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The National Lottery is contributing 1 million
pounds ($1.38 million) towards touring and production costs for
the Revive Live Tour, which it launched on Wednesday along with
UK charity Music Venue Trust.
"Musicians can record in their bedrooms, but they can’t learn to
perform in public without a place to play," veteran crooner
Jones, who will give a one-off show in September at the
Cambridge Junction in Cambridge, said.
"Without that, there is no way you can communicate directly to
people."
Chart topper Rag'n'Bone Man, singers Mahalia, James Arthur,
Frank Turner and Sam Fender as well as band Fontaines D.C. will
also perform one-off shows.
Revive Live will also feature more than 20 tours with artists
such as The Futureheads, The Magic Gang, Olivia Dean and Twin
Atlantic.
Like elsewhere, live music in public ceased in Britain during
its coronavirus lockdowns. According to a Music Venue Trust
survey, UK grassroots venues are carrying collective debt of 45
million pounds ($62 million).
Hospitality venues in England are currently hosting audiences at
50% capacity. From July 19, they will no longer be subject to
limits on numbers under a progressive easing of COVID-19 curbs
by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Revive Live tickets go on sale on Monday, with around half - or
up to 30,000 - to be gifted to National Lottery players.
($1 = 0.7242 pounds)
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; editing by John
Stonestreet)
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