Following the pandemic, grassroots venue’s suffered immensely, and faced £90 million debt in 2021 as a result of increasing costs after Coronavirus. Thanks to MVT’s campaign, #SaveOurVenues, they received many donations and support, allowing the majority to survive their re-opening post-pandemic.

However, many music venues are still in a precarious situation, which they found from their annual report, leading to their new pledge. This pledge asks major music labels to pay back into grassroots venue, allowing them to survive and thrive. MVT have confirmed that over 45 artists have already signed the pledge, including: The K’s, Enter Shikari, and Frank Turner. This will ensure that artists acknowledge where their careers began, and how they’ve grown, alongside aiding smaller venues economically by paying a small amount back to these venues when they begin performing in arenas.

Enter Shikari have been particularly vocal about the importance of this, and announced that £1 from every ticket of their 2024 tour will be donated to MVT. Lou Reynolds, the four piece’s front man, told NME that “Grassroots music venues in the UK are under existential threat. Every time we lose another one we lose a vital part of our culture”.

MVT presented their requests at Parliament, and reminded listeners of the heavily demanded levy on gig ticket for events at arenas, due to the detrimental impact it is having on smaller venues. The report found that around two live music venues are closing each week, emphasising the importance of the levy and this pledg

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The upcoming Nu King world tour will mark the “Talk Dirty To Me” singer’s first appearance in the UK in 5 years, following his 2Sides world tour in 2018.

Derulo has not released a studio album since 2015’s Everything Is 4, however, this year the Florida born singer excited fans by releasing two solo singles, “Glad U Came” and “Slow Low”. In addition to this, Derulo has recently collaborated with Dido on the track “When Love Sucks” and DJ David Guetta on the track “Saturday/Sunday”.

The 33-year-old pop star shared earlier this year in a conversation with The Sun‘s Bizarre column, as quoted by Yahoo that he is working on his first studio album in 8 years, and will be pleasing fans by releasing new music every month.

“I finally see eye to eye, there’s gonna be more music than ever. I’m actually going to be releasing a song every single month. I’ve got some really, really exciting material as well as a really cool project which is an audio experience that has never been accomplished before.”

I addition to actively releasing music, Derulo has been busy with his new BBC Three talent show Project Icon, which launched in March. The singer created the show alongside his manager Frank Harris, and the pair starred as judges on the talent show alongside pop star Becky Hill. The show follows 10 aspiring artists competing for a single deal on Derulo and Harris’ own music label, Future History Records.

Ahead of the show’s release, Jason Derulo told NME “We are searching for tomorrow’s next superstar, and hopefully making someone’s dreams come true.”

Tickets for the upcoming Nu King tour will go on sale on Friday 22nd September, and will be available here. There will also presale tickets for select dates of the tour available on Wednesday 20th September at 10am.

The mobile network Three will have its own presale available for subscribers to their company. Gigs In Scotland will also have a presale available for Derulo’s concert in Glasgow, which you can sign up for here. Additionally, the OVO company are offering a presale, which you can sign up for here.

Tour dates:

04/03/2024 – BIC – Bournemouth

05/03 – Cardiff Arena – Cardiff

06/03 – O2 Arena – London

08/03 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham

09/03 – First Direct Arena – Leeds

10/03 – AO Arena – Manchester

12/03 – OVO Hydro Arena – Glasgow

14/03 – 3Arena – Dublin

Horan’s third solo album The Show was released on June 9th earlier this year and featured the singles “Heaven” and “Meltdown”. 

Just weeks after the announcement of his latest LP, Niall Horan excited fans with the news that he would be embarking on a worldwide tour in 2024. Due to the incredible success of his number 1 album The Show, and phenomenal demand for his live shows, Horan took to social media to announce he was adding more dates for the UK and Ireland.

Can’t believe I’m saying this but the response to The Show Live On Tour 2024 has been so mind blowing that I’m adding more shows in the UK and Ireland

Tickets go on sale 8 September at 10am BST . Sign up for my newsletter at https://t.co/BnjqkzT7vW for access to the 6 September… pic.twitter.com/jwo3z9yIrh

— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) September 1, 2023

The upcoming tour promoting The Show will be Horan’s biggest tour to date, as well as his first headline tour in six years following his 2018 Flicker Sessions world tour. The Irish born singer describes The Show as “a piece of work I’m so proud of and now it’s time to pass it over to you to go and make it your own.”

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In a recent interview with Pride, Niall revealed his excitement for his upcoming tour stating “It’ll be just good to get back on the road doing what I love. Doing shows all over the world is something that I just can’t wait to do again. It’s the best feeling,”

Tickets for the extra dates of The Show Live On Tour go on sale September 8th at 10am BST. You can find more information here.

Tour dates:

20/02/2024 – SSE Arena – Belfast, Ireland

21/02 – SSE Arena – Belfast, Ireland

23/02 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland

24/02 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland

25/02 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland

27/02 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham, UK

28/02 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, UK

01/03 – Wembley OVO Arena – London, UK

04/03 – Cardiff International Arena – Cardiff, UK

05/03 – AO Arena – Manchester, UK

07/03 – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium

08/03 – Zenith de Paris – Paris, France

11/03 – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany

12/03 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark

14/03 – Oslo Spektrum Arena – Oslo, Norway

15/03 – Hovet Ice Hall – Stockholm, Sweden

17/03 – Sportovni Hala Fortuna – Prague, Czech Republic

18/03 – Atlas Arena – Lodz, Poland

20/03 – Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany

21/03 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy

23/03 – Wizink Center – Madrid, Spain

26/03 – PSD Bank Dome – Dusseldorf, Germany

27/03 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands

28/03 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands

23/08 – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Dublin, Ireland

27/08 – Co-Op Live – Manchester, UK

28/08 – First Direct Arena – Leeds, UK

30/08 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle, UK

31/08 – P&J Live – Aberdeen, UK

03/09 – O2 Arena – London, UK

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Ezra has gradually snuck up on everybody as one of Britain’s most reliable and successful international exports of the last decade. With three UK number 1 albums now under his belt, he’s never skipped a beat, with every full length album he’s released grabbing the top spot. His song “Shotgun” from previous album Staying At Tamara’s hardly needs any introduction either, being George’s first No.1 single in the UK, it also went to No.1 in Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, cementing the singer-songwriter’s star power across the world.

His latest album Gold Rush Kid has not given up on this ambition either. Rather than going for something a little different or leaning into more introspective inspiration for his third album, the pop tycoon kept the recipe familiar, attending to the classic reasoning of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” and writing another boppy pop record built for summer bbq’s and kids playgrounds. What kind of playground has a PA system? I don’t know, but if there is one, it’s playing George Ezra’s “Green Green Grass“.

Wherever you stand on George’s tunes, one has to admit that he has a knack for effusive melodies that stick in your ears for weeks. Its no wonder then that this time honoured method has paid off with the kind of shows he gets to put on these days. Last night he sold 45 thousand tickets for his largest headline show to date at Finsbury Park, with big acts in their own rights supporting him like London’s International Gospel Choir, Mychelle, The Big Moon, Holly Humberstone, Mimi Webb, and Blossoms, it made for an event that was basically a music festival. It was such a massive show, that the arena dates he’s just added to his UK tour will look slim in comparison, of course they are not, but it will be interesting to see how much bigger this whole thing can get. Gig on the moon anyone?

You can catch George’s remaining UK live dates here: