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Music stars raise pressure over EU touring
08/02/2021
Music stars including Sir Elton John and Radiohead are putting pressure on the government to resolve the problems around post-Brexit EU touring.
UK musicians must now secure visa or work permit for each country they want to play in.
Burnetts Hill Chapel, Martletwy, joins Ed Sheeran, Elton John in raising post-Brexit music worries
29/01/2021
AS prominent British performers such as Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Joss Stone and Bob Geldof call for the UK government to make future touring in Europe easier for musicians, a Pembrokeshire venue has said that the mountain of paperwork faced by EU musicians playing in the UK is also having an adverse effect.
Government claims for rejecting EU offer to save visa-free tours rubbished by musicians’ group
20/01/2021
Caroline Dinenage under fire for string of shaky explanations for throwing out a deal
Some of the UK's biggest music stars have written to the government demanding action to ensure visa-free touring in the European Union.
The singer held nothing back as he lambasted the UK's plans to leave the EU. / Sir Elton John has lambasted the state of the UK in the wake of the 2016 EU Referendum, admitting that Brexit has made him “ashamed of his country”.
The singer says Brexit has made him ashamed to be British, while performing in Verona during his final world tour.