Elbow singer Guy Garvey has called on the government to protect the future of music venues in law, after two of Manchester’s most influential venues announced their permanent closure.Gorilla on Whitworth Street and the Deaf Institute on Grosvenor Street announced yesterday that they have been unable to weather the storm of the coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.Garvey, who has been a leading face of Manchester’s music scene for over twenty years, told NME that new legislation is urgently needed to prevent the closure of further venues.“It is nothing short of a disaster.
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