Music Venue Properties
@musicvenueprop.bsky.social
Music Venue Properties is a new ownership model creating permanent homes for live music.
TODAY'S THE DAY! The #OwnOurVenues share offer campaign closes today, and it's your last chance to join us as a co-owner for this phase. Every penny invested goes towards securing venues at risk of disappearing forever.
Time to finish what we started: www.ownourvenues.com
Time to finish what we started: www.ownourvenues.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
TODAY'S THE DAY! The #OwnOurVenues share offer campaign closes today, and it's your last chance to join us as a co-owner for this phase. Every penny invested goes towards securing venues at risk of disappearing forever.
Time to finish what we started: www.ownourvenues.com
Time to finish what we started: www.ownourvenues.com
Two more iconic grassroots music venues, The Joiners and The Croft, are now OFFICIALLY community owned buildings. Thanks to the herculean efforts of all involved, these institutions are saved - and with that, the opportunities for bands, music fans, and many more are secure for the next generation.
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Two more iconic grassroots music venues, The Joiners and The Croft, are now OFFICIALLY community owned buildings. Thanks to the herculean efforts of all involved, these institutions are saved - and with that, the opportunities for bands, music fans, and many more are secure for the next generation.
MVP AGM. Monday 13 October, 7pm (online).
Our Annual General Meeting is how members shape the future of Music Venue Properties. Voting details have been sent out, and your voice matters, so if you're a confirmed member and haven’t received an email, please do get in touch.
#OwnOurVenues
Our Annual General Meeting is how members shape the future of Music Venue Properties. Voting details have been sent out, and your voice matters, so if you're a confirmed member and haven’t received an email, please do get in touch.
#OwnOurVenues
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
MVP AGM. Monday 13 October, 7pm (online).
Our Annual General Meeting is how members shape the future of Music Venue Properties. Voting details have been sent out, and your voice matters, so if you're a confirmed member and haven’t received an email, please do get in touch.
#OwnOurVenues
Our Annual General Meeting is how members shape the future of Music Venue Properties. Voting details have been sent out, and your voice matters, so if you're a confirmed member and haven’t received an email, please do get in touch.
#OwnOurVenues
Community investment attracts partners, such as Figurative, Arts Council England, and the UK Government. In our first round, community shares unlocked significant additional funding and bought five venues.
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Community investment attracts partners, such as Figurative, Arts Council England, and the UK Government. In our first round, community shares unlocked significant additional funding and bought five venues.
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
Did you know that if you're under 25 you can become a part owner of venues for only £50?
This is to help as many passionate young people be a part of this - and ensure that the next generation are those with a steak in the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
This is to help as many passionate young people be a part of this - and ensure that the next generation are those with a steak in the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Did you know that if you're under 25 you can become a part owner of venues for only £50?
This is to help as many passionate young people be a part of this - and ensure that the next generation are those with a steak in the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
This is to help as many passionate young people be a part of this - and ensure that the next generation are those with a steak in the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
Love your local? Own it. Invest £100 and become a co-owner in the spaces that make live music possible - one member, one vote, one mission: ownourvenues.com
📸 Olivia Brytz
📸 Olivia Brytz
September 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Love your local? Own it. Invest £100 and become a co-owner in the spaces that make live music possible - one member, one vote, one mission: ownourvenues.com
📸 Olivia Brytz
📸 Olivia Brytz
Peggy's Skylight in Nottingham is one of the grassroots music venues we're seeking to secure with #OwnOurVenues. It's a cornerstone of Nottingham's jazz scene and an important cultural hub, and you could become a co-owner by investing today: ownourvenues.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Peggy's Skylight in Nottingham is one of the grassroots music venues we're seeking to secure with #OwnOurVenues. It's a cornerstone of Nottingham's jazz scene and an important cultural hub, and you could become a co-owner by investing today: ownourvenues.com
We're going to be at IFF THIS THURSDAY - if you're heading along, reach out to us. Come find us, say hi, and chat about all things Music Venue Properties, from our success stories such as The Snug to our next steps and beyond. We'll also see you at the MVT showcase on 11 September at Omeara.
September 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We're going to be at IFF THIS THURSDAY - if you're heading along, reach out to us. Come find us, say hi, and chat about all things Music Venue Properties, from our success stories such as The Snug to our next steps and beyond. We'll also see you at the MVT showcase on 11 September at Omeara.
A huge thank you to Community Shares ICOF, a fund managed by Co-op and Community Finance, for their £50,000 investment in our mission to bring some of the UK's most incredible grassroots music venues into community ownership.
