Weekender: Nottingham music festival raises over £100,000

Babe Punch. Photo by Jack Kimber.

Beat the Streets – the Nottingham all-day music festival staged to help the homeless – has been hailed as “a resounding success” after it smashed through its fundraising target of £100,000.

Taking place across venues in Nottingham on Sunday 28 January, thousands turned out to watch storming sets from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Ferocious Dog, The Invisible Orchestra, Lawnmower Deth, Rolo Tomassi, Kagoule and Eyre Llew.

Organisers DHP Family has now confirmed the festival will become an annual event with the next Beat the Streets scheduled for Sunday 27 January 2019. As well as raising funds, the festival also aims to raise awareness of the growing homeless problem in Nottingham.

The money raised came from a combination of ticket sales, donations, bar takings, merchandise income, guest list donations and collection buckets. Many of the artists also donated their proceeds from merchandise sales on the day.

George Akins, DHP Family, said: “Wow, what a great day, everyone involved has worked so hard these past few months to deliver a meaningful event to raise awareness and money for a serious issue that we can’t ignore. The whole of the Nottingham music scene really came together to make a difference. I am immensely proud of everyone involved and will strive to make next year bigger and better.”

Nina Smith. Photo by Gemma O’Brien.

The money raised from Beat the Streets will go to Framework, the charity dedicated to improving the lives of homeless people.

Michael Leng, Framework, said: “Beat the Streets was a very special occasion where the community responded with massive commitment to the homelessness crisis. It was also a thrilling celebration of Nottingham’s vibrant music scene which provided the perfect platform to raise funds and awareness for homelessness. The day will live long in the memory and here at Framework we are massively grateful to all the brilliant musicians who chose to give up their Sunday to help homeless people in Nottingham in such an entertaining way.
“It’s hard to sum up our gratitude to George and Sean Akins and the entire team at DHP Family for the vision and enthusiasm to create the event and make it happen, as well as to all their suppliers who contributed so generously. Above all, massive thanks to the thousands of music lovers who came not only from Nottingham but from across the country to show their support and create such an amazing atmosphere.”

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