UK acts cancel Spanish dates: “Brexit is the next major threat to live music”
ATC-repped Squid and Black Country, New Road are some of the first UK acts to pull Spanish dates from a European tour due to Brexit-related visa difficulties
News By IQ | 24 September 2021
ATC Live has warned that Brexit is “the next major threat to live music” after two of the agency’s British acts were forced to pull out of Spain dates due to Brexit-related visa issues.
Earlier this year, 19 out of 27 EU member states reached an agreement with the UK government to award free work visas for 90 days, so that artists and their crew can travel freely during that period.
No such agreement was reached with major touring markets such as…
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