Welcome to LIVE Trust
LIVE Trust protects, expands and supports the grassroots music ecosystem across the UK.
We support cross-sector programmes that deliver long-term positive impact for grassroots music, improving the trading environment and unlocking opportunities for all.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Reduce Costs: Provide targeted support that helps to ease financial pressures by providing emergency relief and also supporting investment in sustainable growth.
Provide Expertise and Networks: Support programmes that strengthen peer-to-peer networks, learning, professional advice and collaborative ways of working to build resilience across the sector.
Invest in Infrastructure: Fund improvements in physical, digital, and organisational capacity, from equipment and accessible facilities to artist accommodation, policies, insurance, and health & safety standards. Creating safer, more inclusive environments.
Nurture Emerging Talent: Invest in the next generation of on and off stage live industry talent; supporting creators and creatives at the start of their careers enabling them to enter and thrive in the live music economy and protect its future.
Support Risk-Takers: Fund venues, artists, promoters and festivals to experiment, innovate, and expand the range of live music experiences available to audiences.