New analysis suggests that in the first post-Brexit festival season, the number of British bands playing festivals across Europe has fallen by almost half.
Music insiders warns of ‘en masse unemployment’ unless Brexit-related travel restrictions are urgently addressed
03/11/2022
Recent industry representations to the House of Lords have warned that touring Europe has become unfeasible for UK musicians.
'Fears of new bureaucracy, rules and costs have all come true': Brexit making touring Europe 'unviable' for UK artists
07/08/2022
The number of UK artists booked for European festivals this summer is down 45% compared to 2017-19, according to the group Best for Britain - which previously campaigned against Brexit.
Figures seen as clear evidence of impact of ‘dud deal’ – now touring has recovered from Covid.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music urges government to fix EU touring as bands face Brexit costs
19/07/2022
An influential cross-party group of MPs and peers issued a major report today calling on the government to remove the barriers facing UK musicians touring the EU.
Cancelled shows and massive debts: artists start to report on the reality of post-Brexit touring
11/04/2022
With European touring getting properly going again following the relaxation of COVID restrictions, the UK music industry is now fully dealing with the realities of Brexit and the new bureaucracy touring musicians face.
"We are aware this happened to [another] British band last week"
London-formed trio are the latest act to be hurt by Brexit red tape.