It spawned bands from The Beatles to Oasis but Britain’s grassroots live music scene is at risk of a slow death, a documentary claims.
A third of the country’s venues have closed in the past decade and 550 are under immediate threat. The pandemic has made things even worse.
Sky Arts show The Live Revival lays bare the situation and gives a host of top stars a chance to revisit old haunts and demand action to save them.
Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher says the crisis is being ignored. “There has been no sign of anybody saying anything about the f****** music business,” he says. “It’s all about f****** sport, or hanging out in parks...
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