News : Kid Brunswick to play Music Venue Trust’s first ‘Cohorts’ UK tour

Kid Brunswick has been announced as the headliner for Music Venue Trust’s (MVT) first-ever ‘Cohorts’ UK tour.

Following the release of his upcoming EP ‘Dead Forever’ this Friday (August 2), Kid Brunswick is set to embark on Music Venue Trust’s first ‘Cohorts’ tour which will see him make his way across the UK.

Kicking off on August 5 at Beat Generator in Dundee. From there, he will make stops at grassroots venues in the likes of Blackpool, Stoke, Huddersfield, Swansea and Southampton. The run of dates comes ahead of his forthcoming EP ‘Dead Forever’.

General ticket sales will commence on Wednesday (August 5) at 10am local time. Check out a full list of tour dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.

2024 inaugural MVT Cohorts tour dates with Kid Brunswick are: 

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

According to a press release, the MVT Cohorts, organised by the Music Venue Trust (MVT), is a new initiative that aims to combat the shrinking tour circuit. The project will underwrite the costs of the shows, ensuring that both the artists and venues receive a guaranteed fee, removing the financial uncertainty that comes with extending tours in the UK to reach secondary and tertiary markets, thereby allowing the artists to diversify their tours and play outside the major cities and the venues to programme diverse and varied gigs.

Speaking about the tour, Kid Brunswick shared: “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.”

Mark Davyd, CEO and Founder Music Venue Trust, added: “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.”

In other news Last month, the Music Venue Trust (MVT) called upon politicians from all parties to “seize the moment” and help support the live music sector ahead of the UK General Election on July 4.

The push arrived following the MVT delivering their full report into the state of the sector for 2023, showing the “disaster” facing live music with venues closing at a rate of around two per week.