UK charity the Music Venue Trust has been calling for the owners of the largest venues to do more to support the grassroots sector.
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Music Venue Trust boss writes an open letter to Coldplay
Coldplay were talking earlier this week about the environmental sustainability success of their current tour.
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Enter Shikari turn arena tickets into grassroots venues support
British band Enter Shikari are currently topping the UK’s album charts, with an arena tour scheduled for next year.
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MVT report reveals decline in UK independent venues’ concerts
There are positive figures in UK charity the Music Venue Trust’s latest annual report… but also plenty of worrying stats too.
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Music Venue Trust names first Pipeline Investment Fund grants
In October, the UK’s Music Venue Trust announced its latest fund to help grassroots venues who are struggling: the Pipeline Investment Fund.
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Sony Music, WMG and Ticketmaster back ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign
UK charity the Music Venue Trust launched its ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign earlier this year with the aim of raising enough money to buy the freeholds of independent music venues, and thus safeguard their futures.
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Music Venue Trust launches new fund for grassroots UK venues
The UK’s Music Venue Trust continues its work to help independent venues stay open amid continuing economic headwinds.
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Ed Sheeran backs Music Venue Trust ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign
Earlier this year, the UK’s Music Venue Trust (MVT) launched a campaign to raise £3.5m to buy the freehold of venue properties.
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UK venue bodies react to government’s energy-relief plans
Bodies representing music venues in the UK have warned that spiralling costs of gas and electricity could put members out of business.
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UK industry bodies: venues and studios face closure without swift help with energy bills
UK Music Chief Executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin called on the UK government to help music businesses by cutting VAT from its current 20%, and to extend business rate help.
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Energy price rises are an ‘existential emergency’ for venues
“Hospitality operators face average annual bill increases in the region of at least 300%, putting at risk businesses and jobs.”
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UK’s Music Venue Trust launches a freehold-buying charity
British organisation the Music Venue Trust has been working hard to help grassroots music venues survive the Covid-19 pandemic.