£10,000 prize to help revive live music scene
The Herald|May 24, 2022
BIG PRIZE UP FOR GRABS FOR INDEPENDENT VENUES
£10,000 prize to help revive live music scene

AN organisation that represents more than 160,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers has launched a competition which offers one of six regional prizes of up to £10,000 to improve live music experiences.

PRS for Music has launched its Back to Live Music Venue Prize, to help rebuild the live music sector after the pandemic. They say that the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the live music sector as well as music creators has been well-documented, as between 2019 and 2021, PRS for Music saw an 84% decline in the number of live performance setlists reported to the organisation, falling from 124,000 in 2019, to 19,300 in 2021.

But with restrictions lifted across the UK, music creators are eager to get back on stage and fans are eager to enjoy live music, so PRS for Music wants to support venues on the road to recovery.

The Back to Live Music Venue Prize competition will run throughout the year and is open to independent live music venues that are not part of a national brand.

This story is from the May 24, 2022 edition of The Herald.

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