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UK live music industry set to lose 170,000 jobs by Christmas
The UK live music industry is set to lose up to 170,000 jobs by Christmas, with many jobs already gone, accounting for up to two-thirds of those working in the sector.
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UK Venues Signal ‘Red Alert’ For Live Events
Music venues, theatres and their workforces have taken part in a day of action around the UK to highlight the crisis facing the live events scene.
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Live events industry body moves #WeMakeEvents campaign into ‘Red Alert’ to save UK events
The live events industry has issued a Red Alert call to action to locations throughout the UK as part of the #WeMakeEvents campaign.
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Music Venues Remain Closed As Scotland Continues Through Phase Three Of Lifting Lockdown Restrictions
The Scottish Government has announced today that entertainment venues including theatres and music venues could open on 14 September.
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Government urged to ease social distancing for musicians
The government is being urged to ease social distancing for musicians, so more of them can get back performing and recording.
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Live music could return under Scottish Government plan for event ‘trials’
Music concerts and other cultural events could soon be staged again as part of a series of Scottish Government-backed “trials”.
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Keep Music Alive Campaign Calls On Industry Stakeholders To Support Musicians
The Musicians Union and The Ivors Academy have set up a petition calling on Government to urgently undertake a review of streaming to ensure that the music ecosystem is transparent and fair.
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Live after lockdown: venues on the idea of gigs with social distancing
Countries like Spain and Sweden have began phasing in live music events and the NME looks at how viable this could be for the UK in the immediate future.
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Can the music business survive coronavirus?
The UK industry is the most successful in the world after America, but labels, venues, studios, artists and road crews are all under threat as the pandemic brings everything to a halt.
