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New Peer Support Group for independent festivals
Tonic Music are providing a new online Peer Support Group for independent festival organisers and staff, in partnership with the...
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Jan 31, 2025


Indie Cult Club Collaboration
Tonic Music are thrilled to announce that we will be working with Indie Cult Club across 2025. Based on a shared passion to enrich...
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Jan 29, 2025


Are Screens Killing Our Gigs?
This blog was inspired by a recent post (on social media ironically) talking about how social media and technology have contributed to...
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Jan 27, 2025


Music Sales Are Rising but Artists Are Struggling.
So, last week (or so) the NME reported on the ‘booming’ music industry. It seemed quite a positive start for 2025 but it did unfold with...
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Jan 22, 2025


Never Mind The Stigma Webinar
We are hosting an online webinar to provide further information about our Never Mind The Stigma programme, offering tailored mental...
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Jan 21, 2025


Second Peer Support Group for grassroot music venues
Tonic Rider are providing a new online Peer Support Group for grassroots music venue staff, in partnership with Music Venue Trust and...
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Jan 20, 2025


Partnering with the Metal Masses
We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Bloodstock Open Air festival’s Metal 2 The Masses and 0161 Promotions hosted at...
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Jan 16, 2025


Hearing Damage.
As we slowly get started in the new year I thought I would remind everyone of ears! Yes, hearing. 2025 sees me back out playing the drums...
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Jan 13, 2025


Barry's Flying Circus - 2026
We are looking for participants to take to the skies for this amazing event. Barry’s Flying Circus is an annual Tonic Music fundraiser founded by Tonic Music Patron and daredevil Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols). It takes place at AeroSuperBatics in Cirencester. / / / N E X T D A T E / / / Wednesday 20th May 2026 We are using the event to fundraise for essential equipment to help us attend more events, so we can spread the word to people across music communities about the ment
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Jan 10, 2025


The Arts, £8 Billion and Our Wellbeing.
Moving sideways from last year’s series of blogs on grassroots culture, I will now zoom out and look at the positive impact of the arts...
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Jan 8, 2025


Rockaway Beach
We’re thrilled to announce that Tonic Music will be making its debut at Rockaway Beach Festival 2025, held at Butlin’s Bognor Regis...
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Dec 23, 2024


Tonic Music at the Event Production Show
Tonic Music is thrilled to announce our presence at the Event Production Show, taking place at ExCeL London on 26-27th February 2025....
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Dec 17, 2024


Being Skint, Musicians and Money.
Moving on from grass roots culture, I thought I would end this year’s writing by looking at musicians and money, especially at this time...
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Dec 17, 2024


Terry
As we approach the second anniversary of Terry’s passing on the 18th December, we have reflected on all the wonderful connections we have...
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Dec 13, 2024


Grass Roots Culture. Part 2.
Grass roots, yeah, so what? I, like many of us, started out in the small gritty performing venues spread across the UK. Some call them...
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Dec 10, 2024


Tonic Futures - Scales Up!
The Tonic Futures programme is now open to all 18 to 25 year olds working and/or studying in music. Tonic Futures is a FREE innovative...
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Dec 4, 2024


The Decimation of Grass Roots Culture.
Hold the front page… I’m taking a temporary diversion from the music psychology stuff! I’m not sure about you but I’ve been keeping an...
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Dec 3, 2024


Club Hoopla Xmas Party
Kicking of the Christmas season - Fierce Panda, Tonic Music and End of the Trail combine to welcome the Xmas Club Hoopla #5! Taking place...
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Nov 29, 2024


Music Listening and the Seven Pillars of Emotional Regulation.
Carrying on from Tonic’s new partnership with Richer Sounds, I thought it would be interesting to put my music psychologist hat on and...
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Nov 26, 2024


Tonic Music Shiiines!
Tonic Music had the pleasure of bringing our coalition of music and mental health awareness to Shiiine On Festival, in Minehead over the...
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Nov 22, 2024
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