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 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 news Meet the Shift The Scene Recipients Meet the recipients of Youth Music’s Shift The Scene Fund. These organisations are co-creating ambitious, inclusive creative programmes with Disabled young people and shifting how the sector designs access and opportunity. Read more news Youth Music Supported Artists Winning Big Artists supported by Youth Music are gaining major industry recognition, from award wins to festival stages. Discover how early support, including the NextGen Fund, is helping emerging talent break through. Read more news Youth Music’s First‑Ever Fundraising Auction: Young people across the UK are at risk of losing access to life‑changing music projects. Join Youth Music’s first-ever fundraising auction and help protect the future of grassroots music. Your bid can make a real difference Read more news Announcing Our New CEO Youth Music announces the appointment of Adam Joolia as our new CEO. Adam brings two decades of leadership in music and social change and will guide our next strategic phase focused on equity, youth voice and sector partnerships. Read more news a young artist reflects on inequality and the graduate job crisis Sambambo is a 27-year-old session saxophonist, freelance sound engineer and self-producing independent artist. During the final session of our recent Industry Connect Coalition event in Bristol, Sam raised the graduate job crisis as a key ‘elephant in the room’. Here is Sam’s take on what many young people are thinking. Read more news Sam Fender Tour Raises £50,000 for Youth Music Sam Fender has raised £50,000 from 'People Watching Tour' ticket donations, to be match funded through our Rescue the Roots campaign. Read more news Women's History Month: Young Women in Theatre Audio This Women's History Month, NextGen writer Sarah Victoria shares her account of the challenges young women face in theatre audio, from everyday misogyny to unsafe working cultures, and the changes needed across the industry. Read more news Industry Connect Coalition Heads to Bristol Our fourth Industry Connect Coalition headed to Bristol, uniting creatives, industry leaders and young voices to drive change for music and youth futures. Read more news Five Youth Music Funded Projects Breaking the Gender Bias This Women’s History Month, meet seven Youth Music-funded projects that are challenging gender inequality and empowering women and girls across the music industries. Read more View all latest news Prev Next
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