‘This keeps the dream alive’: the bands sleeping at venues to make touring work
A new initiative in the UK is encouraging music venues to provide accommodation for touring bands to help alleviate financial pressures. This scheme aims to transform unused spaces into rooms for artists, making touring more viable amidst rising costs. Venues like Voodoo Daddy's in Norwich are already implementing these changes, allowing artists to stay on-site and foster better connections with their audiences.
- ▪The Music Venue Trust charity has announced funding initiatives to support artist accommodation at UK venues.
- ▪Voodoo Daddy's in Norwich is one of the first venues to offer on-site accommodation for touring artists.
- ▪Artists are expressing enthusiasm for the initiative, stating it helps them survive on the road despite rising costs.
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Headline snooze … The Jump Cuts, who will be sleeping over at Norwich venue Voodoo Daddy’s soon. Photograph: Masa AskarView image in fullscreenHeadline snooze … The Jump Cuts, who will be sleeping over at Norwich venue Voodoo Daddy’s soon. Photograph: Masa AskarMusic‘This keeps the dream alive’: the bands sleeping at venues to make touring workA new UK scheme is encouraging venues to provide accommodation for touring acts. But what if someone hurls a TV through a window?Sundus AbdiTue 19 May 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 19 May 2026 09.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTouring has become increasingly financially precarious for grassroots artists, pinched by issues including the cost of living crisis and increasing fuel costs.
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