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Having already secured over £80 million in donations and government grants this year through their #SaveOurVenues campaign – securing the futures of over 400 UK grassroots venues until March 31, 2021 – the MVT has now moved to aid 24 venues that have been “unable to access sufficient funding” and have been “added to a ‘red list’ of venues in imminent danger of permanent closure”. Advertisement Mark Davyd, CEO of the Music Venue Trust, said that the organisation felt t...

F our London music venues “in the direst need of urgent assistance” have received emergency aid as part of a £230,000 crisis fund distributed by Music Venue Trust (MVT). The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington and Tottenham’s The Post Bar have both been granted £20,000, Windmill Brixton was given £10,000 and The Lexington in Angel secured £5,000. This money will allow the venues to survive until 2021. Twenty other venues around the country will also benefit from this latest round of aid. ...

Music Venue Trust say that all venues can be saved with continued “people power” "NME readers are taking action and making a huge difference to keep these venues alive," say MVT – with gigs look set to return in 2021 18th December 2020 Frank Turner performs an intimate show at Liverpools E.B.G.B.S. Credit: Andy Von Pip/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News The Music Venue Trust have thanked everyone who has supported them this year, and vowed that all venues can be saved in 2021 with more “people p...

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Its undoubtedly been a difficult year for the live music industry thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Many gigs and festivals have been cancelled, with small and grassroots venues running appeals and crowdfunding to survive. Theres hope on the horizon though with the new vaccine being administered, and theres some brand new tech being installed at some music venues which may make things even safer. The 100 Club in London has hosted some legendary shows over the years...

“The 100 Club has always attempted to be a leader in bringing new music to the forefront and this is an opportunity to be leading the way in getting grassroots music venues and the entire hospitality industry open again after the dire consequences of Covid-19,” he said. “We also see this as an opportunity to future-proof the venue should the world be brought to its knees again at some point down the road by another pandemic.” The PRS trial at the 100 Club is being backed by the Music Ve...