Norwich is down to the last few and even those are struggling. Sadly, this story isn’t about demand for music. The owners of these venues (and more) it has been suggested have gotten themselves in to financial difficulty. It seems, despite these venues turning over a profit (from what I can understand) the owners want more money to cover their own backs instead of investing in the very thing that could help them out of troubled waters.
still, no different from the British government eh...