Frank Turner to “pause” livestream gigs after raising over £250k for independent venues
nme.comFrank Turner has decided to put his livestreamed gig fundraisers on hold in order to focus on his own projects.The singer-songwriter has performed a number of livestreamed sets over the course of the coronavirus crisis to help grassroots venues in need.Now, Turner has revealed that around £250,000 has been raised by fans across his Independent Venue Love (IVL) streams and that he’ll be putting on just one more before taking a break.While announcing this week’s benefit for The Lexington in London on Thursday (February 25), Turner wrote in a blog post: “I’ve decided that it’s time to pause the shows again for the time being.“Like the last time I did that, it feels like my own wells of energy and creativity are running low for these shows, and.
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