Katy Perry joins the fight for UK's grassroots venues

As the UK's indie venues face unprecedented challenges, Perry joins a growing movement of stadium-filling artists putting their money where their memories are.

Katy Perry is set to donate £1 from each ticket sold on her upcoming UK arena tour to Music Venue Trust.

The donation will be made from tickets purchased for 'The Lifetimes Tour', which visits arenas across the UK in October 2025. The move follows similar initiatives from other artists, with Coldplay pledging 10 per cent of their UK stadium tour proceeds and Sam Fender contributing £1 per ticket from his arena shows to the organisation.

The announcement arrives as Creative Industries Minister Sir Chris Bryant calls for the live music industry to implement a voluntary levy on stadium and arena shows to support grassroots venues, following recommendations from the DCMS select committee report.

Katy Perry is set to donate £1 from each ticket sold on her upcoming UK arena tour to Music Venue Trust.

"I'm proud to donate £1 from every ticket on the UK leg of The Lifetimes Tour to Music Venue Trust so that venues like Water Rats and Scala, where I played my first UK shows, can continue to usher in the next generation of music talent," Perry says.

Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd adds: "We want to say a huge thank you to Katy and her team for stepping up to support grassroots music venues, artists and promoters. The contribution from these shows will keep venues open, get new and emerging artists out on tour, and enable promoters to bring the best in new music to our communities."

Sir Chris Bryant explains: "Grassroots music venues are one of the UK's most valuable and yet undervalued cultural assets. They are where bands try out new material, where whole new genres are born, where musicians experiment and where audiences get to experience the raw power of live music. These venues support thousands of jobs and are a vital part of our local communities. Without a flourishing grassroots music industry the rest of our music industry will wither. It is crucial that we work together to support the grassroots including venues, festivals, artists and promoters. That is why I am urging the industry voluntarily to introduce a ticket levy on the biggest commercial players, to help ensure the health and future success of our entire live music industry for decades to come."

The dates in full read:

OCTOBER 7 Glasgow, OVO Hydro 8 Manchester, AO Arena 10 Sheffield, Utilita Arena 11 Birmingham, Utilita Arena 13 London, The O2

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