New report details UK’s £6.6bn music tourism boost
UK Music's Here, There and Everywhere study reveals the UK economy benefited from 14.4 million "music tourists" in 2022
News By James Hanley | 18 July 2023
A new report by UK Music highlights the economic impact of the post-Covid return of touring, as 14.4 million music tourists helped generate £6.6 billion (€7.7bn) in spending.
The trade body’s Here, There and Everywhere study reveals that total attendance at UK music events in 2022 was 37.1m (30.6m concerts/6.5m festivals), with the number of music tourists totalling 13.3m domestic (defined as fans who have travelled more than three times an average commute) and 1.1m foreign.
Music tourism spend covers both…