Live music in the United Kingdom

Statistics report about live music in the United Kingdom

Live music in the United Kingdom

This report includes the most important statistics on the live music industry in the United Kingdom. It looks at revenues and spending, music tourism, attendance figures, live music venues, employment in live music, and the festival scene in the UK. The report concludes with a chapter on the impact of coronavirus on the live music industry, including survey data on when audiences will return to live music events, and what measures would make them feel more comfortable returning to venues.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global live music industry revenue by source 2014-2024
  • Basic Statistic Music industry gross value added (GVA) in the United Kingdom in 2018, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Music industry export value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Live music attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
  • Premium Statistic Concert and festival attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2019
  • Basic Statistic Music industry employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Number of musicians in the UK 2021-2024

Live music tourism

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  • Basic Statistic Number of music tourists in the UK 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Live music event attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022, by tourist type
  • Premium Statistic Live music tourist attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Spending generated by music tourism in the UK 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Music tourist spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Overseas music tourists: average spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
  • Premium Statistic Full-time jobs sustained by music tourism in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019
  • Premium Statistic Music tourism jobs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by region

Live music venues

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  • Premium Statistic Largest indoor arenas in the UK 2024, by capacity
  • Premium Statistic Number of live shows at event venues in the UK and Ireland 2018, by genre
  • Premium Statistic Average attendance at live shows in the UK and Ireland 2018, by genre
  • Premium Statistic Music companies most subsidized by Arts Council England 2023-2026
  • Premium Statistic London music companies most subsidized by Arts Council England 2023-2026
  • Premium Statistic Number of classical music concerts screened in cinemas in the UK 2007-2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of popular music concerts screened in cinemas in the UK 2007-2018
  • Premium Statistic Revenues from pop music concerts screened in cinemas in the UK 2013-2018

Festivals in the UK

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  • Premium Statistic Largest UK music festivals 2019
  • Premium Statistic Glastonbury Festival in the UK: Ticket prices 2014-2020
  • Premium Statistic Glastonbury Festival: tickets sell-out time 2011-2020
  • Premium Statistic When festival-goers buy tickets in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Who festival-goers attend festivals with in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for attending music festivals in the UK 2019
  • Premium Statistic Most important UK festival initiatives 2019
  • Premium Statistic Opinions on UK festival line-up diversity 2019

Coronavirus impact on live music in the UK

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  • Premium Statistic When audiences will return to live events after lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
  • Premium Statistic Booking live events after COVID-19: refund reassurances UK and Ireland 2020
  • Premium Statistic Safety measures at live events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
  • Premium Statistic Preferred venue types for events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
  • Premium Statistic Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
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