Weekly Wednesday music development project for 14-21 year olds, with a showcase of the young musicians' work at Down By Here.
Future Blood is back at Down By Here on Wednesday 25 November, another showcase for the music development project that runs for 14 to 21-year-olds. The showcase is a regular part of the programme, giving the young musicians involved a chance to play their work in front of an audience rather than just keeping it to the sessions.
The project itself runs weekly on Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm, and it's overseen by Rich Thair of Red Snapper and Steve Balsamo, known for Jesus Christ Superstar and The Storys. The sessions are where the participants learn and hone their craft in a supportive environment, with these showcases acting as a key part of the whole thing. If you've got a younger sibling, a cousin, or a kid in the house who's into music, this is exactly the kind of thing they'd get something out of.
Down By Here is the project's home, a venue on Swansea's historic High Street with a storied past, reborn in 2026. Since then it's been hosting a wide range of acts — Welsh folk groups and Afrobeat bands alongside poetry, comedy and cabaret nights. The room prides itself on being part of the city's creative community and on booking performances that might not fit other venues. One of its regulars is the Talisman Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic, held on the last Thursday of the month and curated by Rebecca Lowe; it's billed as Swansea's longest-running poetry and spoken word open mic.
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This showcase runs from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 25 November at Down By Here, 210 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1PE.
