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The Music Venue Trust are completely determined to save them all and bring back live music safely
26th February 2021
Jonny Hostile and Jehnny Beth performing as John & Jehn at Black Heart during The Camden Crawl 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Broussely/Redferns)
The Music Venue Trust have updated their list of venues in danger of being closed forever – with some saved but six more now at risk.
The MVT’s #SaveOurVenues campaign, designed to help the grassroots gig spaces at risk of closure due to coronavirus restrictions, revealed a list of 30 venues on ‘red alert‘ and in a critical situation back in November. These were venues that did not benefit from the £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them stay afloat until they can safely reopen.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to give consideration in the upcoming budget to nightclubs that will allow them to get back on their feet when the prospect of re-opening eventually beckons.
The stark message comes from industry bosses and nightclub owners, who say that Boris Johnson’s forthcoming road map out of lockdown, which is set to be unveiled next week, should provide clear answers on when they will be able to operate once more.
But even if they are provided with clearer answers, the beleaguered sector says that months of financial hardship means that they will need special consideration on March 3 in order to undertake the necessary steps for re-opening.
Andy Burnham (Picture: Getty)
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has suggested that the “big players” of the music industry should pay a levy to support grassroots music venues through the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking as part of Independent Venue Week’s Culture Panel last week (January 28), Burnham said the industry had a responsibility to protect beleaguered venues which have faced the threat of financial ruin.
Proposing a new levy, Burnham likened it to his own role in the formation of the Football Foundation, which was established in 2000 to provide funding for grassroots football facilities.
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“The industry has to pay a levy to support grassroots venues, because that is their talent production ground. They are the junior football clubs of the country. That’s where the talent comes through,” he said.