Performers warn
UK culture secretary of mass insolvencies as £4.5bn live
music industry falters under Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our
Coronavirus coverageThe Rolling Stones, Sir Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa are among 1,500 musicians and bands calling for the government to take urgent action to help live music in
Britain avoid collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A letter signed by artists, including Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, Coldplay, Annie Lennox and Sam Smith, warned that the UK could lose its prime spot on the world’s musical stage unless the government commited to supporting businesses and set out a timetable for reopening live music venues.