9th Report - Live music
- HC No.
- HC 733
- Published
- 19 Mar 2019
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 23 July 2019. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Live music inquiry
Closed
Opened 12 Dec 2017
Closed 23 Jul 2019
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
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.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 12 December 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 9th Report - Live music on 19 March 2019.
The government's response
Published 23 July 2019.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The Government's response is mixed: it recognises live music's contribution and reports measures taken, but declines or defers several recommendations, giving reasons for each.
- On regional Music Boards, the Government "notes this recommendation" and says there is "nothing to prevent" the London Music Board model being replicated, adding that such activity should be "driven from the grassroots up".
- On reviewing the Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations within 18 months, it says that would be "too soon" and plans a review "within the usual timeframe set out for Post Implementation Reviews".
- On a new statutory consultee for music venues in planning, it believes this "would not be appropriate" at this time, and it does not believe post-legislative scrutiny of the Live Music Act 2012 is necessary "at this stage".
- On a taskforce to support grassroots talent, it "will consider hosting a roundtable" of artists' representatives and appropriate corporate stakeholders for an "initial discussion".
Reports
- 9th Report - Live music19 March 2019
Evidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 5 December 2018
Recent activity
- 8th Special Report - Live Music: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report23 July 2019, Report published
- 9th Report - Live music19 March 2019, Report published
- Oral evidence session5 December 2018, Oral evidence
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2018 | Not recorded | Correspondence with viagogo, 4 and 5 September 2018 |