#LetTheMusicPlay: UK biz mobilises to call for aid

Some 1,500 artists – including many of Britain's most famous musical exports – are backing the live business in a new call for immediate government assistance

The SSE Hydro, one of many UK venues lit up for #LetTheMusicPlay campaign © Double Take Projections

The leading lights of Britain’s live music industry – including some of its biggest touring talent – have today (2 July) issued an urgent plea for government aid to the sector, warning that a…

lack of support and continued uncertainty around reopening is having a “devastating” impact in one of the world’s biggest live music markets.

The appeal is centred on a letter to the UK’s culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, signed by 1,500 artists and bands, including Ed Sheeran, the…

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