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No Treetops Without Grass Roots
More than 300 delegates, the vast majority operating small- to medium-sized venues, participated in the second Venues Day in London Oct. 20, where the basic tenor was that politics haven’t understood the live business yet.
Yes, there may have been a couple of changes driven forth in the past, but they all missed the mark as they were implemented based on an insufficient understanding of the inner workings of the sector. This became apparent when the Live Music Act, which was introduced by MP Lord Tim Clement-Jones in 20 club south of the River Thames.