Country Profile: UK
The UK is one of the biggest live music markets in the world and trade body LIVE has reported that its wider financial repercussions meant that it contributed £6.1bn to the British economy in 2023. UK Music, meanwhile, reported that music tourists spent £10bn at music events in the country in 2024, a jump of 25% from 2023.
London, unsurprisingly, dominates and LIVE reports that the capital makes up almost a third (30.6%) of that £6.bn, followed by Manchester (7.4%) and Glasgow (5.5%).
While these numbers are worthy of praise, they do show how the market skews increasingly towards a few of the biggest cities, with secondary and tertiary cities left fighting over the remainder.
Among the key promoters here, SJM Concerts has enjoyed a banner year, promoting Oasis’s shows with Live Nation, alongside a very broad range of concerts nationally. Live Nation is among those benefitting enormously from the live boom.
“This year marks our busiest summer season ever, with more than 70 stadium shows across the nation,” says Denis Desmond, chairman of Live Nation UK & Ireland. “We’ve sold a million more outdoor…
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