Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart and Dame Julie Walters have joined some of the biggest names in British theatre to urge Boris Johnson to secure visa-free EU travel for artists.

Freedom of movement and customs woes to blame, says campaign body.

A new artist-led campaign has been launched to encourage the UK Government to work to reduce the costs and red tape facing musicians touring Europe.

Blur frontman says quitting the bloc has been a “disaster” for young musicians.

This is the moment a caller told LBC that Brexit represents "self-sabotage".

After years of cancellations thanks to COVID, this summer sees the return of music festivals to the UK - but after leaving the EU, those involved with British events are facing challenges and calling for support.

After years of cancellations thanks to COVID, this summer sees the return of music festivals to the UK - but after leaving the EU, those involved with British events are facing challenges and calling for support.

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.

MUSICIANS and artists need visa-free access to EU countries to enable them to tour once the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, Scotland’s Culture Secretary has argued.

Ten players and administrators on the fallout in government restrictions to EU touring.

Touring musicians and technical staff across Yorkshire say new travel laws due to Brexit could put many out of business if a solution isn't found.

MUSICIANS have hit out at the UK Government over “devastating” post-Brexit red tape for the live music industry.

Saturday 20 February was the 50th day since Boris Johnson’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) came into effect. Anyone expecting it to settle all questions, or even most of the details, of how we will do business with the EU from now on will be mightily disappointed.

The survey from Encore musicians indicates that current Brexit travel restrictions will stop them performing in Europe

“Musicians across the UK are already struggling to survive… now the government’s handling of Brexit could deliver another blow to their earnings," says online booking platform CEO

In the 31 days since Brexit was signed, sealed and delivered we’ve seen no end of complaints and ‘red-tape’ measures imposed upon traders and customers who deal with Europe, which hasn’t been helped by the coronavirus pandemic.

Aerosmith‘s Brad Whitford has said he’s not sure the band’s upcoming UK and European tour will go ahead because of visa issues relating to Brexit.

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.

The new Paying The Price report comes from the Independent Society of Musicians.

Brexit will never be done. Because it can never be done. Not for as long as the UK sits 50km off the European mainland and does 50% of its business with Europe. Not when the island of Ireland sits behind it – and the north east corner of that island is contested political ground.

Industry calls to get issues "fixed" with Europe, accusing the government of remaining "asleep on the job"

Sir Antony Gormley has called Brexit the “biggest act of self-harm this country has ever played on itself” in a withering condemnation of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

The government is being urged to negotiate a visa waiver for performers with the EU and provide an emergency creative fund. / More than 300 creative organisations have signed a letter to demand that Boris Johnson delivers on his promise to "fix the Brexit crisis" for their industry.

The music merchandise specialist says the move will help alleviate the significant trade issues created by Brexit.

In frank interview, EU chief negotiator tells Britain that any lowering of regulatory standards will be punished.

The opportunity to travel freely, experience different cultures and exchange ideas, has long been a source of inspiration for creatives. The UK’s membership of the EU granted Freedom of Movement across the bloc to all UK citizens, which took away the previous need for work visas and carnets which were a costly and time-consuming drain on resources.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has discussed his feelings on Brexit and labelled the consequences of Britain’s 2016 referendum a “disaster”.

"I think the Brexit thing, it's destroyed any hopes of chances for young musicians that are trying to make it," Gillespie tells the BBC.

The number of British musical acts appearing on the lineups of European festivals has dropped by nearly half in the post-Brexit world, per the findings of new research.

Betrayed’ artists offered only clearer guidance on ‘the bureaucracy involved’ in performing in EU, The Independent learns – not a solution.

Contingency plans are being worked out for several sectors of the British industry as the deadline to leave the European Union looms.

Industry figures said the government had so far done little to help ailing musicians.

#LetTheMusicMove campaign is launched by 200 acts to save touring in the EU

On 26 October, we held a panel event to discuss the impact of Brexit on music specifically and the Arts generally. / As a preface to the evening’s discussion, the editor-in-chief, Anthea Simmons, read out a powerful, personal message from Sir Howard Goodall which we reproduce here in full.

It found that 90% of respondents believe Brexit will negatively impact the industry once all markets fully reopen.

US brands Gibson and Fender increase list prices as double digit hikes hit music stores

Arts missing out on tens of millions from expanded EU fund, say campaigners.

