A jazz club has backed calls to support struggling grassroots venues through a “Taylor Swift tax” on major stadium and arena shows.
Jordan Vincent, from Matt and Phred’s in Manchester, said a £1 per ticket levy for bigger shows could be used to pay artists at smaller venues.
He said the Northern Quarter venue, which puts on original music gigs for free, could not afford to “give back to creatives”.
The tax has been named after the global superstar because of the cost of tickets at such big acts’ shows.
The idea of the levy came after the Music Venue Trust found more than 125 small venues closed or stopped putting on live music in 2023.
