Manchester’s iconic music venues demand emergency funding with 90 per cent of venues face closure

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Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil has praise the cultural value of grassroots music venues, warning that the government must remain vigilant to prevent closures across the UK.The frontman also warned that a “generation” of talent will fail to emerge if venues are not available for them to hone their craft in the formative stages of their careers.“If venues disappear, we’re losing a generation, if not more, of talent,” Neil told Music Week.“Be it a hip-hop star or a rock band or an electronic act, that’s

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here"We’d like to thank our amazing staff for the hard work they’ve put in over the last decade since we re-opened back in 2009."The announcement follows the devastating news that music venues Deaf Institute and Gorilla would be closing down for good. Thousands of  gig-goers and musicians were mourning their loss  after the M.E.N reported the news on Thursday.

According to Variety, the news was announced by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden via Twitter. “The U.K.’s performing arts sector is renowned across the world and I am pleased that we are making real progress in getting its doors reopened to the public with social distancing,” Dowden said in a statement.“From August indoor theaters, music venues and performance spaces will safely welcome audiences back across the country,” he said.“Delighted indoor

Theatres, music venues and indoor performance spaces will be allowed to welcome back live audiences from next month, the government has confirmed.Boris Johnson announced the news today as the UK reaches the fourth step in the government's five-stage roadmap.Audiences will be permitted to return from August 1, but must adhere to social distancing measures.Performers will also have to maintain social distancing at all times.The announcement is a major step forward for the arts industry, one of the

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued

Mission Mars confirmed this afternoon.

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.After rumours began swirling on social media that the venues could be closing, Mission Mars, the company behind both sites, confirmed the news earlier today (July 16).“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told

Let the Music Play campaign, appealing for a £50m government rescue package.Around 90 per cent of grassroots venues are believed to be at risk of permanent closure.Deaf Institute has hosted countless intimate gigs and club nights since it opened in 2008, in a Grade-II listed building near Manchester Met University.Spread over three floors, with a bar and restaurant on the ground floor specialising in vegan food, it's known for its eclectic interiors, giant glitter ball, and for launching

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coronavirus has had on venues when considering permission for redevelopment, demolition or change of use.It is hoped the move will safeguard venues by preventing them from being bought up and converted into housing or shops.“Our theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues are the envy of the world and are central to our cultural heritage,” Mr Jenrick said.“That’s why we’re investing £1.57 billion to protect Britain’s cultural, arts and heritage institutions, as well as ensuring

just fill out the form here.Your free listing will be displayed in an interactive widget in all our What’s On content, putting it in front of millions of readers a day, who’ll be able to search for places open near them by entering their postcode.We also pledge to keep a spotlight on the struggles of theatres, nightclubs, music venues and other establishments not able to safely resume their normal activities yet, and campaign for the support they still need.The support package was announced

coronavirus crisis.The initiative sees the MVT team up with TCB Merchandise and live agent/promoter Neil O’Brien to sell high-quality reproduced wall posters from classic past shows. Various venues across the UK contributed tour posters for artists such as The Killers, Foals, PJ Harvey, Amy Winehouse and Jeff Buckley.Now, the pieces are being showcased at a new gallery at London’s Camden Market.

concerns over the British Government’s recent radical shake-up of UK planning laws, the Music Venue Trust have received confirmation that grassroots venues will not be put at risk.Last Tuesday (June 30), Boris Johnson unveiled his economic recovery plan for the UK after the coronavirus crisis, and confirmed new proposals that will allow developers to demolish and rebuild vacant and redundant commercial buildings if they are rebuilt as homes.Dubbed “project speed”, the proposals will also allow a

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coronavirus crisis – before the government stepped in with a  £1.57billion arts bailout.Last night, the UK government revealed plans for an unprecedented cash injection to help the arts, culture and heritage industries “weather the impact of coronavirus” – providing music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.After COVID-19 restrictions first forced venues to close, the MVT launched the Save Our Venues campaign with a

*The below figures are not new cases. They are ' pillar two' test cases previously not included in official data sets Manchester - was 1,744, now 2,835Salford - was 986, now 1,297Bolton - was 1,063, now 1,785Bury - was 819, now 1,261Oldham - was 1,163, now 1,811Tameside - was 886, now 1,496Stockport - was 1,093, now 1,612Trafford - was 885, now 1,240Rochdale - was 892, now 1,528Wigan - was 1,235, now 2,109The city of Manchester has had the highest number of COVID-19 cases by far, according to