Lords committee urges Brexit minister to finally listen to ‘compelling’ evidence of careers at risk.

Bands unable to prove their "international reputation" may struggle to acquire a US visa.

Even the keenest Brexiteer must feel that the process has been tortuously long. / That has been, in large part, because successive British governments have refused to accept the trade-off between untrammelled sovereignty and friction-free access to the EU’s single market, a refusal that shapes today’s increasingly testy relationship.

Brexit has done "terrible damage" to opera and curtailed the careers of British singers, who are being forced to turn down roles in Europe, creatives have claimed.

However, there is another threat to music in Britain, and it’s not the virus. It is the government. One music campaigner put it to me: “The British government has given the creative industries of the United Kingdom a No Deal Brexit. It is simply killing us.”

Despite repeated assurances that the government understood the need for frictionless travel after Brexit, hugely increased bureaucracy and costs look set to devastate the present – and the future – of musicians and music-making in the UK

Brexit is on the horizon – and in the ISM's latest report, research has revealed how it is having a negative effect on the music profession.

More than two-thirds of musicians say bookings dried up because of visa red tape and cost – even before coronavirus struck

Many in the arts will look at 2022 with trepidation. There are still many issues with the Brexit deal from 12 months ago.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has said that the UK's decision to quit the EU has been a "disaster" for young British musicians and "a travesty" for his country.

BREXIT has brought no benefits and instead may cause “terminal damage” to the UK’s music industry, the principal of a leading school has said.

If the coronavirus pandemic does not critically damage the British and European music industry, the effect of Brexit may finish it off.

Touring could become “prohibitively bureaucratic and expensive” for musicians and other performers based in the UK because of Brexit, a committee of peers has warned.

A ‘hard’ Brexit could mean the end of European festival goers and bands attending UK events – leaving a £767 million hole that may silence the UK festival scene.

UK musicians must now secure visa or work permit for each country they want to play in.

A week ago the UK fully left the EU. The moment we all campaigned against, warned about and feared the consequences of became reality – and it’s every bit as bad as forecast.

Speaking at the Trade Unlocked conference, Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds gave new details of how the party would amend the deal struck by Boris Johnson.

The UK’s decision to separate from the European Union continues to reverberate and is overwhelmingly negative, according to the latest review of the country’s pro-AV market in the May print edition of AV Magazine.

A leading musician with plans to tour in Europe has spoken of the “nightmare” Brexit is causing the British music industry.

Figures seen as clear evidence of impact of ‘dud deal’ – now touring has recovered from Covid.

A no-deal departure from Europe would mean touring musicians could face logistical headaches. / Professional musicians say they are being overlooked in the swirling Brexit debate.

THE music scene in Northern Ireland could be 'rocked' on two fronts by Brexit, figures in the industry have claimed.

Touring artists expecting a "rocky road in the summer" as more problems emerge.

Poor regulation of harmful chemicals, the City losing control of trillions, the music industry on its knees ... more Brexit consequences.

As if the trials of coping with the pandemic weren’t enough to cause a deep depression, the opening months of 2021 saw a gathering storm for UK musicians as the country exited the European Union, thus opening the doors to a whirlwind of confusion, delays, unexpected price hikes and the promise of worse to come.

Read the experience of one drummer who lost his job of 12 years due to the Brexit touring fiasco, after NME attended a hearing at the House Of Lords.

The UK music industry may “shrivel and eventually die” unless the government gives musicians more support following Brexit, a Mercury Prize-winning band has told NationalWorld.

Bristol record store Idle Hands has announced it will shut at its current Stokes Croft address, with a crowdfunder launched to alleviate the costs of being closed, and to go toward helping it set up in a new, more central, location.

Suddenly, mountains of paperwork and spiraling fees for European tours are forcing musicians to reconsider life in the U.K.

New analysis suggests that British artists are still missing out on opportunities to tour this festival season as the number of British musicians playing festivals across Europe is a third lower than before Brexit.

Since leaving the EU following the Brexit vote, the UK now comes under the ‘third country’ category and must comply with newly-introduced policies.

One of the more immediate and life-changing consequences of Brexit was its impact on the arts sector. Musicians were particularly affected. Used to travelling easily to perform anywhere in the EU and for any length of stay, suddenly they were faced with severe restrictions on work-related travel, casting doubt on their ability to earn whatever part of their income came from touring.

