If you want to know why authoritarians attack the Arts, it’s simple: It’s about control. It’s about creating a society where propaganda reigns and dissent is silenced. They will seek to continuously divide us in order to push us to do what suits them, whoever “they” might be this week. There’s a war going on and the enemy will always seek to rearrange your priorities, to suit their needs.
How do we avoid the apocalypse? We have forgotten a basic operating standard. We have to find a way to unite, to stand together, to make the change we want to see. We can only do this together.
“…..the way to impact people is not to change their minds but to speak to their hearts and souls through music and art. Such forms of expression are less like treatises or manifestos than sigils — magickal ceremonies that recalibrate our collective perceptions, beliefs, and intentions. Reality becomes fungible.” – Douglas Rushkoff
By this I think Rushkoff is saying, with this approach, our perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes toward reality become fluid and interchangeable, rather than fixed or absolute. Everyone can contribute or play their own part for the benefit of everyone involved. We have to be united in our pusuit of a better situation for all, rather than argue fixed or absolute positions. Isn’t this what artists, writers, musicians and performers have been doing since the start? How could we forget?
Douglas Rushkoff also said that “Each of us will do so much less damage with our errors, if we enact our plans for a just and environmentally friendly world as individuals….. seeing what catches on, rather than as great reset policy enactors doing stuff on a global or cosmic level.”
Every artist, writer, performer or musician has a piece of the puzzle. So do all those who work with them or in collaboration with them. And you have a piece of the puzzle too. What I want to suggest is a playful end to the idea of “competition amongst ourselves.” We all have a stake in the well being of music and all those who make it happen. It’s time to stop flinging insults, or mouthing off, or suggesting your fixed idea is better than the other fixed idea. We all have a piece of the puzzle and we all have something to contribute. All of us have value. Music has value. We all work with, enjoy, create or share music. It doesn’t matter if you are a big venue or a small venue, a new artist or an old dog who has toured the world many times over. It doesn’t matter if you are a booking agent or a music promoter, a management company or a friend of the band who helps organising the logistics of getting your mates to the gig.
All of us face the same issues, we all have to manage ourselves, our money, the risks we take, unforeseen circumstances, expenses, costs, changes in the economic climte, changes in peoples habits and financial status and so on. Just when you think you know how it works, something changes or something unforeseen happens. It’s called life. It’s what happens when you are working on other projects. Let’s work together and support one another as an operating standard. No one has all the answers. Between all of us that make up or particpate in the music community, we have the hope of seeing the bigger picture and making or pushing for the changes that are needed through our actions, what we do everyday.
We all seem to be expected to have opinions, skills and expertise in everything, but let’s face it, most of us have skills or expertise in only a few areas. And posting our opinions on facebook might make us feel better but it changes very little, and we end up upsetting or blocking the people we should be forging better relations with.
We have to stop arguing and find a way to move forward together, we have to learn to work together, again. Even when we might not want to. No one is right all the time, not even tour managers, and not everybody has the knowledge or experience of others. We are also under attack from Bots, Sales and Marketing strategies and Trolls who want to push us.
Don’t keep pulling the handbrake, look at the road infront, be aware of what is going on around you and show courtesy to other road users. But don’t let anything push you. We have to find a way to steer a path through all of this. Music must find a way for everyone to enjoy.
What I’m talking about is cooperation, unity, sharing and collaboration in the world of Music on every level in the face of mass destruction. Pardon me for going round in a big circle here but… this idea started Birmingham Music Network back in the year 2000. It is no longer the case that “this is good” but “that is bad.” It’s not “either, or,” it’s not “ones and zeros,” we have to leave the idea of “Binary thinking” behind and embrace “It can be both…. and.” We need a better understanding of quantum mechanics rather than the ability to read a simple bar code. If you’re an artist, I expect few rules apply. As Douglas Rushkoff has suggested, we need to keep things fluid and interchangeable, rather than fixed or absolute.
All creatives and anyone who works with them have something to offer, in some sense. It’s time to unite and stand together or be utterly consumed by what’s coming down the track. You’ve heard it many times before, United we stand, divided we fall. It’s time to find the others, and work with them. They may not be aware of what’s happening.
