Music Venue Trust is a UK Registered Charity which acts to protect, secure and improve UK Grassroots Music Venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists.
Music Venues Alliance is an association of UK Grassroots Music Venues that works together to create the best live music network in the world.
Support the work of Music Venue Trust to protect, secure and improve UK Grassroots Music Venues and to provide industry experts to assist venues in jeopardy.
The Artist Pledge
Music Venue Trust has been campaigning for the upper echelons of the music industry to reinvest in the grassroots for the past 5 years. Our proposal is simple: Every ticket sold at arena and stadium level contains a levy as a financial contribution back into the grassroots.
We are asking artists to pledge that their future success will acknowledge where they came from and contribute a small amount of money back into the grassroots sector, if and when they reach arena and major festival level.
We want to ensure that the talent pipeline is supported, offering opportunities to a wide range of aspiring musicians from across the UK, so that everyone who dreams of being a musician feels that is a possibility for them.
Key Recommendations From the CMS Committee’s Report:
- That the industry introduces a voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets no later than September 2024, to support Grassroots Music Venues, artists and promoters.
- If a voluntary levy is unable to be agreed by September, or if the levy is not collecting the income required to support the grassroots sector, the government should introduce a mandatory levy at the earliest opportunity.
- A VAT break for smaller venues on tickets.
- A fan led review.
Read the full report here.
Read the report summary here.
Read MVT’s full statement here.
The Ferret In Preston
Becomes Second Acquisition
Under #OWNOURVENUES Scheme
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has announced the second acquisition by Music Venue Properties (MVP) under its groundbreaking Own Our Venues scheme.
The Ferret in Preston, a 200 capacity venue which has hosted artists such as Ed Sheeran, IDLES, Alt-J, Royal Blood and many more, will now be placed into permanent protected status.
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Hear from some of Music Venue Trust‘s patrons – Frank Turner, Nova Twins, Holding Absence, Sarah Gosling, Enter Shikari, Bob Vylan, Kawala, James And The Cold Gun and Steve Lamacq. Support Grassroots Music Venues by supporting our work at Music Venue Trust:
1. Donate to our Emergency Response Service.
2. Engage with our posts on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. Like, save, share and comment – join in the conversation.
3. Buy MVT merch from our store.
4. #GoLocal by attending gigs at your local Grassroots Music Venue instead of travelling into the city.
MVT Regular Donors
MVT would like to thank the following companies who support our work with regular donations:
The O2, Fred Perry, Strings & Things Ltd., Fightback Lager, Manchester Academy, Ether Tickets, Gigtix, TicketPort.
If you would like to donate to support the work done by Music Venue Trust, please donate here.
