music tourism contributed 4.7 billion pounds to the UK economy in 2019.
Approximately 12.6 million tourists attended live music events across the UK in 2019. Over the last four years, UK music tourism has grown, with an increasing number of tourists from the UK and abroad attending concerts and festivals between 2016 and 2019. Although often viewed as a niche market, Number of tourists attending live music events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019 (in millions)
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Statistics on Live music in the United Kingdom
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global live music industry revenue by source 2014-2024
- Basic Statistic Music industry gross value added (GVA) in the United Kingdom in 2018, by sector
- Basic Statistic Music industry export value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by sector
- Premium Statistic Live music attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Concert and festival attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2019
- Basic Statistic Music industry employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of musicians in the UK 2010-2022
Live music tourism
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- Basic Statistic Number of music tourists in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Live music event attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2018, by tourist type
- Premium Statistic Live music tourist attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by region
- Premium Statistic Spending generated by music tourism in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Music tourist spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Overseas music tourists: average spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time jobs sustained by music tourism in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Music tourism jobs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by region
Live music venues
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- Premium Statistic Largest UK indoor arenas 2020, by capacity
- Premium Statistic Number of live shows at event venues in the UK and Ireland 2018, by genre
- Premium Statistic Average attendance at live shows in the UK and Ireland 2018, by genre
- Premium Statistic Music companies most subsidized by Arts Council England 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic London music companies most subsidized by Arts Council England 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of classical music concerts screened in cinemas in the UK 2007-2018
- Premium Statistic Number of popular music concerts screened in cinemas in the UK 2007-2018
- Premium Statistic Revenues from pop music concerts screened in cinemas in the UK 2013-2018
Festivals in the UK
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- Premium Statistic Largest UK music festivals 2019
- Premium Statistic Glastonbury Festival in the UK: Ticket prices 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Glastonbury Festival: tickets sell-out time 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic When festival-goers buy tickets in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Premium Statistic Who festival-goers attend festivals with in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for attending music festivals in the UK 2019
- Premium Statistic Most important UK festival initiatives 2019
- Premium Statistic Opinions on UK festival line-up diversity 2019
Coronavirus impact on live music in the UK
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- Premium Statistic When audiences will return to live events after lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
- Premium Statistic Booking live events after COVID-19: refund reassurances UK and Ireland 2020
- Premium Statistic Safety measures at live events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
- Premium Statistic Preferred venue types for events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
- Premium Statistic Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
Further related statistics
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- Revenue from live music entertainment in Denmark 2017, by area
- Brazil: parents taking children to a live music event 2018, by reason
- Live music event attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2016, by region
- Popular music concerts: total attendance in the U.S. 2003-2013
- Tourist share of live music audiences in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2016
- Live music revenue in Denmark from 2013-2022
- Canada: popular activities at live music events 2015
- Music festival ticket purchasing behavior and opinions in Europe 2016
- Canada: attendance of music events 2014, by type
- Least enjoyable part of visiting music festivals in Europe 2014
- Music festivals: age distribution of visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Music festivals: age distribution of visitors in Europe 2016
- Opinions on live music attendance during the coronavirus outbreak in Italy 2020
- Most enjoyable aspects of visiting music festivals in Europe 2016
- Music festival visitors in Europe 2016, by marital status
- Penetration rate of live music tickets sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2026
- Operating expenses of performing arts companies in Canada 2020, by province
- Operating revenue of performing arts companies in Canada 2020, by province
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- Live music event attendance in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2016, by region
- Popular music concerts: total attendance in the U.S. 2003-2013
- Tourist share of live music audiences in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2016
- Live music revenue in Denmark from 2013-2022
- Canada: popular activities at live music events 2015
- Music festival ticket purchasing behavior and opinions in Europe 2016
- Canada: attendance of music events 2014, by type
- Least enjoyable part of visiting music festivals in Europe 2014
- Music festivals: age distribution of visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Music festivals: age distribution of visitors in Europe 2016
- Opinions on live music attendance during the coronavirus outbreak in Italy 2020
- Most enjoyable aspects of visiting music festivals in Europe 2016
- Music festival visitors in Europe 2016, by marital status
- Penetration rate of live music tickets sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2026
- Operating expenses of performing arts companies in Canada 2020, by province
- Operating revenue of performing arts companies in Canada 2020, by province
UK Music. (November 26, 2020). Number of tourists attending live music events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/482225/number-of-music-tourists-united-kingdom/
UK Music. "Number of tourists attending live music events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. November 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/482225/number-of-music-tourists-united-kingdom/
UK Music. (2020). Number of tourists attending live music events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/482225/number-of-music-tourists-united-kingdom/
UK Music. "Number of Tourists Attending Live Music Events in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/482225/number-of-music-tourists-united-kingdom/
UK Music, Number of tourists attending live music events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/482225/number-of-music-tourists-united-kingdom/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Number of tourists attending live music events in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], UK Music, November 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/482225/number-of-music-tourists-united-kingdom/