Music Venue Trust reveal #SaveOurVenues campaign has raised over £3.8 million this year

The Music Venue Trust has announced that their #SaveOurVenues campaign has raised over £3.8 million this year for crisis-hit grassroots music venues across the UK. Launched back in April after…

Black Midi share two new Christmas covers to raise money for The Windmill venue

Black Midi have shared two new Christmas covers to raise to raise funds for The Windmill in Brixton. Read more: How you can do your bit to help save the future…

Music Venue Trust say that all venues can be saved with continued “people power”

The Music Venue Trust have thanked everyone who has supported them this year, and vowed that all venues can be saved in 2021 with more “people power” and with gigs…

Music Venue Trust distributes £230,000 to 24 of the UK’s grassroots music venues in crisis

The Music Venue Trust have distributed a further £230,000 in funding to 24 of the UK’s worst-hit grassroots music venues. The MVT has continued to work to protect and preserve…

The Charlatans to headline The North Will Rise Again livestream festival

The Charlatans have been announced as headliners for an upcoming livestream festival called The North Will Rise Again. Read more: Tim Burgess on listening parties with Oasis’ Bonehead and Blur’s…

‘The North Will Rise Again’: Manchester and Liverpool artists to play special livestream gigs

A pair of special livestream gigs from Manchester and Liverpool has been announced for January. ‘The North Will Rise Again’ will see bands and artists from both cities playing shows…

The 10 people who defined 2020

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the shape of the music world has been dramatically different in 2020. Gigs remain largely much out of the question for now, festivals have taken…

Spotify gives $500k to help US venues – will it do the same in the UK?

Spotify has donated $500k (£381,236) to support independent music venues in the US. The streaming giant reallocated funds from its annual media budget to the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA),…

Frank Turner announces post lockdown show at London’s Troubadour

Frank Turner has announced plans to play a post lockdown concert in London. The singer-songwriter will be performing at The Troubadour on December 3 in aid of Music Venue Trust’s…

Here are the 30 UK music venues still in real danger of closing forever – and what you can do to help

The Music Venue Trust have launched a new campaign to save 30 UK venues still in danger of being lost forever in the wake of coronavirus restrictions. See the full…