Fender tour raises £100k for venues

SAM Fender's 2024 arena tour raised more than £100,000 for grassroots music venues.

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The Music Venue Trust (MVT) said the funds, distributed through its Liveline Fund which sees a contribution made to small venues from the ticket sales of large-scale gigs, have been given out to 38 independent venues across England, Scotland and Wales.

Singer Fender said: “It’s brilliant to see that the money raised from the arena tour is making a real difference to so many venues.

“The grassroots circuit has been decimated over the last 10 years or so and the idea that money from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense.

“These places are legendary.”