The MP for Gosport has flagged cost pressures within grassroots music venues, highlighting that two are forced to close ...
Artists are facing a “cost-of-touring crisis” and venues are stopping live music or closing entirely at a rate of two per week, a report into grassroots music venues has found. Festivals, electronic ...
Industry figures have warned the UK is at risk of missing out on the next Ed Sheeran or Adele - both of whom started in ...
The cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee has backed calls for a levy on arena and stadium tickets, and a cut in VAT on tickets, in order to support grassroots music venues. The Committee ...
The recommendations are in a report from the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which highlights the role of ...
The cost of living crisis is threatening the future of grassroots live music in Cornwall, venue operators have said. Rufus Maurice, co-director of The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, said 2023 had been ...
MPs say a new stadium and arena ticket tax as well as a reduction in VAT are urgently needed to prevent the closure of local music venues. According to a report by the Culture, Media, and Sport ...
The Government is “very sympathetic” to calls for a levy on gig tickets at arenas and stadiums to help create a support fund for grassroots venues. Culture minister Julia Lopez offered ...
The Independent is launching a brand new initiative, Main Stage, to offer support and publicity to grassroots venues around the UK. Launched in association with the Music Venue Trust, the charity ...
At the Dublin Castle in London, where the singer played, musicians and gig-goers say grassroots scene needs saving As critics debate the accuracy of Back to Black, the long-awaited biopic on the ...
Rufus Maurice, co-director of The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, said 2023 had been the most challenging year ever. Ed Shellard, who runs a music shop The Fish Factory Art Space in Penryn, said many ...