A “once in a generation” opportunity to revive Britain’s dying grassroots music venue scene must be seized by political parties vying to be elected at the forthcoming General Election to save the sector from extinction.

The Music Venue Trust today (Tue) publishes a report urging leaders to “seize the moment” by adopting key demands of their ‘A Manifesto for Grassroots Music’, which sets out the urgent action steps needed to be taken in order to stem the current closure  rate of…