Victoria Wai Visuals

08/03/2026

Happy International Women's Day.

I did this article a few years ago for Cultured North East and it does celebrate quite a few women so fitting that they reposted it today so thought I'd share it here.

https://www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/my-life-through-a-lens-victoria-wai

Women (and those identifying) keep being your best self today and every day🥳💐💜❤️‍🔥

We've been asking asking a North East-based photographer to open up their archives and select two handfuls of images which encapsulate life as they’ve captured it

04/02/2026

New security settings on this social platform is making it hard for me to post here so please don't DM me here

If you need me can you email

[email protected]

Thank you

26/01/2026

Independent Venue Week officially starts today and since I became the North East rep, Lee and Adam, have always been so active in being one of the official venues during the celebration despite the many challenges they have faced since opening this bar weeks before that lockdown. And for they are still managing to host some amazing gigs even though they have out their venue up for sale.

Thank you for everything Lee and Adam and here's to successful week celebrating YOU🫶💛🫶💛🫶💛🫶💛🫶

22/01/2026

TONIGHT I am at my first gig as North East Rep for Independent Venue Week

The OFFICIAL week starts on Monday but a few venues have a few warm up gigs. Also a lot of music venues don't do a full week cos they are not open for the full week.

Check out the official gigs of here and support your true INDEPENDENTS of the grassroots sector :

https://independentvenueweek.com/uk/shows/

Anyways, if you're in the North East of England come and find me at The Globe for The Ritual Of The Wild Woman TONIGHT

Tickets are here:

Thursday 22 January, Doors 7 pm Tickets: £10 Standard £6 Concession All tickets are sold subject to our Terms and Conditions of sale.

19/01/2026

The Newgate Social is a new venue to the Independent Venue Week family and have put on this amazing event which I have a link for cheap tickets too:

https://newgatesocial.ticketlight.co.uk/order/tickets/13379029/neo-soul-with-nyah-grace-and-rivkala-newgate-social-2026-01-30-19-00-00

If you want to attend this as part of the official gigs let me know and I'll share the code with you ;o)

There's a lot of other shows happening in the North East including THIS WEEK and the week after:

Please check out:

https://independentvenueweek.com/uk/shows/?e-filter-34acd35-country=north-east

I am actually starting my gigs THIS Thursday at The Globe for this:

https://theglobenewcastle.bar/product/jan-22-the-ritual-of-the-wild-woman/

Support the Independents of the grassroots

16/12/2025

is a go with these 28 venues of the North East (2/2)

We see you Central Bar Gateshead, Gosforth Civic Theatre INDEPENDENT - SUNDERLAND KU Stockton The Lubber Fiend The Newgate Social PILGRIM - Newcastle RED North Shields, Repas7 Berwick, THINK TANK? Newcastle Three Tanners Bank The Waiting Room NE Volume Music Bar Vixen Hartlepool and last minute The Studio 🫶💛🙌

16/12/2025

is a go with these 28 venues of the North East (1/2)

We see you The Forum Music Centre The Engine Room, North Shields The Globe The Georgian Theatre, Digital Newcastle The Cumberland Arms The Cluny Anarchy Brew Co. The Bunker CIC Barrels Ale House ALTR Tynemouth Boiler Shop 🫶💛🙌

08/12/2025

🚨ONLY 24HOURS LEFT To Sign Up To Be Part Of Independent Venue Week Celebrations🚨

Very proud North East Venue Rep here with TWENTY ONE venues fully on the website. There's a few more coming to be added and YOU can join them.

Here's your form:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YMUjtfTvUUe9E1s-UqQVfsnQwnRKasxGvZAI-IUHOzxUNEdPRTkyWUw1MTZJWEdVQlNKTzZIWU1QVy4u

06/10/2025

Woohoo, I am back as the North East Venue Rep for Independent Venue Week.

For those that don't know my role is part time but I believe in IVW so much that I will happily talk and represent the whole year round. I just won't be on the email!

Anyways, if you are a TRUE independent venue and want to take part in celebrating with other independent venues then please fill in this form:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YMUjtfTvUUe9E1s-UqQVfsnQwnRKasxGvZAI-IUHOzxUNEdPRTkyWUw1MTZJWEdVQlNKTzZIWU1QVy4u

If you are an independent promoter and work closely with independent venues then why not sign up together
If you feel like you need more information then you can click on the links here:

https://independentvenueweek.com/uk/take-part/

IVW supports the true independent venues of the live music sector so get involved. If you cannot find your answers in the links then email me here:

[email protected]

IVW26 here we go.

30/09/2025

Apologies for the lazy screengrab from my Instagram but here you go.

24 artists captured on camera at this year's Last Train Home Festival by the team Tracks

Festival headliner will drop tonight so go have a gander over there and support this struggling freelancer.

All likes on the posts, comments, shares and referrals help a lot:

https://www.instagram.com/_victoriawai_

Also Waired For is definitely coming but my simple mind for websites is struggling again so please bear with🙏🏼

22/09/2025

Third time lucky with websites.

I did a soft launch on Friday evening cos New Music Friday and all that with majority of my work being of Music Photography but today with the Autumn Equinox I've fully gone live with

https://wairedfor.co.uk

Though as websites aren't really my forte content is still to be added but if you have a look, the foundations are set and the next few weeks things be happening.

Keep plugged in. The volume is getting turned up 🔊

Be Passionate. Be Waired.

19/09/2025

I've been working on my other brand quietly in the background. I won't change this page but have changed one of my Instagram pages:

We're not just Waired For Sound, we're Waired For More.

Soft launch. And no brackets in the name anymore because this is me.

Website LAUNCHED so stand by as I add more to the music photography and also other photography things plus a personal project in the making.

This is the link:

https://wairedfor.co.uk

Huge thanks to https://www.instagram.com/ronmcquade/ for tweaking the design and to https://www.instagram.com/earprotectreq/ and Heather Smales for the extra brainstorming.

Be Passionate. Be Waired.