This summer, The Cause launches The Cause FM: New Frequency, a new festival-scale event and broadcast platform celebrating independent radio, community-led broadcasters and underground music cultures from across the globe. Landing on Saturday, 25 July at The Cause Docklands, the multi-stage event will see the venue’s full site activated for one of only a handful of large-scale flagship shows hosted by The Cause team each year, bringing together international broadcast platforms, local communities and selectors for a day and night of music, collaboration and connection.
Built around the idea of independent broadcasting as a vital force within contemporary music culture, New Frequency invites a hand-picked selection of global radio stations, streamers and
community platforms to co-curate and host their own spaces across the venue, each reflecting the distinct sound, identity and ethos of their respective scenes.
Initial partners include:
Refuge Worldwide (Germany)
Keep Hush (UK)
Seoul Community Radio (South Korea)
Headstream by Potato Head (Indonesia)
Voices (UK)
Across indoor and outdoor stages, each platform takeover will feature specially curated lineups, residents, guests and local artists, spotlighting the diversity and international reach of contemporary underground music culture.
Beyond the physical event itself, every takeover across the festival will also be captured and broadcast via a dedicated online channel and website, allowing audiences around the world to tune in to the event in real time. The project marks the first chapter in a wider broadcasting vision from The Cause team, with further streamed events and international collaborations all in the pipeline for the new broadcast platform planned later this year.
Beginning life eight years ago as a single-room DIY space inside a former mechanics workshop, The Cause project has apparently steadily evolved into one of the capital’s most respected independent music institutions, now welcoming thousands of people each week across its multi-space Docklands home.
Tickets and sign up for advance access.
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