Centre Stage: Mark Davyd on why hope is not enough for grassroots venues

Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd’s monthly deep dive into live music’s biggest issues...

Here is the good news: the number of grassroots music venues closing every week has rapidly declined throughout 2024. 

From a peak of five closures in one week in May 2023, every month successively for the last 12 months, fewer venue operators have made the decision to close their doors to live music. As I write this, we are about to experience the first month for ...

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