London's Royal Albert Hall becomes first arena to commit to £1 LIVE ticket levy for grassroots

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London's Royal Albert Hall becomes first arena to commit to £1 LIVE ticket levy for grassroots

The Royal Albert Hall in London has become the first arena to commit to the £1 LIVE ticket levy to help support grassroots venues. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can help With the decision, the historic venue has become the first 5,000+ capacity arena to commit to the levy – which sees £1 from every ticket sold invested back into the UK’s live music scene and helps smaller venu…

Royal Albert Hall commits to LIVE Trust grassroots support

The Royal Albert Hall has become the first 5,000+ capacity arena to commit to the LIVE Trust’s £1 contribution supporting grassroots music across the UK.  All commercial rock and pop concerts at the Hall going on sale after 1 October 2025 will carry a £1 contribution per ticket, raising an estimated £300K per annum for the LIVE Trust,  supporting grassroots venues, promoters, festivals, and artists.  Established by and acting for the UK live mus…

UK’s Royal Albert Hall to donate £1 per ticket to grassroots venues

There has been plenty of arguing behind the scenes of the UK’s live-music industry in the last couple of years about how stadium and arena concerts could support grassroots venues. A mooted £1 levy on tickets for bigger gigs has sparked those arguments, but the scheme seems to be finally getting off the ground. That’s […] The post is from Music Ally.

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London's Royal Albert Hall becomes first arena to commit to £1 LIVE ticket levy to support grassroots venues

The plan comes into effect on 1st October and is set to raise an estimated £300,000 each year.