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Music Venue TrustMusic Venue Trust2024-04-22T10:37:19+01:00

Music Venue Trust is a UK Registered Charity which acts to protect, secure and
improve UK Grassroots Music Venues for the benefit of venues, communities and
upcoming artists.

Find out more here.
Join MVT‘s Mailing List

 



Music Venues Alliance is an association of UK Grassroots Music Venues that works
together to create the best live music network in the world.
 

Find out more here.

 



Support the work of Music Venue Trust to protect, secure and improve UK
Grassroots Music Venues and to provide industry experts to assist venues in
jeopardy.
 

Make a donation here.

 


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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT SELECT COMMITTEE: GRASSROOTS MUSIC VENUES





Watch the full sessions from the 26 March 2024 Culture, Media and Sport Select
Committee on Grassroots Music Venues.

A small fee on tickets at arenas and stadiums could be used to set up a support
fund. MVT believes this levy could be delivered within the existing cost of the
ticket.

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00:00:00
Jon Collins, Chief Executive, Live Music Exchange
Mark Davyd, Chief Executive, Music Venue Trust
John Drury, Chair, National Arenas Association, Vice-President and General
Manager, OVO Arena Wembley

00:50:00
Stuart Galbraith, Vice-Chair, Concert Promoters Association, Chief Executive,
Kilimanjaro Live
Gavin Larkins, Director of Commercial Development and Sales, PRS for Music
Anna Moulson, Co-Chair, Association of Independent Promoters

01:38:35
Lily Fontaine, vocalist, English Teacher
Kwame Kwaten, Vice Chair, Music Managers Forum
David Martin, Chief Executive, Featured Artists Coalition

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Grassroots Music Venues congregated in Westminster to provide testimony to the
Culture, Media, and Sport (CMS) Committee. The focus? The precarious state of
these vital cultural hubs. As we took our place before the committee, it became
abundantly clear to everyone: Grassroots Music Venues are facing an existential
crisis.

At the heart of our testimony lay a litany of challenges that have conspired to
threaten the very existence of these venues. The cost of living crisis, the
weight of debt accrued during the tumult of the pandemic, escalating rents,
energy costs exploding, services and supply costs rising well above inflation —
all these factors converge to create a perfect storm. In a landscape already
fraught with financial uncertainties, something as comparatively small as the
bad practice of estimated PRS invoices add another layer of complexity and
strain which can drive venues to closure; for Grassroots Venues operating on
razor-thin margins, the prospect of facing inflated fees without clear
justification only exacerbates their plight. The essence of Grassroots Music
Venues lies in their role as nurturing grounds for emerging talent, incubators
of creativity, and pillars of community cohesion. The whole industry should be
supporting that goal.

To address these pressing issues and ensure the sustainability of grassroots
music venues, MVT has made a sensible proposal: an industry-led or (less
desirably) a Government mandated ticket levy of £1 on every arena show. This
levy, while seemingly modest, has the potential to generate substantial revenue
that can be reinvested into supporting Grassroots Venues.

By leveraging the success of larger arena events to bolster the resilience of
their smaller counterparts, this levy embodies the spirit of solidarity and
mutual support that underpins the music industry. It represents a tangible
commitment to preserving the foundations, the diversity and vibrancy of the live
music ecosystem, ensuring that no venue is left behind in the pursuit of profit.

Moreover, such a levy serves as a proactive solution to the challenges facing
Grassroots Music Venues, offering a sustainable source of funding that is
equitable and transparent. Rather than relying on ad-hoc measures or sporadic
grants, this levy provides a reliable stream of income that can be earmarked
specifically for supporting grassroots music infrastructure.

In advocating for this proposal, we recognise that it represents just one piece
of the puzzle in safeguarding the future of Grassroots Music Venues. Addressing
the myriad challenges facing these venues requires a multifaceted approach that
encompasses everything from policy reform to community engagement.

However, by implementing an industry-led ticket levy, we take a crucial step
towards ensuring that Grassroots Music Venues have the resources they need to
thrive. It is a testament to the power of collective action and shared
responsibility, demonstrating that when the music industry comes together, it
has the capacity to effect meaningful change.

As we look towards the future, let us not forget the vital role that Grassroots
Music Venues play in shaping our cultural landscape. They are more than just
spaces where music is performed; they are the lifeblood of local scenes, the
incubators of tomorrow’s talent, and the soul of the music industry.

