Mark Davyd digs into the MVT’s latest Annual Report
The publication of the Music Venue Trust Annual Report 2025 presents a stark financial reality for grassroots music venues across the ...
After years without a huge, hitmaking UK boyband, can December 10 be the next in line?
As Simon Cowell's newly-formed seven-piece star on the cover of Music Week for ...
The latest annual report from the Music Venue Trust (MTV) revealed the scale of the challenges for the sector.
But 2026 could be the moment when the turnaround takes place ...
The Music Venue Trust has issued some stark numbers in its latest annual report
The organisation, which represents hundreds of UK grassroots music venues (GMVs), has revealed that the grassroots ...
Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd explains the realities of campaigning
It can take the best part of a decade to fix something in our industry. Ideas can surface, gain ...
For our monthly columnist and Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd, 2025 “has been a year of stark contradictions” at the end of which “we can see the shape ...
The O2 and Music Venue Trust (MVT) have unveiled a new commitment that formally recognises the essential role of the grassroots circuit in creating future headliners in UK live music. ...
The music industry has delivered its response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicted that the UK economy will grow by 1.5% in 2025, ...
Propaganda Independent Venues has acquired TEG’s UK venue estate.
The deal includes Tramshed and The Globe in Cardiff, XOYO and Camden Assembly (formerly the Barfly) in London, and XOYO ...
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) and the Music Venue Trust (MVT) have hailed the launch of new festival Where It All Began.
Due to take place from June 18-21 ...
