Richard, Simon and Briony attended the House of Commons for drinks on The Terrace in the company of MP’s and Lords. The event was organised by the Music Venue Trust as it was the launch of their Annual Review. They used this opportunity to discuss the difficulties in their industry and the very serious problems that Grassroots and pubs venues are facing in Sheffield and nationally.
You can download the Music Venue Trust’s annual report, which highlights issues impacting the viability of venues that include high energy prices, unfair business rates, VAT on tickets as well as drinks, planning policy and more.
A point is made that grassroots music venues, like pubs, are more than just a business and it is important that we don’t lose them – they provide easy access to live music, community cohesion, cultural exchange, a platform for artists and a social space to meet new people and share great times.
