Breadcrumb Home News Photo Diary: ALT BLK ERA Take Glaston... Photo Diary: ALT BLK ERA Take Glastonbury Posted: 27/06/2023 Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/news/photo-diary-alt-blk-era-take-glastonbury Photo Diary: ALT BLK ERA Take Glastonbury Posted: 27/06/2023 Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/news/photo-diary-alt-blk-era-take-glastonbury Photos: Mike MayorYouth Music NextGen Fund artists, ALT BLK ERA, brought their empowering Nu-Metal sounds to Glastonbury.Having played their first ever gig just over a year ago, Youth Music NextGen Fund artists ALT BLK ERA made their Glastonbury debut this weekend.Taking over a stage in Shangri-La with Earache Records, Nyrobi and Chaya of ALT BLK ERA were joined by heavy music artists such as Cassyette, Skindred, and HORROR.Noting The Prodigy, Rico Nasty and Ashnikko amongst their inspirations, ALT BLK ERA merged Nu Metal, Rap, Punk and Electronic in their Glastonbury performance. Full of heavy basslines, electric guitars, dark strings, and tongue-twisting rap, the duo's set at the iconic festival was both spine-tingling and mosh-inducing.Get an insider's look at ALT BLK ERA's Glastonbury set in this photo diary. Image Image Image @youthmusic Youth Music NextGen artists @ALT BLK ERA vlog their day at #glastonbury - from getting ready to performing on stage. #glasto #altblkera #numetaltiktok #heavymusic #glastonbury2023 ♬ original sound - Youth Music Latest News news Youth Music Seeks PR Agency for Youth Music Awards 2026 We are seeking a partner to deliver a high-impact PR campaign for the Youth Music Awards 2026. Read more news Pride Month: Finding Rainbows Through the Noise This Pride Month, read Youth Music NextGen writer N. Shehzad's story of queerness, identity, and belonging in punk and metal scenes, exploring how music offers both escape and resistance. Read more news Young People Are Telling Us What They Need from Music Youth Music’s evidence to the Young Creatives Commission shows over 100,000 young people want greater access to music and creativity, but the system is letting them down. Read more news Meet The Recipients of Beatport Funding We’ve teamed up with Beatport to support the next generation of young DJs, producers and electronic music makers across the UK. Read more news Youth Music at The Great Escape 2026 Across three days at The Great Escape 2026, we caught incredible live performances from Youth Music NextGen Fund artists, and hosted a panel of music industry experts on nurturing regional music scenes. Read more news NextGen Fund Round 13 Recipients Announcing the recipients of the thirteenth round of the Youth Music NextGen Fund: 43 young creatives bringing their ideas to life with a grant of up to £3,000. Read more news We’ve raised £1 million for grassroots music. But it's not enough. We’ve raised £1 million for grassroots youth music through Rescue the Roots, unlocking £2 million in total. But with projects under threat and demand soaring, thousands of young people still risk missing out. Read more news Catalyser Fund: how we made our decisions This article sets out how decisions were made for the Catalyser Fund Round 6. Read more news Energiser Fund brings early years practitioners together Early years partners gathered in Corby to share ideas, explore creative practice and reflect together as part of the Energiser Fund’s collaborative learning programme. Read more news Headlines to Headliners: The Importance of Music Journalism in Grassroots Music Scenes We teamed up with award-winning Welsh music platform Klust to host an evening of panel discussions, live performances and networking in Cardiff. Read more View all latest news Prev Next
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