‘Slap in the face’: grassroots music venues face closure as funding bid fails
We have a lot of live music in St Albans, in pubs and a couple of venues. I even go sometimes. Conversely I hardly ever make it to classical music nowadays, as there is less locally.
I think that there is a case for quite a big subsidy for live music, because of the social benefits, but it does seem an unfair apportionment.