FAC and MU call for blanket ticket levy in UK

The artist organisations speak to IQ after publishing an open letter to the government and the UK industry on the "cost of touring crisis"

News By James Hanley | 29 October 2024

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Musicians' Union (MU) have spoken to IQ after jointly penning an open letter calling for a blanket ticket levy to share the cost of investing in the future of the UK live scene.In the midst of a "cost of touring crisis", the government is expected to respond imminently to the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee's report on grassroots live music, published in May, which called for a process for an arena-level levy to safeguard grassroots venues to be put in place "before September 2024”.But despite Coldplay pledging to donate 10% of proceeds from their 2025 UK stadium dates to the Music V

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