All day Block Party on Saturday 4th September @ Newhampton Arts Centre (NAC) with DJ’s, live music, street food and much more…

Opportunity for aspiring musicians to meet Future Bubblers team and hear more about the scheme

Marks second year of Wolverhampton as the focus city for the talent development project founded by BBC 6 Music DJ Gilles Peterson

See below for the full line-up of artists performing at the Block Party - a mixture of local Wolves talent and Future Bubblers alumni:

Jerome Thomas

Sahra

Unique

+ DJ Sets from:

Seamless Tehn

      Ian Stay Loose

Future Bubblers will remain in Wolverhampton as the “focus city” after last year's scheme was interrupted by the pandemic. The talent development project founded by BBC 6 Music DJ Gilles Peterson has partnered with local arts and music hubs Newhampton Arts Centre (NAC), Stay Loose Records and Beatsabar.

The aim is to boost the networks supporting independent music-makers in the city. The Block Party has a £5 entry fee, with a free £5 redeemable food voucher and is the one of many events in collaboration with Wolverhampton’s music creatives. By connecting with the organisations who are already working to enable young artists, Future Bubblers want to use their expertise and outside perspective to help unsigned musicians make new connections.

Future Bubblers have previously established relationships with focus cities across the UK, collaborating with music and arts organisations in Manchester, Southampton, Hull, Liverpool and Salford. In a music industry which continues to be imbalanced towards London, the underlying ethos is to try and support the hubs which are building independent music networks outside of the capital.

It’s also an opportunity for any music-makers who might be interested in applying to be part of the Future Bubblers talent development programme. Each year, they invite open applications from unsigned artists to send in demos, with around 10 each year chosen to be mentored in developing their career. Previous artists mentored through the programme include Yazmin Lacey and Skinny Pelembe, who’ve gone on to sign record deals and be featured on national radio and newspapers. The next round of applications are due to be announced shortly, and this is an opportunity to learn more about what kind of music the programme supports.