NEWS: Covid-safe music recording and rehearsal spaces available at Stoller Hall, Manchester.

In recent weeks, we have used these pages to inform you of the devastating effect of Covid-19, which has taken away our income.

This week, we have concluded the heart-breaking redundancy consultations with the wonderful team of people who have so skilfully delivered our much loved programme of live events since The Stoller Hall first opened its doors three years ago.

We’re devastated to confirm that with no live music events – and no income from those events – we have been unable to secure the roles of our flexible-contract staff who brilliantly help to facilitate those live concerts. For our organisation to lose such passionate, talented and dedicated people is devastating.

This decision is made even more upsetting by the fact that this is occurring right across our sector, but we hope to see our colleagues back in the industry again once live music returns. Until then, we eagerly await news of funding opportunities from the Government’s pledged spending commitments for the music industry.

Thank you to each and every person, organisation and funding body who has supported us so far, in our hour of need. This support has, in part, helped us to retain every member of our small core team – either in their existing roles or in alternative roles elsewhere in the wider organisation.

This enables us to continue to plan for the future, with a view to bringing live music back to our audiences in 2021. This is an important decision, which helps to safeguard the immediate future of The Stoller Hall.

By maintaining our small forward planning team, we have been able to ensure that our venue hire facilities are now Covid-Safe, open and fully functioning as high spec recordings and rehearsal space. This return to Covid-Safe income making activities is not only critical to our financial position, but also provides a vital service to the rest of the music industry in the region.

The Stoller Hall is a spectacular, special venue, with unrivalled acoustics. It offers an unforgettable experience for audiences and performers alike. Covid-19 struck at a time when the venue was delivering it’s best financial performance to date. We believe these incredibly difficult steps have safeguarded the venue’s future, as a unique, much loved part of the live music scene.

For full details visit www.stollerhall.com