Industry views
NOVEMBER | AGENDA
“ Our continued mission remains to reopen every venue safely , an aim that with this support from the government we are confident is now achievable .”
Industry welcomes CRF with 71 % of AIF applicants successful
The events industry welcomed the Guildford £ 70,000 . news of the 1,385 venues , festivals , Manchester-based Mission Mars , promoters and organisations to get which operates the Albert Hall , a share of the £ 257 million Cultural Gorilla and The Deaf Institute venues Recovery Fund ( CRF ), administered was awarded £ 1m . by Arts Council England ( ACE ).
UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-
Of the 31 Association of
Goodwin said it was a huge vote of Independent Festival ( AIF ) members confidence in the UK music industry : who applied for round one of the “ This funding is fantastic news and CRF , 71 % ( 22 ) were successful , with will be a lifeline for so many music total allocated funding equalling venues that have been struggling to £ 4,461,976 . Grants ranged from survive since they first felt the impact £ 50,000 to £ 783,939 . of Covid-19 in March .
Among the festivals to receive
Music Venues Trust CEO Mark grants are the 25,000-capacity Dayvd said the work of DCMS and Y-Not Festival (£ 240,000 ),
ACE in creating and delivering the
10,000-capacity Deer Shed fund had been extraordinary : “ We
(£ 238,500 ), 20,000-capacity want to recognise the efforts of
Cropredy (£ 200,000 ), the government , particularly the 15,000-capacity End of the Road secretary of state and the chancellor , (£ 250,000 ), 15,000-capacity to understand what was required by
Love Supreme (£ 118,500 ) and grassroots music venues , develop a 5,000-capacity festivals Lost Village solution , and make it happen .” (£ 250,000 ) and Nozstock (£ 70,000 ). Geoff Taylor CEO of record
AIF CEO Paul Reed said , “[ It ] labels association the BPI , which amounts to almost £ 4.5m into the also organises The BRIT Awards independent festival sector across and Hyundai Mercury Prize , also our membership . This will have applauded the investment by the a hugely positive impact on the Government : “ This will not only help survival of these businesses .” sustain our cultural life , it will make it
Some of England ’ s best-known easier for music to bounce back as a grassroots music venues also stand major driver of economic growth .” to benefit . Liverpool ’ s Cavern Club Venue operator recipients include will receive £ 525,000 , London ’ s 100 DHP Family (£ 908,000 ) and Mission Club £ 491,000 , Clapham Grand Mars (£ 1m ) while among the £ 300,000 , Bush Hall £ 679,000 , promoters to benefit are Crosstown Leeds ’ Brudenell Social Club
Concerts (£ 213,000 ), Eat Your Own £ 220,400 ), Brighton ’ s Concorde2 Ears (£ 99,000 ) and SSD Music £ 228,000 , and the Boileroom in (£ 700,000 ).
Mark Dayvd CEO Music Venue Trust responds to the Cultural Recovery Fund allocation
“ The Cultural Recovery Fund is enabling venues to say , ‘ Right , we ’ ll hunker down until we can make money again ’, the problem is that in the meantime musicians and those who work with them have no work .”
Musicians Union general secretary Horace Trubridge expresses concern that not enough is being done to help musicians and crew members
“ This Government has failed to show why the 10.00pm curfew was put in place and has published no scientific evidence to substantiate its implementation .”
Jeremy Joseph , founder and owner of the G-A-Y nightclub and pub group , on his reasons for taking legal action against the government ’ s 10pm lockdown
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