"Every one we lose is going to be permanently lost. We’re talking about 84% of the sector shutting down" Grassroots venues in the UK are calling for £1million of donations and funding from the more successful corners of the music industry and huge artists in order to prevent closures and “a disaster that will last 10 years”.
Music venues are currently in a very perilous position, following the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus – after Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for pubs, bars clubs, restaurants and the like to close in the name of public safety.
As gigs, festivals and tours continue to be cancelled, the Music Venue Trust had previously called for the 2022 Festival Of Britain to be pulled to fund measures to
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