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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Charlotte McLaughlin

Music venues closing under ‘extreme and totally unnecessary financial pressures’

The Music Venue Trust said that venues are closing at a lower rate, with 46 settings shutting their doors in 2024 (Andre Jenny / Alamy Stock Photo) -

Music venues are closing “under extreme and totally unnecessary financial pressures”, an industry body has warned as it outlined how businesses are being taken over by non-profit organisations to meet rising costs.

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) said that venues are closing at a lower rate, with 46 settings shutting doors in 2024, when compared to 2023 – the worst year in decades for the sector.

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