Musician’s must unite. Those who work with musicians must unite, venues and labels and promoters must unite. We are all struggling to find a way through. You probably think you’re all right. Maybe you are annoyed because you think everyone else is doing all right, maybe you are despairing because nothing is all right. The time has come to put away all these thoughts and look to one another for help and support and to learn to work together and operate for all our common good rather than some selfish pursuit. We all know the story of the big fish eating the little fish or the one company buying up, or putting out of business, all the other companies.
The pond we all live in, the ecosystem that sustains artists, musicians and creatives appears to be drying up. And big or small, all of us are staring down the end of all things. Either we adapt and overcome through collaboration and solidarity or we are going to be wiped away by our own myopic stupidity.
If you haven’t already noticed, the Music Business has relaunched itself as the Nostalgia Business and you weren’t even consulted. Everything is looking in the rear view mirror. What it used to be, where it used to be, what people used to like, what happened back when. The bands I work with sell more T-shirts and Hoodies than they do their own Records on Vinyl or CD. How can anyone justify an album budget when the 3 million streams it generates amounts to less than £200.
John Sinclair, the Detroit poet and former manager of MC5 said to me “I offered them Revolution, but the people didn’t want it.” John tried to bring people together to effect change but in the end people just wanted to do their own thing. The Revolution fell at the first fence. John also said “When I’m gone, the work must go on. Don’t just stop.” or words to that effect. For John it was all about the freedom to create whatever you wanted, to enjoy music, play music, share music and of course enjoy whatever else he wanted to do. He was a lifelong advocate for the legalisation of Marijuana. But John also said something else to me, he said “You have to make the world you want to live in, through your actions, what you do every day.” He said it was up to me. I had to choose what I wanted to do. We all have free will. So what should we do with it?
His words continue to send thoughts through my mind about the situation Musicians find themselves in and what we can do to make the world we live in better for everyone. We have to stand together now.
Go to any social media platform and you will find people offering you solutions in exchange for money, there’s the 5 things you need to know about, or the ten things you must do before. It’s always someone else’s fault. This record is not Mint, it’s VG+ at best. Everyone should do what someone else says. Everyone has an opinion and it is usually leading towards asking someone for money or telling you that what they are doing is better than what someone else is doing. In truth, no one is going to get a refund. Few of us are getting paid. We are all facing annihilation.
I would like to make a general call out to anyone who reads this, we need to encourage unity and cooperation across music, touring, cultural and creative industries because without that, none of us will be able to secure political and public support for the help we all need with the issues we face, especially in the UK. I’m talking about the consequences of Covid 19, Brexit and years of unhelpful or misinformed local and national government policy. We need to find the others and encourage them to join us.
We have to stop blaming each other and we need to unite to initiate meaningful change. Lets work together again, as a united group made up of all those who enjoy music, work with music, create music, or have anything remotely to do with music. Everyone has a piece of the puzzle. You have a piece of the puzzle. Here’s mine.
Our job is to find the others and make something happen.
If you are a musician or someone who works with musicians, here below is some of the current list of issues that everyone is having to face. It’s not good, and it doesn’t make for easy reading. If anyone has some good ideas about what we can all do, lets hear them. If anyone has found a better way, please share it with us. Let’s talk to one another and lets work together. Music will always find a way, and we need to be good to one another… and by that I mean we have to find a way to communicate, work and play together too. We have to find a way to take back control as a united group. We have to find the others or face the apocalypse. United we stand. There’s always something we can do.
Here it comes:
The British live music industry brings in £500m to the UK economy. But the cost to the sector of bringing in £500m is just over £499m — leaving a profit margin of just 0.2 per cent. This, shockingly, is despite more than 22 million of us enjoying live music performances every year. It is fair to say that, without urgent action from the government, we could lose a number of important community assets that account for over 30,000 jobs and an incalculable music heritage in towns and cities in every part of the country. And from my perspective as a Musicians Tour Manager, most artists that I work with look to income from live performance as their biggest regular opportunity to earn money from their music. The current financial outlook is grim for almost everyone.
