Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 2
3rd Report – Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry
Published 24 May 2026
Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Transparency of ownership and controlling interests within the live music industry is lacking. The Committee therefore recommends the CMA uses its information gathering powers to fully investigate how entangled major companies are and to assess the extent of market integration within the sector. (Recommendation, Paragraph 26)
From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 3rd Report – Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry (HC 128), 24 May 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 18 October 2026 (deadline 24 July 2026).