{"id":104486,"date":"2025-05-21T10:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=104486"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:39:59","slug":"will-the-uks-new-eu-deal-help-artists-tour-post-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/will-the-uks-new-eu-deal-help-artists-tour-post-brexit\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the UK’s new EU deal help artists tour post-Brexit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image credit: Tom Rogerson<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years of red tape and extra costs for artists may be coming to a close, what’s the latest on EU touring for UK artists?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This week, the UK’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a new agreement with the EU for trading. Over 5 years on from the UK’s exit from the European Union, many have faced new struggles in the wake of Brexit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musicians have been among those heavily affected by Brexit<\/a>. The end of free travel between the UK and EU has meant that artists must pay extra costs and go through new layers of beuracracy to tour their music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this week’s new agreements between the UK and EU, the music industry hoped for news on touring musicians. For now, Starmer simply writes that “the United Kingdom recognise the value of travel and cultural and artistic exchanges, including the activities of touring artists.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A positive yet ambiguously inactive statement, the music industry was hoping for more. UK Music<\/a> Chief Executive, Tom Kiehl said: “Commitments made to support cultural exchange for touring artists are an important first step on the road to what we hope will ultimately become a new deal between the EU and UK. Musicians and crew effectively suffered a “no deal brexit” once the UK left the EU and it is high time this is tackled.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiehl continues: “Labour was elected on a manifesto to help touring artists and while we seek more concrete commitments, we welcome their efforts to ensure it is included in these important discussions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UK touring musicians have been forgotten in the Brexit Deal<\/a><\/blockquote>