COVID-19: UK festivals could face widespread cancellation without more support, says industry representative
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By: Gideon Gottfried
LIVE.The UK s first industry-overarching federation.Some of the UK s most experienced live entertainment professionals have formed the UK s first dedicated live music body to face unprecedented challenges from COVID-19, Brexit and beyond.
LIVE, which stands for Live Music Industry, Venue And Entertainment, aims to be the voice of the UK’s live music ecosystem including artists, managers, venues, festivals, promoters, agents, production and ticketing, according to the announcement.
Membership is made up of the 13 principal industry associations across the sector, including the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), Association for Electronic Music (AFEM), Concert Promoters Association (CPA), Music Venue Trust (MVT), Music Managers Forum (MMF), National Arenas Association (NAA), Production Services Association (PSA), Society of Ticket Agents & Retailers (STAR), and more.
How does live come back? Frank Turner, Music Venue Trust and Concert Promoters Association speak out
11th February 2021
In his latest Audio Media International column, music industry veteran Mark Sutherland hears from the likes of Frank Turner, Music Venue Trust and the Concert Promoters Association to find out how the live music sector can come back from COVID…
It’s been 11 long months since live music was dramatically shut down as the coronavirus pandemic took hold around the world.
That’s almost a year since the sector’s army of promoters, agents, venue operators, festivals, roadies, security workers and, of course, artists were last able to earn any significant money from doing what they do best: putting on live events.
Travel and hospitality bosses today warn the UK faces a second summer write off as uncertainty over when restrictions will end squashes demand for holidays and social venues.
Millions of Britons have already booked trips ahead of the Prime Minister s announcement of the country s plan for easing restrictions on February 22 and Matt Hancock has previously predicted a Great British Summer .
But several government figures are hinting coronavirus restrictions could last well into summer - despite fears it will spell the death knell for businesses across the UK when the furlough scheme ends on April 30.
Mr Hancock indicated today tough border measures - Including ten-day isolation at home for all travellers and hotel quarantine for 33 red list countries - will need to be in place until vaccines have been tweaked to deal with variant strains in the Autumn.
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