Peace & Justice Project is delighted to announce the first anniversary show of the Music For The Many campaign with a very special one night only gig at MOTH Club in Hackney, featuring performances from DITZ, Saint Agnes, MOSKITO and Gender Crisis.
Music For The Many campaign was set up to demand the creation of a fund to protect the long-term and sustainable futures of grassroots music venues in the UK and over the past year has been demanding corporate sponsors of large music venues to pay small ticket levy to support grassroots music venues. In February, Peace & Justice Project launched a petition outlining these demands, which now has over 20,000 signatures.
On the announcement of the show, Peace & Justice Project founder Jeremy Corbyn MP said:
“Grassroots music venues are at serious risk. The Music For The Many campaign by the Peace & Justice Project is demanding the creation of a grassroots music venue fund, paid for with a small ticket levy on the corporate sponsors of large arenas, to protect the long-term futures of vital creative spaces in our communities.
Over the last year, our Music For The Many campaign has welcomed the likes of English Teacher, ZAND, Enola Gay and Lambrini Girls to stages up and down the country - and now we are delighted to be joined by DITZ, Saint Agnes, MOSKITO and Gender Crisis at the campaign’s first anniversary show at MOTH Club in April. These fantastic artists know the importance of grassroots music venues in their journey and how they help others like them navigate the difficulties of the music industry, as well as giving their fans a home and sense of belonging through their art.”
Music For The Many campaign organiser Samuel Sweek said:
“For decades music has played an important role in building unified communities in the fight against racism, austerity and war. The Music For The Many campaign continues in this tradition by bringing people together to stand up for grassroots music venues in towns and cities up and down the country.
In the past year, it has supported some of the most exciting up-and-coming artists in British music, including musicians from marginalised and under-represented communities, and is totally committed to fighting until this government, or the next, does the right thing and does whatever it takes to save our grassroots music venues."