Over a third of UK small music venues operate at a loss – and two of them close every week.

Hello and welcome to the latest Music Business Worldwide Podcast, supported by Voly Music – now known as Voly Entertainment.On this podcast, MBW founder Tim Ingham discusses a crisis that's rapidly deteriorating the UK live music scene.The Music Venue Trust is a trade body representing the interests of a vital collective of British live music venues. It’s just released a bunch of shocking statistics in its annual report – including the fact that in 2023, an average of two of the UK’s live mus...