Musicians’ Union general secretary and UK Theatre chief executive tell cultural select committee of the dangers facing the UK’s live music scene amid the COVID-19 pandemic

The pop-up gigs have been taking place in Trafalgar SquareMystery Jets, Pumarosa, Disclosure Members of The Wombats, Disclosure, Pumarosa, and Mystery Jets are among the acts who have performed at London’s Extinction Rebellion protests this week. The climate change activist group set up camps across the capital on Monday (October 7) an...

Farewell, The Haunt. The HauntBrighton venue The Haunt has announced that it is to shut its doors at the end of the month. The intimate club, which has previously played host to the likes of Jorja Smith, 2manydjs, Foster The People, Peace and Wild Beasts, will reportedly shut for the final time on August 31. According to a Facebook […]...

The singer's 'I'll Show You' music video has played a part in the closure.Justin Bieber's 'I'll Show You' music video was filmed at Fjadrárgljúfur.A canyon in Iceland has been shutdown with reports claiming that Justin Bieber is part of the reason why. Read more: Justin Bieber: The Full NME Cover Story Iceland’s Fjadrárgljúfur Canyon was o...

It hosted performances from the likes of Oasis and Amy Winehouse. Blondie's Debbie Harry performs at The Borderline in 1989Historic London venue The Borderline has announced that it is shutting its doors after losing the battle against escalating rent in the capital. Since opening in the early 1980s, the Soho club hosted intimate performances fr...