“A tremendous success story”: UK audiences surge 12%
The new Wish You Were Here report shows a booming UK concert biz – but steps must be taken to address the closure of small venues and impact of Brexit, UK Music warns
News By | 10 July 2017
The number of people who attended a concert or music festival in the UK climbed 12% last year, reaching 30.9 million – almost half the country – and underscoring the “massive…
contribution” live music makes to Britain’s “culture and general wellbeing”, reveals UK Music’s latest Wish You Were Here study, released today.
Concertgoers generated £4 billion in combined direct and indirect spending in 2016 – an increase of 11% on the £3.7bn reported in 2015 – while the number of music tourists, both…
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