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We joined a chorus of voices from across the music industry speaking to @guardian today on why #Brexit is so bad for the #MusicIndustry theguardian.com/music/2019/a…

'We’re not being given a viable future': how Brexit will hurt British music

From customs holding up CD and vinyl deliveries to visa issues putting roadies out of work, the UK music industry is nervous about what Brexit may bring

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We did warn them 🤬 several times.
Sammy Andrews@sammyandrews21 Oct 2022
😂 Can we start on Friday? 🤪😂 Fun fact - that envelope contained a letter (@Music4EU) signed by thousands of music industry folks saying Brexit would be a disaster for the Uk music business … 🙄 We were told we were wrong 🙄 Sigh. We tried.
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At The @CommonsDCMS, @MrJohnNicolson pointing out that a musician from Tonga has better access to touring in the EU than a musician from The UK has. All down to our government rejecting a visa waiver that was offered
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Listen to Drummer Steve Barney and Carry On Touring's Ian Smith explain to LBC's James O'Brien the complexities of post Brexit Creative Touring, on the CarryOnTouring Website. carryontouring.uk
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👉 The brilliant @barneydrums & @CarryonTouring_ speaking to @mrjamesob @LBC yesterday about the absolute clusterf*ck that Brexit has caused for the touring industry 🙄 We warned the government this would happen (@Music4EU) but they didn’t listen youtu.be/NKK1W8L32IQ
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An open letter by @barneydrums post-Brexit touring/work loss (Schengen 90/180) * Swipe to read – at Liverpool, England
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If only someone had told the uk government this might happen…… 🙄
White Lies@whiteliesmusic7 Apr 2022
Tonight’s show can’t go ahead, even though we are in Paris. We are so gutted to announce this. News on rescheduling ASAP. Details below.
Thank you @eltonofficial for advocating for artists touring the EU #LetTheMusicMove @OliverDowden @DCMS @CommonsDCMS @FeaturedArtists
Michel Barnier
@MichelBarnier6 Jul 2021
Very happy to meet & discuss today with @eltonofficial, who despite #Brexit, is fighting for free movement and visa-free arrangements for artists. Citizens, artists, students are the first to lose out from #Brexit. It didn’t have to be this way.
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Tonight on Panorama: an explanation of the mess Brexit has left EU touring in and the red tape concert haulage is trying to navigate to get the show back on the road post COVID #LetTheMusicMove – at Poplar, London
BBC Panorama@BBCPanorama5 Jul 2021
Robert Hewett transports concert equipment for the world's biggest music stars But Brexit has grounded his business Lorries from the UK can no longer make multiple stops across the EU So he has come up with a plan More on #BBCPanorama, 7.35pm, @BBCOne bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000xpc…
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What a knob. They government are destroying our business in so many ways right now I don’t even know where to start. 💩
Music Week@MusicWeek29 Jun 2021
Brexit minister Lord Frost (@DavidGHFrost): Visa-free touring for artists 'deprives us of control over immigration' musicweek.com/live/read/brex…
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How does the music industry survive the economic impact of two summers of Covid and Brexit visa regulations? And how should artists plan for the future? @MMFUK’s @AnnabellaCF and electronic musician and producer @kellyleeowens discuss with @maitlis ⬇️ #Newsnight

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I spoke to Blur’s Dave Rowntree and Primal Scream’s Simone Butler about looming crisis for UK bands touring the EU post-Brexit. Visas, red tape, costs… A "cataclysmic disaster” awaits unless action is taken. Industry could be dead in 6 months. @Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/music/artist…
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Quelle Surprise…. Music industry decries first 100 days of Brexit as a ‘disaster’ ft.com/content/7655203f-dae8… via @financialtimes

Music industry decries first 100 days of Brexit as a ‘disaster’

Research shows 94 per cent of respondents had been negatively affected by deal with EU

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We need our government to work harder for an industry that brought in £2.9billion in 2019 nme.com/news/music/uk-govern…

UK government says their "door remains open should the EU change its mind" over Brexit touring plans

The UK Government has said that their "door remains open should the EU change its mind" over plans to allow musicians and their crew to tour Europe visa-free

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@NME9 Jan 2021
The government previously blamed the EU for musicians being left out of the Brexit trade deal nme.com/news/music/uk-govern…

UK government responds to claims they rejected EU’s “visa-free” deal for touring musicians

The UK government reportedly rejected a deal from the EU that would allow musicians to tour the union without a visa.

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I think we are owed an explanation @OliverDowden @RishiSunak @BorisJohnson independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow

Exclusive: ‘Standard’ proposal to exempt performers for 90 days was proposed, but ‘the UK said no’

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.@OliverDowden care to comment?
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@Independent9 Jan 2021
UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…

UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow

Exclusive: ‘Standard’ proposal to exempt performers for 90 days was proposed, but ‘the UK said no’

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Thank you @TracyBrabin ❤️ The brilliant Tracy Brabin has consistently stood up for the music industry in the house when many have not. 🙌 we deeply appreciate it. Thank you Tracy! x
Tracy Brabin WY 🌹@TracyBrabin30 Dec 2020
I spoke in the chamber about the glaring omission in the deal agreed with the EU - the lack of visa free travel for musicians and creatives, an issue where a petition to resolve this has had over 195,000 signatures.
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Thank you @KevinBrennanMP for fighting for the music industry (again) in parliament today during the EU bill debate. Your dedication to helping our industry is so very appreciated 🙏
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To @BorisJohnson @RishiSunak @pritipatel The UK music industry needs you to address why musicians were left off the list of workers not needing visas to work across EU member countries. Our industry is extremely lucrative for the U.K. Touring is essential. apple.news/ATG30FzPpTuCXOQ0L…

Musicians will abandon tours after huge new costs and bureaucracy of Brexit deal, ministers warned

UK Music warns big blow of visa charges and paperwork ‘could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back’

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🗣 Some of us have been fighting for this since the vote. ❌ The deal makes no provisions for the UK being a service driven economy and it makes zero anything for touring musicians! 👇Please take a moment to sign this petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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