Published: 22 Sep 2020
From Melrose to Kirkwall, Portree to Kirkcaldy, 68 venues across Scotland have received a total of £2.2million through the Scottish Government’s Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund through Creative Scotland.
Aimed at providing grassroots live music venues with the emergency funds to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent closure, the £2.2million fund which launched on Thursday 3 September, received 98 applications totalling £3.2million.
Alan Morrison, Head of Music at Creative Scotland said: “Live music has been hit particularly hard by Covid-19, and Creative Scotland is only too aware of the severity of that impact. These awards, to venues across Scotland, will help bring short-term stability to the grassroots music sector and alleviate some of the challenges that the ongoing pandemic has presented.
“Music is such a significant part of Scotland’s cultural life and it is here, at grassroots level, that talented musicians create new material connecting with audiences young and old. We look forward to the day when we’ll all be back together, cheering on artists face to face – but, until then, this fund will provide a lifeline to one of the most vibrant scenes that Scotland has to offer.”
Beverley Whitrick, Strategic Director, Music Venue Trust said: “Music Venue Trust is grateful to Scottish Government for creating a ring fenced fund which recognises the vital role that Grassroots Music Venues play in Scottish culture.
“There is still a lot of work to do to support these venues through the crisis but to see so many venues awarded short-term financial support is an incredible step forward. We thank Creative Scotland for working so hard to make this possible and involving us in shaping the fund so it could be targeted effectively. We look forward to working further with them.”
Recipients of the £2.2m Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund are:
Venue | Award | Local Authority |
Aros Centre | £20,000 | Highland |
Audio Glasgow | £23,379 | Glasgow City |
Bannermans | £44,656 | City of Edinburgh |
Beat Generator Live! | £21,448 | Dundee City |
Berkeley Suite | £31,840 | Glasgow City |
BLOC+ | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
Box | £36,656 | Glasgow City |
Bridge Street Social Club | £35,000 | Aberdeen City |
Broadcast | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
Cafe Drummonds | £39,500 | Aberdeen City |
Church Dundee | £46,656 | Dundee City |
Coach and Horses Inn | £17,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
Cottiers Theatre | £30,000 | Glasgow City |
Dreadnoughtrock | £33,400 | West Lothian |
Gellions Bar | £35,900 | Highland |
Harleys | £35,000 | South Ayrshire |
Henry's Cellar Bar | £45,000 | City of Edinburgh |
Hootananny | £46,656 | Highland |
Ivory Blacks | £12,500 | Glasgow City |
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
King's | £38,000 | Dundee City |
Kings Theatre and Live Lounge | £35,000 | Fife |
Krakatoa | £23,500 | Aberdeen City |
La Belle Angele | £40,000 | City of Edinburgh |
La Cheetah Club | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
Leith Depot | £32,882 | City of Edinburgh |
Marmions Place @ The Wynd | £22,500 | Scottish Borders |
McGeoch’s Music Bar | £31,000 | Inverclyde |
Midnight Breakfast Club | £6,700 | West Lothian |
Nice n Sleazy | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
Opium | £35,000 | City of Edinburgh |
PJ Molloys | £17,672 | Fife |
Purple Orange Arts Venue | £10,000 | West Lothian |
Rad Apples / Conroy's Basement | £12,000 | Dundee City |
Room 2 | £29,500 | Glasgow City |
Saint Luke's Glasgow | £46,500 | Glasgow City |
Sneaky Pete's | £46,656 | City of Edinburgh |
Stereo | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
Stramash | £35,000 | City of Edinburgh |
Sub Club | £40,000 | Glasgow City |
Summerhall | £46,656 | City of Edinburgh |
Swing | £26,500 | Glasgow City |
Temple Falkirk | £35,000 | Falkirk |
The 13th Note | £42,000 | Glasgow City |
The Blue Arrow | £46,656 | Glasgow City |
The Blue Lamp | £33,000 | Aberdeen City |
The Bungalow | £21,500 | Renfrewshire |
The Caves | £38,000 | City of Edinburgh |
The Clutha Bar | £40,000 | Glasgow City |
The Dancehall at the Rum Shack | £13,400 | Glasgow City |
The Flying Duck | £17,000 | Glasgow City |
The Glad Cafe | £35,500 | Glasgow City |
The Hug and Pint | £32,656 | Glasgow City |
The Hunter S Thompson | £23,000 | Dundee City |
The Jazz Bar | £46,656 | City of Edinburgh |
The Mash House | £39,500 | City of Edinburgh |
The Old Hairdressers | £28,000 | Glasgow City |
The Poetry Club | £31,000 | Glasgow City |
The Priory Bar | £25,000 | Glasgow City |
The Sound Archive | £10,870 | Orkney Islands |
The Tooth & Claw | £21,004 | Highland |
The Tunnels | £25,000 | Aberdeen City |
The Twa Tams | £37,500 | Perth and Kinross |
The Vault Arts Centre | £21,508 | Dumfries & Galloway |
The View | £20,000 | Argyll and Bute |
The Voodoo Rooms | £46,656 | City of Edinburgh |
Unit 51 | £25,000 | Aberdeen City |
Whistle Binkies | £35,000 | City of Edinburgh |
The Grassroots Music Venues Stabilisation Fund is one of a series of measures being put in place to help mitigate the immediate impacts of COVID-19 on the creative and cultural sector, including five new emergency funds which were announced by the First Minister on Friday 28 August and are being delivered through Creative Scotland as follows:
The previously announced £5million open call element of the Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund which closed for applications on Thursday 27 August has received 42 applications and awards will be announced by Thursday 24 September.
Updates on all emergency funds are being published regularly on the Creative Scotland website and publicised through media and social media communications.
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