MUSICIANS have hit out at the UK Government over “devastating” post-Brexit red tape for the live music industry.
New UK travel rules came into force at the beginning of the year and do not guarantee visa-free travel for musicians in the EU.
Almost 300,000 people, including Sir Elton John, have signed a petition calling for a Europe-wide visa work permit for touring musicians and artists which MPs will debate this afternoon. The letter said performers have been “shamefully failed” by the visa rules.
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Scottish trad singer, Iona Fyfe, told BBC Radio Scotland: “The petition is to put pressure on the Government to do a U-turn and effectively get a deal for musicians. I think that when the Brexit deal came out musicians and sportsmen were just not catered for at all.
“There has been a bit of back and forth in who is to blame for this breakdown in communication with Michael…
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