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
100+ UK festivals will shut down this year – who’s left? – RouteNote Blog https://buff.ly/4bTpgAi
UK Music calls on MPs to fix European touring crisis – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/4bErDat
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
The Scots band using their DIY touring experience to help with Brexit red tape https://buff.ly/4dCFdN8
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
UK to lose 10 per cent of grassroots venues in 2023, as calls grow for rest of industry to invest https://buff.ly/461GZ5Z
The first report of the 2023 Musicians’ Census has just been released and gives a detailed insight into the demographic makeup of UK musicians, the barriers to career progression and economic challenges https://buff.ly/3LxL0ag
Brexit continues to hurt UK Musicians and Crew – Hypebot https://buff.ly/3r7B6oK
Brexit batters incomes of over 80% of UK touring musicians, as calls mount for immediate government action https://buff.ly/45JNk5T
UK Musicians’ Census reveals insights on earnings and career barriers https://buff.ly/3rhkDhR
Nearly half of working UK musicians earn less than £14k, new census finds https://buff.ly/46ug3fl
‘The buildings were a sign of civic pride’: anger as art colleges around the UK close their doors https://buff.ly/3RkQvNf
Campaigners blame Brexit for drop in European artists playing UK festivals https://buff.ly/46fBhgB
UK Music and FanFair Alliance deliver their latest calls for reform https://buff.ly/3ZexfD3
Third of UK musicians earn less than £14k https://buff.ly/3r51eRn
The Brexit deal has been devastating for touring UK musicians – but this can be rectified https://buff.ly/44DKv56
More Than 80% Of UK Musicians Touring EU Have Seen Brexit Hit Their Earnings
UK musicians’ tour earnings plummet thanks to Brexit
UK Music survey: 82% of artists touring EU say Brexit has hit earnings
Ash’s Tim Wheeler: ‘It’s such a pain in the arse, Brexit’ https://buff.ly/3L2nPVq
Future UK-EU negotiations should discuss the adoption of a cultural passport for the creative industries.
Study Reveals Brexit’s Impact on UK Musicians – Ludwig Van Daily buff.ly/3ONcDNm
British musicians say they are losing out on gigs and jobs in Europe since Brexit https://buff.ly/3Pju6i1
‘The government has been asleep on the job’: report reveals almost half of UK musicians working less in Europe than before Brexit https://buff.ly/3P8v3cQ
Almost 50 per cent of UK musicians working less in Europe after Brexit https://buff.ly/3Ean2h9
Nearly half of UK musicians have lost work in Europe following Brexit, stark report reveals https://buff.ly/3KQ80kf
Brexit sees UK musicians’s work dry up in EU: ‘It’s killing us’ https://buff.ly/45nesaG
Quarter of music industry workers have had no work in EU since Brexit https://buff.ly/3ONHeKy
How to ensure your post-Brexit travel to the EU is seamless https://buff.ly/3Ea4ygN
Nearly 28% of music industry workers have had no work in EU since Brexit – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/44wK7pe
Labour MP hits out at ‘massively damaging’ issue facing musicians coming to Scotland https://buff.ly/47mdM6W
Brussels tells EU states: Ignore UK on post-Brexit trade https://buff.ly/3DSymOU
Over 80% of UK musicians report loss of earnings due to Brexit | News | ArtsProfessional
Brexit red tape ties up musicians touring EU and cuts into earnings
Post-Brexit talent visa gets just three applicants in two years
Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones Criticizes the Use of AI in Music Industry https://buff.ly/45drnfc
Visa fee increase for international touring musicians delayed by US government https://buff.ly/3QbXaZp
UK Music – Study raises questions over unintended effects of constraining British artists to domestic tours post-Brexit. – Birmingham Music Network https://buff.ly/474bQ2U
How Brexit crippled touring for UK musicians https://buff.ly/44BZInS
UK music brought in €7.7bn in tourism – but is the scene healthy? https://buff.ly/3NW8lmk
Brexit adding extra stress to concert promoters – Soundsphere magazine https://buff.ly/3O59DM6
Live Music Research – Researching the business and culture of live music https://buff.ly/44G9p4C
UK live music revenue to hit all-time high this year – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/44sol6g
‘I can’t keep making a loss’: bands shun UK festivals as touring costs rise. Musicians say they can’t afford to go on the road any more, while smaller events are cut back or cancelled
