Understanding Small Music Venues: An interim findings report

Music Venue Trust has today (27 January) published the first piece of research from the Venues Day 2014, held on 9 December.Venues Day 2014, the first national gathering of small and medium scale UK music venues, brought together more than 120 venues, with 107 participating in the research project.‘Understanding Small Music Venues: An Interim Findings Report’ hopes to open a discussion about how small venues operate, the challenges they face, and the role they play in culture.The interim report details the challenges that small venues face, including money, community engagement, cultural value, youth engagement and education.