Local Interference: Digbeth

A showcase evening of four emerging bands from the underground scene at Dead Wax Digbeth, staged with Distant Signals and Birmingham Friends of the Earth to draw attention to the future of Digbeth's live music and arts venues.

Local Interference: Digbeth brings together Bleaker, prejudice, Pitt and Jaotar on one bill at Dead Wax Digbeth, a concert and performance venue on Adderley Street. The event is rooted in the alternative underground scene and its music spans blues, country and folk.

The evening is organised by Distant Signals with Birmingham Friends of the Earth, which backs the Save the Warehouse campaign. Representatives of the group will be present to explain proposed rail and transport infrastructure projects that could lead to the demolition of nightlife and live music venues across Lower Trinity Street, Alison Street and nearby parts of Digbeth, and to outline how members of the public can respond. For every ticket sold, a donation goes to the campaign, which aims to preserve the group's headquarters in the renovated Victorian Warehouse complex.

That complex also houses Brum Radio, Sprocket Cycles and BRIG Cafe. The night therefore combines a line-up of local bands with a discussion of the area's future as an independent cultural hub and public space.