The letter hits out at the "mountains of red tape" now needed for UK artists to tour in the EU.

Carry on Touring campaigns to continue touring the EU as was done before the Brexit curtain came down.

"This announcement has done nothing to correct the misleading information from August"

Brexit has caused sadness far and wide, but for very many musicians who are only just beginning to emerge from the Covid-induced touring dearth, Brexit has been a disaster. A survey conducted by musicians in 2021 revealed that 34 per cent of musicians had already lost work as a result of Brexit. A violinist said, “I am professionally paralysed by Brexit.”