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.

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.

Cultural events such as Shetland Folk Festival need greater support to overcome Brexit barriers on touring musicians, Alistair Carmichael has said.

The letter hits out at the "mountains of red tape" now needed for UK artists to tour in the EU.

Carry on Touring campaigns to continue touring the EU as was done before the Brexit curtain came down.

A total of £250,000 is available for those affected by Covid-19 and Brexit.

They’re best known for making hits about the end of relationships – now Del Amitri are returning with a song about the biggest break-up in living memory.

Top tenor Nicky Spence introduces four other distinguished voices on the visa debacle. / Forget the pandemic, it's Brexit which could ring the death knell for artists who are currently hoarse from begging to be taken seriously as a respected export.

MPs discussed EU visas for artists which have resulted in bureaucracy and added costs.

A parliamentary debate stemming from a successful online petition ended with MP Caroline Dinenage saying the idea was ‘not consistent with Brexit’

Blur's Damon Albarn has told Sky News that there are people in government 'tainted by Brexit', which made the UK 'more remote' and 'diminished the value of arts and creativity'. He was speaking alongside his Blur bandmates - announcing a new album and first tour in 8 years.

"The next time some Brexit grandee dials it in from Provence to assure the Today Programme that all is well, report them to the Excise, for not doing the paperwork for their phone, that'll reverse Brexit."

‘We have been too purist on this’, concedes minister who rejected EU offer – breaking promise to rescue visa free tours.

The chief negotiator of the Brexit deal has now called for fresh talks over the issue, adding: "This time, we should try harder"

Boris Johnson vowed Brexit minister would ‘fix’ problem - but peer insists it’s down to more junior departments.

Industry being choked by ‘lots of red tape’, says Elton John’s husband – as British acts booked for EU festivals down by a third.

Recently announced visa rules in Spain mean emerging artists can no longer afford to play there. Now Then explains why.

"Brexit really messed around our Europe tour. As with America, there were just a lot of costs you don’t anticipate all at once. With Europe, you see bands everywhere struggling to tour after Brexit because it is a logistical nightmare. There’s so much red tape."

The singer said it is currently "financially impossible" for burgeoning British stars to tour in the European Union. / "The Rocket Hour has a special theme this week. Every artist that I’m going to play is a young British artist who at the moment is not able to tour because of what happened with the Brexit situation."

Ed Sheeran and Liam Gallagher have also signed a letter criticising the lack of visa-free travel for UK musicians across EU countries.

Representatives from the live music industry, and Elton John, have sharply criticised the Government’s handling of the post-Brexit crisis for the touring industry resulting from a lack of agreement with the EU over visa issues and movement of equipment.

Elton John on Thursday (10 June) warned of a lost generation in the UK’s music industry because of post-Brexit curbs on touring in the European Union.

‘The government seems unable or unwilling to fix this gaping hole in their trade deal and defaults to blaming the EU rather than finding ways out of this mess,’ musician says.

“Despite this looming catastrophe, the government seems unable or unwilling to fix this gaping hole in their trade deal"

Elton John has accused Lord Frost and other ministers of being unwilling to fix the “gaping hole” in the current Brexit deal which means that artists must get visas and permits to go on tour in Europe.

He said there are ‘gaping holes’ in the Brexit deal.

Pro-Europeans have kickstarted a campaign to try to get Ode To Joy back into the charts on the day that the UK will depart the European Union.

The EU has insisted it was the UK government's choice to end visa-free touring for musicians on the continent, following an outcry from performers.

Home Office pours cold water on artists’ hopes of retaining free movement between the UK and the EU.

Published by Arts Council of Northern Ireland in May 2021 (updated July 2021).

‘You can’t ask for EU funding and then not be in the EU,’ says chief executive of orchestra established in London in 1976. The orchestra was established in London in 1976 but the British vote to leave meant it had to come up with a plan for a future outside the UK.

'It seems to us that the same question is facing every industry and every person in the UK: what will you choose to lose?' / Some of the UK’s most respected writers have signed a letter in The Guardian urging voters taking part in the European elections to support the EU.

There is no competitive advantage to be gained by restricting touring musicians’ rights. A solution will require both the UK and the EU to come together and agree a way forward.

"The government need to get an agreement with the EU for touring acts to move freely."

From online shopping to fishing to musicians, here are some of the obvious problems that have arisen since January 1 - as well as a few things that have gone better.

