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Ed Sheeran backs scheme to secure future of grassroots music venues

Ed Sheeran has thrown his weight behind a scheme to help secure the long-term future of grassroots music venues around the UK, saying: “small, independent venues are so important to the music community”. The Own Our Venues campaign was launched by ...

26 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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UK music venues ‘must and will close’ if tax relief expires, charity says

Britain’s smaller music venues will collapse if a business tax relief measure is taken away next year, a charity representing the sector has warned the Chancellor. The Music Venue Trust (MVT) published an open letter to Jeremy Hunt urging him to ...

26 Sept 2023 at 14:28

Music

Music venues closing under ‘extreme and totally unnecessary financial pressures’

Music venues are closing “under extreme and totally unnecessary financial pressures”, an industry body has warned as it outlined how businesses are being taken over by non-profit organisations to meet rising costs. The Music Venue Trust (MVT) ...

24 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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More than half of grassroots music venues did not make money in 2025 – charity

More than half (53%) of grassroots music venues (GMVs) did not make any profit in 2025 according to figures from the Music Venue Trust (MVT). The industry body published its annual report for 2025 on Wednesday which highlighted that, despite ...

21 Jan 2026 at 06:32

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