A new UK scheme is encouraging venues to provide accommodation for touring acts. But what if someone hurls a TV through a window?<\/p>\n
Touring has become increasingly financially precarious for grassroots artists, pinched by issues including the cost of living crisis and increasing fuel costs. But a growing number of UK music venues are attempting a simple but potentially transformative fix: giving bands somewhere to sleep.<\/p>\n
This month, the Music Venue Trust charity announced a new wave of funding initiatives to rebuild infrastructure for touring musicians, including schemes focused on artist accommodation: unused spaces in venues could be converted into rooms for touring musicians, in an effort to cut costs and make smaller tours more viable. \u201cAccommodation costs are limiting touring options and venues, especially in rural locations where there may not be lots of accommodation choices,\u201d says Mark Davyd, the charity\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n
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