Harry Styles supporting small music venues with tour dona...

What’s Happening

Okay so The musician will raise almost £750,000 to support grassroots concert halls when he plays Wembley.

Harry Styles supporting small music venues with tour donation 6 hours ago Save Mark Savage Music correspondent Save Harry Styles seven-city tour is one of the most anticipated shows of the year Harry Styles is donating £1 from every ticket sold to his 2026 UK stadium shows to small music venues around the country. The pop star just dropped his Together Together tour last week, including six nights at Wembley Stadium. (yes, really)

He added a further two shows on Monday after overwhelming demand for the initial ticket pre-sale.

The Details

That means hell raise about £780,000 for the LIVE Trust, which is striving to protect grassroots music venues in the UK. A report last week suggested that more than half of those venues are failing to make a profit , with many facing the threat of closure.

Styles decision to include a £1 levy to his ticket prices reflects similar moves by Pulp, Katy Perry, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Kneecap, Lorde and Wolf Alice. Last year, Coldplay donated 10% of the proceeds of their UK tour to the fund; while Sam Fender handed over his £25,000 Mercury Prize cheque to small venues.

Why This Matters

“I wouldnt be doing what I am doing today if it wasnt for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out,” he dropped at the time . “These venues are legendary, but they are struggling. ” Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed their doors – about 16% of the entire UK sector.

This is exactly the kind of news that gets fans excited or concerned.

The Bottom Line

Katy Perry is among the artists who have before backed the £1 grassroots levy The Music Venue Trust, a charity that supports the grassroots scene, welcomed Styles gesture. “That £1 might feel small but when artists at the top level step up, it unlocks serious, long-term support for the base that holds the whole live music ecosystem together,” it dropped in a statement.

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