85% of Arts Council England's £367m funding for music is going towards opera and classical music and institutions. It's scandalous that they can't find just £0.5m to challenge the threat to grassroots music venues, says Michael Dugher.
“You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone…” The lyrics to Joni Mitchell’s 1970 hit ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ could equally apply to live music in the UK today.
Overall, the live music industry is in excellent health. As our new report, Wish You Were Here 2017, revealed in July, the number of people at live music events in 2016 rose 12% to 30.9 million. Live music tourism fans generated £4 billion (€4.5bn) in direct and indirect spending last year as they flocked to concerts and festivals across the UK... Keep reading on IQ
“You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone…” The lyrics to Joni Mitchell’s 1970 hit ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ could equally apply to live music in the UK today.
Overall, the live music industry is in excellent health. As our new report, Wish You Were Here 2017, revealed in July, the number of people at live music events in 2016 rose 12% to 30.9 million. Live music tourism fans generated £4 billion (€4.5bn) in direct and indirect spending last year as they flocked to concerts and festivals across the UK... Keep reading on IQ