Carry On Touring unites the touring, cultural and creative industries to secure a UK–EU visa and work permit waiver — so real people can get back to real jobs.
From the negotiating table to the people it affects — here's what's happening right now.
The UK's umbrella campaign which everyone who relies on touring can support and sit under — bringing together voices from across the touring, cultural and creative industries to secure political and public support for UK–EU touring.
Learn about the campaignHear directly from the artists, crew and promoters this deal affects most.
"Getting on for 200,000 people have signed my petition, including some well-known names from the entertainment business."
"Recent reports estimate that bookings of UK acts at European festivals have fallen by as much as 45%."
"Ian Smith tells us how easy it would be for the new Government to make a BIG difference in the first 100 days."
"Creatives are being knocked back from having opportunities to make a living. Younger bands are being put off touring the EU."
The failure to secure a TCA exemption for freedom of movement is having a catastrophic impact on the UK's and EU's cultural economies — young and emerging artists hit hardest.
Crew, Drivers, Dancers, Musicians.
Meet the ambassadors
Organised by Carry On Touring, bringing together UK / EU Parliamentarians & touring industry experts.
About the UK–EU Summit"The 90/180 Schengen rule is stifling the creative industries — some are just giving up. There are simple solutions. MPs and the Government must fight our corner and fix this."
"I have never known such support for a cause, drawing in people from all areas of society and across political divides. New barriers are the last thing we need."
"Brexit is a disaster for British musicians and crew, but ironically will be a bonanza for musicians and crew with EU passports. Why pay visa fees and deal with a mountain of red tape when you can simply hire someone on the continent? It will be the death knell for many British people who work in the creative arts."
"Since Brexit, the number of UK acts at Waves Vienna has fallen sharply, and we especially miss the creative exchange between artists across borders. We also feel the absence of British festivals and organisations in the Creative Europe and Erasmus+ projects we work on, their ideas and perspectives brought something vital to those collaborations."
"Failure to include an EU-wide cultural work permit and visa free travel for touring professionals and artists will have a catastrophic effect across all touring art forms."
With the Musicians' Union, we sat down with a delegation from the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee to set out what post-Brexit touring is costing creatives and crews.
Read the story 1–3 Oct 2026 · ViennaCarry On Touring at Central and Eastern Europe's biggest showcase festival, with the UK as Guest of Honour and the future of UK–EU cultural exchange on the agenda.
Read the storyThe petition may be closed, but it was debated in Parliament, sparked a UK–EU Summit, and put post-Brexit touring on the national agenda. The fight for a Cultural Passport carries on.
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