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Music Venue Trust calls for government help in open letter after 125 venues shut in 12 months

Music Venue Trust is urging the UK government to help grassroots live music venues remain open as more than 100 independent clubs have closed in...

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Music industry organisations are calling on the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to take steps to help businesses with the mounting energy crisis. 


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UK energy crisis poses “grave risk” to clubs and nightlife industry, open letter to government declares

The UK's nightlife and hospitality industries are urging the government to act in the face of rising energy costs and the "grave risk" to the...

New community ownership initiative launched to protect the UK’s grassroots music venues

Music Venue Trust is launching a new endeavour to 'Own Our Venues' in an attempt to provide stability and longevity to live music...

Grassroots music venues are alredy £90million in debt, with attendances and ticket sales plummeting

Fresh UK Government support for music venues has been described as "woefully inadequate". 

An additional £1billion of funding primarily aimed at hospitality, events, and cultural...

Music and theatre venues were permitted to open their doors for live performances from last Saturday (15th)

Many UK music venues would go bankrupt if they open for socially-distanced gigs.

Announced as part of the stage 4 lockdown easing measures, the UK...

The support package comes in light of music industry campaigning

The UK government have announced a £1.57billion support package for the arts and culture industries.

Following various campaigns by the likes of Music Venues Trust...

The government’s next steps were announced yesterday (30th)

The Music Venues Trust has warned UK government that the next steps in returning to “normal” following the COVD-19 pandemic could threaten the future of...

The Culture Secretary unveiled a roadmap for returning to normality last week

Live music industry experts from the Music Venues Trust (MVT) have responded to the UK government's five-stage plan for the return of live music.

Last...

Grassroots Music Venues made the admission in an open letter for industry support

The UK Government have been warned that a £50million cash injection is required to save grassroots music venues.

In May, the UKs Music Venue Trust’s #SaveOurScene ...

Music Venues Trust revealed the results of the survey in The Guardian last week

A survey from Music Venues Trust has found only 36% of British gig-goers feel safe returning to live music events.

As part of the Save...