Rock music under threat as small venues go bust across Britain

Venues where top bands started out are shutting down as rent rises and falling audiences spell crisis for gig promotersIt has been a weekend of Polish hip-hop and drum and bass at the Bongo Club. But even when you throw in the rock'n'roll ping pong, it won't be enough to save it.One of Edinburgh's most popular small music venues, it has been the launch pad for bands from the Scissor Sisters to Kasabian who played here before they became stadium-sized acts playing to stadium-sized crowds. Yet thi...

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