"Every one we lose is going to be permanently lost. We’re talking about 84% of the sector shutting down"
10.03.2020 - 20:49 / nme.com
"Regarding a gig environment as being more dangerous than any other is fundamentally incorrect"
Music venues across the UK have reported significant financial losses amid concern of the coronavirus outbreak – with industry bodies claiming that government assistance may be required should it continue or worsen.
Speaking to the NME, the Music Venue Trust said that it had surveyed their many grassroots venue members across the UK and found that 40.1% of them had noticed identifiable downturn in
"Every one we lose is going to be permanently lost. We’re talking about 84% of the sector shutting down"
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