Table of Contents
Executive Summary
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- The market
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- Figure 1: UK music concerts and festivals market, 2009-19
- Market drivers
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- Figure 2: Attendances at National Arenas Association (NAA) member venues*, 2009-13
- Companies, brands and innovation
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- Figure 3: Leading music concert and festival operators, ranked by UK turnover*, 2013
- The consumer
- Music concert and festival visiting habits
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- Figure 4: Music concert & festivals attended in 2013, by type, May 2014
- Where people watch live music
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- Figure 5: Where people watch live music, May 2014
- Number of music concerts attended
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- Figure 6: Number of music concerts attended in past 12 months, May 2014
- How concert or festival tickets are bought
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- Figure 7: How concert or festival tickets are bought, May 2014
- Digital devices used to make ticket bookings
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- Figure 8: Digital devices used to make ticket bookings, May 2014
- Attitudes towards music concerts and festivals
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- Figure 9: Attitudes towards music concerts and festivals, May 2014
- Interest in alternative ways of watching concerts and festivals
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- Figure 10: Interest in alternative ways of watching concerts and festivals, May 2014
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Top-end demand is strong, but mid-level acts are losing out on sales
- The facts
- The implications
- What more can artists and promoters do to counter ticket abuse?
- The facts
- The implications
- How can the industry maximise the potential of digital channels?
- The facts
- The implications
Trend Application
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- Trend: Fauxthenticity
- Trend: Life Hacking
- Mintel Futures: Access Anything, Anywhere
Market Drivers
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- Key points
- Arenas’ live music business bounces back in 2013
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- Figure 11: MUSIC PERFORMANCES AND ATTENDANCES AT NAA MEMBER VENUES*, 2009-13
- Arenas’ live music business is quite seasonal
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- Figure 12: ATTENDANCE AT NAA MEMBER VENUES*, BY QUARTER, 2013
- Pop and rock are the dominant live music genres for arenas
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- Figure 13: PERFORMANCES AND ATTENDANCE AT NAA MEMBER VENUES*, BY GENRE, 2013
- Arena ticket prices show signs of stabilisation in 2013
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- Figure 14: AVERAGE MUSIC PERFORMANCE TICKET PRICES AT NAA MEMBER VENUES*, 2012 AND 2013
- Market bounces back from the ‘Olympic effect’
- Secondary ticketing comes under Parliamentary scrutiny
- Promoters begin to tackle the excesses of the secondary ticket market
- Early signs indicate that Live Music Act has stimulated the market
- Music Venue Trust predicts ‘tsunami’ of music venue noise complaints
- Central government funding declines in real terms
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- Figure 15: Major Arts Council-funded classical orchestras, 2012-14 to 2015-17
- Ulster Orchestra under threat
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- Figure 16: Major Arts Council-funded jazz projects, 2012-14 to 2015-17
- Digital device ownership continues to grow
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- Figure 17: Household/personal ownership of consumer technology products, April and June 2014
- Incomes being squeezed
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- Figure 18: Trends in inflation and average weekly earnings, January 2009-July 2014
- Unemployment continues to be a worry
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- Figure 19: Trends in the UK unemployment rate*, Q1 2009-Q2 2014
- Figure 20: UK unemployment rate, by age group, Q2 2014
- Strengthening of Pound makes bringing foreign acts less costly
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- Figure 21: Trends in Sterling exchange rates, 2009-14
- Live more important than recorded music in revenue terms
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- Figure 22: Live versus recorded music revenue trends, 2009-13
- UK market outperforms US
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- Figure 23: PERFORMANCE OF US LIVE MUSIC MARKET* IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF YEAR, 2009-14
Who’s Innovating?
