The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust announce partnership to revive grassroots live music

Joining forces to help revive the UK’s grassroots live music scene, The National Lottery has partnered with Music Venue Trust for a new initiative, The National Lottery’s Revive Tour!

This will see The National Lottery contribute £1M to “directly underwrite the touring and production costs of over 300 live performances this summer, enabling the grassroots live music industry to start promoting shows again in the knowledge that the upfront costs associated with touring are covered”.

Set to run throughout the summer, artists including Olivia Dean, Twin Atlantic, The Magic Gang and The Futureheads will perform at hundreds of grassroots music venues throughout the country, with special one-off shows from Fontaines DC, Tom Jones, Mahalia, Sam Fender and more.

“It’s so important to get artists and crew back out and working, to get our grassroots music venues back up and running, and to get friends, families and communities back together enjoying live music,” Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd says. “Grassroots music venues play a crucial role in the development of British music, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills. These venues also play a vital role in the cultural and economic vibrancy of any village, town or city. The National Lottery Revive Live Tour is a fantastic initiative which will kickstart the return of great events across the country. We can’t wait to get started!”

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