Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced his support for a campaign to save London's music venues after it was found that the capital has lost 35% of its grassroots music venues since 2007, including the likes of the Marquee, the Astoria, and the 12 Bar Club.

Johnson commented 'From the Rolling Stones to David Bowie, the Clash to Oasis and Ed Sheeran to Adele, grassroots music venues have played a key role in enabling some of the biggest names in music to develop as artists and to build audiences. They are the incubators for the stars that go on to pack stadiums in London and across the world'.