Heavily tipped to be one of the bands of 2024, Leeds alt-rockers English Teacher have been feted across the music press and BBC 6 Music. They’ve signed to Island Records, performed on Later... With Jools Holland, been handpicked to support Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Paolo Nutini, and captivated crowds at Glastonbury, SXSW and Reading and Leeds.
But none of this would have happened, they say, without independent grassroots music venues.
“We literally wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing now without independent, small venues,” affirms guitarist Lewis Whiting. English Teacher are the artist ambassadors for this year’s Independent Venue Week (IVW), which sees more than 200 UK