In championing the cause of Grassroots Music Venues, we affirm our commitment to
preserving the pulse of live music, ensuring that it continues to beat strong
for generations to come.




A MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO THE WELSH GOVERNMENT’S NEW BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT

Please watch this important response from our CEO, Mark Davyd, to Welsh
Government regarding their budget announcement:





Contact your MP through writetothem.com and share your opinon.

Please see Mark’s letter, and Dawn Bowden’s response, below.

Dear Minister,



I’m writing to you to follow up our initial letter in January 2024, regarding
the announcement in December that Business Rates relief for pubs, shops and
restaurants is due to be cut from 75% to 40%.

We would like to thank you for your response and, while we recognise the
extraordinary pressures that the Welsh Government faces to deliver this budget,
it is counter intuitive to pursue this measure within the grassroots music
sector.

Cutting Business Rates relief will have a direct impact on the number of events
that will be staged in Wales, reducing supply, cutting economic activity, and
negatively impacting on jobs, especially in the ‘gig economy’.

The gross profit from the entire sector in Wales in 2023 was £119,000. The
proposed fall in rates relief creates a new additional cost of £127,000.

If signed off as planned, this single measure puts the sector, as an entire
network, into the red. It places the long-term resilience of Welsh Grassroots
Music Venues (GMVs) at a severe and direct competitive disadvantage when
compared to their cultural counterparts in England that will continue to be
entitled to rate relief, resulting in very significant national disparity
between costs associated with touring.

37 Grassroots Music Venues in Wales (77%) are subject to the increase in costs,
allowing for all models of rate relief.

The demand for rate payment increases falls disproportionately on venues already
identified by Music Venue Trust as those most at risk of closure due to their
legal infrastructure, location and business model.

The value of the increase by venue is such that it will present an immediate
threat of closure to 16 venues – 33.3% of all the venues in Wales.

If these 16 venues close, the direct cost to the rates budget would be £153,679.
Only 12 of these venues would need to close before the total raised from the
predicted increase delivered by this budget measure (£127,000) would be
eliminated by business closures.

588 jobs, £8 million of economic activity, 3500 events and 30,000 performance
opportunities for musicians are at direct risk from this measure.

The closure of a single venue represents a huge loss to the local community, to
the music sector, and to the future of Welsh talent. The closure of 16 would be
a catastrophe to the Welsh grassroots music scene.

We recognise concerns that the wider hospitality and nightlife sectors may ask
for similar consideration if Grassroots Music Venues are granted an exemption.
This is, however, a clearly defined sector with specific characteristics,
already recognised by the Welsh government during the delivery of Covid relief
measures.

Support to manage the issues the Welsh budget presents to these venues can be
ring fenced as a specific cultural infrastructure measure which acts upon the
defined characteristics of a Grassroots Music Venue.

Welsh Grassroots Music Venues deserve to be operating within a level playing
field and therefore we strongly urge you to act to conserve the current rate of
Business Rate relief for GMVs in Wales.

We would be pleased to meet with you to discuss this further. Please let us know
via musicvenuetrust@connectpa.co.uk and we would be delighted to arrange.

Yours sincerely,
Mark Davyd
CEO
Music Venue Trust

 

Dear Mark Davyd,



Thank you for your invitation for a meeting to discuss conserving the current
rate of Business Rate relief for Grass Roots Music Venues (GRMV) in Wales, which
you feel will cause further closures of GRMV’s in Wales.

I can advise we will be investing an additional £78m to provide a fifth
successive year of support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with
their non-domestic rates bills. This builds on the almost £1bn of support
provided through our retail, leisure and hospitality rates relief schemes since
2020-21.

Eligible ratepayers will receive 40% non-domestic rates relief for the duration
of 2024-25. As in previous years, the relief will be capped at £110,000 per
business across Wales. This temporary relief was never intended to continue
indefinitely and our move to more frequent revaluations will ensure that
non-domestic rates bills better reflect up-to-date market conditions for all
sectors of the tax-base.

The Draft Budget for 2024-25 has been developed in the context of the toughest
financial situation we have faced since devolution and a settlement which is not
sufficient to respond to all the pressures our budget, Welsh public services,
businesses and people are facing. We have had to make some very difficult
decisions to refocus funding towards core, frontline public services.

