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this is a nice panel getting to the heart of the issue... but.... feels a bit "hopeless" .... neo liberalism dosent take our culture seriously, its treated as a hobby, a luxury that must break even at least and at best culture is treated as an opportunity for exploitation and commodification. why do we try and "prove" a need for art and culture, this has been done a million times before. we already know the value of culture we dont need more data..... our struggle is with the corporate system, a system that only recognises profit and growth.... taylor swift and oasis are examples of commodities who soak up money and resources, this live touring and streaming "market" makes a fortune - corporates have sown it all up and continue to grow.... meanwhile, small venues and independent artists are crushed and are shrinking.... grass roots is ignored and squeezed so that corporate monsters can continue to increase profits. the solution for "the broken grass roots music market" is a political one. yes, there is a massive crisis in grass roots music.... but its not just in grass roots music ... the crisis is in culture.. art... theatre... museums... libraries... football... schools.. housing... cost of living... health... transport.... you name it there is a crisis..... the crisis is caused by capitalism. we are fighting a losing battle.... we must organise, organise, organise and campaign, take action and demand that our government takes a bigger share from corporate greed - we must demand that our government defends and creates the spaces for our culture to develop... society is for EVERYONE. another world is possible.

That's great and all but what the fuck is up with the black lives in music thing? Black people are vastly represented in music. It's one of the things they are. I think a lot of this identity pandering is sometimes what puts people off

Live Nation? Just a wild stab in the dark. Just throwing it up so someone can come back with a killer punchline. Might even have a go myself!

Who tf is they 😭

This needs to be shared as much as possible. I'm putting this onto The Noisy Brain Community app and socials now. Thank you all @musicvenuetrust and Mark Davyd for your ongoing fight and passion, thanks for all the work you are all doing at MVT PS; I really disliked the laughing at the end. Stu - founder of The Noisy Brain

Amazing

Music venues should be treated as vital national infrastructure, they're the foundation of a key UK industry, they're pivotal in the cultural, mental and creative health of the country. Not to mention the soft power and voice it brings the UK in the global community. To allow them to dissapear is a clear sign of a country that is frankly not taking itself seriously. We don't allow bridges and road infrastructure to collapse because they are not in and of themselves profit making, there's no reason we shouldn't think of music venues (and for that matter, theatres, sports venues etc) in a similar, if not identical way.

Oh my god, Steve's CD collection! I suggest he auction off half day slots for people to just sit in that room with some headphones.

I wish these girls great success!

Pob Lwc!

promo sm 💪

go woke go broke

Forever in awe of how much Frank appreciates where he came from. I haven't heard of a single other artist who did weekly free livestreams just to raise money to support the places that led to his success. What a stand up guy.

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Just brilliant :)

Neil is a genius

lovely to see Neil play Mastermind and Lucy - neither happen often so GREAT when they do, especially acoustic!

Big up to the MVT, doing some amazing work.

Thank you so much for interviewing this fascinating, creative, and talented individual!

Thank you for this, for stepping up, for the idea and the energy. I 100% support this!

Great to be part of this!

My 1st concert with the Divine Comedy was in LA Cigale in Paris in 1993!

The interviews with Ren are always brilliant....as is the banter between songs (top class).

Talented or what !!! I've only seen Ren twice..Leeds Brudenell (about 8 years ago) and Hebden Bridge Trades Club (November 2021). Hopefully many more times to follow as these are some of the BEST GIGS EVER. ! ! !

I was just looking for all about THe Divine Comedy and Neil Hannon on KZbin and your video appeared. And suddenly you star talking with Neil about catalan!! I'm from a small town near Barcelona. I went to their concert two weeks ago. Thank you very much about your conversation with him. Moltes gràcies

How I adore this interview. ❤

Lovely to see the great man himself in interview.

BEANS! BEANS! BEANS! The only thing that bothers my mental health and its sensory processing elements is you, ya ultra woke muppet.

Thanks for all your work and please have a safe and Merry Christmas and a joyful New Years. Btw. Met Yoko and Sean (when he was 5ish?) in a coffee house in SV Idaho ci. 1985(?) ❤️ ✌️

If we can do anything to help please call. We don't have any money but we have time and connections.

The reason why we've been put back is simply because Johnson didn't want India to be on red list even though it was experiencing higher rates of the virus spreading than neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan that were on the red list. He was more bothered about his world beating terrible post Brexit trade agreement than saving lives.

well said Mark

#LetTheMusicPlay

The music industry has to think differently and become pro-active in the future! Funny!

Im ur biggest fan bro greg homie

It is sad for Music lovers isn't it?

Love and peace top man love glass banana up north

Hi Lucy, would it be possible to speak to you please? Best regards Cath The Old Bakery Truro 01872 278804

This is such a lovely video and beautiful poem.

This is such a good thing for our communities, tourism, musicians and the multitude of local people employed in these venues all across our country. How cool it is for a locality to have a great grassroots music venue. That's real culture at work. Getting teenagers out of their bedrooms to strum their tunes infant of a LIVE audience for the very first time. We must protect these venues. Great video. I love the quote about pollination with the bees!

Love this film!

Such a great video! Confess it got my eyes a bit wet ❤️❤️

Lovely video, glad to see some government funding come through now so we can help nurture the future festival headliners... Looking forward to the day it's safe to open again!

Amazing emotion filled video, music is everything.

Viva Live Music

All I have seen today on Facebook and Twitter are talentless DJs and local artists complaining about lack of government handouts. I can think of a million things I would rather see the money go to at this tough time. The arrogance of these people thinking they offer anything substantial or significant to our lives. They're more concerned with themselves and their bank balance than the public safety what makes them think they offer anything to people's lives other than light relief. They're the thing we can most live without. #themusicwillbetherenomatterwhat #getarealjob #notalent=nohandout

So important to see the faces of the people whose venues are on the line.

F.A.B. Virgil xx