Hundreds of cultural organisations in England have received a share of the final £35m emergency support package from the Culture Recovery Fund. West End Stage in central London, Liverpool’s The Bluecoat contemporary arts centre and Harrogate International Festivals are among the bodies to have benefited from the fund, set up by the Department for Digital, …
Glastonbury Festival records £3.1m loss in 2021
Glastonbury Festival recorded losses of up to £3.1m ($4.2m/€3.7m) in 2021, after having to cancel its second event in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Organisers confirmed that the Somerset-based music festival would be cancelled for the second year in a row at the start of 2021. According to documents obtained by Billboard, …
Mustard Media benefits from UK Culture Recovery Fund
Events promoter and marketing agency Mustard Media is set to receive £167,992 ($225,568/€199,798) from the third round of the UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The Manchester-based company has been awarded the grant from The Arts Council England, with more than £100m donated to 925 recipients across the sector. Over the last year, Mustard Media has …