On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis.

The UK’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost has admitted that he was “too purist” when it came to negotiating with the European Union over the free movement of performers and musicians across Europe, resulting in a bad deal for the British creative industries.

For some, freedom of movement might just be jargon. For musician Anneke Scott it is a way of life. But for how much longer? / "All of this freedom, on which my whole life as an artist – and that of many others – rests, is now in jeopardy as a result of Brexit."

Wholesaler Gardners is opening a separate sister company in France to mitigate the "frustrations, paperwork, and additional costs" for European customers since the beginning of 2021 due to the changes introduced by Brexit.

After months of planning, Trigger Cut were looking forward to a UK tour… but then they got to the border.

Post-Brexit rules on touring under fire as it emerges Trigger Cut may have been turned away due to not being full-time musicians.

Touring musicians coming to Scotland are still struggling with "massively damaging" visa issues in the wake of Brexit, Labour's shadow culture secretary has claimed.

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.

GLASGOW'S music scene has been recognised as one of the world’s best and has birthed some of the finest musicians, from Simple Minds and Wet Wet Wet, to Mogwai, Deacon Blue and Belle and Sebastian.

A new survey by UK Music has revealed that the public think the government are not doing enough to help musicians overcome post-Brexit barriers to overseas touring.

Caroline Dinenage under fire for string of shaky explanations for throwing out a deal

"The reality is that five months after the deal was struck, the music industry is no further forward" / Ahead of an online summit this week, figures from the UK music industry have criticised the government over the continued lack of action and clarity over the Brexit touring situation.

Touring musicians and road crews have been “betrayed” by the government in the Brexit trade deal, the Lords has been told.

The pre-Brexit business models for much of Britian’s creative industries are no longer workable, to the extent that many individuals and performers will be forced to quit.

Since the Brexit Deal (or Trade and Cooperation Agreement) came into force in January 2021, a mountain of costly red tape has prevented musicians from planning tours in Europe as performances return after coronavirus.

Prolific film composer Hans Zimmer has spoken of his Brexit frustrations, the "grim" state of the world and says he fears the consequences of what's happening in Number 10 "are going to be dreadful".

Labour MP says government ‘cocked up’ negotiations on touring and is ignorant of the value of music to the economy.

Deputy Vulture Editor Esmee Wright examines how the new visa arrangements leave musicians high and dry

The UK’s orchestras have been weakened by the pandemic – and the impact of Brexit hasn't gone away either – but they remain unbowed says Mark Pemberton of the Association of British Orchestras.

"We have to pay hundreds of pounds, fill in form after form, and spend weeks waiting for approval – just so we can do our jobs"

In a letter from the Equity union, the new rules are described as a “towering hurdle” for the industry.

More than 50 of the U.K.’s top musical artists have signed a letter urging British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently tackle a post-Brexit touring crisis looming on the horizon.

Many UK acts and labels now find it "kind of untenable to ship records to Europe"

The chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals said despite best efforts it would not be back to ‘business as usual’ this summer

The lead singer of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden expressed frustration over U.K. travel restrictions in the aftermath of Brexit on Monday, despite voting for the measure in 2016.

Brexit, 6 years on: Where before there was a sense of freedom, now there’s limitation. It’s ironic, really, given Vote Leave’s campaign messaging.

An NME article about ongoing post-Brexit touring frustrations was raised in Parliament today.

The Tesseract and Cage Fight guitarist on how touring Europe after Brexit means more paperwork, more time spent planning, and more expense – and what this means for the UK music scene. / Britain’s exit from the European Union has complicated life for the touring musician. Bands encounter more red tape and other logistical hurdles that make tours more difficult...

Post-Brexit visa rules are a "disaster" for the British music industry, James singer Tim Booth has warned.

Julian Lloyd Webber has labelled post-Brexit touring rules for musicians “really worrying”, after being made an OBE.

Only Spain has signed agreement, leaving artists mired in ‘mountains of red tape’ – with pressure on new Brexit minister Liz Truss to change course.

"This has badly affected me financially and made me emotionally and mentally say, ‘I can’t do this’," the electro pioneer tells NME about how Brexit pushed her to pull her EU tour.

Brussels will be asked to revive visa-waiver offer – to pile pressure on government to end its refusal to act.

