Half of UK's grassroot music venues make no profit

Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesArtists like Maisie Peters built their career at grassroots venues like Cardiff's Tramshed (pictured) before graduating to bigger arenasSmall venues are incubators for the UK's thriving music scene. They're the places where acts such as Ed Sheeran, The Last Dinner Party and Olivia Dean cut their teeth.But more than half of them (53%) failed to make a profit last year,…