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15th April 2019

The importance of small UK venues, the risk they face and why we should care

One by one, sticky floor by sticky floor, small venues are closing. So far this year, Oxford’s The Cellar, which played host to the likes of Foals and Supergrass, and Plymouth’s The Hub have had to close their doors....

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22nd September 2016

Venues Trust Announces Fightback

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has placed a call-out for acts to play a one-off gig next month that will raise funds to stop music venue closures across the UK. ‘Fightback’ will take place on Tuesday 18th October at...

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24th March 2016

New Venue Legislation

UK Music, Music Venue Trust and Musicians’ Union (a triumvirate of trade bodies) have all welcomed new Government legislation that will protect small venues. New regulations that will come into effect on April 6th 2016 will require developers to...

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16th December 2015

Industry Backs Agent of Change

The UK music industry has welcomed amendments to the Planning Bill that would place the ‘agent of change’ principle in law on a statutory basis. Already adopted in Australia, the agent of change principle ensures that a new property...

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20th October 2015

Dugher: Agent of Change?

Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP (pictured) has called for new measures to protect small music venues. Dugher is speaking today at the venues day conference at Ministry of Sound in London and...

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3rd December 2014

State of Independents: Venue Week

Independent Venue Week is set to return in January 2015, featuring at least 85 venues from across the UK- five times the amount that participated in 2014. Events will be curated from partners including BBC Introducing, Xfm, Rough Trade,...

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24th June 2014

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: #MUSICWITHOUTBARRIERS

Attitude Is Everything (AIE), a music charity that works to improve deaf and disabled people’s access to live music, has launched the #MusicWithoutBarriers campaign – with the support of high profile artists including The Cure and Frank Turner alongside...

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The importance of small UK venues, the risk they face and why we should care

Venues Trust Announces Fightback

New Venue Legislation

Industry Backs Agent of Change

Dugher: Agent of Change?

State of Independents: Venue Week

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: #MUSICWITHOUTBARRIERS