A street in central Spotswood has been converted into a live music venue for a series of free concerts running from January to March.
The Spotswood Summer Sessions begin this Saturday afternoon at a pop-up stage on Forrest Street, the first four concerts to be held at the makeshift venue called ‘The Village Spot’.
Organiser Cameron Tait said the concerts will make use of vacant council space on the street.
“I applied for some funding to activate that space and that’s where these concerts have come from” said Mr Tait who received a grant from the West Gate Neighbourhood Fund to make the Spotswood Summer Sessions possible.
Once the funding was locked in, he hired local musician Fem Belling and her company Bandwagon Live to put the line-up together.
“She’s booked a range of musicians such as jazz artists, small pop duos and DJ’s and they’ll be doing hour-long sets over four dates,” said Mr Tait of Ms Belling who will also perform at the concert on January 30.
A member of the Spotwood Traders Association, Mr Tait said the summer sessions would do more than just entertain the local community and showcase local artists.
“It’s about the traders giving back to the community and to increase the attractiveness of Spotswood and attract more visitors and celebrate all that Sportswood has to offer,” he said.
And if it goes well, the pop-up stage on Forrest Street could become more permanent.
“The goal would be for this to be an annual series,” Mr Tait said.
The Spotwood Summer Sessions run from 12-4pm on Saturday, January 18, February 8 and March 1 and from 4pm-8pm on Thursday, January 30.
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Cade Lucas.
