KT Tunstall has said the coronavirus pandemic could be an 'extinction level event' for some music venues
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Explaining why she wanted to be involved in the campaign, Tunstall said:"There's a historical attitude that music just gets on with itself, that people form bands in garages, play pubs and clubs, and then suddenly, magically they turn into headliners at"But of course, that's not how it works. It takes a lot of work, energy and money. And it's not just the musicians on stage, it's an entire structure of people working behind the scenes.
As the second biggest market in the world for live music, Tunstall questions the UK government's prioritising of live sporting events like theAn ambassador of the Music Venue Trust, she said that 97% of grassroots venues would not be able to stay open with any kind of social distancing, with many"hanging on by the skin of their teeth".
Tunstall said small venue owners are already fighting rising taxes and encroaching property developers, regardless of theLooking ahead, the Suddenly I See singer warned:"I'm very lucky. I've got a couple of hits that make my money. "But these new artists are just completely done for, and we are looking at an entire generation of artists potentially having to walk away from doing it at all because they just need to go and get work elsewhere."
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