UK live music firms report significant gender pay gap
Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Academy Music Group and AEG today revealed gender pay gaps ranging from 16.5% to 37.5%
News By Lisa Henderson | 5 April 2023
Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Academy Music Group and AEG are among the UK-based live music businesses that have submitted a gender pay gap (GPG) report for 2022/23.
From 2017, all companies in mainland Britain with more than 250 employees have been required to report their GPG – defined as the “difference in the average hourly wage of all men and women in an organisation” – for the previous year to the government equalities office.
The requirement was put on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, though many companies voluntarily submitted GPG reports regardless.
With the pandemic in the rearview, companies today (5 April) shared their latest pay gap figures for 2022-23. These stats provide a snapshot based on pay on 5 April 2022. See results for the four live music giants below.
Live Nation …