Event professionals. There has been expectation that those looking to break into the industry carry the financial burden of inadequate budgets, and endure long hours, below acceptable welfare conditions, and undefined outcomes. https://buff.ly/3Css9IO
Trent Reznor Gives Update on Future of Nine Inch Nails. “The importance of music — or lack of importance of music — in today’s world, from my perspective, is a little defeating”
Lords committee urges end to Brexit barriers for musicians and young people https://buff.ly/44gUhuX
Parliament opens debate on the devastating impact of Brexit https://buff.ly/3n67p5D
Ice Cube says AI is demonic and its use in music will spark a backlash: ‘Somebody can’t take your original voice and manipulate it without having to pay.’ https://buff.ly/3Wt15SZ
Britain’s ever-harsher welfare system means that now only the rich can afford to make art | Alex Niven
The Carry On Touring Campaign
Why UK Bands Playing in Europe Are Booing Brexit https://buff.ly/3OYvJ4L
Musicians left ‘sad and humiliated’ by disaster of post-Brexit travel for gigs https://buff.ly/3pQx1V3
Noel Gallagher blasts Brexit: ‘absolute disaster’ https://buff.ly/43aR4fl
Blur frontman: ‘Brexit was a travesty for young musicians’ https://buff.ly/3MSist4
Blur’s Damon Albarn labels Brexit a “disaster” https://buff.ly/3BSXqEg
Midnight Sun Festival launch cancelled.“Rising costs and limited availability on festival infrastructure, as well as the cost of living crisis having an impact on ticket sales means that we are not in the position to deliver the event” https://buff.ly/421uncy
The Government-backed Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, designed to offer live events operators cover during the Covid-19 pandemic, paid out just one single claim of £180,500 while generating nearly £6m in premiums to cover 169 events https://buff.ly/3NipTKJ
David Furnish slams Brexit red tape amid slump in UK acts at EU festivals
Musicians left devastated as Brexit takes toll on travel for gigs | The National
EU Provides Clarity Regarding Portable Musical Instruments and Associated ATA Carnet Requirements
The art of Brexterity: the vandalism of one of the UK’s most profitable sectors
Simon Rattle is right: Britain is becoming a cultural desert – and that’s a political choice | Martin Kettle. The arts and classical music say much about us as a country. We will need to fight for their place in our national life
Simon Rattle: UK classical music is fighting for life after ‘swingeing’ funding cuts
37% of young festival-goers put off by increased prices – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/3AcFLGS
Musician explains why AI will never be able to replicate art & music as humans do ‘Disappointed feeling that there are smart people out there that actually think the artistic act is so mundane that it can be replicated by a machine,’ https://scoop.upworthy.com/musician-explains-why-ai-wont-be-able-to-replicate-art-like-humans-do
Ukrainian orchestra’s key members refused visas to play in UK https://buff.ly/3KXkmaQ
German band ‘refused entry to UK in Brexit rules row’ https://buff.ly/3UVnrM8
Glasgow venue ‘struggling’ as Brexit rules are ‘killing’ independent music scene https://buff.ly/3Ado89Q
Britain is a dying nation in need of new curators | Stewart Lee https://buff.ly/3GXyZIZ
In Brexit Britain, the arts are being treated as hobbyist luxuries for the independently wealthy. A day job is a reality for many it’s how artists, writers, & musicians, not blessed with independent or inherited wealth, keep themselves afloat https://buff.ly/40kVtdP
Dominion Festival debut cancelled with only 5% of tickets sold – Access All Areas https://buff.ly/3Lh3g8c
Ian MacKaye on the “depressing” state of the music industry https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ian-mackaye-depressing-state-of-the-music-industry/
New US visa 260% price hike will impose further pain on UK touring musicians https://buff.ly/3okKpzT
British Musicians Suffer from the Cost of Living Crisis – Skipping a Meal, Performing Less, and Finding a New Job Is on Today’s Agenda https://buff.ly/40qUqc1
Music by the many for the many – SAM SWEEK highlights the devastation Government policies have visited on the music industry
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/music-by-the-many-for-the-many
Government accepts key Committee recommendations to provide greater transparency on music streaming work and a more proactive approach to cultural policy
