Everywhere At Once festival celebrating grassroots venues announced by Music Venue Trust and National Lottery

Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have announced Everywhere At Once, a festival set to unite hundreds of grassroots music venues across the country.

Taking place over what would have been the Glastonbury Festival weekend of June 26 to 28, 2026, venues across the country are to host hundreds of major artists, touring acts and emerging local talent over the course of the three-day festival.

Through partnering with Everywhere At Once, The National Lottery is continuing its commitment to the grassroots sector, following a partnership with MVT that began in 2021 as a way to support and kickstart live music following the pandemic. The partnership with Everywhere at once will be delivered between Music Venue Trust, Save Our Scene and Association of Independent Promoters.

“Thanks to the support from The National Lottery, Everywhere At Once can pair visibility with meaningful, practical support, putting real investment directly into venues while amplifying their collective voice,” said Mark Davyd, CEO of Music Venue Trust. “Together, this sends a clear message: live music doesn’t just happen in major cities or festival fields - it happens on our high streets, in our towns, and in the spaces communities rely on. This is what solidarity looks like in action, and it sets a powerful benchmark for what we can achieve when venues move forward together.”

“National Lottery funding is the cornerstone of the arts across the country and, because of our players, projects and venues - both large and small - can continue to play a role in each and every community. This partnership with Music Venue Trust recognises the essential role grassroots music venues and promoters play in supporting new artists and talent across the industry and their role in so many communities,” said Alastair Ruxton, chief impact officer at Allwyn, the operator of The National Lottery. “The Everywhere At Once festival will have more stages, and highlight more artists than any field can across the summer and create a uniting moment for communities up and down the country to come together and enjoy incredible live music.”

Audiences will be given the opportunity to support a range of exceptional and vital music charities at point of purchase, with donations supporting War Child, Nordoff and Robbins, Help Musicians UK, and Teenage Cancer Trust.

“Venues across the country opening their doors for music and charity is a really powerful message, and Save Our Scene is excited to be part of it,” said George Fleming, founder of Save Our Scene.

Full details of all gigs are to be announced soon.

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