Kate Nash, Shirley Manson, Danny Dyer, Lambrini Girls, Edgar Wright join call for music fans to have their say in shaping the future of live music

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Kate Nash, Shirley Manson, Danny Dyer, Lambrini Girls, Edgar Wright and more have urged fans to take part in the first-ever Music Fans’ Voice survey.The new survey will give fans and live music lovers the opportunity to vocalise their thoughts and help inform decision-making in government, the music industry and city regions around the UK on how to support live music.The new 15-minute study is live now and can be completed here.

Commissioned by Greater Manchester Combined Authority, The Mayor of London, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, West Midlands Combined Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Cardiff City Council, Belfast City Council and Glasgow City of Music, the survey is intended to “give fans a data driven seat at the table”.Nash – who recently launched her ‘Butts For Tour Buses’ campaign which saw her join OnlyFans to protest the music industry and help raise money for her UK and European tour – voiced her support for the survey and shared: “The invisible thread that exists between fan and artist is the closest thing to magic I’ve ever felt.”“They’re often at the venue before we are, they wave and watch us leave as we drive onto the next one and they’re usually the first people to ask how they can help you,” she continued. “Quite obviously they are an integral part of what we do as artists and I feel very passionately about music fans being involved in what the future of my industry looks like.”Lambrini Girls frontwoman Phoebe Lunny also expressed her support, saying: “Artists rely more on fans than fans do on artists.

That connection is everything. Touring can feel isolating – long hotel stays, endless van rides, and time away from loved ones.