Arena ticket levy by September, MPs demand

May 11, 10:36 AM

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On this week's show we discuss the UK Parliament’s Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee recommending that a levy on ticket sales for large scale shows be implemented by September and that the government should instigate a VAT cut for grassroots music venues, plus the concerns surrounding the launch of a new SXSW festival in London.

SECTION TIMES
01: Grassroots venues report (00:06:50)
02: News in brief (00:14:18)
03: SXSW London (00:17:38)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

THIS WEEK'S MAIN STORIES
MPs set September deadline for ticket levy to support grassroots venues and shows
SXSW London could disrupt delicately balanced music ecosystem and should reconsider its date

NEWS IN BRIEF
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Goldman Sachs analysts upbeat about music industry after a “turning point” year
Lucian’s lunch money under threat as shareholder pressure mounts over “excessive” pay packet
Nine of the ten wrongful death Astroworld lawsuits now settled, says Live Nation
OfCom should use Online Safety Act powers to force Facebook to act on ticket scams, says Which?
Music Venue Properties announces purchase of The Ferret in Preston
Apple finds out the hard way that not everyone thinks destruction is a form of creation