September 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A huge thank you to Community Shares ICOF, a fund managed by Co-op and Community Finance, for their £50,000 investment in our mission to bring some of the UK's most incredible grassroots music venues into community ownership.
These aren't one-offs. This is a new ownership model we're creating.
Every venue we buy proves it’s possible - and that together, we can shift the balance of power in live music.
Every venue we buy proves it’s possible - and that together, we can shift the balance of power in live music.
August 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
These aren't one-offs. This is a new ownership model we're creating.
Every venue we buy proves it’s possible - and that together, we can shift the balance of power in live music.
Every venue we buy proves it’s possible - and that together, we can shift the balance of power in live music.
The Joiners in Southampton built bands, friendships, futures, and was a vital part of the journey of so many bands you know and love today, including Creeper who are fresh off a heroic set at Bloodstock Festival.
But now The Joiners is at risk.
📸 Katie Frost
But now The Joiners is at risk.
📸 Katie Frost
August 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Joiners in Southampton built bands, friendships, futures, and was a vital part of the journey of so many bands you know and love today, including Creeper who are fresh off a heroic set at Bloodstock Festival.
But now The Joiners is at risk.
📸 Katie Frost
But now The Joiners is at risk.
📸 Katie Frost
For too long, the live music sector has been held hostage by uncertainty, rising rents, insecure leases, and landlords with no stake in the culture.
📸 Jeanie Jean
📸 Jeanie Jean
August 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For too long, the live music sector has been held hostage by uncertainty, rising rents, insecure leases, and landlords with no stake in the culture.
📸 Jeanie Jean
📸 Jeanie Jean
When you invest, you help buy venues as a part-owner - and protect them for live music, forever.
Every venue we purchase is secured with a cultural lease that guarantees its future as a space for artists, audiences and music communities.
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Olivia Brytz
Every venue we purchase is secured with a cultural lease that guarantees its future as a space for artists, audiences and music communities.
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Olivia Brytz
August 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When you invest, you help buy venues as a part-owner - and protect them for live music, forever.
Every venue we purchase is secured with a cultural lease that guarantees its future as a space for artists, audiences and music communities.
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Olivia Brytz
Every venue we purchase is secured with a cultural lease that guarantees its future as a space for artists, audiences and music communities.
www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Olivia Brytz
£1 million raised. 500+ co-owners are already in. Are you?
The deadline is TOMORROW. Join the movement now to secure:
– Artists’ futures
– Community hubs
– Jobs and Careers
– 7 Iconic UK venues
Don’t miss your moment to shape the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
The deadline is TOMORROW. Join the movement now to secure:
– Artists’ futures
– Community hubs
– Jobs and Careers
– 7 Iconic UK venues
Don’t miss your moment to shape the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
£1 million raised. 500+ co-owners are already in. Are you?
The deadline is TOMORROW. Join the movement now to secure:
– Artists’ futures
– Community hubs
– Jobs and Careers
– 7 Iconic UK venues
Don’t miss your moment to shape the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
The deadline is TOMORROW. Join the movement now to secure:
– Artists’ futures
– Community hubs
– Jobs and Careers
– 7 Iconic UK venues
Don’t miss your moment to shape the future of live music: www.ownourvenues.com
Thank you to the HUNDREDS who have signed up to invest in #OwnOurVenues and become co-owners of seven iconic grassroots venues.
There is one day left before tomorrow's deadline: www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
There is one day left before tomorrow's deadline: www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
July 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thank you to the HUNDREDS who have signed up to invest in #OwnOurVenues and become co-owners of seven iconic grassroots venues.
There is one day left before tomorrow's deadline: www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
There is one day left before tomorrow's deadline: www.ownourvenues.com
📸 Bethan McConnell
“Not Just Another Brick. A Movement.”
There are just 4 days left to become part of something bigger. This isn’t just about saving music venues. It’s about owning them, together, forever.
Be more than a supporter. Be an owner. www.OwnOurVenues.co.uk
There are just 4 days left to become part of something bigger. This isn’t just about saving music venues. It’s about owning them, together, forever.
Be more than a supporter. Be an owner. www.OwnOurVenues.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Not Just Another Brick. A Movement.”
There are just 4 days left to become part of something bigger. This isn’t just about saving music venues. It’s about owning them, together, forever.
Be more than a supporter. Be an owner. www.OwnOurVenues.co.uk
There are just 4 days left to become part of something bigger. This isn’t just about saving music venues. It’s about owning them, together, forever.
