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Exciting East London Addition to Fair Play Venue Scheme

The MU are excited to welcome Signature Brew Haggerston to our Fair Play Venue scheme, which invites independent music venues to declare their support for the fair treatment of musicians and their opposition to pay-to-play and unfair ticketing deals.

Published: 15 November 2023 | 1:18 PM
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The East London venue is able to host over 100+ audience members and is open to applications from local support slots through to headline acts

Signature Brew Haggerston are just the latest edition to our database of Fair Play Music Venues, which currently boasts over 120 venues across the UK. Members and non-members can browse by region, and find details on how to get a gig, what the venue is looking for, and accessibility information.

The East London venue is able to host over 100+ audience members and is open to applications from local support slots through to headline acts. Signature Brew owns numerous venues across London.

Look for music venues across the UK where musicians can be sure of securing a fair deal by browsing out Fair Play Music Venue database.

Fair Play on Tour

Join us on 21 November for the next edition of our Fair Play on Tour event series. For this session, we’ll be hosted by Fair Play Venue Future Yard to discuss touring with a sustainable mindset.

There will be two panel discussions – the first will be hosted by MU Regional Organiser for the North of England Paul Reed features producer and musician Balraj Singh Samrai and Estella Adeyeri (musician in Big Joanie and music coach at Girls Rock London) – and will dive into environmentally conscious touring, offering practical advice to reduce your carbon footprint.

The second panel discussion will cover financial sustainability and mental well-being on tour. It will be hosted by the MU's National Organiser for Live, Theatre & Music Writers, Kelly Wood. She will be joined by panelists Vernon Fuller (guitarist, vocalist and tutor), Jay Auty (from Help Musicians), Cath Hurley (music manager and Future Yard’s Head of Skills & Development) and more.

 

Find out more and book your place.

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