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Kirsten Smith from the Barfly talks about the Red Stripe Music Award
"Despite playing host to the likes of The Vines, The Strokes, Coldplay and Muse to name a few, big names are not exclusively what Barfly is about. A policy of nurturing new talent has always been key to the ethos, with tens of thousands of bands passing through the seven Barfly venues and The Great Escape Festival in Brighton each year. As London listings magazine Time Out put it, Barfly was (and still is) firmly established as the place to go to "glimpse the stars of the future".
Since 2001, Barfly has been expanding into other major UK cities, the objective being to bring the same idea - local talent mixed with more established touring bands - to a new and eager audience.
Through collaboration with Red Stripe and Music Week, Barfly and The Great Escape Festival are able to dive deeper into the pool of emerging UK talent. The Barfly wants to know who is stirring up excitement in their towns or cities. The Barfly organisers know from experience that there are thousands of bands all over the UK who are crying out for the chance to do what they love - ...