Create Live is a collective of creative minds who have come together to support, development and build the local live music scene from the grassroots upwards.
North West England & North Wal
Joined July 2020
- Tweets201
- Following297
- Followers54
- Likes537
MPs call for levy on arena concert tickets to raise funds for struggling small venues.
Bodies welcome proposal from cross-party culture committee that would prop up GMVs without passing on the costs.
The Guardian link here: shorturl.at/iqCE5
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
Artists facing ‘cost-of-touring crisis’, warn MPs in call for more support.
The CMSport has recommended a voluntary levy on arena tickets, which it said should not be passed on to music fans.
The Independent link here: shorturl.at/gpqP6
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
More information here as the industry reacts to MPs recommending a ticket levy on arenas and stadiums to save grassroots venues and artists.
NME link: shorturl.at/hlqK0
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
This could change everything!
Ticket tax needed to help music venues, MPs say.
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
bbc.com/news/articles/c72pgd…
Create Live retweeted
🎫🎙️In My Opinion: “Every ticket sold at an arena and stadium should contain a £1 financial contribution back into the live music ecosystem."
🎶Mark Davyd from the Music Venue Trust says the money would go to fund finance local venues and new talent.
❓What do you think?
'Grassroots venues need 'action not kind words' as they head for 'disaster' without arena investment.
Read more of the NME article here: nme.com/news/music/grassroot…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
‘Costs are out of control’: small UK music venues struggle to stay open.
Read the full article here: theguardian.com/music/2023/s…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
Create Live retweeted
Despite the "top-end" of the live music industry making record-breaking profits, the grassroots is calling for more to follow @ENTERSHIKARI's example and pay back to the grassroots
@musicvenuetrust @Nath_Brudenell @sistermidnightt @Corsica_Studios
nme.com/news/music/uk-to-los…
Mark Davyd's Centre Stage column for Music Week: "MVT believes that no more arenas should open... until we can guarantee they have a sustainable future talent pipeline".
musicweek.com/opinion/read/c…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
We're delighted to announce that in the coming weeks we're going to launch Create Live - Cymru which will initially focus on venues from the North Wales region. Barod?
Independent venues are not ‘stepping stones’, for many acts they are their Wembley.
nme.com/news/music/benefits-…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
Live music at grassroots venues still below pre-pandemic levels.
bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
Live music at grassroots venues still below pre-pandemic levels.
bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic instagram.com/p/CoIJ3d7NeHXe…
Create Live retweeted
We attended @musicvenuetrust's annual report launch at Parliament – laying out simple steps for government action to save venues and support from new arenas to rescue the rest of the talent pipeline
@frankturner @KevinBrennanMP
nme.com/news/music/music-ven…
Create Live retweeted
Live music at grassroots venues still below pre-pandemic levels, report says
bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
UK grassroots venues “going over a cliff” without urgent government action or investment from arenas.
nme.com/news/music/music-ven…
#MusicIsNow #WeAreLiveMusic
