Sadiq Khan pledges £450,000 to help London grassroot music venues hit by COVID-19

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coronavirus pandemic.The move comes after it was confirmed that venues that have applied for the government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund will have to wait a week longer than anticipated to find out whether they will receive a grant.In their latest drive, the MVT will try to persuade a cross party majority of MPs to change the approach of government and ensure that restrictions on grassroots music venues are always accompanied by appropriate economic support.They are asking supporters

Lewis Capaldi, Celeste and Cate Le Bon are all set to play special livestreamed gigs this Friday (October 9) to raise funds for struggling grassroots music venues.The gigs will take place as part of Amazon Music’s Amazon Prime Day Live event.Capaldi will play a gig in Scotland, while Celeste will perform in England and Cate Le Bon in Wales. All the shows will stream from 7pm to 9pm BST on Friday, and will be available to view via Twitch and the Amazon Music app.

the government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund were due to be announced on October 5, with final decisions on funding for grassroots music venues in England, Scotland and Wales to be confirmed by October 16.Now, it’s been revealed that the fund has been delayed by a week.

any relief before November looks less and less likely. “Every day that they wait, I get another email or three about venues going under across the country.”Schaefer sighs.

hereCrofts Bank Road’s RBS was one of 31 branches across Greater Manchester and Cheshire to shut in 2018.The new development would be named Deerbank House and would feature six one and two two-bedroom flats.David Denton, director and founder of DEN, said: “This is a really exciting project and we’re thrilled to have been appointed. The building is bursting with interesting features, from the grand external brickwork to the original bank vaults.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the United States economy to a sputtering halt, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the live music industry. With indoor concerts out of the picture for the foreseeable future and 90% of independent music venues on the edge of permanent closure, 2020 has posed an existential threat to seeing music live as we know it.

coronavirus restrictions.While the recipients of the government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund will be announced on October 5 — and final decisions on funding for grassroots music venues in England, Scotland and Wales confirmed by October 16 — the MVT has declared the situation ‘critical’ today (September 30), warning that the fate of hundreds of venues is now hanging in the balance.

coronavirus law.The fine is part of a string of legal changes that were made quietly by the government earlier this week, without any prior approval by Parliament, reports The Mirror.The new law says “all reasonable measures” must be taken to “ensure no music is played on the premises which exceeds 85 decibels when measured at the source of the music” and to stop singing by customers in groups of more than six.The purpose of the measures is to avoid an environment where people have to shout to

Chris Willman Music WriterA survey of concert pros conducted by the trade magazine Pollstar finds some interesting splits between optimism and continued wariness as the industry tries to forecast what lies immediately ahead for their battered and still largely shut down business.“It is encouraging that over half of all respondents, 54.7%, believe the industry will return to full capacity in 2021, as compared to 30.6% who say the comeback won’t happen until 2022,” Andy Gensler, the executive

Tom Cruise will officially take on his biggest stunt yet in October 2021 when he travels to outer space to film a new movie. The Space Shuttle Almanac tweeted Wednesday that previous reports that Cruise would lead the first movie filmed in outer space on the International Space Station (ISS) are coming to fruition.The 58-year-old actor will be joined by “The Bourne Identity” director Doug Liman next year as part of Elon Musk’s Axiom SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.

coronavirus restrictions, provided that the performance has already started.As part of new rules that could last up to six months, yesterday (September 22) it was announced that pubs and restaurants in the UK would have to be closed by 10pm in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19.

coronavirus restrictions that were introduced earlier today (September 22).Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that a spike in COVID-19 infections has prompted a new set of lockdown restrictions in England, including a 10pm curfew on a number of hospitality, leisure, entertainment and tourism businesses, as well as enforced table service across all pubs and restaurants.The new measures also saw Johnson urge people to work from home where possible again, and warned that the new changes

Pension Credit, according to a charity. Independent Age has produced a report saying only 61 per cent of those eligible are receiving the benefit, which means 39% have not even claimed.The charity estimates around 450,000 pensioners could move out of poverty if uptake was increased to 100 per cent.Pension Credit can be used to top up weekly income if it is below £173.75 for single people or £265.20 for couples.