Music Venue Trust urges government to provide £50m rescue package for grassroots venues as survey unveils music fans reluctant to return to gigs
News by Stef Loukes under Live
23rd June 2020
The Music Venue Trust has called upon the UK government to offer up a £50 million rescue package to the grassroots live music industry, and this notion is being backed by hundreds of grassroots venues themselves.
Following a recent survey conducted by Music Venue Trust amongst 30,000 live music fans to gauge their confidence in returning to gigs safely, they found only 36% of avid gig goers would be happy to return to gig venues following the Covid-19 crisis.
Further research from the Music Venue Trust found that only 1 in 7 music venues would be able to successfully open following social distancing guidelines, and 96% of those venues could risk financial ruin from running with only a limited capacity.
It is apparent that the government needs to act to save the UK's culture and live music scene, which has been world renowned for decades and brings in £1.1 billion to the economy.
Please check out the links below for further reading and details. We've also included a link to a petition calling upon Boris Johnson to cancel his proposed UK Festival of Britain costing £120 million and reallocate these funds to protect the UK's grassroots culture.
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