{"id":61906,"date":"2020-04-27T12:29:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T11:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=61906"},"modified":"2020-04-27T12:29:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T11:29:44","slug":"saveourvenues-campaign-launched-to-save-grassroots-music-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/04\/saveourvenues-campaign-launched-to-save-grassroots-music-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"#saveourvenues Campaign Launched To Save Grassroots Music Venues"},"content":{"rendered":"

We need to save our venues. And we need to do it now. <\/strong>Music Venue Trust<\/a> has announced #saveourvenues, <\/strong>a new national campaign to save hundreds of grassroots music venues at imminent risk of being closed down \u2013 permanently.<\/h4>\n

Without these independent venues the live music scene in the UK will die. These grassroots venues play a crucial role in the development of British music, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills. These venues also play a vital role in the cultural and economic vibrancy of any village, town or city.<\/p>\n

Currently 556 venues are at risk including The Sugarmill in Stoke-on-Trent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe’re extremely proud to be a grassroots music venue. These spaces are pipelines for talent and absolute lifelines for the communities they serve and the talents therein. We cannot allow them to be consigned to the past. UK music culture as we know it will simply not exist without these spaces, so it is vital to protect them.\u201d – Danni Brownsill, the venue\u2019s chief booker and promoter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Artists will be performing \u2018at home\u2019 gigs in support of their local venues, chosen from a list of venues currently in crisis which can be found at the campaign website\u00a0 www.saveourvenues.co.uk<\/a>. Each venue will have their own fundraising page with a clear target of the funds it needs to raise to stay afloat throughout this difficult period. Once a target is reached any excess revenue will go to the central #saveourvenues<\/strong> fund to help the wider grassroots music venue community.<\/p>\n

How can music fans get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Donate to a specific venue\u2019s fundraising page by clicking this link www.saveourvenues.co.uk<\/a> to see a list of local venues that\u00a0urgently need help.<\/li>\n
  2. Watch \u2018at home\u2019 shows by artists supporting\u00a0the\u00a0#saveourvenues campaign. Show details will be added to the events page at www.saveourvenues.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Donate to the national #saveourvenues fund\u00a0via the website www.saveourvenues.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Help spread the word on social media using the hashtag #saveourvenues and the campaign link www.saveourvenues.co.uk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    One of the main drivers of this initiative is the musician Frank Turner, whose recent series of \u2018Independent Venue Love\u2019 shows for local venues Nambucca (London), The Joiners (Southampton) the Railway Inn (Winchester) and The Forum (Tunbridge Wells) raised thousands of pounds and provided a major inspiration for this campaign.<\/p>\n

    Frank Turner said,<\/p>\n

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    \u201cThe UK live music industry is staring into the abyss right now. I\u2019m not able to save the whole thing on my own, but I decided to do a series of livestream shows to raise money for specific independent venues that I know and love, and that are in serious risk of disappearing right now. The success of these shows demonstrated the love that exists between music fans and their favourite grassroots music venues so the #saveourvenues<\/strong> campaign is a brilliant way of building on that and hopefully giving artists and music fans a chance to get involved and play a big part in helping them survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    One venue saved from closure by Frank\u2019s fundraising gigs is Tunbridge Wells Forum.\u00a0 Co-founder Jason Dormon said,<\/p>\n

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    \u201cFrank Turner has always championed the grassroots sector, having grown up and learnt his craft in these venues.\u00a0His generosity and commitment is truly admirable, he inspires live music fans to come together and unite in raising awareness and funds for the UK’s grassroots music venues.\u00a0We were totally overwhelmed and heartened by Frank\u2019s help and the support and generosity of the local community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Music Venue Trust\u2019s CEO Mark Davyd said,<\/p>\n

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    \u201cWithout the support of music fans and artists literally hundreds of the UK\u2019s grassroots music venues could go out of business, never to return, in the coming months. Please help to save every single grassroots music venue in the UK so that it can reopen after this crisis and continue to be a home to our musicians and our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    #saveourvenues <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We need to save our venues. And we need to do it now. Music Venue Trust has announced #saveourvenues, a new national campaign to save hundreds of grassroots music venues at imminent risk of being closed down \u2013 permanently.<\/p>\n

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