The Scottish Government has announced today that entertainment venues including theatres and music venues could open on 14 September…(Read More)
A new campaign has been launched to encourage established artists to support grassroots music venues. A new campaign has been launched to encourage established artists to support grassroots music venues…(Read More)
The Scottish Government has announced a £10 million investment to support the live events sector as a restart date remains unknown…(Read More)
Trade body AudioUK has released a new set of publicly-available guidelines for producers to safely work on productions during the COVID-19 pandemic…(Read More)
A committee of MPs has said the government has been too slow to respond to the impact of coronavirus on live music and theatre…(Read More)
The Scottish Government has given the go ahead for live events to be held as drive-in entertainment from today, Wednesday 22 July…(Read More)
Grants of £5,000 to £30,000 are available to businesses, collectives, and not-for-profits working in the music industries through the Youth Music Incubator Fund…(Read More)
Maintaining a work/life balance might have been more manageable before we were affected by Covid-19. Many people would have a commute…
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The Scottish Government’s Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced a £2.2 million fund to support grassroots music venues…(Read More)
The government has clarified today that music concerts and shows will benefit from the VAT cut which forms part of a £30bn plan to prevent mass unemployment as the economy is hit by coronavirus…(Read More)
The Scottish Government has today announced a series of measures to be implemented in stages as the country moves into Phase 3 of Scotland’s route map through and out of the crisis…(Read More)
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2bn ‘kickstart scheme’ to create more jobs for young people…(Read More)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to cut VAT on hospitality as part of a £30bn plan to prevent mass unemployment as the economy is hit by coronavirus…(Read More)
Taskforce submits letter to Scottish Government, calling for vital support for the sector…(Read More)
A targeted £10 million fund to support Scotland’s performing arts venues has been announced by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop…(Read More)
People in Scotland will be able to return to beer gardens and pavement cafes as they open for the first time in 15 weeks…(Read More)