Ryan's Gig Guide - August 2019

WANT TO RUN A MUSIC VENUE? The Music Venue Trust has published free online books to help you... Each book contains 15 chapters of information, gathered from the experience of the MVT venues network and the past 5 years of MVT’s work. Areas covered include vital topics such as licensing, company structure, what facilities need to be provided and ideas for diversifying what they offer.This guidance is supported by interviews with some of the people who run the UK’s Grassroots MusicVenues, to bring the text further to life and share stories of successes as well as some cautionary tales.A comprehensive Guidance section at the back of the books is complemented by cross-referencing with online resources on the MVT website to complete the package.These online resources will be regularly updated to keep the manuals relevant. The books can be downloaded for free, from:  www.musicvenuetrust.com www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Aug 2019 35