Indie focus tonight at Exchange with Fruit as part of Independent Venue Week

Indie focus tonight at Exchange with Fruit as part of Independent Venue Week

Posted on: 28 Jan 2025

Independent Venue Week (IVW) has kicked off around the country and tonight at Bristol's Exchange in Old Market there's a hefty indie focus with Fruit from up North (and the East Midlands) headlining. IVW is the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them and runs from 27 January through 2 February 2025. Some free tickets are still available for tonight or if you don't manage to bag them then its £5/£7.

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Fruit

Fruit are possibly one of the most exceptional bands to come out of the North West in recent years and are sure to be an auditory and visual treat. Formed in late 2022, Fruit are a five-piece band based in the North-West of England (Manchester/Liverpool). The band started in Leicester where musicians Josh Withers (vocals), Jimmy Danger (Baritone Guitar), and Alex Hemley (bass) began writing together through a shared passion for experimental music. The three moved to the north, going on to recruit Finn Alderson (Guitar) and George Dimmock (drums) who had been involved in their own local scenes in Norwich and Kent respectively. Though the band haven't been playing together long they have quickly developed a recognisable sound, packed with swathes of dissonance, noise, and poetry. The combination of these elements has so far culminated in their debut single 'Bleak' released February 17th.

Vacant Shores

Electronic Indie band formed in Bristol in 2011. Melodic, electronic music for future home listening.

Shipzy

Shipzy a.k.a. James Timmins is a high-performance performance artist from the post-industrial British Midlands. A former senior change management consultant and semi-professional endurance athlete, he is now bringing his incessant drive and growth mindset to the subterranean world of alternative music. His live shows veer from catchy pop to garage punk, with plenty of mid-set chat and storytelling. Sometimes there are PowerPoint presentations, and the occasional game that requires audience participation. His debut EP on Caravela Records deals with agonising nihilism of the post-truth age, and is heavily influenced by a recent near-death experience whilst e-biking in the Austrian Tyrol, and his subsequent immersion in the avant-garde literature of Timothy “4-Hour” Ferris. Join him on this cathartic journey, or in the immortal words of Martin Heidegger, “Get on your bikes and ride!”.
 


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