Manchester mayor says he will do everything he possibly can to save closing music venues
coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued restrictions upon opening of live music venues.”Responding to the news on Twitter, Burnham assured a fan that he and Greater Manchester Night Time Economy Adviser, Sacha Lord, would do everything they can to save the venues.“Of course Shell,” he began his