https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/378/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/194466/government-accepts-key-committee-recommendations-to-provide-greater-transparency-on-music-streaming-work-and-a-more-proactive-approach-to-cultural-policy/
38 Million tracks on music streaming services were played ZERO times in 2022. Nearly a quarter (24%) of the 158 million tracks on music streaming services monitored by Luminate in 2022 attracted ZERO plays that year. That’s approximately 38 million tracks
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/38-million-tracks-on-music-streaming-service-were-played-zero-times-in-2022-elon-musks-book/
Robomagic’s James Massing on putting artists and the planet first
https://accessaa.co.uk/robomagics-james-massing-on-putting-artists-and-the-planet-first/
Festival Lab 2023 course to tackle lack of diversity in festival industry – Access All Areas
https://accessaa.co.uk/festival-lab-2023-course-to-tackle-lack-of-diversity-in-festival-industry/
UK Music calls on Chancellor to back eight-point plan for jobs and growth | M Magazine
https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/news/uk-music-calls-on-chancellor-to-back-eight-point-plan-for-jobs-and-growth
U.S. Visa Hike May Impact Future Mobility of Touring Musicians
https://americansongwriter.com/u-s-visa-hike-may-impact-future-mobility-of-touring-musicians/
Music venues and clubs warn of mass closures after government spring budget revealed
https://www.nme.com/news/music/music-venues-and-clubs-warn-of-mass-closures-after-government-spring-budget-revealed-3414142
The Price of Music: Artists explain how the monumental expenses of touring make it an unfeasible reality
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-price-of-music-artists-touring/
British Musicians Suffer from the Cost of Living Crisis – OperaWire ?
https://operawire.com/criticism-on-fridays-british-musicians-suffer-from-the-cost-of-living-crisis/
The economy is so bad for British musicians that 25% are having to skip meals – Alan Cross
https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-economy-is-so-bad-for-british-musicians-that-25-are-having-to-skip-meals/
British musicians forced to cancel US tours as visa costs rise
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/03/01/british-musicians-forced-cancel-us-tours-visa-costs-rise-badenoch/
Music Venue Trust calls on local councils to help save gig spaces after Preston City Council gives £150k to Own Our Venues scheme
https://www.nme.com/news/music/music-venue-trust-calls-on-local-councils-to-help-save-gig-spaces-after-preston-city-council-gives-150k-to-own-our-venues-scheme-3411676
Cost of living and last minute gig-goer decisions “a perfect storm” for grassroots music venues
https://www.nme.com/news/music/music-venues-grassroots-uk-gigs-cancelled-fans-last-minute-cost-of-living-3391412
Leaked letter: ‘A toxic culture of fear and paranoia’ at the BBC, from the D-G down – SlippediscSlippedisc | The inside track on classical music and related cultures, by Norman Lebrecht
https://slippedisc.com/2023/03/leaked-letter-a-toxic-culture-of-fear-and-paranoia-at-the-bbc-from-the-d-g-down/
Artists in UK public sector making far below minimum wage, survey finds | Arts funding | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/mar/12/artists-in-uk-public-sector-making-far-below-minimum-wage-survey-finds
Tour Management: Crossing the UK/EU Border Using a Carnet
https://ironmanrecords.net/2022/07/tour-management-crossing-the-uk-eu-border-using-a-carnet/
Tour Management: Going to Ireland and crossing the UK/EU Border using a Carnet
https://ironmanrecords.net/2022/11/tour-management-going-to-ireland-and-crossing-the-uk-eu-border-using-a-carnet/
German punk band Trigger Cut refused entry to UK to tour because of Brexit
https://louderthanwar.com/german-punk-band-trigger-cut-refused-entry-to-uk-to-tour-because-of-brexit-bullshit/
German punk band ‘humiliated’ after being refused UK entry due to post-Brexit rules
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/10/german-punk-band-humiliated-after-being-refused-uk-entry-due-to-post-brexit-rules?
In Conversation with Dodgy’s Nigel Clark: all things Britpop, Billie Eilish, and why Britain just isn’t being ‘Good Enough’ to its musicians – The Mancunion
https://mancunion.com/2023/03/10/in-conversation-with-dodgys-nigel-clark/
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