Be more than a supporter. Be an owner. www.OwnOurVenues.co.uk
Music Venue Properties is thrilled to announce a significant donation to Own Our Venues from Marshall Amplification co-founder Terry Marshall and his wife Lesley.
📸 Moe Hickman
📸 Moe Hickman
July 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Music Venue Properties is thrilled to announce a significant donation to Own Our Venues from Marshall Amplification co-founder Terry Marshall and his wife Lesley.
📸 Moe Hickman
📸 Moe Hickman
So many of you are investing in the future of grassroots music, and almost everyone is doing it for a different reason. Everyone's ties to these places are different, and our reasons for getting involved and chipping in are different - but we're united for a common cause.
📸 Olivia Brytz
📸 Olivia Brytz
July 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
So many of you are investing in the future of grassroots music, and almost everyone is doing it for a different reason. Everyone's ties to these places are different, and our reasons for getting involved and chipping in are different - but we're united for a common cause.
📸 Olivia Brytz
📸 Olivia Brytz
"Most of the venues on this list are places I played coming up, and the Joiners is the site of the first gig I went to as a kid; it could not be a more important part of how I got where I am today."
Become a co-owner of some of the UK's best grassroots venues by investing at www.ownourvenues.com
Become a co-owner of some of the UK's best grassroots venues by investing at www.ownourvenues.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"Most of the venues on this list are places I played coming up, and the Joiners is the site of the first gig I went to as a kid; it could not be a more important part of how I got where I am today."
Become a co-owner of some of the UK's best grassroots venues by investing at www.ownourvenues.com
Become a co-owner of some of the UK's best grassroots venues by investing at www.ownourvenues.com
The Pipeline in Brighton is an iconic part of the south coast's music history, and it's one of the seven venues we've earmarked for our #OwnOurVenues campaign.
📸 Georgia Penny
📸 Georgia Penny
July 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Pipeline in Brighton is an iconic part of the south coast's music history, and it's one of the seven venues we've earmarked for our #OwnOurVenues campaign.
📸 Georgia Penny
📸 Georgia Penny
Matt Otridge has a long relationship with The Croft as a music fan and former operator.
It's not just the chance to watch bands that's at risk if venues such as The Croft are lost.
With #OwnOurVenues we're seeking to protect the future of grassroots music venues. Join us: www.ownourvenues.com
It's not just the chance to watch bands that's at risk if venues such as The Croft are lost.
With #OwnOurVenues we're seeking to protect the future of grassroots music venues. Join us: www.ownourvenues.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Matt Otridge has a long relationship with The Croft as a music fan and former operator.
It's not just the chance to watch bands that's at risk if venues such as The Croft are lost.
With #OwnOurVenues we're seeking to protect the future of grassroots music venues. Join us: www.ownourvenues.com
It's not just the chance to watch bands that's at risk if venues such as The Croft are lost.
With #OwnOurVenues we're seeking to protect the future of grassroots music venues. Join us: www.ownourvenues.com
This weekend, Supergrass return to headline Bedford Park, over 30 years after their very first visit to Bedford Esquires.
July 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This weekend, Supergrass return to headline Bedford Park, over 30 years after their very first visit to Bedford Esquires.
Today Oasis return to Manchester for a mammoth run of comeback shows in Heaton Park. Many moons ago, they were a brand new band playing the grassroots venues that are vital to the talent pipeline, honing their craft and becoming one of the biggest bands on the planet.
www.ownourvenues.co.uk
www.ownourvenues.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today Oasis return to Manchester for a mammoth run of comeback shows in Heaton Park. Many moons ago, they were a brand new band playing the grassroots venues that are vital to the talent pipeline, honing their craft and becoming one of the biggest bands on the planet.
www.ownourvenues.co.uk
www.ownourvenues.co.uk
Through Music Venue Properties, we’re building the National Trust for Grassroots Music Venues - giving local people the power to own and protect the venues they love.
Community ownership = a future for live music.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/own-our-venues
Community ownership = a future for live music.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/own-our-venues
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Through Music Venue Properties, we’re building the National Trust for Grassroots Music Venues - giving local people the power to own and protect the venues they love.
Community ownership = a future for live music.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/own-our-venues
Community ownership = a future for live music.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/own-our-venues
Tomorrow, our own Matt Otridge joins the panel Communities Reclaiming Control Through Co-operation to spotlight how the live music sector is embracing community power and how we can Own Our Venues.
July 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Tomorrow, our own Matt Otridge joins the panel Communities Reclaiming Control Through Co-operation to spotlight how the live music sector is embracing community power and how we can Own Our Venues.