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MVT launches grassroots venue bibles

Music Venue Trust (MVT), the charity which protects, secures and improves small independent venues, has launched two open source books to offer practical advice to the sector.

CirKT launches new talent development programme

The project offers artists from South West London opportunities to perform at a range of venues and spaces across the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in 2019.

New research reveals the UK’s favourite venue

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) looked into hundreds of venues across the UK to determine the UK’s favourite music venue.

New funding launches for grassroots venues

Arts Council England has announced a £1.5m funding pot for grassroots music venues and promoters.

UK Music boss brands Chancellor’s Spring Statement a ‘missed opportunity’

UK Music’s chief executive officer Michael Dugher has vowed to continue the campaign to support grassroots venues faced with crippling business rates despite the Chancellor’s Spring Statement being a ‘missed opportunity.’

Interview: Liam Naughton, Invisible Wind Factory

'Ask anyone with a great music programme in their venue and they will tell you it's definitely NOT a get rich quick scheme. We do it for the love of it' - Liam Naughton on how IWF is overcoming venue challenges...

Independent venues: celebrating the backbone of British music

Over the last decade, the barrage of stories about UK venue closures has made for depressing reading. We take a look beyond the headlines to tentatively ask: are we starting to see green shoots for the grassroots?

Interview: Rachel Nelken, The Albany

'Collaborating with artists is the thing that drives us. What we’re really interested in is how we can make a difference' - The Albany's Rachel Nelken on how the south London venue is supporting talent...

In print: M70

Nadine Shah // Music Recognition Technology // Library Music // Independent Venues // Erol Alkan // Tanita Tikaram // Shiva Feshareki // Rina Mushonga

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...