Little more than a mile away, in the centre of Stroud, the Sub Rooms – which was taken over by a charitable trust in 2019 – is also taking part in IVW.
The venue announced in September that it had turned a profit for the first time in its history in 2025, having undergone a huge overhaul in the acoustics, the bar and the range of events put on across its rooms.
“If a town doesn’t have a venue, then it’s kind of lost the heart of it,” said the venue’s director Hugh Phillimore.
“There’s nothing for the kids to do. Old farts like me can’t go and see terrible old bands that we remember [from] when we were 16.
“It’s really essential to have a kind of central place […] I think venues are at the heart of the community and the heart of a lot of towns.”