Musicians face numerous challenges in the post-Brexit landscape. These challenges have raised concerns, leading to considerations of potential career change and a call for government support.
Work Permits and Visas: Musicians can no longer travel and work freely across the EU, requiring work permits and visas for performances in certain countries. This leads to additional costs, paperwork, and potential limitations on touring.
Financial Impact: The music industry contributes significantly to the UK economy, and Brexit poses a threat to its success. Increased costs, potential losses in revenue from European tours, and additional financial burdens affect musicians’ livelihoods.
Uncertainty and Lack of Clarity: The lack of clarity surrounding post-Brexit regulations and the need for bilateral deals with certain EU member states create uncertainty for musicians. This impacts their ability to plan tours, navigate work permit requirements, and make informed decisions
Impact on Live Sector and Music Tourism: The live sector and music tourism may be affected, with potential declines in international collaborations, fewer European acts traveling to the UK, and a negative impact on music tourism.
To be or not to be: The lost opportunities for Britain’s performers https://bestforbritain.org/to_be_or_not_to_be_the_lost_opportunities_for_britain_s_performers
UK Music and LIVE Head to Brussels for Key Talks on Future of EU Touring https://ukmusic.org/news/uk-music-and-live-head-to-brussels-for-key-talks-on-future-of-eu-touring/
Music charities report uptick in mental health issues | IQ Magazine https://iq-mag.net/2024/10/music-charities-report-uptick-in-mental-health-issues/
Ministers urged to ‘call Paul and Ringo’ over touring musician tax forms https://msn.com/en-gb/news/ukn
Why it‘s time for Keir Starmer and Labour to face the music https://rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/keir-starmer-labour-uk-government-music-industry-brexit-touring-lisa-nandy-43337/
The British music industry is paying the price for Brexit – Yorkshire Post Letters https://yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/the-british-music-industry-is-paying-the-price-for-brexit-yorkshire-post-letters-4775429
Creative industries demand action from Labour over Brexit red tape https://ft.com/content/437853
British musicians still want access to Europe https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/10/02/bri
UK music industry presses government to solve post-Brexit limits on touring https://theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/08/uk-music-industry-presses-government-to-solve-post-brexit-limits-on-touring
The Importance Of Music And Culture In Scotland : The Indiependent. Brexit was a disaster for musicians. Streaming has been a disaster for musicians. https://indiependent.co.uk/composer-craig-armstrong-on-the-importance-of-music-and-culture-in-scotland/#google_vignette
Concessions for UK artists touring EU “impossible” say EU officials, in blow to Labour government’s manifesto commitment https://completemusicupdate.com/concessions-fo
EU will not ease post-Brexit restrictions on UK touring musicians – Access All Areas https://accessaa.co.uk/eu-will-not-ea
Report: EU will not give Labour government a deal to help UK touring musicians https://bit.ly/3Y4aMtc
Post-Brexit touring deal blow? The industry reacts | IQ Magazine https://iq-mag.net/2024/09/post-brexit-touring-deal-blow-the-industry-reacts/
Report: EU will not give Labour government a deal to help UK touring musicians https://bit.ly/3Y4aMtc
UK music touring “slowly dying” in visa red-tape https://bit.ly/3N9bTSq
Report: EU will not give Labour government a deal to help UK touring musicians https://musicweek.com/live/read/report-eu-will-not-give-labour-government-a-deal-to-help-uk-touring-musicians/090393
UK music touring “slowly dying” in visa red-tape. “Brexit has boxed in musicians and it’s now time to tear down these walls” https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/uk
EU will not ease post-Brexit restrictions on UK touring musicians – Access All Areas https://accessaa.co.uk/eu-will-not-ea
Who are touring artists and how have they been affected by Brexit? What has been the impact on UK touring artists? Have EU touring artists also been affected? https://ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/easing-restrictions-on-touring-artists/
How the Musicians’ Union wants to make streaming fair for artists – interview with Naomi Pohl https://leftfootforward.org/2024/09/how-th
The Decline of Bands is Not the Death of Music. This isn’t necessarily a symptom of cultural decline or some insidious force at work. It’s a shift in the creative and economic landscape of the music industry https://thebvnewspaper.com/2024/09/13/the
‘Caught In The Middle Of A Political Impasse’: Brexit Red Tape Highlighted – Pollstar News https://news.pollstar.com/2024/09/10/cau
