Big Joanie: International Showcase Fund (ESNS)
Championed by BBC 6Music, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and The Guardian, Big Joanie are a London-based Black feminist punk band who combine the fury of nineties riot grrrl with synth-heavy post punk. Following their 2018 debut album ‘Sistahs’ on Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz’s label Daydream Library Series, the band secured a coveted run of support slots playing with Bikini Kill, Gossip, Sleater-Kinney and IDLES. 2022 saw the release of their critically acclaimed second album ‘Back Home’ (Kill Rock Stars), tours with Courtney Barnett and St Vincent, a MOBO Award nomination for ‘Best Alternative Act’ and Rolling Stone’s Best Albums of 2022 list. With multiple trips overseas planned in 2023, Big Joanie are ready to bring their unique brand of feminist punk to the entire world.
The International Showcase Fund will help the band get to Groningen in the Netherlands for Eurosonic Noorderslag, where they hope to secure European festival bookings and relationships with promoters!