UK live music attendance reached an all-time high in 2022

IQ, he country’s Department for Culture has set up the scheme, and it has been signed up by a number of festivals, including Sónar, Vida, Cruïlla, Embassa’t and Canet Rock.The initiative is an upgrade on a previous drive by the Spanish government which covered ages up to 25, but where that scheme was limited to particular windows during which tickets to be purchased with the discount, the new setup will allow the discount to be applied on tickets all year round.“For the first time, the Department of Culture makes a co-payment to facilitate the reduction in the price of admission,” said Minister of Culture in Catalunya, Natàlia Garriga.“We are aiming for 2% in the culture budget.

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LadBaby have announced that they will not be releasing a 2023 festive single after five consecutive years of claiming the Christmas Number One.The duo – comprising husband and wife Mark and Roxanne Hoyle – have landed the UK Christmas Number One for five years straight with their comical twists on hit songs.LadBaby previously hit the top spot in 2018 with ‘We Built This City’, in 2019 with ‘I Love Sausage Rolls’, in 2020 with ‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’’, and 2021 with the Ed Sheeran and Elton John collaboration ‘Sausage Rolls For Everyone’.In 2022, they broke a UK chart record previously held by The Beatles as they scored their fifth Christmas Number One with ‘Food Aid’.However, 2023 is set to leave the bid for Number One wide open after the pair confirmed that they will not be in this year’s running.“After five amazing years we’ve decided to pass the baton over to the Great British public and we’re not going for Christmas number one this year,” Mark told Metro.“We never expected it to be five, I’ll be totally honest. It’s one of those things that just happened over the years and we thought it was amazing that the public got behind us in the way that they did.

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here.The recipients of shares automatically become a member and co-owner of the Charitable Community Benefit Society and its assets and will receive a guaranteed 3 per cent APR return on their investment.Chris Prosser, director of MVP said: “By supporting the ‘Give The Gift of Ownership’ campaign music fans will provide much needed resources for Music Venue Properties to acquire the freehold of more at-risk grassroots music venues.“With 16 per cent of the UK’s grassroots music venues having closed in the last 12 months at a rate of two per week, this initiative serves as a timely reminder that these are more than just spaces; they are cultural landmarks that have witnessed the rise of legendary bands and the birth of countless musical memories, while also acting as platforms for emerging artists to hone their craft and connect with fans.“Giving the gift of ownership to friends and family this Christmas supports not only music but strengthens the communities these venues are a part of while proving that the public can and should take ownership of the cultural scenes they build.”Music Venue Properties has identified nine potential grassroots music venue acquisitions throughout the UK which the ‘Give The Gift of Ownership’ campaign is expected to raise much needed funds for.To date, almost £2.5m has been raised from over 1200 individual investors and the MVP crowdfunding platform #OwnOurVenues has now re-opened for further share sales to support this campaign.The #OwnOurVenues initiative was first announced in May, following the news that legendary gig spaces like North London’s Nambucca and Sheffield’s Leadmill were closing their doors or under threat, respectively.Having been backed by Ed Sheeran, the scheme aims to