Lawyers have revealed five 'false claims' made by ministers they say prove the government refused to strike a deal to rescue visa-free touring in the EU.

The EU Touring Market for UK Artists was the World's Biggest and Nearly 4 Times the Size of the US: #LetTheMusicMove invites all artists, music professionals and fans to call on the UK government to do more to support the future of the music industry, and mitigate the Brexit-related impacts of restrictions, costs and delays on European touring.

Let The Music Move invites all artists, music professionals and fans to call on the UK government to do more to support the future of the music industry, and mitigate the Brexit-related impacts of restrictions, costs and delays on European touring.

Brexit is a career-killer for freelancers, argues reader Jayne Hamilton. / "I will lose two-thirds of my livelihood at the very least because of Brexit. While companies export products, we freelancers export ourselves. The freedom of movement and work in the single market is vital for us."

Vinyl and CDs are manufactured on mainland Europe leaving the UK supply chain vulnerable to a no-deal Brexit.

LIVE, the new body serving as the collective voice of the UK live music business, is lobbying for a transitional support package to help the industry overcome the challenges presented by Brexit.

Nick Mathius: "That is a nightmare. Before, we could just book and go, now we’ve got to take a list of every single thing we’re travelling with and make sure it’s correct. ..." / Debbie Gayle: “It changes things for new artists that may not have label backing or big budgets behind them because, ultimately, it will cost them more to tour and it may not make sense.”

Today, peers in the House of Lords published a report that said the creative industries need a new agreement to resolve issues with mobility arrangements and moving goods between the UK and EU.

"It would be such a shame to just have to erase Spain from the touring circuit for UK acts," one manager told us – after Squid and Black Country, New Road were forced to pull dates.

‘We’ve isolated ourselves, and that sounds good to some, but it’s an ideology more than a practicality,’ musician said.

Ministers are making “misleading” claims about the costs and red tape facing performers trying to tour the EU after Brexit, a parliamentary inquiry says.

Musicians are 'mere collateral in obsession in ending freedom of movement’, minister told.

A music festival due to make its debut in Perthshire this summer has been postponed for a further year.

Lithuanian performers will find it more difficult to tour the UK after Brexit, promoters say, while British musicians have slammed the government's deal as disappointing and making Europe less accessible to them.

Music Against Brexit (MAB) is a movement to inspire people to express their feelings about Brexit through the medium of music.

The music charity Help Musicians is set to provide a new fund that will give UK-based artists advice and planning tips regarding touring Europe in the post-Brexit climate.

Music industry figures say they are yet to see any proof of negotiations with European Union countries on post-Brexit touring, or any details about those talks, despite government promises to the contrary.

"They have made it about immigration when it really isn’t. It’s about culture, but we seem to have a government that doesn’t care about too much anything connected with the arts"

Recent industry representations to the House of Lords have warned that touring Europe has become unfeasible for UK musicians.

"This announcement has done nothing to correct the misleading information from August"

Creatives have been hit with a double whammy of the pandemic and Brexit making it harder and sometimes impossible to work in Europe like they used to. Ending careers. / From DJs to Orchestra's, musicians have felt the brunt of it. / This live online event is to raise awareness to help these people out and put their cause on the agenda.

Major artists have joined several UK music industry bodies in calling on the government for an alternative to Brexit.

Music stars including Sir Elton John and Radiohead are putting pressure on the government to resolve the problems around post-Brexit EU touring.

The UK music industry is uniting to call for an alternative to Brexit. Join us and add your voice. / We, the signatories of this letter, represent artists, producers, managers, businesses, and platforms from across the Music Industry in the UK and are writing to express our real concerns over Brexit and the current direction of the UK’s proposed departure from the EU.

A touring musician says she may have to spend at least £10,000 before even leaving the country due to post-Brexit travel rules for UK artists.

A SCOTS musician and entrepreneur has told how the nightmare of Brexit has been a “bomb” in his life – leaving him unable to tour and posing huge problems for his online merchandising business.

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 London Assembly, the 25-member cross-party body tasked with holding the Mayor of London to account, has today written to the Mayor to highlight the issues facing musicians and other touring artists following UK’s departure from the EU.

Reports suggest a ‘standard’ proposal to exempt British performers from escalating costs for 90 days was turned down because the Government didn’t want to offer European performers the same deal when they visit the UK.

CLACTON MP Giles Watling claims musicians are facing “the loss of an entire continent as a venue”.

