Music Venue Trust is a UK Registered Charity which acts to protect, secure and improve UK Grassroots Music Venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists.
Music Venues Alliance is an association of UK Grassroots Music Venues that works together to create the best live music network in the world.
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Venues Day 2024: The 10th Anniversary Edition
Tuesday 8 October, 10am-6pm
Woolwich Works, London SE18 6HD
The 10th Anniversary edition of Venues Day will celebrate the Grassroots Music Venue movement built since 2014. As the largest gathering of people who run GMVs in the world, the event will offer an opportunity to reflect on progress made in the UK and challenges still to face. We will focus on the importance of artists at the centre of the sector as that is what everything GMVs do is ultimately for: to inspire artists, nurture them, connect them with audiences and offer a safe space for experimentation and new work. As ever, Venues Day will offer essential networking opportunities, the chance to gather information and discuss important issues.
Click here to see the full schedule of the day.
VENUES DAY 2024 IS SOLD OUT
With thanks to all our partners, venues, colleagues, friends and supporters, we are delighted to say that the tenth annual edition of Venues Day is SOLD OUT.
It’s our biggest ever event. We can’t wait to see you all there for a day dedicated to being together, supporting each other, and celebrating the work we do.
THANK YOU
Coldplay Announce 2025 Wembley & Hull Dates with 10% of The Band’s Proceeds To Go To Music Venue Trust
Following the spectacular sellout success of the summer 2024 European leg of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour, the band have announced six new shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and two at Hull’s Craven Park Stadium, for August 2025. These are the only UK/European cities where the band will perform next year.
On Sunday evening, the band placed a poster in the window of the Dublin Castle in Camden, London – the scene of the first ever Coldplay show, in February 1998 – revealing that 10% of the band’s proceeds from the Wembley and Hull shows will be donated to Music Venue Trust. This will help fund the Trust’s vital work supporting UK Grassroots Music Venues and upcoming artists. Donations will also be made to Music Venue Trust by the concerts’ promoters (SJM Concerts, Metropolis Music and Live Nation), the band’s booking agent (WME), the venues (Wembley Stadium and Hull Craven Park) and the official ticket agents (Ticketmaster, See Tickets and AXS).
Click here to read the full story and book tickets.
The Artist Pledge
Music Venue Trust has been campaigning for the upper echelons of the music industry to reinvest in the grassroots for the past 5 years. Our proposal is simple: Every ticket sold at arena and stadium level contains a levy as a financial contribution back into the grassroots.
We are asking artists to pledge that their future success will acknowledge where they came from and contribute a small amount of money back into the grassroots sector, if and when they reach arena and major festival level.
We want to ensure that the talent pipeline is supported, offering opportunities to a wide range of aspiring musicians from across the UK, so that everyone who dreams of being a musician feels that is a possibility for them.
Manifesto for Grassroots Music
MVT has published a report entitled, ‘A Manifesto for Grassroots Music’, which sets out the steps that need to be taken in order to stem the closures of GMVs, currently running at more than one per week, and to bring stability to the sector.
The Bunkhouse Acquired By MVP
The Bunkhouse in Swansea, a 235 capacity live music venue, rehearsal space and photography studio in the heart of the city centre, will be the first Welsh venue placed into permanent protected status.
The Jazz Bar Saved From Closure
Just 7 weeks after the sudden announcement of its closure which shocked Scotland’s live music community, Edinburgh’s The Jazz Bar has been given a reprieve after the formation of a Community Interest Company (CIC) by former staff members, husband and wife Nick and Justyna Mushlin.
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Hear from some of Music Venue Trust‘s patrons – Frank Turner, Nova Twins, Holding Absence, Sarah Gosling, Enter Shikari, Bob Vylan, Kawala, James And The Cold Gun and Steve Lamacq. Support Grassroots Music Venues by supporting our work at Music Venue Trust:
1. Donate to our Emergency Response Service.
2. Engage with our posts on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. Like, save, share and comment – join in the conversation.
3. Buy MVT merch from our store.
4. #GoLocal by attending gigs at your local Grassroots Music Venue instead of travelling into the city.
MVT Regular Donors
MVT would like to thank the following companies who support our work with regular donations:
The O2, Fred Perry, Strings & Things Ltd., Fightback Lager, Manchester Academy, Ether Tickets, Gigtix, TicketPort.
If you would like to donate to support the work done by Music Venue Trust, please donate here.
