Having launched in July, powered by the voices of independent music venues around the country, Recognise the Music now has the advocacy of thousands of pubs in its commitment to the fair & accurate distribution of public performance royalties.

To celebrate and mark this dedication to positive change for both live and recorded music, and its importance to pubs around the country, we will be hosting a series of free-to-the-public gigs as part of Recognise the Music WEEK, in association with Fullers and Livelyhood.

The industry launch event and mainstream media coverage will commence on 16th November, followed by 30+ live gigs across 16 public house venues over the evenings of 17th, 18th and 19th November.

The aim of Recognise the Music is both to get artists and songwriters paid with greater accuracy and to bridge the gap that can exist between premises who play music and the performing rights organisations whom they pay for the right to do so.

The week is also supported by the British Beer & Pub Association, alongside existing partners of the campaign, the Music Venue Trust, Association of Independent Music, MMF, FAC, and technology company Audoo.