DIY Magazine Celebrates its 100th Edition

DIY Magazine is heading into a new decade after hitting a major milestone this month.

The UK music publication celebrated its 100th edition since its launch in 2002 with a week-long live music event, a photo exhibition, and a one – off bumper special commemorative issue.

Making the most of the UK’s recent relaxation of rules regarding live performances in outdoor, Covid-compliant music venues, DIY delivered a week of live music this week. Taking over Signature Brew’s Walthamstow venue, the publication hosted DJs, a retrospective photography exhibition and live music to celebrate the magazine’s landmark 100th issue.

Signature Brew’s Walthamstow venue

Rupert Vereker, Publisher of DIY said:

“In the face of the current climate, the fact that we are celebrating the publication of DIY’s 100th magazine issue in September means so much more. Against a background of negativity on the economy, employment, live music, artist revenue loss, and music magazine media, we want to demonstrate our support for the live industry, labels, artists and fans, and the brands that support it, celebrating achievements in the past and more importantly in the future.”

Sarah Jamieson, Managing Editor of DIY added:

“Across our September 2020 issue, DIY will be getting a little nostalgic; we’ll be looking back through our past 100 issues and remembering the good, the bad and the downright hilarious. As well as checking in with a slew of DIY‘s favourite artists – including our cover stars IDLES, alongside previous mainstays such as Chvrches, The Cribs, Everything Everything and Metronomy.

“We’ll also be revisiting our first ever issue – spoiler alert: it was quite different – and recalling some of music’s finest success stories by looking back through our Class of… series from across the past nine years.”

DIY’s one – off bumper special commemorative issue featuring Idles on the cover

Sam McGregor, Founder of Signature Brew, said the brewery had previously brewed beers with the likes of Sports Team, IDLES so the mutual love of music was a great fit.

“[It’s] a true celebration of an incredible magazine and the community they’ve built around it,” he said.

This week saw DIY host an invite-only exhibition private view on the Monday, with special guest DJs. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday it hosted three intimate gigs headlined by Matt Maltese, Spector and Black Honey. And on Friday DIY opened the space up to the general public, with a free entry closing party.

The exhibition will continue to run at the venue for the rest of September.

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.