UK Artist Touring Fund opens for applications
Developed by FAC, MMF and the MU, the fund will allow acts to apply for financial support for grassroots shows
News By Lisa Henderson | 9 March 2026
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) is opening applications for its new UK Artist Touring Fund (UKAT Fund) this Wednesday (11 March).
Developed in partnership with the Music Managers Forum (MMF) and the Musicians’ Union (MU), UKAT was established in response to the ongoing ‘cost of touring crisis’ in grassroots live music.
The fund will provide strategic ‘top-up’ contributions to reduce genuine shortfalls in artist touring budgets – helping reduce financial risk, build new audiences, develop careers, ensure everyone in the live…
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