Music industry leaders have urged ministers to give financial help to performers who are unable to take bookings in the European Union due to post-Brexit touring restrictions.

The culture secretary announced that "an ambitious approach" to negotiations has resulted in artists now being able to tour Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

But an industry leader told MPs that the coronavirus pandemic offers a ‘window’ in which to resolve the issue.

THE bizarre outcomes of Brexit bureaucracy were made uncomfortably clear to musician Steve Kettley when he found himself on a plane sitting next to his two saxophones.

Britain’s music industry is facing a crisis brought on by the cost of living and Brexit, artists have warned, as they struggle to make ends meet in the wake of the pandemic.

UK Music warns big blow of visa charges and paperwork ‘could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back’.

A new survey by the Incorporated Society of Musicians has revealed how the Brexit Trade Deal has been a disaster for businesses such as tour operators, instrument manufacturers and retailers as well as those involved in recording, music publishing and sale of music. One performer even said ‘the era of being a UK-based concert artist is pretty much over’.

A growing cohort of musicians and artists are revealing how post-Brexit barriers to touring in the European Union are disrupting or in some cases destroying work they had planned for after the coronavirus lockdown.

MP Catherine McKinnell led calls for the Government to support the UK music industry.

The Government has admitted it rejected an offer for visa-free tours from the EU during Brexit negotiations, after days of insisting the offer was never made.

Bands, theatre groups and sports clubs could be badly hit by need for visas, carnets and documents.

Artists must also prove they have nearly £1000 in savings before applying.

Musicians across the North West have said that their livelihoods are now at stake because of new Brexit rules which cover touring in the EU.

Boris Johnson had previously promised to "fix" issues around visas so UK musicians could tour the continent permit-free.

Could the world-beating tenor be one of the UK’s last great singers to build a career in Europe?

British orchestras tour widely in the EU – and when we leave, they will probably need work permits and special social security and health insurance arrangements, as well as facing delays at the border. / Membership of the single market and the customs union has been hugely beneficial in enabling British orchestras to tour across Europe

"The UK Government has to take this issue seriously and support touring artists. The future of British music is at stake"

Without new measures, UK artists will face a number of restrictions and some serious red tape when touring begins...

Musician's Union, Music UK and National Union of Journalists have signed the letter

"We are extremely concerned by the lack of progress"

An Oxford MP has slammed Boris Johnson’s trade deal with Europe as “botched”, stating it has sold many industries “down the river”.

Papa Roach are pleading with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel to release vinyl records trapped due to Brexit.

Frustrated opera star Bryn Terfel has revealed he had to travel from Austria to Slovakia to get a visa so he can perform in the Austrian capital.

Negotiations have removed the need for additional visas, but unviable restrictions for British artists touring Europe are still in place.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister gave evidence to MPs and said the Government was working to find a solution to mobility issues around visas, work permits and moving goods between the UK and EU.

Home Office accused of refusing to listen to £111bn-a-year culture sector – just weeks after a minister admitted government must retain free movement

Roger Taylor is one of hundreds of musicians to hit out at the government's "shameful failing" of the country's performers.

Queen‘s Roger Taylor has become the latest high-profile name to criticise the government’s Brexit deal, after it failed to secure visa-free touring for musicians.

Radiohead's bassist has said he is "worried the UK government doesn't understand cultural capital", as the band joined calls for what the industry called a fair deal for UK concert hauliers.

‘Europe was crucial to our growth as a band,’ said bassist Colin Greenwood.

‘The government has to take this issue seriously and support touring artists. The future of British music is at stake’

Improvements ‘essential’ to rescue services trade, peers say – warning ‘too much is at stake if we don’t’.

London-formed trio are the latest act to be hurt by Brexit red tape.

Rock for Europe is organising music events in Chester, Liverpool and Manchester to support the People’s Vote. This is a unique project – a nationwide event using music to spread the message – that Brexit is not a done deal. We must demand a final say on the Brexit deal, with the option to remain.

Rod Stewart has blasted Brexit and said he backs a second Scottish independence referendum.

Boyzone star said Brexit situation was "ridiculous".

An opera singer was asked to change her EU flag themed dress for a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Britain has been outside the EU’s legal regime for a year and has faced a number of impacts.

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has requested an urgent meeting with the UK Government to discuss the impact of ending EU free movement on culture and creative sectors.