Unfortunately, I’m unable to meet you however I understand my officials from
Creative Wales met with you recently and I’m keen that you retain that close
working relationship to ensure all parties stay abreast of the news pertaining
to GRMV’s, such as the recent announcement concerning the £718,000 capital
investment Creative Wales has offered to 17 GRMV’s across Wales.

Yours sincerely,
Dawn Bowden AS/MS
Dirprwy Weinidog y Celfyddydau, Chwaraeon a Thwristiaeth
Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism

 




MUSIC VENUE TRUST LAUNCH ANNUAL REPORT

16% of UK Grassroots Music Venues Lost in Last 12 Months – 125 Spaces
Permanently Closed to Live Music

38% of Remaining Venues Post Financial Loss – Whole Sector Records 0.5% Profit
Margin on £501m Turnover Despite Increased Ticket Demand






“IT’S TIME TO STOP THE EXCUSES”




To access the full Annual Report please click here.



Music Venue Trust (MVT) has launched its 2023 Annual Report, which highlights
the important contribution that its members make to the UK economy while
painting a stark picture of the challenges still facing the overwhelming number
of live music spaces.

With 125 GMVs shutting at the rate of two per week last year, this report throws
into sharp focus the contrast between those companies and artists at the top end
of the live music sector currently enjoying record revenues and profits, and the
remaining Grassroots Music Venues, 38% of which reported a loss in 2023 despite
an increased demand for tickets.

A survey of the remaining 835 members of the Music Venues Alliance (MVA) found
that they staged over 187,000 events in 2023, with 1.7m individual artist
performances attracting audience visits of over 23.5m. However, despite
generating over £500m in revenues, GMVs made just £2.5m or 0.5% profit for the
period.

This report also details how the whole sector would have operated at a loss
during this period. In total the amount that GMVs are subsidising live music
rose from £79m in 2022 to £115m in 2023, an increase of £36 million or 45% over
the previous 12 months.

With energy costs remaining high and rent increases averaging 37%, 164 member
venues accessed the MVT Emergency Response Service which, for the first time
since the organisation’s launch a decade ago, found that the primary cause of
venue closure was a lack of financial viability.

Read more…

 




LEGENDARY MUSIC VENUE CLOSES AFTER 45 YEARS


MOLES IN BATH, WHERE OASIS, EURYTHMICS, RADIOHEAD, ED SHEERAN AND MORE FIRST
PLAYED, FILES FOR INSOLVENCY

Music Venue Trust Repeats Calls For Live Music Industry To Stop The Devastation
Of Grassroots Music Sector.

One of the best-known Grassroots Music Venues in the UK, Moles in Bath, has
filed for insolvency stating that the rise in costs and overheads and the impact
of the cost-of-living crisis have made it impossible to continue. The venue has
permanently closed its doors with immediate effect; all future events are
cancelled.

Since opening its doors in 1978, Moles has earned legendary status hosting and
championing live music from acts on both a global and local scale. Countless
festival and stadium headliners including Ed Sheeran, The Killers, Fat Boy Slim,
Oasis, Blur, Radiohead, The Smiths and Idles have played at the 220-capacity
venue during the early stages of their careers.

 

Read more…

 




FREENOW LAUNCHES ‘RIDE FOR MUSIC’ INITIATIVE, PLEDGING £1 PER RIDE TO SAVE
GRASSROOTS LIVE MUSIC VENUES WITH MUSIC VENUE TRUST


ED SHEERAN, STEVE LAMACQ, AMY LAMÉ, ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP (AMG) AND TICKETMASTER
JOIN THE SECTOR IN SUPPORTING THE INITIATIVE

Live gigs are the top occasions adults choose to spend their money on (63 per
cent), according to research commissioned by mobility super app FREENOW. The
research coincides with the launch of FREENOW’s ‘Ride for Music’ initiative,
pledging £1 for each taxi ride to Music Venue Trust – all users need to do is
‘opt in’ to ensure the donation is made, at no extra cost to them. FREENOW has
guaranteed a minimum commitment of £200,000 to save struggling venues impacted
by the cost-of-living crisis.

 

Read more…

 




THE SNUG IN ATHERTON, GREATER MANCHESTER BECOMES FIRST ACQUISITION UNDER
#OWNOURVENUES SCHEME

Music Venue Trust has announced the first acquisition under its groundbreaking
#OWNOURVENUES scheme.

