Artists facing ‘cost-of-touring crisis’, warn MPs in call for more support
Artists are facing a “cost-of-touring crisis” and venues are stopping live music or closing entirely at a rate of two per week, a report into grassroots music venues has found.
Festivals, electronic music venues, academies and arenas “are not insulated from the impacts” of the crisis and “promoters are less able to put on shows or make them financially viable”, it said.
The Commons should launch a comprehensive review of live and electronic music by the summer to “fully examine the long-term challenges to the live music ecosystem”.
