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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

Large music venues should pay towards supporting smaller ones, Tory MP says

Large music venues should have to pay towards the cost of supporting smaller ones to help “produce the superstars of tomorrow”, a Conservative former minister has said. Ashford MP Damian Green said a similar model to football should be adopted, ...

11 Jan 2024 at 14:00

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Artists facing ‘cost-of-touring crisis’, warn MPs in call for more support

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 music venues, academies and arenas “are not ...

11 May 2024 at 00:01

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 ...

24 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Music

Sam Fender’s tour raised £100,000 to boost grassroots music venues

Sam Fender’s 2024 arena tour raised more than £100,000 for grassroots music venues. The Music Venue Trust (MVT) said the funds, distributed through its Liveline Fund which sees a contribution made to small venues from the ticket sales ...

04 Sept 2025 at 09:59

Music

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, ...

21 Jan 2026 at 06:32

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