Actor Blythe Danner is 82. Guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks is 78. Actor Morgan Fairchild is 75. Actor Pamela Franklin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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New independent venues from around the UK have spoken to NME about their motivation for opening in arguably the most precarious period for the grassroots music scene in history. In their 2024 ...

Sleigh Bells have shared their nostalgic new single ‘Wanna Start A Band?’ and have shared details of a US tour. The eccentric track features a flurry of noise, sharp guitars and lyrics such as ...

It means the thing he picked up on was the connectivity on the dancefloor. There has been talk about how large-scale venues should be doing more to help grassroots music – what do you think about this ...

It’s fair to say January is not the prime UK music festival season. Between the tightening of belts post-Christmas, the advent of Dry January and Storm Éowyn keeping people indoors – it’s hardly boom ...

We’re incredibly proud and excited to see Independent Venue Week (IVW) returning for a 12 th consecutive year, with hundreds of amazing live shows and music events taking ... venues rather than simply ...

The actions made by the acts come after a report was recently shared by NME, highlighting how the touring circuit across the UK’s grassroots music scene is said to be facing “complete collapse ...