Music Venue Trust's Mark Davyd examines the hidden, systemic costs of live music...

There is a version of the Grassroots Levy story that ends well and a version that ends badly. The difference between them is not the money raised; it is what the money is used for.

The LIVE Trust has started distributing funds this year and the early signs are very encouraging. The UK Artists Touring Fund, the money flowing to the Association Of Independent Promoters and ...