“short term” visa-free travel without work permits will be allowed for musicians and performers in 19 European countries, while talks are ongoing with the remaining nations.
They were soon accused of “spin”, “gaslighting” and “meaningless posturing”, as the information wasn’t particularly new and the same challenges remain for UK artists and their road crew wishing to tour through Europe post-Brexit.However speaking to NME yesterday ahead of the announcement of the new £750million government-backed insurance scheme for gigs and festivals, Chancellor Rishi Sunak doubled down that this was “really, really good news” for UK touring artists.When NME asked if he’d financially back the proposed export office specifically to help UK artists tour.
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