Sam Airey, Ellen Smith & Harry Ridgway: Sad Lads Utd #saveourvenues Livestream

Three of our favourite artists are reuniting as Sadlads Utd. and going live on our Facebook at 8pm on Monday 18th May as part of the campaign to secure the future of grassroots music venues like ours.

Sam Airey, Ellen Smith (Shadowlark / Ellen & the Escapades) and Harry Ridgway (Altar Hanglands / Cruel World) will be sharing the virtual stage to bring you some wonderful music for our cause.

Oporto is part of a national initiative launched by Artists, the Music Venue Trust and Independent Venue Week to help prevent the closure of hundreds of Grassroots Music Venues. Our venue faces closure due to rising bills and the inability to open in this ongoing crisis. Your donations will be used to secure the future of Oporto, Knave’s Kitchen and the live music we host and support.

You can donate directly here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/saveoporto

100% of your donations go to saving the bar, no fees are taken. If we hit our target, and we can prevent the closure of our venue, everything above the amount we need will be donated to the Music Venue Trust GMV Crisis Fund to protect other venues just like ours, right across the country.

More info, how to get involved as artists & events to support here: http://saveourvenues.co.uk