| Strings Bar and Venue | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 9, Bowling Green Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°41′52″N 1°17′42″W / 50.6979°N 1.2949°W |
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| stringsbarandvenue.com | |
Strings Bar and Venue is a 300 capacity live music and performing arts venue located in the town of Newport, Isle of Wight, England. It was opened in June 2017[1] by Isle of Wight musicians Ian Davison, Claydon Connor and Guy Page[2].
The venue is used by the Platform One music college as a showcase for college performers on a weekly basis[3], as well as for end of year shows[4].
In 2018[5] and 2019[6], Strings hosted the Wight Noize music competition that provides the winners with a chance to play the main stage of the Isle of Wight Festival.
The venue is housed .. . The bar is generally a showcase for local bands and musical acts. There is also a nightclub on the ground-floor which mostly specialises in indie and alternative rock music.
The first-floor often hosts more established artists. Some of the more notable acts to have played include
Today Strings features and promotes up-and-coming bands and artists touted by the likes of the NME, and is a regular venue on the Toilet circuit. It also plays host to a variety of local un-signed acts from Bedford and the surrounding area.
Bang Bang Romeo, Tankus the Henge, John Otway,
References
edit- ^ "Plastic Mermaids and Rhain: Tickets going fast for Strings gig". OnTheWight.com. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Strings Bar & Venue celebrates first birthday". IW Chamber. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Strings Bar & Venue celebrates first birthday". IW Chamber. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Platform One Music College BTEC students hold end-of-year gig at Strings in Newport". Isle of Wight County Press. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Reminders win Platform One's Wight Noize 2018 to secure slot at Isle of Wight Festival". Isle of Wight County Press. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Platform One's Wight Noize Winner Revealed". Isle of Wight Radio. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
External links
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Notable acts include Love (band)[1]
https://www.iwchamber.co.uk/news/strings-bar-venue-celebrates-first-birthday/ https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/17641154.platform-one-music-college-btec-students-hold-end-of-year-gig-at-strings-in-newport/ https://www.independentvenueweek.com/portfolio/newport-isle-of-wight-strings-bar-venue/
- ^ "The LOVE Band, featuring Johnny Echols, to open their farewell tour on the Isle of Wight this Wednesday". 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-10-30.