London’s O2 Arena announces funding for UK grassroots gig venues
The 20,000-capacity venue will feed revenue back into smaller venues to ‘nurture the next generation of breakthrough artists’London’s O2 Arena, the UK’s second-largest indoor concert venue, has announced it will donate a portion of proceeds from its concerts to grassroots gig venues across...
<p>The 20,000-capacity venue will feed revenue back into smaller venues to ‘nurture the next generation of breakthrough artists’</p><p>London’s O2 Arena, the UK’s second-largest indoor concert venue, has announced it will donate a portion of proceeds from its concerts to grassroots gig venues across the country.</p><p>The 20,000-capacity venue has partnered with the Music Venue Trust charity (MVT), which has been pushing for artists and arena operators to support the venues that often provide a space for musicians to hone their craft, before they hopefully step up to arena-level popularity.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/09/londons-o2-arena-announces-funding-for-uk-grassroots-gig-venues">Continue reading...</a>
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