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'Meltdown averted for now': Grassroots music venues' relief at Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
The Court House in Bangor - grassroots music venues were relieved at the autumn statement
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'Meltdown averted for now': Grassroots music venues' relief at Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement

Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking's only grassroots music venue
Live band on stage at Fiery Bird grassroots music venue, part of the Phoenix Cultural Centre in Woking - Big Issue Venue Watch
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Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking's only grassroots music venue

'We haven't done enough': Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
A band onstage at a grassroots music venue
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'We haven't done enough': Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues

Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for 'people a little bit outside normal'
Rebecca ‘Self Esteem’ Taylor playing with her previous band Slow Club at the Horn, St Albans - a much-loved grassroots music venue
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Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for 'people a little bit outside normal'

Atherton 'had everything taken away'. The Snug brought back music and community
female fronted punk band on the stage of The Snug in Atherton
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Atherton 'had everything taken away'. The Snug brought back music and community

Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth
Robert Smith of The Cure, Ed Sheeran and Morrissey leading The Smiths on stage in Moles, Bath
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Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth

This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen's life – but may run out of money in months
woman playing a keyboard and singing, MacArts centre, man in a hat at a microphone
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This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen's life – but may run out of money in months

Steve Lamacq: 'This music venue changed my life... it's now a carpark'
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Steve Lamacq: 'This music venue changed my life... it's now a carpark'

Cost of living crisis stopping people accessing mental health benefits of live music
Ed Sheeran performs for Channel Seven's morning program Sunrise and Nova969 in Sydney 2013. He voiced his support for the new initiative which will give money to grassroots live music venues.
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Cost of living crisis stopping people accessing mental health benefits of live music

How iconic London music venue The Windmill made Brixton a mecca for the best new bands
Members of Black Midi and Black Country, New Road in front of the gold curtain at the Windmill Brixton
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How iconic London music venue The Windmill made Brixton a mecca for the best new bands

How this plucky music venue is bringing a faded seaside town back from the dead
Northern Irish band Anna’s Number on stage in grassroots music venue The Court House, highlighted by Big Issue Venue Watch
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How this plucky music venue is bringing a faded seaside town back from the dead

Grassroots music venue The Snug rescued by community investment: 'This means everything'
a crowd of people celebrating outside The Snug in Manchester
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Grassroots music venue The Snug rescued by community investment: 'This means everything'

UK lost 16% of grassroots music venues over the last year: 'It's a full-blown crisis'
musicians playing on stage at grassroots music venue Hot Box in Chelmsford
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UK lost 16% of grassroots music venues over the last year: 'It's a full-blown crisis'