The Snug in Atherton, Greater Manchester, a 100 capacity venue, has become the
first Grassroots Music Venue (GMV) purchased by Music Venue Properties (MVP),
the independent Charitable Community Benefit Society (CCBS), created by Music
Venue Trust to progress its plans to revolutionise cultural ownership in the UK.

The official launch event and unveiling of a commemorative plaque, was held at
The Snug, attended by many of those who have helped bring this initiative to
fruition including Mark Davyd, CEO and Founder of Music Venue Trust, The Snug’s
owner/operator Rachael Flaszczak, John Whittingdale, Minister for Creative
Industries, Claire Mera-Nelson Director of Music for Arts Council England, Rhoda
Dakar & Chris Prosser of the Music Venue Properties Board. Local musicians were
also in attendance – Ivor Novello winner Jamie Lawson and 16 year old Jennifer
King who is a shareholder in MVP.

 

Read more…

 




RESPONSE TO THE CHANCELLOR’S AUTUMN STATEMENT

Music Venue Trust warmly welcomes the continuation of the 75% relief to Business
Rates for Grassroots Music Venues announced by the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in
the Autumn Statement. The potential cancellation of this relief presented the
possibility of an additional £15 million in pre-profit taxation falling onto a
Grassroots sector suffering a severe crisis; over 100 venues have already closed
in the last 12 months. It was essential to keep this relief in place and we are
pleased that our presentations to Treasury were listened to and acknowledged by
this outcome. We hope that this further extension into 2025 for this relief will
provide the necessary window of opportunity for the government to complete the
full review of Business Rates on Grassroots Music Venues which it committed to
in January 2019.

In his statement, the Chancellor also announced a significant uplift to minimum
wage. The grassroots sector is notoriously undervalued and underpaid, from the
artists performing through all levels of roles and staffing, up to and including
the venue operators themselves – in 2022, the average Grassroots Music Venue
operator paid themselves £20,400 per annum, delivering 66 hours of work per week
at a rate of £6.43 per hour. An uplift to fees and wages across the sector is
long overdue. We look forward to working with the Chancellor, HM Treasury and
DCMS to identify the necessary funding which can deliver this statutory increase
to minimum wage and extend the scope and scale of it so that everyone in the
Grassroots Sector can be adequately rewarded for their work.




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CO-OP LIVE ARENA

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MUSIC VENUE TRUST AND THE INDEPENDENT LAUNCH MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT UK
GRASSROOTS MUSIC VENUES

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Music Venue Trust2024-04-17T13:44:13+01:00

FRANK TURNER UNDERTAKES THE FIRST EVER MUSIC VENUE TRUST WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
FOR THE MOST GIGS PLAYED IN 24 HOURS ON MAY 4TH/5TH

Music Venue Trust2024-04-17T13:44:13+01:00

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MUSIC VENUE TRUST’S DECADE OF DEFIANCE

Music Venue Trust2024-04-17T13:46:16+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-04-03T17:59:52+01:00

BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET REJECTS BATH IN MOLES APPLICATION FOR ‘ASSET OF
COMMUNITY VALUE’ STATUS

Music Venue Trust2024-04-03T17:59:52+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-04-22T10:33:32+01:00

FINAL CMS EVIDENCE GATHERING SESSION

Music Venue Trust2024-04-22T10:33:32+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-04-17T14:39:41+01:00

THE VITAL ROLE OF GRASSROOTS MUSIC VENUES IN FESTIVAL HEADLINERS’ JOURNEY

Music Venue Trust2024-04-17T14:39:41+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-02-27T15:45:10+01:00

A MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO WELSH GOVERNMENT’S NEW BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT

Music Venue Trust2024-02-27T15:45:10+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-03-01T17:10:15+01:00

RADAR BECOMES FIRST FESTIVAL TO DONATE PERCENTAGE OF TICKET SALES TO MUSIC VENUE
TRUST

Music Venue Trust2024-03-01T17:10:15+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-01-23T18:43:48+01:00

MUSIC VENUE TRUST LAUNCH ANNUAL REPORT

Music Venue Trust2024-01-23T18:43:48+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-01-11T08:01:38+01:00

MUSIC VENUE TRUST ANNOUNCE 8 NEW PATRONS

Music Venue Trust2024-01-11T08:01:38+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2023-12-20T00:57:54+01:00

