Live Music with Matt Kent & Liv Lester

Matt Kent and Liv Lester are playing at the Earlsdon Carnegie Community Library on Saturday 14 November, with Wes Finch joining the bill. It's part of the library's regular Saturday night music programme, which brings local talent into the room for a few hours on a weekend evening.

If you've never been, the Earlsdon Carnegie is a registered charity run entirely by volunteers. It's a bit more than a place for books, and that's because it almost didn't survive: back in 2018, the council threatened to close it, and the community stepped in to take it over. It's remained a local hub ever since, and these Saturday night gigs are one of the ways it keeps that going. During the week, it runs a Warm Welcome Scheme with free hot drinks and hosts a Memory Café, so the music is just one part of what happens here.

On the finer days, you'll find preloved bookshop trolleys outside with books for as little as 50p, with all the proceeds going back into the library. On the nights when it's playing host to a gig, there's a bar available, so you can grab a drink before the music starts. It's a community-run space in every sense of the word.

The night runs from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm, with tickets at £10. You'll find the library on Earlsdon Avenue North in Earlsdon, Coventry, CV5 6FZ.