UK unveils £77m in new funds for creative industries sector

Hundreds of grassroots venues and touring musicians are among those set to benefit from new arts funding announced by the UK Government. The cash boost is part of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Creative Industries Sector Vision, which was unveiled this week and features some £77m of new funding across the sector. It is hoped that more …

Music Venue Trust’s ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign raises £2.3m

Music Venue Trust’s (MVT) Music Venue Properties (MVP) board met recently to discuss the outcome of the ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign, which has raised £2.3m (€2.6m/$2.9m) from 1,261 individual investors.  The board voted unanimously to move ahead with modelling the purchase of the first set of grassroots music venues. MVT set up the Charitable Community …

Music Venue Trust appoints Twickets as resale partner 

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has named ticket resale marketplace Twickets as its ticket resale partner. MVT is a charitable organisation that aims to improve and protect grassroots music venues in the UK, while Twickets works with live entertainment partners including venues, artists, promoters, festivals and ticketing companies to provide a capped marketplace for customers …