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Nearly a quarter of the UK’s grassroots music venues required “emergency” support to help them stay open over the past year, a damning new report has found. From Ed Sheeran and Stormzy to Coldplay and ...

Last year saw the UK lose one grassroots music venue every two weeks – with nearly half making a loss and 200 remaining in a state of emergency as the country faces a “collapse in touring”.

With the highly publicised ticket levy set to come into action in 2025, this year looks set to be a real game-changer when it comes to fundraising for grassroots music in the UK. But when will we ...

Some 125 grassroots music venues close permanently in 2023, 78 festivals lost in 2024 and a 50% decline in tour dates over the last three decades. The escalating cost of event production aligned ...

Established in response to the 2024 Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) report calling for an industry-led, voluntary solution to the crisis in the grassroots music industry, the LIVE Trust will ...

Grassroots music venues are in a steady decline, with more than 40% having operated at a loss last year. According to the Music Venue Trust (MVT), a charity which acts to protect, secure and ...

Following government-backed recommendations by MPs on the Culture Media & Sport Committee, this revenue will be used to help mitigate the cost of touring crisis in grassroots live music.

MVT CEO Mark Davyd called on MPs to "act fast" to save independent venues in a speech in Parliament last week A grassroots music venue was shuttered every two weeks in 2024, according to figures from ...

A total of 40 venues are also no longer operating as grass roots music spaces, MVT reported. In 2023, a total of 125 spaces closed or stopped hosting live music, accounting for 16% of grassroots ...

A cornerstone of the city's underground music scene, Boom has hosted a wide range of genres, including punk, hardcore, metal, and other alternative styles, across its two stages. The venue also ...