The Westgarth has been at the absolute forefront of live music in Middlesbrough for over the last decade. It truly has put us on the map, musically. But more than that it has been a wonderful, safe, atmospheric space or spaces for a music community to enjoy themselves.
The reach of the acts is to so many different parts of the community as evidenced from this list - Public Service Broadcasting, Wolf Alice, Pete Wylie, The Vaccines, Edwyn Collins, TV Smith, and First Aid Kit.
But that national and international list does not include the local acts that have been nurtured and indeed boosted - am thinking of Avalanche Party, Nel Unlit, The Dorman Long, Amelia Coburn, Elaine Palmer just to name a handful off the top of my head.
This fund can give the Westgarth a leg up to reconnect next year and bring the music back to Middlesbrough.
Thanks for sending the link over DCI