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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment leader Matt Truscott performs at the Vauxhall Tavern

Interview: Orchestra of the age of Enlightenment

'The musicians themselves have often found the intimate atmosphere in pubs transformative' - OAE's John Holmes on challenging the convention of concert halls...

Interview: Freya Waley Cohen

'The concert experience isn’t just about what you hear' - the composer and artistic director of roaming performance artwork, Permutations, lets us in on her love for unusual venue spaces...

Music Venue Trust calls for pipeline fund to protect venues

The charity has urged key grassroots venues stakeholders to get behind a statement of intent proposing the creation of a pipeline investment fund within the UK music industry.

‘Nowhere for bands to play’ – industry figures call for for action on venue closures

Industry figures and musicians including Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett and rapper ShaoDow have called for action to prevent more closures of UK live music venues.

More artists declare support for Music Venue Trust

Oh Wonder, Benin City, ShaoDow and Rews have all announced their support for Music Venue Trust in securing and improving the UK’s grassroots music venues.

Music Venues Trust announces new trustees

Ellie Roswell of indie-rockers Wolf Alice and Southbank Centre’s Bengi Unsal have joined Music Venue Trust’s (MVT) board of trustees.

Sounds Like London launches

More than 100 live shows are taking place in grassroots venues around the capital for Sounds Like London, a month-long celebration of these venues’ cultural significance.

New PRS live music tariff now agreed

The Copyright Tribunal has just agreed PRS for Music’s new live music tariff for venues and festivals, following three years of negotiations between the collecting society and the live industry.

Venues urged to give final push for Agent of Change

UK Music, which spearheaded the campaign to protect music venues by imposing stricter rules on property developers, is calling for one final show of support ahead of the 10 May deadline.