Music Venue Trust has announced that Venues Day 2016 will take place on Tuesday 18 October at London’s Roundhouse.
Music Venue Trust, the charity set up to champion venues supporting grassroots music, is putting together this year's networking day, focusing on discussion exploring the themes of localism and community and music industry partnerships.
Venues Day is the only national event aimed specifically at the people who run small to medium scale independent music venues.
Music Venue Trust’s Beverley Whitrick said: ‘Venues Day is an important opportunity to bring together representatives from grassroots music venues across the UK and discuss the things that are important to them.
‘Each year we aim to move the agenda forward, improving awareness of the issues and seeking solutions to the challenges. Working with an esteemed venue like Roundhouse will attract further key partners to join us in this work.’
Jane Beese of Roundhouse added: ‘In addition to being a world class performance venue, Roundhouse is committed to working in partnership with other creative organisations to help develop artists of the future. Opportunities for young people are at the heart of our work, so playing a part in sustaining the network of venues in which many will get their first taste of music, as performers or audience members, makes real sense to us.’
Last year’s event took place at the Ministry of Sound 'headlined' by a debate featuring Ed Vaizey MP (culture minister), Michael Dugher MP (shadow secretary of state for Culture), Jo Dipple (UK Music), Joyce Wilson (Arts Council England) and Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music).
A full line up of panellists and partner organisations will be announced from May.
Venues Day 2016 is a one-day event, running from 10.30am - 6.30pm.
Visit musicvenuetrust.com for more information on the event.
Music Venue Trust, the charity set up to champion venues supporting grassroots music, is putting together this year's networking day, focusing on discussion exploring the themes of localism and community and music industry partnerships.
Venues Day is the only national event aimed specifically at the people who run small to medium scale independent music venues.
Music Venue Trust’s Beverley Whitrick said: ‘Venues Day is an important opportunity to bring together representatives from grassroots music venues across the UK and discuss the things that are important to them.
‘Each year we aim to move the agenda forward, improving awareness of the issues and seeking solutions to the challenges. Working with an esteemed venue like Roundhouse will attract further key partners to join us in this work.’
Jane Beese of Roundhouse added: ‘In addition to being a world class performance venue, Roundhouse is committed to working in partnership with other creative organisations to help develop artists of the future. Opportunities for young people are at the heart of our work, so playing a part in sustaining the network of venues in which many will get their first taste of music, as performers or audience members, makes real sense to us.’
Last year’s event took place at the Ministry of Sound 'headlined' by a debate featuring Ed Vaizey MP (culture minister), Michael Dugher MP (shadow secretary of state for Culture), Jo Dipple (UK Music), Joyce Wilson (Arts Council England) and Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music).
A full line up of panellists and partner organisations will be announced from May.
Venues Day 2016 is a one-day event, running from 10.30am - 6.30pm.
Visit musicvenuetrust.com for more information on the event.
