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Live music inquiry

Inquiry

The inquiry looks at the economic, cultural and social benefits of live music.

The British live music industry attracted over 30 million music fans in 2016, with music tourism contributing £4 billion to the UK economy that year. However, despite the fact that festival and concert attendance continues to grow, the number of grassroots music venues have seen a drastic decline.

In addition, the growth of secondary ticketing continues to frustrate the public and threaten the sustainability of live music events. MPs will use this inquiry to continue investigating this problem, since the 2017 General Election cut short the previous Committee’s inquiry looking into ticket abuse. This inquiry launched today will aim to incorporate the findings and evidence that were submitted previously, and MPs will once again invite ticket reselling companies such as Viagogo to contribute evidence.

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Past events

Wednesday 5 December 2018
2:30pm Public
Live music inquiry - Oral evidence 5 December 2018
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 30 October 2018
10:30am Public
Live music inquiry - Oral evidence 30 October 2018
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 10 October 2018
2:30pm Public
Live music inquiry - Oral evidence 10 October 2018
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 5 September 2018
2:30pm Public
Live music inquiry - Oral evidence 5 September 2018
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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