In his Budget this week (March 3), Rishi Sunak will announce a £400 million boost for the creative industries.
But while the funding has been welcome, music industry figures are ...
First published in December 2020, here's a chance to read our in-depth report on the live sector's hopes for 2021...
The UK’s concert business is approaching 2021 with increasing confidence ...
The music industry has reacted strongly to the news that Glastonbury Festival will endure another enforced fallow year, with many calling the cancellation a "devastating" blow.
Phil Bowdery, chair of ...
UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin has welcomed the call from MPs on the DCMS Committee for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide a government-backed insurance scheme for festivals in 2021. ...
The DCMS Committee has written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging him to extend government-backed insurance schemes to festivals and live music events or face them disappearing for good.
At ...
AIF CEO Paul Reed has given evidence to the DCMS Select Committee as part of its inquiry into the future of UK music festivals.
Reed identified three key issues that ...
UK Music has published a new report calling for government measures to safeguard a summer of live music in 2021.
Released as the country is coming to terms with another ...
Manchester's Parklife Festival has pushed its 2021 edition back to September.
The 80,00-capacity event, which was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, traditionally takes place in June but ...
Live promoter Senbla has hired former MAMA exec John Empson and is preparing its first major US move as it targets further growth at home and abroad.
Empson, best known ...
Duran Duran are the second act confirmed for next year's BST Hyde Park.
The band, who are currently celebrating 40 years together, were originally scheduled to be part of the cancelled ...
