Students from USW celebrated Cardiff’s vibrant live music scene by organising the fabulous Immersed! 2021 music festival. This is the thirsd Immersed! festival and for the first time, this year the event was a multimedia online experience.
The event took place over 3 days on various virtual stages designed to champion South Wales’s exciting and vital live music scene. Bands included Tom Auton & The Bottle Breakers, Telgate, Otto and Keys.
The event which took place between Friday 29th January and Sunday 31st raised £1,500 in donations fro the Teenage Cancer Trust and the #saveourvenues campaign reached almost 100K reach on Facebook.
Cardiff, South Wales, 30th Nov 2020, Polly Amorous owned the stage at Immersed Festival 2021 and created an immersive atmosphere. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 30th Nov 2020, a cosy sofa session with Jack Shepard on acoustic guitar in the sofa room at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage and from the sofa to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 30th Nov 2020, Equinox a modern metal band rock out live on stage at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 30th Nov 2020, Equinox a modern metal band rock out live on stage at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 29th Nov 2020, Immersed gets off to a great start with Los Blancos playing live on stage in Tramshed, Grange Town at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 29th Nov 2020, Chroma play live on stage with Katie Hall as the strong female singer at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 29th Nov 2020, Nightlives play an energetic performance live on stage in Tramshed, Grange Town at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 29th Nov 2020, Scavengers playing live over in Tramshed, Grange Town at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 29th Nov 2020, Nightlives play an energetic performance live on stage in Tramshed, Grange Town at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Cardiff, South Wales, 29th Nov 2020, Yasmine & The Euphoria play live on stage in Tramshed, Grange Town at the Immersed Festival 2021. Bands are playing live on stage to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. Credit:Natalie Ball/Alamy Live News 
Tramshed, Cardiff. 1st December 2020. The lead singer of The Kelly Line sings passionately into the microphone. The band The Kelly Line perform at Immersed! Immersed! is a live music event, however this year there are no crowds of people because of COVID-19. The performance is being broadcast online. 
Tramshed, Cardiff. 1st December 2020. The band Sybs perform at Immersed! Immersed! is a live music event, however this year there are no crowds of people because of COVID-19. The performance is being broadcast online. 
Tramshed, Cardiff. 1st December 2020. The band members of Led by Lies rock hard whilst on stage. The band Led by Lies perform at Immersed! Immersed! is a live music event, however this year there are no crowds of people because of COVID-19. The performance is being broadcast online.
Images by Natalie Ball and Liv Davies, BA Photojournalism
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