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Setlist Podcast: Grassroots venues need ticket levy to survive
Calls for government support for the grassroots live music industry as more venues and festivals close, and the next evolution of Kiss…
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Nozstock festival to end after 2024 edition, prompting new call for government support for festival sector
Nozstock has announced that it will end after its 2024 edition because the financial risks of staging boutique festivals is now too great - prompting the Association Of Independent Festivals to again call on the UK government to introduce a cut in VAT on tickets…
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Live industry welcomes some measures in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, but says that more needs to be done to support the sector
Live music trade bodies have cautiously welcomed UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn budget statement, but have noted several omissions that they say are necessary to support the sector…
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AIF calls on government to support festivals as NASS cancels 2024 event
The NASS Festival has announced that its 2024 edition will not go ahead, citing spiralling costs. The Association Of Independent Festivals has called on government to lower VAT on festival tickets to avoid further cancellations…
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New All-Party Parliamentary Group focused on festivals launches
The Association Of Independent Festivals has announced the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group focused on festivals, via which MPs will consider the contribution made and pressures faced by festivals around the UK…