UK live music at “record high” £1.1bn value
The value of Britain's live music industry grew a remarkable 10% in 2018, reveals UK Music's first Music by Numbers report, which is published today
News By | 20 November 2019
The live music sector contributed £1.1 billion (US$1.42bn/€1.28bn) to the British economy in 2018 – a 10% year-on-year increase – according to UK Music’s inaugural Music by Numbers report.
Music by Numbers 2019 – which builds on and replaces the umbrella body’s forerunner Measuring Music and Wish You Were Here reports – reveals the UK music industry continued to grow across every sector last year, with live once again leading the charge.
UK Music, which includes the UK Live Music Group, measures the…