Venues Day 2018 Today 17/10/18

The Music Venue Trust’s national networking event Venues Day 2018 returns today to explore the theme The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Sharing Good Practice, Strategies for Overcoming Bad Practice and How to Deal with the Ugly Side of Operating a GMV. Over 500 delegates will gather at a sold out Islington Assembly Hall for the 5th edition of Venues Day, the only music industry event designed for the people who run the UK’s grassroots music venues. Previous attendees will be delighted to learn that MVT patron Steve Lamacq will return to Venues Day this year to host The Magnificent Seven: Anniversaries, Celebrations & Survival Stories. Steve will interview the managers of a selection of grassroots music venues who have survived to celebrate a notable birthday, including London’s 100 Club (75 years), Southampton Joiners (50 years) and Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms (25 years). Suffice to say that we will also be attending a gig of course tonight - Jeff Lynne's ELO at London's O2 Arena.