Recommendation 1

The crisis affecting grassroots music venues and the broader live music ecosystem, including artists, promoters and festivals, is of deep concern to music lovers, local communities and all those who depend on the sector’s economic and cultural success. We also recognise and share concerns that these issues are affecting the broader night-time venues that host music, including clubs and electronic music spaces. These sectors must not be allowed to continue to decline, but the current support is insufficient to prevent this.