Fabric to live-stream DJ sets from Tower Bridge, the V&A and beyond to raise awareness for at-risk venues Jochan Embley
Fabric will host DJ sets in seven iconic London landmarks from Tower Bridge to the V&A to raise awareness of the music venues pushed to the brink of closure by the pandemic.
The Farringdon club will host the seven-week series, dubbed London Unlocked, using part of the money it was awarded by Arts Council England from the Culture Recovery Fund.
Cameron Leslie, co-founder and director of Fabric, said: “We are grateful to the Arts Council England for their support and to our partner venues who made this possible.
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By Oliver Wright
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image captionFrank Turner performed to a socially distanced audience at the Clapham Grand in July 2020
Music venues across England have remained largely silent for the past nine months after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their doors. As the unwanted anniversary of a year without live music approaches for some, musician Frank Turner is once again picking up his guitar to help. If you had told me back in March last year, says Frank Turner, that this issue was going to go on for this long I would have been very depressed.