Help Musicians Scotland announce Scottish launch with Idlewild headlined King Tut’s gig

HELP Musicians UK is the leading independent charity for those working in the UK music industry. Today, the charity is delighted to reveal the launch of its permanent new Scottish operation – with Scottish heroes Idlewild playing a unique King Tut’s set to mark the occasion.

The intimate ROOTED IN SCOTLAND gig in the iconic King Tut’s venue will take place on 1 February 2018 – the same day as the official opening of the Help Musicians Scotland (HMScotland) operation in Glasgow.

Set to perform live alongside Idlewild at the launch event are Scottish musicians Be Charlotte, Indigo Velvet and SKJØR – all of whom have received support from the charity in the past.

HMScotland will uniquely benefit Scottish musicians, provide bespoke Scottish programming and campaigns plus link to the charity’s near-100 years of health and welfare support for the music industry.  Importantly, all of the funds raised in Scotland will stay in Scotland to help support the industry and its needs.

With the ROOTED IN SCOTLAND gig at the heart of the launch, HMScotland will also outline the charity’s plans for Scotland at the event. This intimate showcase event is set to be a true celebration of the ambition and empowerment shown by Scottish bands Be Charlotte, Indigo Velvet and SKJØR, as well as featuring an exclusive acoustic performance from one of Scotland’s most successful bands Idlewild, enjoying over twenty years of success since forming in 1995.

An extremely limited number of tickets for the special #RootedInScotland event at King Tut’s on Thursday 1 February 2018 are on-sale via Ticketmaster on Wednesday 10th January.  Tickets are priced at £15 with ALL proceeds going to Help Musicians Scotland.

The opening of the dedicated office, resources, programmes and team in Scotland follows HMUK’s successful launch of the first regional office in Northern Ireland in 2016. The charity has an ambition to have regional presence by 2021 in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland and the North of England.

HMScotland aims to reach the entire country, with an intention to reach beyond the central belt into the Highlands, Islands, and borders of Scotland through programmes of support, advice and campaigns. The charity will ensure presence across rural and urban areas whilst considering the needs of different geographical areas of Scotland and be able to respond to those needs with appropriate support.

Check out our session with Be Charlotte below: