The Music Venue Trust (MVT)’s annual report has revealed that while its members staged 177,000 events last year, it was still a decrease of 16.7% compared to pre-pandemic levels. MVT represents almost 1,000 grassroots venues in the UK and a survey of 960 of those found that there were also 565,000 individual performances, and together …
Ricky Gervais fans with Viagogo tickets turned away from York Barbican
Ricky Gervais fans were turned away from a gig at York Barbican after they had purchased tickets through resale site, Viagogo. Hundreds of people were left outside the theatre last week after being told they were unable to enter due to ticketing issues. Many reported that they had been refused entry to the gig from …
London’s Lightroom venue delays opening
Lightroom has pushed its opening back by a month until February 22, with the venue also extending the run of its first installation. The new London venue, which has been billed as the ‘sister space’ to the Bridge Theatre near Tower Bridge, is set to open with an immersive visual installation ‘David Hockney: Bigger and …
London Southbank venue Spiritland closes
Spiritland, located on central London’s Southbank, has closed its doors. The venue opened at the Royal Festival Hall in 2018 and mixed eating, drinking and live music. The Southbank venue is part of a series of Spiritland spaces, which include a café and bar in King’s Cross, and a Headphone Bar in Mayfair. In a …
France’s CO’Met indoor venue ready for grand opening
A new indoor arena designed to offer a fresh vision for the French venue market will open in full in the city of Orléans this weekend. A new indoor arena designed to offer a fresh vision for the French venue market will open in full in the city of Orléans this weekend. CO’Met, the 4-in-1 …
Sale of Pavilion Theatre to ATG falls through
Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre has confirmed that there will be no further discussions with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) over the potential sale of the venue. The 1,449-capacity theatre was put up for sale last year with a reported price tag of £3.9m ($4.6m/€4.4m). Theatre manager Iain Gordon, who has been at the venue for over four …
2022 in review – March
Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival proved the popular return of live music events, after organisers sold 600,000 passes for 2022. The event had been cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic. The ticket sales were a mixture of new sales amounting to 200,000 and rolled-over tickets from postponed events. English Premier League club Leeds …
2022 in review – March
Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival proved the popular return of live music events, after organisers sold 600,000 passes for 2022. The event had been cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic. The ticket sales were a mixture of new sales amounting to 200,000 and rolled-over tickets from postponed events. English Premier League club Leeds …
Woman dies of injuries following Brixton O2 Academy crush
A woman who suffered severe injuries in a crush at last week’s Asake gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy has died. Rebecca Ikumelo, a 33-year-old nursing graduate from east London, died in hospital on Saturday morning, according to the authorities. The Afro-pop concert had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” …
Dutch music venues aided by new €2m fund
Music venues in the Netherlands are to receive their share of a new €2m fund for 2023 from the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund. Some 65 venues will benefit from the fund courtesy of the group, which provides grants, funds, expertise, prizes and assignments for cultural initiatives. The venues are all affiliated with the VNPF (Association …