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.

Covid-19 has prevented just about all music touring... They will play to packed houses, festivals and stadiums as soon as people are free to attend. But touring for all types of UK musical performers after Brexit is beset with administrative difficulties, barriers to trade and hoops to jump through. It is also exporting jobs and tax income to the continent and beyond.

Sir Elton John has described the government as "philistines", and accused them of failing to understand the implications of Brexit on music.

Sir Elton John has warned MPs that the UK music industry could lose "a generation of talent" because of post-Brexit restrictions on touring the EU.

The Monthly Radio Show for Pro-Europeans Everywhere! You pick the songs! You make the news! And we will be with EU, whatever....!

The politician has called on the government to help struggling musicians

As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?

Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a ‘towering hurdle’ to working in Europe

A new survey by the Incorporated Society of Musicians and the Musicians’ Union has revealed how performers are considering moving to Europe or changing career due to the extra costs of touring after Brexit. One even said: ‘It seems a complete nightmare…As it is, we see no way to recover our pre-Brexit working schedule making survival very difficult’.

Extra paperwork, border checks and additional costs for exports - Brexit has destroyed the livelihoods of countless musicians.

Brexit has caused sadness far and wide, but for very many musicians who are only just beginning to emerge from the Covid-induced touring dearth, Brexit has been a disaster. A survey conducted by musicians in 2021 revealed that 34 per cent of musicians had already lost work as a result of Brexit. A violinist said, “I am professionally paralysed by Brexit.”

A new study has reported that 94% of music industry workers have been negatively affected by the post-Brexit deal,

The lead singer of Mercury Prize-nominated band Sports Team says touring in Europe is going to cost British performers tens of thousands of pounds due to post-Brexit paperwork.

Post-Brexit border controls and customs requirements have “gutted” SME businesses – and have left some industries fearing a UK talent drain.

ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar spoke to Johnny Marr about the struggles facing British musicians.

The sector, which relies on live events, lies bleeding and its future looks shaky. Our blinkered Government must act

UK born and now based in Berlin, largely because of Brexit, touring songwriter Josh Savage has played more than 700 shows on four continents. Here he gives he thoughts on how the post-Brexit EU work permit fiasco is impacting independent artists.

We, the signatories of this letter, represent artists, producers, managers, businesses, and platforms from across the Music Industry in the UK and are writing to express our real concerns over Brexit and the current direction of the UK’s proposed departure from the EU.

Following Brexit and then a pandemic, independent labels and artists were already being crippled by the costs and delays to their vinyl releases, now they have been compounded by major artists block booking pressing plants.

People, businesses and communities are now paying a heavy price for a hard Brexit we never voted for, imposed by a Tory government we never voted for. / Here’s a rolling list of the impacts of Brexit.

The Independent understands that ‘standard’ proposal exempting musicians from visa process was rejected because the government is denying that same right to EU artists visiting the UK.

In an exclusive interview with Far Out, The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess has opened up about the harsh reality of Brexit on the music industry, which is particularly hurting less-established artists.

Now some of the biggest names in British theatre have signed a joint letter to the government, expressing their concerns about the impact of post-Brexit visa rules on anyone seeking work in Europe.

‘It has absolutely curtailed people’s careers’ as they cannot take the same jobs abroad, he says.

One of Britain’s most successful orchestras is moving to Belgium amid fears that its musicians may be among the victims of a post-Brexit crackdown on immigration. The European Union Baroque Orchestra has been based in Oxfordshire since 1985, but will give its last UK concert in its current form at St John’s Smith Square, London, on 19 May, before moving to Antwerp.

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.

MUSICIANS have been hit by a “double whammy” of coronavirus restrictions and the impact of Brexit, MSPs have been told.

UK Music is pressing the Government to help the music industry overcome the barriers UK musicians and crew face touring the EU.

Glen Matlock has said musicians have “lost their freedom of movement” to tour in Europe due to the “Brexit debacle”. / The former Sex Pistols bassist, 66, criticised the Government for failing to secure ease of access for performers within the bloc.

The UK Trade and Business Commission is gathering evidence to understand the main challenges facing businesses, organisations and economic sectors to establish which policies and trading arrangements will help overcome the economic and trading barriers facing the UK today.

JAMES BALL examines the areas where Britain is now feeling the painful consequences of its departure from the EU.

