This post from @emily_eavis is so so important. Please share far and wide. There seems to be little no support for the live events industry. If you have ever sung your heart out to the lyrics of your favourite ever song back to the person that created it then you will know, and feel in your heart and in your soul, like I do, that we need to do everything we can do help these guys survive 🙏 #Repost @emily_eavis with @get_repost ・・・ Right now, tens of thousands of people who carry the UK's hugely successful live music and events industry are out of work, through absolutely no fault of their own. The majority of these individuals are self-employed or sole directors of limited companies, and many have received no financial support throughout this pandemic. We are part of a UK creative industry which contributes over £100 billion to the economy each year and which puts this country on the map. An industry that brings people together like no other, to watch performances in theatres and venues and fields; performances which inspire, delight, move, educate and create memories to last a lifetime. But as it stands, there is no sign of the live events industry returning in the coming months. We are an industry in crisis. If we don’t speak up, many theatre companies, venues, promoters, artists and crew could struggle to such an extent that this industry is simply never able to return to the incredible force it was before this pandemic struck. We need the government to recognise what the performing arts bring to the fabric of this country, and how much it adds to the well-being of so many. We need them to offer financial support not just to the venues and organisations that put together these performances, but also to the crews that actually make it all possible. Please make your voices heard tomorrow, as #wemakeevents launches a day of action to support the live music industry and call on the government for more support. Find out more at www.wemakeevents.com Emily 📷 Andrew Allcock https://www.instagram.com/p/CFunBJIl_OL/?igshid=p7k0mesw3z3f
