Chris Cusack, who manages Bloc in Glasgow, spoke out after German punk band Trigger Cut were blocked from entering the UK by border guards who ordered them to produce documents no one had previously informed them about.
Glasgow venue 'struggling' as 'confusing' Brexit rules threaten to kill independent music scene
15/04/2023
Bloc manager Chris Cusack has warned that Scotland is "haemorrhaging touring acts" due to Brexit rules and complications with documents that are leaving them out of pocket.
Post-Brexit rules on touring under fire as it emerges Trigger Cut may have been turned away due to not being full-time musicians.
Promoter claims ‘catastrophe’ has cost it more than £88k and accuses British government of hypocrisy.
After months of planning, Trigger Cut were looking forward to a UK tour… but then they got to the border.