AJ Tracey will tour at smaller Ipswich and Bedford music venues
It pointed to a "concerning trend" that between 1994 and 2024, artists have begun to tour in fewer locations in the UK and have focused increasingly on a small group of cities.
Mark Davyd, CEO of Music Venue Trust, said: "It's vitally important to get more artists out to more great venues in under-serviced towns and cities.
"We have fantastic live music communities all across the country desperate to see great artists, and this initiative is exactly what needs to be done to meet that demand."
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Gareth Barber runs Bedford Esquires and hopes Tracey sets an example for others to follow.
"It's very exciting to see AJ Tracey come to town as part of this tour, and I have massive respect for him, going out and playing so many grassroots spaces as opposed to the usual cities and venues," he said.
"Hopefully, this helps pave the way for other artists to be more adventurous when planning shows and widening both their own and the venues' audiences.
"From a personal point of view, it will be nice to have someone else to moan about Spurs to!"
