US music venues can apply for pandemic relief grants in April The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant is offering $16 billion in funding to live venues that have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
First socially distanced music venue to open in Newcastle Virgin Money Unity Arena, to be situated at Newcastle Racecourse, is expected to open in August and can accommodate a maximum of 2,500 attendees.
Family of victim files first lawsuit of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire The parents of one of the 36 victims of the deadly warehouse fire in Oakland, CA, filed the first lawsuit following the event.
Permit approved for the Armory in San Francisco to open new 4,000-person music and event venue The San Francisco Entertainment Commission recently approved a permit filed by The Armory to begin hosting shows in its 4,000-person drill court.