Kid Brunswick to headline inaugural MVT Cohorts tour of grassroots venues

Next week, Music Venue Trust are launching their inaugural Cohorts tour: a vital new initiative to get bands and artists out to some lesser-visited UK towns, going as far as to helpfully underwrite the costs of the shows in order to make them happen.

This 2024 run – which will begin on August 5 at the Beat Generator in Dundee, and stop off at grassroots venues in the likes of Blackpool, Stoke, Huddersfield, Swansea and Southampton – is going to be headlined by the awesome Kid Brunswick, ahead of the release of his Dead Forever EP.

And he’s clearly thrilled to be a part of it, too, explaining how, “These days, the high costs of everything make it challenging to plan tours beyond major cities, which is really frustrating. Musicians should have the chance to perform nationwide, and fans should be able to enjoy live music without travelling long distances to major cities.

“Thanks to Music Venue Trust, I've been able to perform in smaller towns I wouldn’t have reached otherwise. This tour is amazing, I’m extremely grateful to have this opportunity to play nationwide.”

MVT founder and CEO Mark Davyd adds that, “Everyone in the grassroots sector is talking about the huge decline in artist touring. This is the essential lifeblood of grassroots music venues, and Music Venue Trust is determined to show that the enthusiasm for live music, especially new and original live music, is still as strong as ever.

“We’ve got to fight back against the concept that live music will only be available in major cities in huge arenas at prices out of reach to most music fans. I’m often asked what music fans can do to support the campaign to keep music live in our communities. Here’s the answer: get out and see an MVT Cohorts show and let’s prove to the music industry that live music still belongs to all of us.”

Catch the inaugural MVT Cohorts tour with Kid Brunswick:

August

5 Dundee Beat Generator
6 Glasgow Ivory Blacks
7 Newcastle Cluny 2
8 Blackpool Bootleg Social
10 Leeds Key Club
11 Manchester Rebellion
12 Bristol Exchange
13 Huddersfield Parish
15 Stoke Sugarmill
16 Swansea Sin City
17 St Albans The Horn
18 Southampton Joiners
20 Tunbridge Wells The Forum
21 London The Underworld

Get your tickets now at deadforevertour.co.uk

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