Spotlight


Spotlight On: Are You Listening?

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Thursday 30th January 2020

Award-winning festival Are You Listening? returns this year for its eighth instalment. Uniting the very best venues of Reading on Saturday 25th of April; you can look forward to a huge day of world class performers and local talent as carefully selec...

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Spotlight On: Icons Festival

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Tuesday 28th January 2020

Even better than the real thing; Icons Festival is the huge all-day event celebrating your favourite rock and pop stars with carefully picked tribute acts combining to become a truly magnificent show, perfect for all the family. Returning...

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Spotlight On: Independent Venue Week 2020

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Monday sees the return of Independent Venue Week, the vital campaign dedicated to keeping alive the small stages that play home to grassroots music and play a central role to our communities. Rises in business rates in recent years by a government th...

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Spotlight On: Americana

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 9th October 2019

Embracing folk, rhythm and blues, country, rock and roll, blues and gospel; Americana is a broad church which explores all the many facets of the music and culture of the US. Gigantic has a fantastic range of gig tickets for performers from around th...

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Spotlight On: Handmade 2019

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 17th April 2019

Sunday 5th of May sees the return of Handmade! With headliners including indie electronica extraordinaires Metronomy, post punk revivalists The Futureheads and experimental post rock champions MONO, the independent music and arts festival held in the...

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Spotlight On: Record Store Day 2019

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Thursday 11th April 2019

First started in 2008 to combat the fall of physical record sales resulting in an accelerating closure of independent retailers around the world, Record Store Day returns for its eleventh year offering a whole host of rare records to get fans and col...

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Spotlight On: World Theatre Day 2019

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Wednesday 27th March 2019

Celebrating the value and importance of plays, pantomime and stage acting, World Theatre Day was first started in 1962 as a reminder to people all across the globe of the power of the art form as a means of inspiration for change through compelling p...

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Spotlight On: Independent Venue Week 2019

By Jimi Arundell

Posted on Thursday 24th January 2019

Gigantic is passionate about music and we understand the vital importance that the small stages of pubs, halls, theatres and local gig venues provide in giving rising acts their first opportunities to play before an audience. Despite being the lifeb...

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