Italian live music events up 70% since 2019
More than 31,000 concerts took place in Italy in 2022 compared to 18,000 three years earlier, reports trade body Assomusica
News By James Hanley | 28 November 2023
The number of concerts held in Italy last year represented a 70% increase on 2019 figures, according to national trade body Assomusica.
Referencing Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE) data, the organisation said that more than 31,000 concerts took place in Italy in 2022 compared to 18,000 in the last pre-pandemic year.
Speaking during a panel at Milan Music Week, Assomusica president Carlo Parodi credited the rise of smaller performances, which take place mainly outside the large metropolitan centres, with boosting the total.
“This…
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