£22,644.47 DISTRIBUTED TO 5 BELFAST VENUES VIA MUSIC VENUE TRUST’S PIPELINE
INVESTMENT FUND

Music Venue Trust2023-12-20T00:57:54+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2023-12-20T14:56:53+01:00

MUSIC VENUE TRUST WELCOMES FOUR NEW TRUSTEES TO STRENGTHEN ITS MISSION

Music Venue Trust2023-12-20T14:56:53+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2023-12-05T11:05:26+01:00

LEGENDARY MUSIC VENUE CLOSES AFTER 45 YEARS

Music Venue Trust2023-12-05T11:05:26+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2024-01-22T15:15:29+01:00

RESPONSE TO THE CHANCELLOR’S AUTUMN STATEMENT

Music Venue Trust2024-01-22T15:15:29+01:00

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Music Venue Trust2023-11-13T19:38:19+01:00

GOOD SHOW AND MUSIC VENUE TRUST ANNOUNCE WIDE-RANGING INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT
GRASSROOTS MUSIC VENUES

Music Venue Trust2023-11-13T19:38:19+01:00






EXTRA MONEY TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND VENUES AS TOURING AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
SPIRAL

Music Venue Trust (MVT), has warmly welcomed a new £5million investment in
Grassroots Music Venues announced by Secretary of State for Culture Lucy Frazer.
The additional funding will be made available over 2 years through the
Supporting Grassroots Live Music Fund administered by Arts Council England.

The Government’s Creative Industries Sector Vision, describes the Grassroots
Sector as “the lifeblood of our world-leading music sector and cornerstones of
communities” and recognises the urgent need for direct financial support that
addresses the collapse in touring.

 

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Holding Absence, Sarah Gosling, Enter Shikari, Bob Vylan, Kawala, James And The
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at the white horse derby

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Monumental Bandhttps://www.wegottickets.com/100club/event/603975

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Erotic Secrets of PompeiiWe Erotic Secrets of Pompeii are thrilled to be heading
out on tour in May. We're honoured to be visiting a number of the UK's great
grassroots venues. We'd love to meet some of you on the road.
https://www.eroticsecretsofpompeii.com/live

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The RegalosA night of original music in St Ives, Cornwall!
https://facebook.com/events/s/bailey-tomkinson-the-locals-li/945618833873273/

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Stoney BrokeStoney Broke, Musician, 32R. I'm gonna unashamedly leave a link to
my gigs. https://www.stoneybrokemusic.co.uk/tour



Rick Skilbeck

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Richard GumsleyAnything at the The Joiners in Southampton really. One of the
oldest and best grassroots venues in the country. Cam Cole playing tonight and
Pet Needs tomorrow night.

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Get to the popIf indiepop and adjacent genres are your thing, we have a page Get
to the pop where we share details of all the UK DIY gigs we can find! Also on
Instagram, WordPress and more if you find those easier, links on our page (I
hope this is ok to share here, seems relevant to what's being asked)



Mark HeatonI've got a planned gig,New Model Army tonight at the Wulfrun,
Wolverhampton. Kill The Lights at the Asylum In Birmingham tomorrow night which
is #takeapunt .



The Pit at NewsteadDouble headliner..tenner! The Sweetchunks Band and Brian
Stone Music #takeapunt #nottinghamshire

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Brian StoneOne of the best little grass roots venues around, supporting a whole
raft of talented, up and coming acts.
https://www.facebook.com/share/3BsDTvt2XeHg9kqD/ The Pit at Newstead

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Jane McDonoughSunbird Records Darwen has amazing artistes every weekend
#grassrootsmusic

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Pauline TarrEevah - playing Peterborough Met Lounge on Saturday and Tunbridge
Wells Forum Basement on Sunday

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Adam YoungJust announced our debut album tour today

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Denise ListSeeing Callum Beattie @Callumbeattieofficial headlining at the
Kelpies 10th anniversary festival, Falkirk, Scotland (27th April), Clyde Radio
birthday celebrations at the OVO Hydro (31st May), and in concert at the
Edinburgh Usher Hall (21st June). DON'T MISS HIM HE'S BRILLIANT

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Sammy OdonnellMusic Venue Trust Millie Manders and The Shutup 's angry side tour
still has dates this weekend, or book for their big London gig 16th may

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Heidi WeightmanA great live band!!

