Independent venues allow talent to develop and must be protected, says musician
Britain’s independent
music venues should receive the same reverence and support as the ballet or opera, according to the musician Anna Calvi and the organisers behind a week-long initiative to promote the UK’s smaller concert halls.
Calvi, a three-time Mercury music prize nominee, told the Guardian that venues which predominantly focus on live music – and helped contribute £1.1bn to the
UK economy in 2018 – need to be protected at a time when a third of smaller venues report they are struggling.