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Help Build a Bigger Rock and Pop Circuit in East England

If you are or know a venue or promoter based in East England (that’s Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertforshire, Suffolk and Norfolk), we’d urge you to get involved in this music industry research. The deadline has now moved to 10 November.

Published: 24 October 2019 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:30 PM
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Designed to kick-start a larger and more financially viable live music scene, its aim is map venues and promoters across the region, identify the challenges and opportunities they see and the ambitions they have, and explore what kinds of support they’d find most useful.

The online survey takes just ten minutes to complete, and everyone who enters has the chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher. Every individual response will be kept anonymous.

Want your voice to be heard? Then you have until 10 November to take part in the survey, which has been funded by Arts Council England.

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