A live music venue in Milton Keynes has been awarded over £24,000 in emergency coronavirus funding from the government.
MK11 in Kiln Farm has been awarded a total of £24,382 as part of the £3.36m Emergency Grassroot Music Venues Fund for 'at risk' grassroots music venues.
The emergency grant will cover on-going running costs incurred during closure, including rent and utilities.
Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, said: "This Government is here for culture and these grants today show we are determined to help our exceptional music industry weather the covid storm and come back stronger."
"Grassroots music venues are where the magic starts and these emergency grants from our £1.57 billion fund will ensure these music venues survive to create the Adeles and Ed Sheerans of the future."
"I encourage music fans to help too by supporting music and cultural events as they start to get going again. We need a collective effort to help the things we love through covid."
The accelerated funding has been delivered by Arts Council England in under a month to save grassroots venues previously facing insolvency.
Arts Council England CEO Darren Henley, said: "This much-welcomed emergency investment from the government into grassroots music venues will have a profoundly positive impact on England’s music ecology, and today’s news will mean a great deal to the many artists, audiences and communities they serve across the country."
"I’m pleased that the Arts Council has been able to use its expertise to administer this fund, ensuring that we are supporting music venues in these challenging times."
Indoor performances can now restart with socially distanced audiences so music venues are able to reopen safely, alongside other culture venues and heritage sites.
Music venues are also eligible to apply for a share of £500 million in grants being delivered to cultural organisations by Arts Council England, which is accepting applications until 4 September.
Organisations across the arts and heritage sectors are encouraged to apply for funding designed to support the cultural sector’s recovery and beyond.
Independent cinemas whose businesses have been unavoidably disrupted will also be able to apply for grants up to £200,000 from the British Film Institute.
Meanwhile, heritage sites at risk were able to apply for a share of £92 million available in grants through the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England.
