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A food hall has also been proposed for the venue ruined in the Glasgow School of Art fire in 2018.

Independent Venue Week (IVW) sees more than 200 UK venues join together to break new music, build community and lift local economies. 

Independent Venue Week 2024 has begun today (January 29) with special gigs and events at 205 venues across the country.

How the Wardrobe got creative to keep bringing "good times" to the people of Leeds, in the face of very difficult times for grassroots music.

The Music Venue Trust has called for political parties to require the "most successful parts" of the music industry to pay towards the cost of smaller venues in their forthcoming general election manifestos

Shocking new figures show 2023 was the 'worst year' yet with 125 grassroots music venues closing and many of those left operating at a loss.

New report shines a stark light on the situation for the grassroots music scene, where some of the UK’s biggest stars began their careers

Alarm in sector as cost of living crisis and rent rises mean that 125 independent venues either closed or stopped hosting live music in 2023

A new report has been published showing the "disaster" that struck the UK's grassroots music venues in 2023, with calls increasing for a ticket levy on arena gigs

Fans of the late poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah were asked to plant flowers and trees in his honour.