The UK's live industry has backed a renewed call from the DCMS select committee for robust government action to save the culture sector from collapse.
It is calling on the ...
Steve Lamacq has told Music Week that Music Venue Trust (MVT) boss Mark Davyd deserves an MBE for his work to save grassroots venues during the coronavirus pandemic.
Government restrictions ...
Grassroots music venues across England are the first recipients of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary has announced today.
The £3.36 million Emergency Grassroots Music ...
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 new edition of Music Week is out now, and for our cover feature we take an in-depth look at the world of grassroots venues.
As the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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 ...
The UK's live music industry has welcomed the findings of the Department For Digital, Culture, Media And Sport (DCMS) committee report on Covid-19's impact on the cultural industries.
The report, ...
Music Week is monitoring the impact of the Covid-19 spread around the globe on the biz.
The outbreak has already led to the cancellation of Glastonbury and hardship fund initiatives ...
The government has announced a £1.57 billion support package that includes struggling music venues.
The live sector has warned of the impact of the ongoing shutdown, with no reopening ...
The Music Venue Trust has called for “urgent clarification” on planning policy, following a major speech by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on an economic recovery plan.
Johnson pledged to “build, ...
