After 14 years of championing new music online, She Makes Music is heading into the live space with the launch of SMM Presents.
The first ever She Makes Music Presents show will take place at The Birdcage in Lincoln on Saturday 24th October, bringing together three brilliant bands from across the Midlands and North for a completely free night of live music.
Heading up the bill are Nottingham grunge rockers Hex Poseur, joined by Lincoln ska punks Suburban Toys and Manchester alt-punks The Dirty Looks.
SMM Presents is a natural extension of what She Makes Music has been doing since 2012: creating space for brilliant artists and helping people discover new music. The live nights will carry that same ethos into grassroots venues, with a focus on inclusive, carefully curated line-ups and supporting artists at grassroots level.
The Birdcage felt like the perfect place to begin. A small, independent and welcoming Lincoln venue, it provides exactly the kind of intimate setting envisioned for the first SMM Presents show — and hopefully the first of many.
SMM Presents #001
📍 The Birdcage, Lincoln
📅 Saturday 24th October 2026
⏰ First band on at 8:30pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
Come make some noise with us. 🖤
