UK grassroots music venues show lowest decline since 2018 as sector stabilises post-pandemic
The number of small venues shrank by just nine in 2025, but more than half of them reported making no profit, while employment in the sector dropped almost 22%The number of grassroots music venues (GMV) in the UK shrank in effect by just nine in 2025, the lowest rate of annual decline since...
<p>The number of small venues shrank by just nine in 2025, but more than half of them reported making no profit, while employment in the sector dropped almost 22%</p><p>The number of grassroots music venues (GMV) in the UK shrank in effect by just nine in 2025, the lowest rate of annual decline since 2018.</p><p>Thirty venues closed permanently between July 2024 and 2025 and 48 ceased functioning as GMVs, citing financial viability, change in ownership and eviction or redevelopment. However, 69 spaces that had previously ceased operating as GMVs returned to the sector.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/21/uk-grassroots-music-venues-show-lowest-decline-since-2018-as-sector-stabilises-post-pandemic">Continue reading...</a>
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