UK Theatres and music venues to reopen August 1st

was set to close due to the impact of coronavirus. It came as two of the six companies comprising UK event and venue management company, VMS Live, entered administration.Now, Mark Hall, the man responsible for the success of The Welly Club and for the elevation of The Polar Bear from pub to venue, and a team of other campaigners have started a Crowdfunder campaign to save The Polar Bear.“We want to run The Polar Bear for the people of Hull,” a statement reads.

the Music Venue Trust and the #SaveOurVenues campaign, a bottled range of lager, cider and IPA are available to order from home to raise money while live music remains on hold due to COVID-19.“In the decade to 2018, 35% of music venues closed by noise complaints, gentrification and soaring rents,” Fightback Creative director Gary Prosser told NME.

British is looking to shine a ray of hope on a bleak year.

Earlier this month, the PM signalled the return of some “socially distanced” live music events this August. Under the proposed plans, from August 1, socially distanced audiences were going to be able to return for indoor performances in theatres, music halls and other venues.However, that decision has now been reversed after the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Prof Chris Whitty, said the country is now “at the outer edge” of how far it can safely re-open.Speaking at a Downing Street press

Emmy The Great has said that “a major music award” queried her nationality in 2011, despite her being a British citizen. This follows the news that Rina Sawayama did not receive a Mercury Prize nomination this year because she was not deemed British enough.The query regarding Emmy The Great – real name Emma-Lee Moss – seemingly occurred because she was born in Hong Kong.

obtained by Britain’s Daily Mirror, Jennifer Howell – a pal of Heard’s sister Whitney Henriquez and mother Paige – revealed the latter told her that billionaire Musk was suing the actress.“Paige told me…. she was in a legal battle with him over the rights to embryos they had created together,” she shared.

internal market between the four UK nations after Brexit. Mike Russell, the Scottish Government's spokesman on the constitution, told MSPs today the plan was not about smoothing trade but removing power from Holyrood and handing it back to Westminster.

More shows will close and not reopen and more theatres will go out of business, the chief of the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre has warned.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterFrightFest, the UK horror festival that was forced to move online this year because of pandemic disruption, has unveiled a lineup for its 21st edition (August 27-31) including seven world premieres.The event opens with the UK premiere of Sky Sharks, which features Nazi zombie-piloted airborne killer sharks.World premieres include Logan Thomas’s There’s No Such Thing As Vampires, Patrick Rea’s I Am Lisa, Ruben Pla’s The Horror Crowd, G-Hey Kim’s Don’t Click,

Naman Ramachandran Albums by Stormzy, Dua Lipa, Laura Marling and Michael Kiwanuka have been nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize, one of the most coveted awards in the U.K.Other nominees for the £25,000 ($31,700) prize include Anna Meredith, Charli XCX, Georgia, Kano, Lanterns on the Lake, Moses Boyd, Porridge Radio and Sports Team.

Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil has praise the cultural value of grassroots music venues, warning that the government must remain vigilant to prevent closures across the UK.The frontman also warned that a “generation” of talent will fail to emerge if venues are not available for them to hone their craft in the formative stages of their careers.“If venues disappear, we’re losing a generation, if not more, of talent,” Neil told Music Week.“Be it a hip-hop star or a rock band or an electronic act, that’s

Mark David The Las Vegas home of British bon vivant Robin Leach, late and famously flamboyant chronicler of the rich and famous, whose late 1980s and early 1990s TV show “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” showcased the homes of celebrities, has been sold for $718,000.

Theatres, music venues and indoor performance spaces will be allowed to welcome back live audiences from next month, the government has confirmed.Boris Johnson announced the news today as the UK reaches the fourth step in the government's five-stage roadmap.Audiences will be permitted to return from August 1, but must adhere to social distancing measures.Performers will also have to maintain social distancing at all times.The announcement is a major step forward for the arts industry, one of the