Punk-folk troubadour Frank Turner has made his living entertaining packed houses, rattling off 2,500 gigs the world over. But it was a show played to an empty room that ...
The government has pledged £2.25 million of emergency funding to support UK grassroots music venues at imminent risk of collapse.
Up to 150 venues across the country are expected to benefit ...
Manchester's Gorilla and The Deaf Institute have been saved after Tokyo Industries (TI) acquired the venues from previous operator Mission Mars.
TI founder Aaron Mellor credited promoter SSD Concerts and ...
The operator of Manchester venues The Deaf Institute and Gorilla in Manchester has announced they will not be reopening due to the coronavirus crisis.
In a statement confirming the closures, ...
Two VMS Live companies have entered administration, with the likely loss of 20 full-time jobs, it has been announced.
The venue management specialist, operator of Hull's The Welly and The ...
The Royal Albert Hall’s Craig Hassall has told Music Week the coronavirus crisis represents “the biggest challenge for the industry in its history”.
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said the government’s ...
Last week saw hundreds of artists, venues, concerts, festivals, production companies and music fans post films and photos of their last live gig under the banner #LetTheMusicPlay. The move followed ...
NEC Group's Guy Dunstan has told Music Week the arena sector is still in the dark as to when it will be able to reopen after the Covid-19 shutdown.
Yesterday, ...
Hull's The Polar Bear is reopening its doors to artists for a series of livestream shows following the Covid-19 shutdown.
The 12-week Live From The Polar Bear series, held in ...
Live music executives have welcomed the advent of drive-in concerts in the UK as a short-term fix in the absence of traditional shows.
With the usual summer season written off ...