Music industry seeks Brexit fix for bands touring Europe https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/
Touring in the EU Post Brexit: Key Findings and Next Steps From the MU’s Recent Survey. 59% of Musicians Union members no longer see touring Europe as being financially viable https://bit.ly/3WN8luw
Research conducted by the Musicians’ Union has found that 59 per cent of their members and the wider music community no longer see touring Europe as being financially viable. https://bit.ly/3XuXuG9
50% Of UK Musicians Say Touring The EU Is Not Financially Viable After Brexit. The increased fees and lengthy paperwork involved has meant that many musicians are postponing or cancelling shows https://bit.ly/3XqXW8g
Serious problems persist. While the number of British musicians playing major EU festivals has surpassed pre-Brexit levels this summer, difficulties persist particularly for up-and-coming artists https://bit.ly/3XnFgGg
A diminishing number of grassroots U.K. musicians are performing at the continent’s festivals. Sex, drugs and … paperwork: Brexit steals spotlight from British bands https://politi.co/3Z3i9SV
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has announced that 60 UK festivals have now been postponed, cancelled or closed for good in 2024. https://bit.ly/3XpebCE
Kim Wilde On Musician Restrictions In Europe After Brexit https://buff.ly/4dnvucB
The decline of festivals https://buff.ly/3YkCaUm
Secret Garden Party to burn main stage as festival closes for good – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/3WGpYMo
Touring in the EU Post Brexit: Key Findings and Next Steps From the MU’s Recent Survey https://buff.ly/4dpOveu
New Government Presents Opportunities For Music Industry – Says UK Music Chief. “We need to get an overarching strategy in place to bind government closer to the music industry” https://bit.ly/3X5NPp0
Musicians’ Union to approach government to raise post-Brexit touring concerns. Three-quarters of musicians who used to work in the European Union have faced a decline in bookings post-Brexit. https://bit.ly/3YOT4L3
Slow death of Music Festivals | The West Report – Michael West https://bit.ly/3WVJX8O
LIVE NATION LAWSUIT CO-PLAINTIFFS EXPANDED TO 39 US STATES. 10 more attorney generals have joined the US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit calling for Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be broken up. https://accessaa.co.uk/live-nation-la
Music festivals get one chance every year to make money. That’s what makes them so vulnerable https://buff.ly/4bGx346
Industry reacts to appointment of new Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/3zCbBjh
Musicians renew calls for EU deal as government tells LBC it wants to make touring Europe easier https://buff.ly/3WiQ4oR
UK Music Chief Congratulates Labour on Election Win And Urges New PM To Use “Resounding Mandate” To Boost Music Industry https://buff.ly/45W6OFk
UK music bodies welcome new government with policy requests https://buff.ly/4cpd9f3
Labour election victory welcomed by live events industry – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/4cOrlhi
What a Labour government means for UK music industry. After 14 years of Conservative rule and music industry challenges, what does a new Labour government spell for artists in the UK? https://buff.ly/3WhgmYE
100+ UK festivals will shut down this year – who’s left? Music festivals in the UK face an existential crisis, so what does this crisis mean for culture in the country and who will be the survivors? https://buff.ly/4bTpgAi
UK Music calls on MPs to fix European touring crisis – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/4bErDat
AIF calls on next Government to support festival sector as cancelations hit 50 – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/4eVx074
In March 2024, Sir Keir Starmer announced that a future Labour Government would commit to protect fans from the exploitative practices of online resellers by capping the price at which tickets could be resold https://buff.ly/3xMTmX
The Association of British Orchestras asks new prime minister Keir Starmer to take ‘a joined-up, cross departmental approach’ to the UK’s classical music ecosystem https://buff.ly/4cAOG6z
Luthier Steve Toon slams impact of Brexit: “My European sales have dropped off by 50%” https://buff.ly/3RISoCT
It’s time to face the music – four years on from Brexit https://buff.ly/3Lckna5
City bar closes after 16 months citing ‘unforeseen circumstances’ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/birmingham-bar-closes-after-16-29377592
There’s frustratingly little discussion of our music and nighttime industries in this election https://buff.ly/4b34jC5
Spiking costs and ‘apex predators’: Inside the UK’s music festival crisis. “It’s carnage,” says one music festival organiser. “People are fighting tooth and nail,” says another. “Something needs to happen because this isn’t working anymore.” https://buff.ly/3VMRKGW
