Night of independent music headlined by Tea With Florence, Dead Authors, Charlie Smith and Loulu V, raising funds for music venue trusts.
Independent Band Night comes to Kola on Thursday 22 October, with Tea With Florence, Dead Authors, Charlie Smith and Loulu V sharing the bill. The night is part of Charlie Smith's When I grow up I don't want to be anything at all tour, which promotes local grassroots music and raises funds for music venue trusts; Smith donates £1 for every album and T-shirt sold.
Tea With Florence are a five-piece Portsmouth alt-rock band formed in 2022, drawing on Nothing But Thieves, Foals and Wunderhorse. They've played Icebreaker Festival and Recfest. Dead Authors weave introspective lyrics into a genre-fluid sound; their studio work began with the 2019-2020 singles 'Spinning' and 'Honesty', followed by the debut EP First Draft and the 2024 live album Buried Alive, recorded at The Harlington in Fleet. They have another EP slated for February 2027.
Romsey singer-songwriter Charlie Smith records and produces with a DIY ethos and has hosted independent shows at venues like The Railway Inn and Flack Manor Brewery. Loulu V is a British singer-songwriter who blends folk, pop, punk and indie, and has performed at Victorious and Wycombe Festivals.
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It runs from 7:00pm to 10:20pm at Kola, 1 Granada Rd, Southsea, PO4 0RD. Tickets are £8 in advance and £10 on the door.
