#LetTheMusicPlay: Fans encouraged to write to their MP to save UK live music scene
the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign, in a bid to save the UK’s music scene.The campaign launched yesterday, with the likes of Paul McCartney, The Cure, Dua Lipa, Radiohead, Nick Cave, Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascal, Liam Gallagher and PJ Harvey among the 1,500 artists who signed an open letter to he Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden – in a bid to “show the vital importance of the UK’s live music industry, ensure the Government cannot ignore live music and make noise to get the public and financial support the industry needs to survive”.In the wake of restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown, the Music Venue Trust have called for a £50million cash injection to save the “world-beating £5.2billion