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 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 news Meet the 11 recipients of the Energiser Fund Meet the organisations showing how to centre children's voices, views and lived experience of early years children. 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 View all latest news Prev Next
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