Skiddle to give 50p from every ticket sold to save grassroots music venues

nme.com:

UK government announced details of a new review, which will tackle the issues faced by grassroots music venues.Duncan King, Head of New Business at Skiddle said in a press statement: “The situation for GMVs is critical.

As an independent business within the music industry, we understand the pressures that our grassroots venues are under better than most.

The MVT’s pipeline investment fund provides a much-needed lifeline to venues across the country, without which they would be unable to continue operations.“Our partnership with the MVT will provide essential funds to keep culture thriving in the UK.

This partnership serves as a call to action for the entire music industry. It’s time to stand up and act. We hope to be the catalyst for change across the whole industry.”.