The Latest Breaking News from Music Venue Trust

Fatboy Slim shares love for grassroots music scene at ‘intimate’ venue

The Brighton-based DJ, real name Norman Cook, brought the party to a sell-out gig at a 60-person capacity venue.

Evening Standard · Jun 29

The Independent and Music Venue Trust relaunch Main Stage initiative to support UK grassroots music venues

Campaign, which highlights the best grassroots music venues across the UK and the people working tirelessly to keep them alive, returns for summer 2026

The Independent UK · Jun 24

“Grassroots music venues cannot keep being expected to survive on goodwill and admiration alone. Our goal is clear; don’t just fund problems, fix them”: Music Venue Trust launches programme of small venue upgrades

This is where that £1 arena show levy has been going

MusicRadar · Apr 28

Sam Fender donates Mercury Prize winnings to charity protecting music venues

The singer from North Shields has given £25,000 to Music Venue Trust (MVT).

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

“This isn’t just about sound, it’s about community, creativity, and giving back to the music that made us”: Marshall launches initiative to support grassroots music venues in the UK – which are facing a fight for survival

Marshall is teaming up with Music Venue Trust on ‘Marshall Nights,’ a UK-wide series to support independent venues and breakthrough artists

Guitar World · Nov 5, 2025

Festival promoter brands Royal Albert Hall levy scheme ‘ludicrous’

Industry veteran John Giddings claims levy means ‘charging the general public’ and insists artists should instead be doing more to support the venues they started out in

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025

Music Venue Trust teams up with ‘people’s social media platform’ WeAre8

Partnership aims to promote local artists and the venues they’re performing at

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

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

The Music Venue Trust said the closure rate is less than in 2023.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

Coldplay to donate 10% of band earnings from 2025 UK tour to Music Venue Trust

Charity says band are a perfect example of an act that rose through the grassroots circuit and their support ‘really will stop venues closing’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

MPs urged to ‘seize the moment’ and support grassroots music venues ahead of general election

Music Venue Trust also calls for a fan-led review to fully examine the challenges faced by the sector

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024