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Brighton music venue bought with Fatboy Slim investment
The home of a Brighton music venue is to become community owned as part of a £7m initiative backed by DJ Fatboy Slim and Andy Burnham dubbed the 'National Trust of music venues'. The Pipeline in Little East Street will become the 10th site…
Brighton music venue bought with Fatboy Slim investment
Mark Savage, Music correspondent, in Brighton and Patrick Barlow, South East The home of a Brighton music venue is to become community owned as part of a £7m initiative backed by DJ Fatboy Slim and Andy Burnham dubbed the 'National Trust of…
Government to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues
Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around £1,100 next year. In his third policy announcement since becoming prime minister, Andy…
Government to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues
Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent and Archie Mitchell, Business reporter Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around…
Country Music's Newest Star Is A Groupon Billionaire's Daughter
Stella Lefty, a singer-songwriter whose country-tinged breakout hit “Boston” surged to new heights on the Billboard charts this week, has billionaire roots as the daughter of Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky—though some have…
The music in Nolan's Odyssey is as well-crafted - and bloodlessly unmemorable - as the movie itself
A few weeks ago I came across a video of Professor Armand D'Angour, associate professor of classics at Oxford university. He explained how, through groundbreaking research involving fragments of melody and rhythms found on papyrus and stone and the…
Burnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues across England
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and…
Slavery's Musical Threads
Bluesky In Salvador, the capital city of Black Brazil, they call it a baculejo. The term is local slang, derived from the Portuguese word for “stick” or “club.” When police stop a person without good reason to question…
Burnham offers 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music in England - UK politics live
Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Andy Burnham will cut business rate bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England by 20% from next April. It is the latest announcement from the new prime minister to support local…
Andy Burnham to cut tax for pubs, clubs and live music in England and make vape shops pay more - business live
Burnham to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music by 20% A bit more from the Night Times Industries Association lobby group, which is also wary of the small print – while welcoming the broad policy. Michael Kill, its chief…
Memes, Music and Mockery: How Gen Z amplifying CJP protest
Gen Z is revolutionising protest methods, using a potent mix of memes, music, and sharp sarcasm on social media to demand Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. Gen Z protesters are leveraging social media platforms like…
Andy Burnham to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues
Business rates will be cut by 20 per cent for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street has announced. The discount will apply to nearly 32,000 hospitality businesses and is expected to save a typical pub…
'Mindbogglingly bad': 'Trainspotting the Musical' at Theatre Royal Haymarket Review
‘Why tho?' is the main question that's been floating around since the announcement came that Trainspotting was being turned into a musical. After all, Irvine Welsh's gritty depiction of drug addiction and deprivation in 1990s Edinburgh…
Music Business Stories to Watch in the Last Half of 2026
In 2026, mergers and acquisitions, along with investments in music catalogs, have received a boost from the expiration of several private equity, endowments and insurance firms' investment timelines — as well as geopolitical threats driving…
'Cats' Closing: Is It Curtains for Broadway Musicals?
The Aug. 8 closing announcement for Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway sent shock waves through the industry, not just because of the closure itself but because of what it says about the future of the musical genre. The revival, which…
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