UK Music sets out priorities of the music industry ahead of general election https://buff.ly/4bSWZdy
UK Music wants politicians to devise a national music strategy https://buff.ly/4b5b4nf
Face the music of Brexit barriers. ‘Face the Music’ campaign is urging politicians to find solutions for UK artistes trying to tour in Europe after Brexit https://buff.ly/3yW5rKm Towersey Festival, UK’s longest running independent, to bow out after 60 years. Operators said this year’s edition of the UK’s longest-running independent music festival will be the last, due to spiralling costs https://buff.ly/4bOBgDg What support do you need when working or thinking about working in the EU? Take Part in the MU’s New Survey on Touring in the EU Post Brexit https://buff.ly/44mt1f7 ‘The working class can’t afford it’: the shocking truth about the money bands make on tour. Musicians these days face pitiful fees and frequent losses. What can be done about it? https://buff.ly/3xRvsdD Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating https://buff.ly/3Ws3DCX
Musicians busk along city centre to protest Brexit touring rules https://buff.ly/4aWSLAH
UK dance music industry pens open letter urging young people to vote. over six million young people did not vote in the last election, and more than half of those aged 18-34 were not even registered to vote https://buff.ly/4b2frQc
All Musicians, artists, performers + MU Midlands Members Urged to Attend Public Meeting to Fight Birmingham City Council Cuts. If you live or work in Birmingham, join us on Sat 27th April for Brum Rise Up to resist cuts https://buff.ly/3xK6eOf
The United Kingdom Faces Many Cancellations Of Music Festivals https://buff.ly/3UphNTQ
Budget slammed as a “missed opportunity” by UK live music industry https://buff.ly/3xLSZwo
Music touring and my career in the industry https://buff.ly/4b1I9km
Top musicians could disappear unless EU touring issues solved, says MP https://buff.ly/4aWDJeo
UK Sounds: PRS Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support UK Music Export https://buff.ly/49AQfyX
The music industry is dying! – the effect of Brexit https://northeastbylines.co.uk/the-music-industry-is-dying-the-effect-of-brexit/
Brexit Blues: UK Music Industry Suffers as Artists Face Touring Turmoil buff.ly/4ailv6M
British Music Artists Get Post-Brexit Break, With Europe Touring Regulations Eased buff.ly/3uXMfdO
‘The whole ecosystem is collapsing’: inside the crisis in Britain’s live music scene https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/01/the-whole-ecosystem-is-collapsing-inside-the-crisis-in-britains-live-music-scene
Further festival cancellations – Connect & 110 Above. “The current economic climate means it would be reckless to plough on with such uncertainty and volatile costs – particularly for a fully independent festival” buff.ly/3V0sq08
Brexit: despatches from the downside. The government is starting to give the impression of behaving like the sorcerer’s apprentice, having conjured up forces in Brexit that it doesn’t understand and can’t control. buff.ly/3uIDCUr
AIF Launches 5% for festivals scheme to save UK festivals. This World-leading industry still suffers due to issues around Covid and Brexit, making maintaining a UK festival even more difficult than ever buff.ly/48xEWH
‘UK’s position as live music leader at stake’: nine festivals cancel amid rising costs. Standon Calling among events scheduled for 2024 to call time or postpone amid fears of impact on new talent buff.ly/49MjU8W
UK music festivals at ‘critical point’ as more events cancelled. Covid pandemic, Brexit, the war in Ukraine and cost of living crisis are all cited as contributing factors towards a looming crisis for UK festivals buff.ly/3SSrbxj
Flagship venues and grassroots arts across Birmingham hit by ‘devastating’ cuts buff.ly/4bOtGcE
Birmingham City Council announce “alarming” culture budget cuts buff.ly/4bMyD5C
Brexit may be ‘terminal’ for UK music industry, top academy principal warns buff.ly/3PgAuGr
Face The Music Petition. European Movement launches campaign to shine spotlight on plight of musicians post-Brexit buff.ly/3I7GvBd
European Movement launches campaign to shine spotlight on plight of musicians post-Brexit buff.ly/3I5Wyzs
US visa petition fees for international touring musicians to increase by over 120 per cent buff.ly/3T69KdW
Ministers urged to ‘call Paul and Ringo’ over touring musician tax forms buff.ly/42TpyUv
Opera singer David Butt Philip on how Brexit is impacting British musicians buff.ly/49f3RAD
Introduce ticket levy on sponsors of large music venues to support grassroots music venues – Sign the Petition! chng.it/WM6Ck998
Brexit’s bum note: UK orchestras hit by new touring tax. Musicians fear European tours could become unviable under the new regime. buff.ly/3RSw6xB
Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, majority of Britons believe buff.ly/4aD235G
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