UK government has “golden opportunity” to help music venues survive and thrive in Spring Budget
nme.comMVT stood in parliament and told MPs and the music industry that we have a very serious problem with Grassroots Music Venues and it was going to need decisive action,” Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd recently told NME.“One Grassroots Music Venue is closing every week.
If the government don’t act on Energy Bills before 1 April, that number will rise. If the music industry don’t act to start getting urgently needed financial support into these venues, that number will rise.“These closures are completely preventable and it simply isn’t good enough on the part of the government or the industry to just let them happen.
This can be stopped and it must be.”Last month, grassroots music venues from across the UK spoke to NME about the “perfect storm” they face from the cost of living crisis, Brexit, cancelled shows and music fans’ last minute decisions on showing up.“COVID’s not gone away, everyone’s feeling the pinch, there’s a cost of living crisis and people are generally more apathetic to going out,” Gareth Barber, venue owner and promoter, as well as a band manager, at Esquires in Bedford said.
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