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A replay here from MVT CEO Mark Davyd's interview with BBC Radio 5 live.
Football invests in its future talent, and in France the stadium and arena level
music world already contributes to the future of its live communities. It's not
a ridiculous request for the UK to also invest in our live music scenes,
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Congratulations to the iconic Leeds venue Brudenell Social Club who won the
Inspirational Venue of the Year award for under 500 capacity, at the first ever
Northern Music Awards, hosted by the UK music therapy charity, Nordoff and
Robbins. Manchester’s Band on the Wall also won the under 2,000 capacity award
at this week's event, which was compared by BBC Radio 6’s Chris Hawkins. It's
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Music Venue TrustMore on this via:
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/brudenell-social-club-northern-music-awards-4603710

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Helen FeeleyVery well deserved!

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Fraser MorganLove it!!



Brudenell Social ClubThank you all, we very much appreciate all the support that
everyone gives. A venue is a team, as we all know, from bar to cleaner, to
engineer to booker, to the artists on stage, to the audience and patrons that
come and contribute. We constantly take inspiration and ideas from all the great
venues in our community… and we call it a community because that’s exactly what
it is! The sharing of ideas, knowledge, collective bargaining, and importantly
support both economically, ideologically, socially and personally towards the
spaces and teams that makes it happen in our venue network, all of it, across
the UK. We’re pleased to sit alongside and part of a likeminded group, it’s what
keeps us going! This award is really for all places making a differing and
enriching lives, giving employment & cultural opportunities… Never sit still,
let’s keep on doing what we all do!

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Marc JonesWell deserved! Great venue

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Ian St JamesThat’s amazing news. It’s a fab venue run by great people.

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Leeds Blues ClubFantastic and well deserved. They do a great job for live music

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Lee TerryLove the Brudey. Best venue Leeds has had since we lost the Duchess.

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JM PromotionsOne of my favourite venues.



Gez GibbonsGreat venue, both spaces excellent



Julie HendersonWell deserved for the Brude, lovely small venue. Been to some
excellent gigs there. Hope they enjoy a celebratory drink Brudenell Social Club
Band playing at Holmfirth picturedrome had a Brude T shirt ...



Paul LuxfordWell done to Nathan Clark and the team! A truly great venue, it's
run exceptionally well and it's easily my favourite venue of its size in the UK



Sarah Jane HogganGreat venue. I'll be back in June



Paul RobsonQuite right too I hear you shout Joanne State



Kat BrendelOmg the memories come pouring



Matthew NorthJohn F Keenan is a total legend.



Bryn Chapman-HarrisMmm Dave..? bet you have a few stories ?

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Sam SmithBest venue in the country



Sam AshleyArron Ashley



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We're often contacted by people asking how they can help protect their local
grassroots music venues, and while there's a hundred ways we can respond to that
- one of the first things you can do is write to your local MP and tell them
what issues are happening in your community.

If you visit WriteToThem.com you can find the contact details for your local MP.
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Music Venue TrustYou can also sign up to our mailing list to hear more ways you
can support MVT, your local grassroots venues, and hear about what we're working
on at: https://buff.ly/3IX854l

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Helen RambautSomething I learned when I did some temporary work for an MP. Write
using your own words so the staff handling it take more notice. Eg then
postcards provided by a cause ended up in a box. It was pre 2010 but the point
is the same sending an identical form email might not be as effective as the
personal touch.

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Gigi MaloneI try and help grassroots musicians and the venues if I can. I always
post their posters and help as much as possible by sharing in my group and
around the Web. I have been concerned about venues shutting down in the south.
Not many open nowadays or places where they can play every day. We were told a
few years ago they would build a new build for musicians but we are still
waiting. I have been a fan of music all my life and it needs to be saved. I'm
glad that people like you are helping them as well. I also post your posts in my
group MUSICIANS ALIKE 2. Thank you for sharing all the information about topics
that concerns us all.

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Tickets for our Patron Frank Turner's MVT World Record setting run of shows are
nearly all sold out. He's performing 15 shows across some of the UK's finest
grassroots music venues in just 24 hours. THIS is what being proactive looks
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Lee DyerI got 4 tickets! I can't go because of a conflict with a work trip.
However you feel comfortable verifying legitimacy LMK!

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