Belfast has becomes the first UK council to contribute to a new fund supporting "grassroots music venues."
The Music Venue Trust has announced a groundbreaking new initiative that will see Belfast City Council become the first local authority in the UK to invest in its pipeline investment fund.
Music Venue Trust is a UK Registered Charity which it states on its website aims to "protect, secure and improve UK Grassroots Music Venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists."