Culture secretary Karen Bradley has hinted the Government is actively considering enshrining the "agent of change" principle in law to protect music venues, as Westminster support for the move continues to ...
The future of Bristol’s legendary live music boat venue and club Thekla is under threat from a nearby residential development.
The planning application, directly opposite the venue, has been ...
Sony Music UK has become the first major music industry player to commit to financially supporting the Music Venue Trust.
The charity, which was founded in 2014, works to protect, ...
UK Music CEO Michael Dugher issued a rallying call to the grassroots circuit after unveiling plans for a new law to protect music venues threatened with closure.
Unveiling the planned ...
The cloud hanging over the future of Oxford’s The Cellar has been removed after its landlords withdrew their planning application for the site.
More than 13,000 people signed an online ...
Foals, Ride, Glass Animals, Objekt, Rob Da Bank and Young Knives have joined a campaign to save independent Oxford music venue and nightclub, The Cellar.
More than 10,000 people have ...
A campaign to save Southampton’s The Joiners has surpassed its £7,000 target in less than a week.
Head of booking and promotion Ricky Bates had warned the storied venue, which ...
UK Music chief executive Michael Dugher has warned the industry faced a “perfect storm” due to cuts to music in schools and the closure of hundreds of small music venues. ...
Music Venue Trust has launched its Manifesto for Music Venues 2017, which contains three commitments it is asking prospective MPs to make as part of their election campaigns.
The commitments ...
In potentially good news for music venues, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to protect London's historic buildings from developers with new planning rules.
The Mayor said he is planning ...
