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Help Musicians UK received a month’s worth of requests for help in one day last week

The £5 million fund to help artists affected by the coronavirus pandemic has already been used up.

Help Musicians UK launched the fund on 25th...

300-strong crowds have been partying in clubs until a 12PM curfew 

A number of Swiss clubs have reopened with reduced capacity and no social distancing in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Switzerland, a number of...

"We plan to make full vaccination a condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather”

Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 will be required for entry into nightclubs in England from the end of September, it has been announced. 

Vaccines...

The Music Venue Trust has launched the campaign to protect venues facing closure

The UK’s Music Venue Trust has launched the #saveourvenues campaign to raise funds and highlight the challenges faced by small music venues and clubs amid...

After the UK Government delayed the easing of lockdown earlier this month, many clubs were left in financial ruin. Even ahead of the new proposed...

Last week (14th June), Boris Johnson announced that there will be a four-week delay of lockdown easing, with the initial date for the relaxation of...

The first ever UK rapper to headline Worth Farm is Michael Omari...

“I see nothing in the data now that makes me think we are going to have to deviate in any way from the roadmap”

England is on track to lift all COVID-19 restrictions as planned on 21st of June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. 

Back in February, the...

A source told the Evening Standard that health checks would be “too much hassle”

Nightclubs in England will reportedly reopen on 19th July with no requirements for attendees to present negative COVID-19 tests or proof of vaccination.

A government...

New guidelines from ISM outline the costs to DJs and live acts travelling in and out of the EU27

Thousands of artists have applied for financial relief

A £2.5 million fund for musicians suffering financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic has run out of money after just five days.

Launched by Help...

The money will go some way to making up for the UK government's decision to reduce spending on international aid

Massive Attack have auctioned two rare prints by elusive UK street artist Banksy, raising more than £140,000 for charities in the process. 

The pair of...

The DJ addressed the recent wave of illegal parties in the UK

Carl Cox has said that Illegal raves during pandemic are “not the answer”.

The techno DJ recently spoke in an interview with Sky News about...

The d&b stalwart has lived in the UK since he was four-years-old...

Mad Rush MC (real name: Owen Haisley), a stalwart of the Manchester drum & bass scene who has performed at events like the Warehouse Project...

3M will be reduced to 1M with mitigations

Extra social distancing for performers on stage is set to be axed.

Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, took to...

Digital rights group Fight For The Future are spearheading the campaign

Musicians, festivals and venues have joined the campaign to ban facial recognition at concerts.

Recently, it was announced that Ticketmaster, owned by Live Nation, the...