EP 33 What has been going on in the industry

Brand new episode out now   A catch up to what has been happening in the music industry the past couple of weeks.   We have had British rock success with Florence Black scoring a number for their single Bird on a chain And the mighty Biffy Clyro scoring a number 1 for their new album a celebration of endings-who will be playing the next year Download Festival main stage   As well the positives I the one negative its time for the movement to stop turning a blind ye to the music industry the touring sector really needs support many are struggling because there are no shows enough is enough     Setting The Tone is standing with the industry so many have been and continue to be affected by the pandemic. with not date as to when events will begin to take place something needs to be done. The events sector urgently needs government support to survive the COVID-19 crisis. Without major immediate support from the government, the entire live events supply chain is at risk of collapse. Here is how you can help. Please help us raise awareness by sharing this video and writing to your MP requesting: - Grants rather than loans to support the entire live events supply chain - An extension of the furlough scheme to support jobs until live events can safely take place again without social distancing - An equivalent scheme to help freelancers and others excluded from furlough #WeMakeEvents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6wqJzeWN7s       You can find this episode and previous episode in the below links Spotfiy https://open.spotify.com/show/6Jj9SsrXxve44839dptihN… Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/setting-the-tone/id1499390718 Google https://podcasts.google.com/?q=setting%20the%20tone podbean https://Settingthetone2.podbean.com