LIVE Trust update as Katy Perry makes MVT donation

The MVT, FAC and LIVE speak to IQ as the American pop star becomes the latest big name artist to support the organisation

News By James Hanley | 18 November 2024

Katy Perry has become the latest artist to pledge £1 from every ticket sold for her newly announced UK tour leg to the Music Venue Trust (MVT), as the business awaits the green light for the LIVE Trust.The American pop star, who played her first UK shows at London's 200-cap Water Rats and 1,145-cap Scala in 2008, becomes the first international act to follow the likes of Coldplay, Sam Fender and Enter Shikari by donating a percentage of tour proceeds to the organisation.“I’m proud to donate £1 from every ticket on the UK leg of The Lifetimes Tour to Music Venue Trust so that venues like Water Rats and Scala, where I played my

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