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Jul 23, 2025

New Night Buses Proposed to Link Bury and Rochdale with Manchester City Centre

Jul 23, 2025

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Jul 23, 2025

Greater Manchester Artists Head to Paris for MaMA Festival 2025

Jul 23, 2025

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Jul 23, 2025

Jul 1, 2025

Celebrating Vocalist and Songwriter Diane Charlemagne With Blue Heritage Plaque

Jul 1, 2025

The exceptional life and remarkable contributions of Manchester vocalist and songwriter, Diane Charlemagne has been honoured with a blue heritage plaque in her childhood neighbourhood of Moss Side, Manchester.

Jul 1, 2025

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Jul 29, 2025

UK Music Hometown Glory 2025

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Jul 21, 2025

DIY Access Guide

Jul 21, 2025

Attitude is Everything have produced a DIY Access Guide which is a collection of ‘top tip’ lists and easy to follow ‘gig hacks’ to help any band, artist or promoter link up with a venue to make a gig as accessible as possible, even if a stage is up or down a flight of stairs.

Jul 21, 2025

Jun 24, 2025

Music Venue Trust Annual Report

Jun 24, 2025

2024 remained a tough and challenging climate for Grassroots Music Venues (GMVs), with over 200 venues, 24.9% of the entire sector, needing to reach out to the charity for support to avoid permanent closure. Music Venue Trust (MVT) offered planning, licensing, noise, acoustics, and legal advice to GMVs across the UK, directly responding to a broad range of key issues facing venues and increased their support for the financial challenges that pose the most significant risk to the sustainability and resilience of the grassroots network.

Read the 2024 Annual Report now below to see how MVT are backing artists, venues, and communities across the country.

Jun 24, 2025

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