Frank Turner handed Music Venue Belief’s Excellent Achievement Award on high of The O2
Frank Turner has been handed the Music Venue Belief’s Excellent Achievement for Grassroots Music Venues Award 2020 throughout a wind-swept ceremony on high of The O2 in London.
The artist and unbiased music venue champion was handed the award throughout yesterday’s ‘Crew MVT Up The O2 Climb’, which noticed a choose group elevating funds by climbing up the long-lasting venue as many instances as attainable inside an hour.
Frank was recognised for internet hosting 27 exhibits which had been instrumental in straight enabling grassroots music venues to outlive the coronavirus disaster, having raised practically £300,000.
Mark Davyd, CEO of the MVT, stated: “With all of the venues Frank has helped, and all of the individuals he has impressed to get entangled within the Save Our Venues marketing campaign, there was by no means any doubt about who ought to obtain the award this yr.
“Frank completely embodies the motto of MVT throughout these final 16 months; ‘Individuals who say it can’t be carried out ought to get out of the best way of individuals doing it’. Frank put himself proper on the coalface of the work to reopen each venue safely, not simply elevating large quantities of cash but additionally utilizing his identify and popularity to face entrance and centre of the struggle to deliver again reside music.”
Image: The second Frank Turner obtained the Music Venue Belief Excellent Achievement Award on the high of The O2….
Posted by Music Venue Trust on Monday, June 21, 2021
Frank stated of the honour: “I used to be completely shocked by Mark and the MVT’s sneaky plan to shock me with the award, and I’m vastly honoured by it. The final yr has been so tough for unbiased music venues, and everybody has labored extremely laborious to show issues round. I’m glad to have been a small a part of that.”
The MVT Excellent Achievement Award is introduced yearly to a person whose work, life and dedication has made an distinctive contribution to reside music within the UK.
Final week additionally noticed the Music Venue Belief share a six-point plan for the way it believes the UK Authorities can safeguard the way forward for reside music after the easing of coronavirus restrictions was delayed by 4 weeks.