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Bureaucracy is killing music festivals. Womad Glasgow was cancelled. It joins a list kept by the Association of Independent Festivals of 20 cancellations or postponements so far this year https://buff.ly/kFbKS0O #music #musicians #Brexit #carryontouring

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UK artists invited to apply for "seriously game-changing" £125k fund to beat "the cost of touring crisis" https://www.nme.com/news/music/uk-artists-invited-to-apply-game-changing-125k-fund-to-beat-cost-of-touring-crisis-3934434 #music #musicians #Brexit #carryontouring

Tour Management Services - Cost effective Touring Solutions for Music, Film and TV - Iron Man Records https://ironmanrecords.net/2025/10/tour-management-services-cost-effective-touring-solutions-for-music-film-and-tv/ #music #musicians #touring #tourmanagement #driver #carryontouring

It’s a similar story in bigger cities such as Birmingham. David Garside, 51, a musician, recalls a livelier scene in decades past. “The Old Railway in Digbeth was an old-fashioned pub with live music pretty much every night. ‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures from Oxford to Birmingham https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/15/live-music-gig-venue-closures #music #musicians #Birmingham #Brexit #carryontouring #Digbeth

‘The live music bedrock has vanished’: gig venue closures from Oxford to Birmingham. In UK cities full of musicians, the fast-shrinking nightlife scene is leaving artists with nowhere to play. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/15/live-music-gig-venue-closures #music #Brexit #musicians #carryontouring

Brexit is silencing British musicians. The bureaucratic demands put on artists touring the continent are so great that many acts are simply giving up. And the government is doing nothing about it https://buff.ly/cJu2djM #Brexit #music #musicians #carryontouring

“While UK live music continued the post-lockdown trend of strong performance for the biggest names at the biggest venues”, at the same time “pressure built across our grassroots as venues closed, tours were cancelled or cut back, and festivals called time” https://completemusicupdate.com/uk-live-music-spend-reached-6-68-billion-last-year-but-challenges-remain/ #music #musicians #Brexit #carryontouring #grassroots

Those operating at the grassroots are struggling and need more government support. UK live music spend reached £6.68 billion last year, but challenges remain https://completemusicupdate.com/uk-live-music-spend-reached-6-68-billion-last-year-but-challenges-remain/ #music #musicians #grassroots #carryontouring #Brexit

84% of UK independent artists can’t afford to tour in 2025. 70.6% of artists predominantly fund their careers through personal savings. https://mixmag.net/read/uk-independent-artists-cant-afford-tour-2025-news #music #musicians #Brexit #Carryontouring

84% of UK independent artists can’t afford to tour in 2025. Figures highlight the huge financial challenges faced by younger artists and those from working-class backgrounds https://mixmag.net/read/uk-independent-artists-cant-afford-tour-2025-news #music #musicians #Brexit #Carryontouring

LIVE calls on government to address Brexit issues, regulate ticket touting and provide more economic support as it sets out six key priorities https://completemusicupdate.com/live-calls-on-government-to-address-brexit-issues-regulate-ticket-touting-and-provide-more-economic-support-as-it-sets-out-six-key-priorities/ #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring

PETITION: Introduce a ticket levy to save grassroots music venues - Peace & Justice https://thecorbynproject.com/savegrassrootsmusic/ #music #brexit #carryontouring #musicians

25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025. A list of ways music fans can support the music we love and the grassroots ecosystem it relies upon. https://www.drownedinsound.org/25-ideas-to-keep-your-music-scene-alive-in-2025/?ref=drowned-in-sound-newsletter #music #musicians #Brexit #Carryontouring

Tour Management: Crossing the UK/EU Border - No more ATA Carnets for small artists transporting their own musical instruments or equipment. - Iron Man Records https://ironmanrecords.net/2023/09/tour-management-crossing-the-uk-eu-border-transporting-musical-instruments-or-equipment/ #music #musicians #Brexit #carryontouring

Brexit makes touring Europe ‘simply not viable’ for musicians. Stark assessment of Brexit’s impact on the music industry by a member of Sir Keir Starmer’s top team https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/brexit-musicians-bryant-europe-eu-b2656032.html #music #musicians #Brexit #Carryontouring

‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musicians. Brexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-uk-music-starmer-b2649157.html #music #brexit #carryontouring @BirminghamMN

Write to your MP: Save our grassroots music venues. The future of British music is at risk. We are losing grassroots music venues at an alarming rate and, without government action, we will lose many more. https://thecorbynproject.com/musicforthemany/ #music #carryontouring @BirminghamMN #Brexit

What’s the state of the UK #music industry? Sold-out arena tours indicate a thriving business. But this hides another reality – rising costs, administrative barriers post #Brexit, declining earnings and venues closing https://www.economicsobservatory.com/live-music-in-the-uk-whats-the-state-of-the-industry @BirminghamMN #carryontouring

Post-Brexit red tape puts classical music industry under threat. The prime minister is facing calls to urgently cut the red tape blocking travelling singers and bands from touring the continent https://bit.ly/4ebp1Bp #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring @BirminghamMN

New figures suggest much of the UK is becoming a ‘touring desert.’ "Not only are we seeing a crisis in economics, we're also seeing a crisis of access" https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-figures-suggest-much-of-the-uk-is-becoming-a-touring-desert-3803478 #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring @BirminghamMN

Brexit, Coronavirus and Government Policy - The mountain of challenges facing Musicians based in the UK today - Birmingham Music Network https://birminghammusicnetwork.com/2024/10/14/the-challenges-facing-musicians-in-the-uk/ #music #musicians #brexit #Uk #EU #carryontouring @BirminghamMN

Why it‘s time for Keir Starmer and Labour to face the music https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/keir-starmer-labour-uk-government-music-industry-brexit-touring-lisa-nandy-43337/ #brexit #music #musicians #carryontouring @BirminghamMN

Concessions for UK artists touring EU “impossible” say EU officials, in blow to Labour government’s manifesto commitment https://completemusicupdate.com/concessions-for-uk-artists-touring-eu-impossible-say-eu-officials/ #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring @BirminghamMN

Report: EU will not give Labour government a deal to help UK touring musicians https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/report-eu-will-not-give-labour-government-a-deal-to-help-uk-touring-musicians/090393 #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring @birminghammn

UK music touring “slowly dying” in visa red-tape. “Brexit has boxed in musicians and it’s now time to tear down these walls” https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/uk-music-touring-slowly-dying-in-visa-red-tape/ #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring @birminghammn

Face the music of Brexit barriers. ‘Face the Music’ campaign is urging politicians to find solutions for UK artistes trying to tour in Europe after Brexit @birminghammn #music #carryontouring https://buff.ly/3yW5rKm

Music touring and my career in the industry https://buff.ly/4b1I9km @birminghammn #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring

Ministers urged to ‘call Paul and Ringo’ over touring musician tax forms https://buff.ly/42TpyUv #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring @birminghammn

Transglobal Underground - A band of cosmic mutant rebels representing the living, beating heart of multicultural Britain, a living rebuttal of race-hate politics - Iron Man Records https://buff.ly/3RV0EPo #music #musicians #brexit #carryontouring