women Who Built the Scene

15:30-15:50
Film: Newport Calling: A Taster from Black Orchid Films

15:50-16:40
Music Talk: Uncommon People: The Other Side of 90s Clubbing


Supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust