Subtle Systems is Strange Field's music, events and training programme, run in partnership with local community organisers and industry professionals.
Subtle Systems is led by artists and musicians Kate Shatalow and Bobbie Hook.
Event Production Training
Subtle Systems is Strange Field's new music, events, and training programme. Working in partnership with local community organisers and industry professionals. Subtle Systems provides free hands-on technical and entrepreneurial skills trainingto young people experiencing barriers to working in the music, events, and nightlife industries.
The programme is designed for underrepresented young people, aged 18-30, facing barriers to working in the industry, with a particular focus on reaching participants in the G31/G40 East End postcodes. Barriers to entry take many forms, including those relating to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, neurodivergence, socioeconomic background and caring responsibilities.
Over 11 weeks, participants build a full range of entrepreneurial and technical capabilities for the music, events, and nightlife sector.
Supported Events
This programme offers support to performers and event organisers with a particular focus on the LGBTQIA+ community, alongside others facing barriers relating to race and ethnicity, gender, disability, neurodivergence, socioeconomic background, and more.
We provide space, equipment, technical and other support to help organisers put on their events.
The level and type of support is tailored to what each event and organiser needs, and can include venue access, sound and lighting equipment, technical crew, and guidance from experienced industry professionals. Giving performers the practical backing they need to bring their events to life, on their own terms.
Gigs and Live Events
This programme offers support to performers and event organisers with a particular focus on the LGBTQIA+ community, alongside others facing barriers relating to race and ethnicity, gender, disability, neurodivergence, socioeconomic background, and more.
We provide space, equipment, technical and other support to help organisers put on their events.
The level and type of support is tailored to what each event and organiser needs, and can include venue access, sound and lighting equipment, technical crew, and guidance from experienced industry professionals. Giving performers the practical backing they need to bring their events to life, on their own terms.
Under 18 Platform
We want to open up the music and events industry to young people. This is an opportunity to put on your first live event, gain hands-on experience, and get paid for it.
We provide free access to our space, equipment and technical support, with guidance from experienced industry professionals throughout. You take the lead on every part of your event, from booking artists and marketing to production, technical setup and delivery on the night. Along the way you build skills, confidence and a portfolio to take into future work.
Much of the industry relies on unpaid or underpaid work, and we think that needs to change. That’s why participants keep 100% of the profits from their event’s ticket sales.
Interested in putting on a live gig? Get in touch.
Slow Routes To Resilliance
Slow Routes to Resilience is a 1,646-mile cycling research journey from Land’s End to Lerwick by Strange Field, exploring how communities own and govern cultural spaces. Bobbie is curator behind @anobjectthatwhirls, events and hire coordinator at French Street, and co-lead of our music event production course Subtle Systems with Kate. On the ride, Bobbie focused on the ownership and governance of independent music venues.
In summer 2026, Bobbie and Verity completed Part One, cycling 800 miles from Land’s End to Manchester. Part Two continues in 2027. What we learn will feed back into Subtle Systems, sharing models for how grassroots music spaces can be run and sustained.
If you run or care about an independent venue, we’d love to hear from you.
Venue Hire
Book our venue and run your own event.
Strange Field's space is available for commercial hire. Whether you're planning a live show, club night, workshop, screening, or private function.
Support can be added to suit your requirements dependent on funding and capacity or space-only hire if you'd rather bring all your own gear.
Contact Us
Telephone: +44 141 554 0563
E-mail: subs@strangefield.org
Address: 105-109 French Street, Glasgow, G40 4EH
Strange Field is a registered Scottish Charity SCIO number SC052132
