Tinie Tempah played his most intimate gig for years in Southampton, one of a nationwide series of gigs to replace Glastonbury during its fallow year.
The Pass Out star used the Everywhere at Once Festival gig, at The Brook, to promote grassroots venues.
Appearing alongside the likes of Fatboy Slim and Rizzle Kicks as 2000 artists played at 400 small venues up and down the country, he
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Tinie Tempah said: "The reason that I love grassroots venues is because you can really look into the white of a person's eyes and build a way more solid connection.
"These venues are the venues that house you initially.
"When I look back on those memories, that was my moment when I was gaining my confidence, doing my 10,000 hours but also building a real core fanbase that has stuck with me all these years, even decades."
Everywhere At Once was a celebration of all the brilliant cultural spaces right on our doorsteps and the inaugural event, which coincided with what would have been Glastonbury Festival, was deemed a resounding success.
From dance and electronic music to indie, rock, grime, pop, jazz, folk, punk, soul and more, Everywhere At Once showcased the extraordinary diversity and creativity thriving in grassroots venues across the country.
It was the UK’s biggest music festival and a nationwide celebration of grassroots live music.
Organised by the Music Venue Trust and supported by The National Lottery, which has invested over £1.3billion in music related projects, over the years, artsits including Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Becky Hill and The Lathums played special intimate shows to shine a spotlight on these important spaces.
The diverse line-up also included Lucy Spraggan, D Double E, P Money, Toddla T, The Divine Comedy, Jodie Harsh, Master Peace, Brooke Combe and Inspiral Carpets alongside hundreds of local and emerging artists who all performed shows as part of the festival.
The Brook also played host to rockers Gene and talented singer songwriter Harvey Jay Dodgson during the weekend of live music.
Southampton music lovers enjoyed high energy, highly entertaining live music from The Modules and rocking tribute band The Guns n Roses Experience at The 1865.
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