Kerrang! and Music Venue Trust announce Conjurer joining United By Music Tour

British metal heavyweights Conjurer have been selected by Kerrang! to join the United By Music Tour, organised by Music Venue Trust, the charity partners for the Kerrang! Awards 2022.

Conjurer will be performing at:

Sep 08: Peterborough Met Lounge
Sep 09: Bedford Esquires
Sep 10: Tunbridge Wells Forum 
Sep 15: Wolverhampton KK's Steel Mill 
Sep 16: Cambridge Portland 
Sep 17: Derby Hairy Dog 

Tickets are on sale at 10am BST on 11th August, available here: unitedbymusic.live
 
Conjurer’s Brady Deeprose says: “Conjurer simply would not exist without the UK’s extensive network of Grassroots Music Venues. We cut our teeth playing everywhere from Merthyr Tydfil to Barrow-In-Furness for years, and we were lucky to be able to do so. The threat that GMVs are under is an utter travesty, and something that we are so thankful to MVT for getting involved in - without this network, everyone from fans to bands suffers. Throughout my childhood, I would go to The Roadmender in Northampton, The Vault in Rugby (RIP), The Flapper in Birmingham, and Corporation in Sheffield to both play shows and see my favourite bands - that thriving scene inspired me to pick up a guitar and start a band. If we don’t protect it, we lose the next generation of musicians. It’s that simple.
 
"To come full circle, Kerrang! putting us forward for this tour is a real privilege, their support for not just us but the UK heavy scene in general, has been untouchable over the last few years. We hope that MVT continues to have success, and that the UK can continue to foster exceptional talent with a strong roster of grassroots venues to support it.”

Luke Morton, editor of Kerrang!, says “The UK heavy music scene is thriving right now, thanks in large part to the community and support of grassroots venues up and down the country. I’m so excited and proud for Kerrang! to partner with the Music Venue Trust for this very metal incarnation of the United By Music Tour, featuring the mighty Conjurer – a band I’ve seen cause absolute chaos in some of our best independent venues over the years. As fans of rock, metal and alternative music, it's vital we all champion the homegrown, grassroots venues that are the lifeblood of our scene. Support your local venue and make sure you catch Conjurer tearing it to shreds!”

The United By Music Tour, organised by the charity Music Venue Trust and funded by The National Lottery, started in June and is running until late September. The tour has already seen Blossoms, Cat Burns, Metronomy and Bloc Party return to their roots, to highlight the importance of these local venues as part of the music industry’s wider ecosystem, and as important local cultural hubs. The final headliner, Sam Ryder, will be performing a one-off, intimate show at Chinnerys in Southend on 8th September.

The tour also sees a range of artists, including VLURE, Witch Fever, The Big Moon, Sleeper, Ed Harcourt and Rhoda Dakar touring the country, playing 150 gigs at 130 grassroots music venues across the UK..

Every ticket buyer can take a guest with them for free (just by showing a lottery product) which makes the already cheap tickets even more affordable. See unitedbymusic.live for all tour dates and tickets.

During Covid, Music Venue Trust managed to prevent the closure of all 900+ venues that they represent. However, the increasing severity of the cost-of-living crisis has resulted in multiple venues closing every month, with the latest stats pointing to 66 closures within the last year. This staggering figure continues at a rate of one venue a week.

Every Grassroots Music Venue that closes represents one less place where local communities can access affordable live music, decreased opportunities for new and emerging artists to perform live and fewer opportunities for event professionals to learn their trade.

Mark Davyd, CEO and founder Music Venue Trust, says: “It's great to be teaming up with Kerrang on The National Lottery's United by Music Tour. The team at Kerrang! were so supportive to Grassroots Music Venues during the pandemic, and the heavy music scene is such an integral part of what makes live music in the UK so essential and vibrant.”

The United By Music Tour is part of an existing partnership between The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust that aims to ensure live music is accessible to all. This has previously been achieved through previous tours (The Revive Live Tours), which saw the same two-for-one ticket deal for lottery players.

See unitedbymusic.live for dates and tickets.