Hamish Hawk to play Swansea’s Sin City on tour to ‘save grassroots music venues’

With 1 grassroots music venue closing each week the tour will see acts including Blossoms, Cat Burns, Metronomy, Bloc Party and Sam Ryder returning to their roots to highlight the importance of these local venues in artists’ careers, as part of the music ecosystem, and as important local cultural hubs. 

The United By Music Tour, organised by the charity Music Venue Trust and funded by The National Lottery started in June and is running until late September.

Hamish Hawk, alongside other established acts including Sleeper and Newton Faulkner and a host of new acts, are touring the country playing 150 gigs at 130 grassroots music venues across the UK.  

Every ticket buyer can take a guest with them for free, by showing a Lottery product, which organisers say makes the already cheap tickets even more affordable.

Hamish Hawk says: “I’m so grateful to Music Venue Trust for the opportunity to tour such esteemed grassroots venues. It’s venues like these that allow us to do what we do, and to love what we do, so to be given the chance to return the favour in some small part is an amazing thing. Can’t wait to set off in August!” 

In addition to the show at Sin City, Hamish will be performing at: