In this special episode, we’ve teamed up with CloseUp Festival to take you behind the scenes of one of the UK’s most exciting grassroots festivals championing new music.

We sit down with founder Sam Tucker to talk about how the festival came to life, what it takes to build something like this from the ground up, and why creating space for emerging artists has never been more important.

Plus, we catch up with artists from this year’s lineup (Pale Blue Eyes, Only Real, and Lizzie Esau)to talk about their music, their journey so far, and what playing CloseUp means to them.

If you’re into discovering your next favourite artist before they blow up, this one’s for you.

🔗Get your tickets here