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, ...
Two VMS Live companies have entered administration, with the likely loss of 20 full-time jobs, it has been announced.
The venue management specialist, operator of Hull's The Welly and The ...
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, ...
The Music Venue Trust has called for a full timetable for the return of live music and financial support.
It follows criticism of a new plan from the government for ...
Leading promoter Jim King has called on performance rights organisations to implement "rights payment holidays" for the next two years in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Speaking as part ...
