The Music Venue Trust is an integral part of the live scene in the UK. The charity acts to protect, secure and improve UK Grassroots Music Venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists.
These venues have played a crucial role in the development of British music over the last 40 years, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills.
The Trust works to gain recognition of the essential role these venues fulfil, not only for artist development but also for the cultural and music industries, the economy and local communities. They aim to preserve and improve venues, making them more efficient and improving the experience for performers and audiences.
They’ve recently established the Pipeline Investment Fund (PIF) to further support Grassroosts Music Venues. PIF is a grant-giving fund which so far has helped venues with everything from infrastructure, repairs, training and staff. Click here to find out more about PIF.
We’ve teamed up with the Music Venue Trust to collect donations for the Pipeline Investment Fund from music-loving customers as they buy tickets. After the success of similar partnerships for other music related charities such as Tickets For Good, Attitude is Everything and Oxfam via their Oxjam Music Festivals, we’re sure this will raise lots of money, and awareness, throughout 2024.