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Support Fair Play Venues Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic

Many live music venues are having to fundraise to secure their futures, here is a list of crowdfunders that have been set up for venues which have signed up to our Fair Play scheme. If you are in a position to donate, or to share their crowdfunders on your social channels, please do.

Published: 15 May 2020 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:30 PM
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It’s important to plan for a recovery and make sure that the essential workplaces – studios and live music venues – survive and resume their business as soon as is practicable. Photo: Shutterstock

The Coronavirus pandemic has created a financial strain that has been felt across the music industry. This includes vital resources such as live music venues.

Below are a number of music venues which have signed up to our Fair Play scheme, and are individually raising funds to survive and emerge from the crisis.

If you are in a position to donate to any of these venues, please do. As our General Secretary Horace Trubridge stated in a recent blog post, it is, “important to plan for a recovery and make sure that the essential workplaces – studios and live music venues – survive and resume their business as soon as is practicable.”

We’ve included links next to each venue which you can use to share their crowdfunders directly to your Twitter or Facebook channel – so even if you’re not able to make a donation right now, you can support them by spreading the word.

Venues in Wales and South-West England

Komedia (Bath)

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The Exchange (Bristol)

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The Louisiana  (Bristol)

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Venues in the Midlands

The Sugarmill (Stoke-on-Trent)

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The Shed (Leicester)

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The Railway (Oakham, Rutland)

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Venues in London

Toulouse Lautrec

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The Windmill (Brixton)

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Troubadour

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Venues in East and South-East England

Boileroom (Guildford)

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The Forum (Tunbridge Wells)

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Komedia (Brighton)

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The Horn (St Albans)

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The Wedgewood Rooms (Portsmouth)

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Venues in the North of England

The Met (Bury)

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The Leadmill (Sheffield)

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Venues in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Sneaky Pete’s (Edinburgh)

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The Glad Café (Glasgow)

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Audio (Glasgow)

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The Black Box (Belfast)

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