Candidates in the upcoming local elections across the UK have been called upon by LIVE to support the live music sector, if elected this week.
LIVE, the voice of the UK’s live music business, has written to all major political parties to ask their candidates to pledge support. The elections, which are due to take place on 5 May 2022, will elect local councillors and leaders with crucial devolved powers – including funding and control over licensing and planning processes – capable of helping the live music industry to thrive.
Live music is a £4.5bn industry which employs over 200,000 people across the entire country, from large arenas to small high street venues. Unlike other industries, the impact of live music’s contribution is not confined to a square mile in the capital city, but instead permeates the very fabric of every town and village across the country, meaning that local councillors…
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