A BRADFORD entertainment venue will be lit up red tonight as part of a scheme calling for government support for live venues.

Alhambra Theatre will be red as part of #WeMakeEvents Day of Action, to symbolise the industry going into red alert.

It is part of the live events industry will be coming together tonight as part of the #WeMakeEvents London Red Alert Day, which calls on the government for urgent support to protect the industry from crumbling.

The event will see hundreds of venues turning their lights red, along with other creative activities being staged in more than 20 cities across the UK.

Bradford Theatres tweeted: