The free-gig movement

Venues like Kentish Town's Flowerpot are taking bands and gig-goers back to the age of innocence by refusing to charge for concertsAt the end of a nondescript row of shops and cheap cafes in Kentish Town, north London, stands the Flowerpot – a minty-green, one-room pub at the heart of a very modern musical revolution. Every night, this tiny venue hosts a free gig – often by artists you might expect to be playing much bigger rooms, and charging plenty for the privilege. The Kooks op...

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