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The DCMS has issued a report ahead of Britain's "compressed" summer season 

The UK Government is being urged to support drug testing at festivals to increase safety following a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee...

"The whole industry, live music, is in complete dire straights"

SHERELLE has spoken out about the UK government's stance on the arts sector amid COVID-19.

The London-based DJ and winner of the DJ Mag Best...

Applicants must be at risk of insolvency and have been working in Scotland's cultural sector before April 2019

The Scottish Government has announced details of a £15million Culture Organisations and Venues Recovery Fund. 

Applications open on Thursday 17th September, and anyone considering submitting...

Pilot performances were due to take place from 1st August

The UK government has postponed the return of live music performances as lockdown easing slows amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In a press conference today (31st...

Artists, DJs and industry figures have come together to call for urgent government action 

 

The UK Government have been urged to support clubs with specific funding through a new campaign, #LetUsDance.

Launched by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA)...

Grassroots Music Venues made the admission in an open letter for industry support

The UK Government have been warned that a £50million cash injection is required to save grassroots music venues.

In May, the UKs Music Venue Trust’s #SaveOurScene ...

Small venues, clubs and record stores will benefit from the measures

In the midst of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Scottish Government has announced a £320 million rescue package for small businesses, including small...

Finally some good news for venue owners...

The UK government has thrown its support behind a proposal that would safeguard music venues and nightclubs from property developers who decide to build near...

Ultra Music Festival would be the decision’s most high-profile casualty...

Ultra Music Festival’s longstanding relationship with the city’s iconic Bayfront Park is severely under threat following a new proposal by Miami’s city commissioner. For almost...

Will be a go between the council and those who work in the industry...

New York City's Consumer Affairs Committee has voted in favour of creating a nightlife office and nightlife task force.

The news comes as part of...

The plan has been slammed as “too late” for many

The UK Government has announced that UK festivals are set to be covered by £750 million insurance scheme.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Live Events Reinsurance...

Only when events are guaranteed to happen will support be considered as an option

The UK Government will not consider festival insurance until lockdown ends, according to culture secretary Oliver Dowden. 

Speaking at a Department for Culture, Media and...

The news comes after rumours of a possible “wave of cancellations” due to the Government's lack of insurance plan for festivals

Boomtown Fair has cancelled its 2021 event, citing a lack of insurance support from the UK government.

The Winchester-based festival is one of a number of...

The Safer Streets fund has also been doubled to £45 million, which will be used to provide neighbourhoods with increased and improved street lighting and...

Undercover police may patrol nightclubs and bars in England and Wales as part of new plans set out by the government to identify and prevent...

Before the pandemic, Spain welcomed approximately 80 millions tourists a year

The Ibiza Government has plans for rapid COVID-19 testing systems to open a tourist corridor next summer.

After Spain’s Tourism Minister, Reyes Moroto, enforced a...