[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

This is bad news

EU Bands Will Need Touring Visas To Perform In The UK From 2021 | Kerrang

"Not only will a Tier 5 visa be required for gigs, festivals etc., it also applies if any non-UK artists are coming to the country for promotional activities, workshops, talks and other such events. This visa is expected to cost £244, and on top of that applicants must reportedly also prove that they have £1,000 in savings 90 days before even applying for it.

...“Major alarm bells are going off with those who are familiar with the gruelling U.S. work visa process. For those who don’t know, it costs around £1,000 per band member from the UK/EU to obtain a visa, which takes a lot of preparation and can take months to get approved. Sometimes they are declined and there’s nothing you can do about it. This is a cost and effort that bands are willing to spend to get to the USA, which is the world’s largest market for rock music. If we’re faced with similar visa costs, will small and maybe even medium-sized European bands be willing to pay that to come to the UK? Given the tight budgets bands are already working within, probably not. Will small UK bands be able to afford to tour Europe? Probably not, unless they have well-paying jobs or generous parents.”"

Well they charge enough for tickets.