Independent Venue Week is back for its 10th year, celebrating the grassroots music establishments that have, in recent times, faced unprecedented challenges. Those that survived the Covid lockdowns and reduced capacity measures now face another threat – the cost of living crisis. With pubs and small venues across the UK battling to stay open, could rising costs signal a final encore? BBC News spent the night at a renowned venue in Milton Keynes that is fighting hard to keep the punters rolling in.
