A new independent review will examine how Manchester council can better support the city’s grassroots music venues.
It is being led by Manchester Music City (MMC), and starts in April. The group is expected to report back in the autumn with ‘practical recommendations for supporting and nurturing small and medium-sized venues in the city’ while ‘being considerate of residents and businesses in the growing city and the council’s legal responsibilities’.
The review has been announced today (March 20), the day before iconic venue Night & Day faces the council in court over a noise abatement notice. It also comes ahead of the new Beyond The Music festival, which was launched by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham at SXSW in Austin, Texas, last week.
