MPs told that majority of UK music venues and theatres are facing permanent closure
nme.comcoronavirus lockdown.Over 400 grassroots music venues in the UK are at imminent risk of closing for good as a consequence of the ongoing health crisis.
Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd, who is behind the #SaveOurVenues campaign, told NME last month that “music industry companies need to step up and help with donations” to help save affected venues, while “real action from [the] government, specifically around rent relief, financial help and clearer guidance,” is also required.Speaking to a virtual session of the House of Commons’ culture select committee of MPs yesterday (June 9), Horace Trubridge, the general secretary of the Musicians’ Union, and Julian Bird, chief executive of UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre, estimated that half.
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