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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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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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Music Venue Trust ‘Crisis Fund’ Passes £1million Mark
Following the launch of its #saveourvenues campaign last week Music Venue Trust has announced that donations have already passed the £1m milestone.
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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.
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What’s Happening With The O2 ABC?
Losing the O2 ABC music venue was a tragedy for Glasgow. I said at the time that losing a historic building hurts a city’s landscape, losing a music business hurts a city’s economy and losing a music venue hurts its soul. All are important to some extent, but to us it is the latter two…
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Cast Iron Value: How The Ironworks Enriches All Of Our Lives
Facing threat of closure, Dougal Perman considers the value of one of Scotland’s most significant venues. Where did Johnny Rotten have one of his best gigs ever? Which venue was pivotal in Rachel Sermani’s career? Where did Gerry Cinnamon nearly take the roof down? What’s the best place to play in the Highlands? Which Inverness…