We’re all concerned about the health and welfare of family, friends, colleagues and loved one at this time and our first and foremost message is to hope you are well and safe during this time.
Here at AIP we’re supporting UK live music and club promoters through this crisis. To do this, we’ve relaxed rules on membership and have opened up our help to any concert or club promoter. The most important thing right now is that we all get through this.
Our focus is on live music promoters and club promoters. The support mechanisms for you are at the top of this list. However all of our promoters are also concerned for the welfare and future of artists, musicians, DJs, venues, managers, live & Dj agents, ticketing agencies, songwriters, composers, crew and the many many others who come together to make events happen. There’s many good organisations supporting these particular sectors, so we’ve compiled a list of these below which we hope will help you now and in the future.
UK GOVT BUSINESS SUPPORT
All the current UK Govt support for businesses at this time is HERE.
PROMOTER SUPPORT :
The Association of Independent Promoters has an active, closed Facebook Group and a Covid-19 focussed WhatsApp group. If you’re an independent promoter or an independent venue that promotes in-house you can join the Facebook Group HERE and then you’ll also see a link to the WhatsApp Group. Within those pages and groups we are constantly updating and sharing Govt and other agency support when it is appropriate for promoters. The AIP is also running regular, short, impact surveys to gather data and evidence around priority issues, which, of course, change quickly. We’re working and achieving short term solutions on the sector’s behalf in conjunction with other agencies and organisations, and also developing some longer term support for promoters. If you have any issues accessing support or there’s things you want to discuss privately then email john@aiporg.com
We now have particular focussed support for promoters working in Wales. In addition to the links above, pls email john@aiporg.com if you’re a Wales-based promoter who has cancelled shows or has lost upcoming shows and income because of Covid-19.
VENUE SUPPORT
If you’re an independent grassroots music venue in the UK then you should already know about Music Venue Trust. They have a comprehensive list of support for venues, which is listed HERE.
NIGHT TIME INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
We are speaking daily with the NTIA who have been lobbying for support and campaigning hard for all types of venues, night time businesses and the associated freelancers who support the hospitality sector.
Independent Venue Week are helping co-ordinate fundraisers and crowdfunders for venues across the UK. More information HERE.
MUSICIANS, SONGWRITERS & COMPOSERS SUPPORT
Help Musicians have set up a really comprehensive advice page as a central space to support musicians. They have also launched a £5M Help Musicians Coronavirus Hardship Fund with grants of £500 per musician.
The Musicians Union have launched a £1M Hardship Fund for MU Members.
PRS For Music have launched an EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND which overs grants of £1000 to members of PRS for Music.
Making Music is the UK organisation that supports leisure time music groups in the UK. They have many initiatives up and running to support their members at this time. More information can be found HERE.
The charitable arm of PRS for Music offer grant support for programmes that support new music creators in the UK.
Arts Council England have reshaped all their grant programmes to offer focussed support for artists, creators and the arts sector during this time. Information is HERE.
Arts Council Wales have suspended their grants programme whilst they re-shape support during this time. Information is expected shortly and will be HERE.
Creative Scotland are re-shaping their grants to offer support during this time. More information can be found HERE.
FESTIVALS SUPPORT
THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FESTIVALS support independent festivals of all size in the UK. We are in touch with them regularly as we share members who promote both festivals and concerts.
THE ASSOCIATION OF FESTIVAL ORGANISERS have a focus on folk, roots and traditional music festivals across the UK