Nominate your favourite UK grassroots music venue to win a bundle of Fender gear

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has teamed up with Fender to encourage live music fans to support their favourite grassroots venues. The new initiative asks music fans across England, Scotland and Wales to nominate their favourite local music venue. Three winning venues, one from each region, will be selected based on the highest number of regional nominations received, with each winning venue awarded a gear bundle from the iconic music brand. The winning venue will receive a package that includes a Hot Rod Deluxe IV amplifier, a Rumble 200 bass amp, an Acoustic SFX II amplifier, A 5150® Iconic® Series 40W EL34 1×12 Combo, and a StudioLive SE Digital Console Mixer, with sizes tailored to the venue’s needs. In addition, everyone who submits a venue nomination will be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win a Fender 75th Anniversary Player II Sparkle Precision Bass. Fans can vote for their favourite venue, and learn more about the initiative here. Recent efforts from MVT, alongside Save Our Scene, This Feeling, AGMP and other Association of Independent Promoters’ members, comes after reports in 2024 revealed that the UK’s grassroots music scene would be facing “complete collapse”...