
Attendance at dance and entertainment events in Italy 2019-2021, by segment
Attendance at dance shows and entertainment events with music in Italy was significantly lower in the first two years of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compared to 2019. While dance shows and nightclubs recorded over 41 million admissions in 2019, this figure dropped to under eight million in 2020, then declined further to around 3.5 million in 2021. That year, attendance at entertainment events with music was roughly 11.5 million, decreasing from nearly 24 million in 2019.