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Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK's biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Band Hardillica have been performing at JOM for 2 years. Drummer Malachi has been performing as a solo drummer at JOM since 2019. His cousin Saffiyah is on vocals. Photo by Rod Main
Venue Watch

Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK's biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help

Every week, The Big Issue’s Venue Watch campaign supports and champions grassroots music venues across the UK. This week we're in London with one of the Big Issue's Changemakers 2024. More than a thousand young people have taken their first steps on a professional stage at grassroots venue Off the Cuff. They're fighting for its survival
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