Supporting Grassroots Music

LOOP Venue. LOOPFEST. LOOP Sessions.

LOOPFEST is built around supporting grassroots music – creating opportunities for artists to perform, develop and reach new audiences.

Through LOOPFEST, our year-round LOOP venue and LOOP Sessions, we connect live performance with professional content creation, artist development and practical opportunities for young people to gain experience across the live music industry.

Our impact

Artists
250+

Programmed across LOOPFEST each year

Live Sessions
30+

Live performances professionally captured

Venues
40+

Taking part across Shrewsbury Town Centre

Young People
50+

Gaining experience through LOOPFEST and our creative programmes

Our Community

Creating opportunities for young people, volunteers and emerging creatives to gain real-world experience in music, events, sound, video and marketing.

Our Story

From 75 artists across 17 venues in 2022 to hundreds of performances across Shrewsbury, discover how LOOPFEST has grown.

Grassroots across Shrewsbury

Our multi-venue model brings grassroots music into venues and spaces throughout Shrewsbury town centre.

Festival in Action

Explore the artists, venues and programme that make up LOOPFEST.