IVW WEEK: Faintest Idea // Lickshot // Sportshorts // Smoking Fingers
Schedule
Fri Jan 30 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham | Cheltenham, EN
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This year we are teaming up with our pals at the Frog & Fiddle once again to bring you a cracking weekend of live music for Independent Venue Week!Kicking off the weekend with Norfolk's finest 'Faintest Idea'! Featuring support from Local legends 'Lickshot', 'Sportshorts' & a Frog and Fiddle debut for the Isle of Man's 'Smoking Fingers'!
FAINTEST IDEA // @faintest_idea
Faintest Idea take the bouncing beat of 2 Tone Ska and smash it over the head with fast, angry UK Punk. Hailing from the East Anglian region of Britain the rabble rousing political lyrics are shouted over layers of catchy brass lines and heavy boot stomping beats.
Signed to TNSrecords in the UK and Jump Start Records in the USA, the band have extensively toured the UK, Europe, Russia, Canada, Japan & the USA. Playing anywhere and everywhere from squats to venues to festival main stages and drawing inspiration from bands such as The Specials, The Filaments & Operation Ivy this is angry political commentary that you can shout along to while stomping your feet.
FFO: Ska/ Punk
Https://linktr.ee/faintestidea
LICKSHOT // @lickshotuk
Four mates from Gloucestershire playing a frenetic fusion of the sounds from their youth!
Fresh off the release of their Debut Album 'Inside The Ride' in July '25 - Lickshot are gigging relentlessly across the UK, having shared stages with; Inner Terrestrials, Random Hand, Popes Of Chillitown, Wonk Unit, [Spunge], 4ft Fingers, Save Ferris, St. Pierre Snake Invasion & More, and are already back in the flow of releasing new music. DON'T miss out!
FFO: Nu-Metal/Punk/Ska/Hip-Hop/Grime/DnB
Https://linktr.ee/lickshotuk
SPORTSHORTS // @sportsh0rts
Three-piece Southwest Emo!
FFO: Emo/ Emo-Punk/ Pop Punk
SMOKING FINGERS // @smoking.fingers
Up-and-Coming Three-piece Ska-punk band from the Isle of Man
FFO: Ska-Punk
https://linktr.ee/smokingfingersband
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