Optimism and opportunity for UK bands in Europe post-Covid continues to be thwarted by the on-going shadow of Brexit touring restrictions. Two years on, and the UK government continues to do nothing. / "Most of the progress has been made by the industry itself, rather than the government, while the government tries to steal the credit for it."

Government criticised for a lack of action as tours are cancelled: "Without suitable remedies, we will see our world-renowned industry start to wither".

The UK has a 5/1 chance of rejoining the EU by 2026 due to a growing frustration with Brexit, a betting agency has predicted.

The UK Council Of Music Makers is calling on the British government to launch a ‘European touring transition fund’ to support musicians facing increased costs for touring the EU post-Brexit.

Notable figures from the music industry have accused the UK government of yet another “non-announcement” made up from little more than “spin and misinformation,”...

Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, UK musicians have faced increased difficulties and costs when trying to tour outside of their country.

Lawyers working on behalf of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) have identified five false claims made by government ministers in regards to promises of continuing visa-free touring of the EU post-Brexit for the music and entertainment industry.

Independent UK labels and artists are struggling with the crippling impact of Brexit. Figures in the UK music industry are now revealing that the “spiralling costs” of sending products to Europe is having an adverse effect on their business following the Brexit deal.

“All this has done is cause damage to our industry. There’s no benefit and nobody’s a winner here at all"

British ministers urged to overcome ‘Brexit ideology’ and fix industry problems.

UK lawmakers have urged EU and UK officials to gradually rebuild relations following a period of “tension and mistrust”, putting visa access for musicians and speedy UK access to the Horizon Europe research programme at the top of a list of policy fixes.

Stars including Radiohead, Biffy Clyro and Ghostpoet are urging the government to make touring Europe easier, to prevent "the collapse of the industry".

‘Standard’ proposal to exempt performers for 90 days was proposed, but ‘the UK said no’.

Promoter claims ‘catastrophe’ has cost it more than £88k and accuses British government of hypocrisy.

Britons part of the music industry in the United Kingdom have expressed their concerns that Brexit-related travel restrictions could lead to massive unemployment, thus urging the government to work with the EU towards the removal of these restrictions and other obstacles.

A new poll has shown that the majority of UK voters want the government to be doing more to solve the post-Brexit touring fiasco for musicians and crew, while campaigners have vowed that their “anger is not going away until they find a solution”.

"We don't want to become a musical Galapagos, with our musicians locked out of the cultural partnership which is so important for creative development." - @HarrietHarman at today's Westminster Hall debate on visas for musicians touring in the EU.

"We are aware this happened to [another] British band last week"

Orchestras can move freely around the EU without tariffs and piles of forms to fill in - but all that could be about to change.

"We need a new deal for touring from the Government now. It is time to tear down the barriers artists are facing touring the EU. It is time to let the music move!"

The ability to travel and work freely and easily in the EU is of paramount importance to UK musicians. Here is our guidance, resources and answers to common questions to help musicians understand how Brexit affects their ability to work in the EU.

The Brexit deal between the UK and the EU has extremely damaging consequences for the music industry. UK musicians now face a mountain of red tape and extra costs, which threatens the viability of working in the EU and individual livelihoods.

Sky News speaks to You Me At Six star Josh Franceschi about the issue of visas - as the band claim their second number one album.

The end of EU free movement for British citizens post-Brexit means that British artists face visas, work permits and more for EU touring.

Musicians and music businesses warn of ‘time up’ for UK grassroots acts, and European orchestras being resistant to booking UK artists because of ‘paperwork and expense’.

Lawyers have identified five false claims made by ministers for refusing to strike a deal to rescue visa-free touring of the EU, leaving performers with crippling new costs and red tape.

"We are losing 27 countries, while the Europeans are only missing out on Britain."

As the orchestra prepares to welcome back live audiences, the conductor urges ministers to act on new touring rules in Europe.

Faced with the titanic costs of post-Brexit visas and carnets, UK musicians warn they are being left with no option but to relocate to Europe or quit the music industry altogether.

Sir Elton John has branded the Government ‘philistines’ over the handling of the music industry post-Brexit.

The Brexit negotiator now recognises “a whole set of problems” caused after the deal.

But all is not lost – sign the petition now to grant British artists a Musicians’ Passport. Andrew Trendell investigates how Brexit could wreak havoc on the touring industry.