171 stars of classical, rock and pop music have written to the Times today (20/1/21) to express their outrage at the failure to protect British artists touring in the EU and vice versa. "British musicians, dancers, actors and their support staff have been shamefully failed by their government. The deal done with the EU has a gaping hole where the promised free movement for musicians should be; everyone on a European tour will now need costly work permits and a mountain of paperwork for their equipment...We urge the government to do what it said it would do and negotiate paperwork-free travel in Europe for British artists and their equipment." Signatories include Sir Elton John, Liam Gallagher, Sting, Ed Sheeran, Roger Daltrey and Roger Waters.