The press were out in force with the MVT report releasing it’s 2025 report. Here are a few of the articles that came out of that event. All of these focus on different parts of the report.

• Guardian: Wednesday briefing: ​Can we afford to be optimistic about grassroots music venues? and: UK grassroots music venues show lowest decline since 2018 as sector stabilises post-pandemic
• BBC: Grassroots music venues struggle to make profit and Venues in the South missing out on touring bands
• Music Week: Music Venue Trust: 175 towns & cities with grassroots venues no longer receive regular touring shows
• The Line Of Best Fit: “We have pushed these music venues as far as they can go”: MVT urges government action to save grassroots music sector
• Arts Professional: Thousands of jobs lost in grassroots music venues
• Access All Areas: MVT optimistic despite 53% of grassroots venues failing to make a profit in 2025
• Pollstar: ‘Current Economic Models For Grassroots Live Music Are Not Working’ Finds Music Venue Trust Annual Report
• Spectrum FM: UK Grassroots Music Venues Face Financial Struggles Despite Growing Audiences
• Metro: 30 grassroots music venues close in a year – here’s what the government must do
• Kerrang: British grassroots venues remain “financially fragile”, according to new report
• Music News: Grassroots music sector in crisis: MVT report warns of 6,000 job losses
• Far Out Magazine: Most grassroots venues failed to make a profit in 2025, new report reveals
• Billboard: Over Half of U.K. Grassroots Venues Unprofitable In 2025, Says Music Venue Trust
• Jazzwise: Music Venue Trust Annual Report warns Grassroots Music Venues remain financially fragile
• Rolling Stone: Over half of UK grassroots music venues didn’t make a profit in 2025
• Event Industry News: Music Venue Trust Annual Report 2025 Warns Grassroots Sector Remains ‘Financially Fragile’
• The Riff Report: Britain’s Grassroots Music Venues Are Hanging By A Thread
• NME: Over half of UK grassroots venues made no profit in 2025, with 6,000 jobs lost
• Music Ally: Music Venue Trust reveals tight margins for grassroots venues
• The Independent: More than half of grassroots music venues did not make money in 2025 – charity
• Filmogaz: Half of UK Grassroots Music Venues Operate Without Profit
• Billboard: Over Half of U.K. Grassroots Venues Unprofitable In 2025, Says Music Venue Trust
• God Is In The TV: Music Venue Trust Annual Report 2025 warns grassroots sector remains ‘Financially Fragile’
• Mixmag: More than half of UK grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025
• The Ticketing Business: Music Venue Trust report warns sector remains “financially fragile”
• Music Radar: “This sector has done all it can to keep music live in our communities, it now needs permanent protection”: Annual Music Venue Trust report reveals sector is “fragile” and “one shock away from a crisis”
• Clash: UK Music Venues Lost 6000 Jobs In 2025

BBC Front Row Podcast (Kirsty Wark, Mark Davyd and Kathryn McShane discuss the MVT Report)

 

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You can read the MVT 2025 Report yourself HERE.