UK Initiative
The platform by London based start-up ‘You Check’ was originally developed in mid-2019 as a secure ticketing/ID verification system to reduce problematic secondary ticketing issues and public security concerns surrounding fraudulent ticket touts. During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, ‘You Check’ has focused primarily on enabling Live entertainment venues to re-open and prosper in the […]
The release of Marathon’s debut album is only around the corner. Therefore, the band which is centered around Marillion’s Keyboard player Mark Kelly invites the fans to join them in a run towards the release of the album on November 27th 2020 – literally. Whether the fans want to run, walk or ride their bikes […]
In a changing World, there’s a driving need to evolve, adapt and innovate to survive and prosper. That’s true of music; also, of music education, which aims to prepare people to work in the business. Both the music business and music education have been affected by changes in the industry and markets, seismically changing the […]
Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues, has issued an urgent warning to the UK government that an immediate cash injection of £50m is needed to prevent mass closures in July, August and September 2020. The catastrophic effects of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to MVT identifying a sector-specific […]
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has announced that the #saveourvenues campaign launched three weeks ago, has now resulted in 140 grassroots music venues being removed from its ‘critical’ list. #saveourvenues, which has so far raised over £1.5m in donations, was initiated by MVT in response to the continued economic threat to over 500 grassroots music venues […]
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