Dear music lovers,
We see you. We hear you. We see you streaming our tracks, we hear you sharing them with your friends. We see you dancing at our gigs, we hear you singing along. We see you at protests, sharing on social media, supporting your communities - we know you care about this country and the people in it.
But here's a melody that's gone unheard: over 6 million of you attended festivals last year and yet 6 million of you remained silent in the chorus of democracy and didn’t vote in the last election.
So you know where we need to see you next?
The polling station.
The people in power listen to the voters. They listen to what the voters care about. When you don’t vote, the people in power don’t listen to us.
You raise your voices at our sets. Now it’s time to raise them at the ballot box.
Let’s turn it up. Let’s stand up and be counted. Register to vote today and make your voice heard.
Signed, the UK Music Industry
A-Z list of signatories
ABSOLUTE - Artist
Annie Mac - Artist
AVA Festival - Festival and music conference
Bicep - Artist
Block 9 - Festival Production Group
Body Movements - Festival
Boxpark - Venue
Bricks Magazine - Publication
Carly Wilford - Artist
City Splash - Festival
Clash Magazine - Publication
Cornwall Folk Festival - Festival
Continental Drifts - Festival
Cross The Tracks - Festival
Daniel Avery - Artist
Deer Shed Festival - Festival
Eats Everything - Artist
Elheist - Artist
Emerald - Artist
Eliza Rose - Artist
Fat Tony - Artist
FLY Open Air Festival - Festival
Foreign Beggars - Artist
FORWARDS - Festival
Foundation FM - Publication
Girls Don’t Sync - Artist
Gideon - Artist
HAAi - Artist
He.She.They - Artist
Jessie Ware - Artist
Katy B - Artist
Keep Hush - Publication
Klose one - Artist
Lost Horizons Festival - Festival
Love Saves The Day Festival - Festival
Love International - Festival
LWE - Music Promotion Group
Mella Dee - Artist
Mixmag - Publication
Murkage Dave - Artist
Ninja Tune - Artist
NVS Music Group - Festival Group
Oneman - Artist
Percolate Music - Music Promotion Group
Project 6 - Festival and venue
Paul Woolford - Artist
Resident Advisor - Publication
Roger Wade - Founder of Boxpark and Boxfund
Sacha Lord, Co-founder of Parklife and The Warehouse Project
Saoirse - Artist
SHERELLE - Artist
Shangri La - Festival Production Group
Shambala Festival - Festival
Tola Peckham - Venue
Threesixzero - Music Management and Entertainment
The Cause - Venue
The Menendez Bros - Artist
Watchtower Group - Festival Group
Waterworks Festival - Festival
We Out Here Festival - Festival
Wide Awake Festival - Festival
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