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- Key points
- Travelling festivals
- Students opt for coffee and music
- Ticketing innovations dominate
- Making ticket payments easier
- Ticketscript facilitates on-the-door ticketing via mobiles
- See Tickets speeds up entry with mobile phone scanner
- Ticketmaster aims to beat the bots
- Improving the lot of festival-goers
- Mobile battery charging service for festival-goers
- Wireless uses app to provide crowd control data
- Green Man seeks to increase economic impact
Market Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Live market bounces back in 2013
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- Figure 24: UK MUSIC CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS MARKET SIZE TRENDS, 2009-19
- Forecast
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- Figure 25: UK music concerts and festivals, forecast market value, 2009-19
Segment Performance
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- Key points
- Tickets still account for three-quarters of live revenues
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- Figure 26: UK MUSIC CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS MARKET, BY SEGMENT, 2009-13
- Concerts
- Festivals
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- Figure 27: MAJOR UK MUSIC FESTIVALS, 2014
- Independent festivals continue to thrive
Market Share
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- Key points
- Live Nation holds dominant position in UK live market
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- Figure 28: Leading music concert and festival operators, ranked by turnover*, 2013
Companies and Products
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- Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 29: Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd, key financials, 2009-13
- Figure 30: Live Nation (Music) Ltd, key performance indicators, 2010-13
- LN-Gaiety Holdings
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- Figure 31: LN-Gaiety Holdings Ltd*, key financials, 2009-13
- Figure 32: LN-Gaiety Holdings, key performance indicators, 2010-13
- Academy Music Group
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- Figure 33: Academy Music Group Ltd, key financials, 2009-13
- Festival Republic
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- Figure 34: Festival Republic, key financials, 2009-13
- DF Concerts Ltd
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- Figure 35: DF Concerts Ltd, key financials, 2011-13
- C.I. (Events)
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- Figure 36: C.I. (Events) Ltd, key financials, 2011-13
- SJM Concerts and Metropolis Music
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 37: SJM Ltd, key financials, 2009-13
- Figure 38: Scriptograph Ltd, key financials, 2009-13
- Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 39: AEG Live (UK) Ltd, key financials, 2009-13
- Figure 40: AEG Live (UK) Ltd, turnover by geographical location, 2010-13
- Marshall Arts
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 41: Marshall Arts Ltd, key financials, 2009-13
- Glastonbury Festival
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 42: Glastonbury Festival Ltd*, key financials, 2008-12
- Recent activity
- MAMA & Company
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 43: MAMA GROUP LTD, TURNOVER OF KEY SUBSIDIARIES, 2011/12-2012/13
- Recent activity
- Other operators
- Kilimanjaro Live Ltd
- Raymond Gubbay Ltd
- DHP Family Ltd
Brand Communication and Promotion
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- Key points
- Top three players lead way with live music adspend
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- Figure 44: Leading music concert and festival promoters’ main media advertising spend, 2011-14
- Festivals prominent among the leading artists/events promoted
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- Figure 45: Leading artists/events by main media advertising spend, 2014*
- Press remains the most popular advertising medium for live music
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- Figure 46: Main media advertising expenditure on live music concerts and festivals, by media type, 2014*
- Social media is growing channel for brand communication
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- Figure 47: Facebook likes and Twitter followers of leading music concert and festival companies, August 2014
Music Concert and Festival Visiting Habits
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- Key points
- A third of adults visited a music concert in 2013
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- Figure 48: Music concert & festival visiting, May 2014
Where People Watch Live Music
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- Key points
- Wide range of venues used for live music
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- Figure 49: Where people watch live music, May 2014
Number of Music Concerts Attended
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- Key points
- Most concert visitors go two or three times a year
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- Figure 50: Number of music concerts attended in past 12 months, May 2014
- Pop and classical concert visitors go least often
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- Figure 51: Number of music concerts attended in past 12 months, by music concert & festival visiting, May 2014
- Figure 52: Number of music concerts attended in past 12 months, by music concert & festival visiting, May 2014
How Concert or Festival Tickets Are Bought
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- Key points
- More than half of concert visitors buy via websites
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- Figure 53: How concert or festival tickets are bought, May 2014
Digital Bookings
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- Key points
- Laptop/notebook is by far the preferred digital device for ticket bookings
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- Figure 54: Digital devices used to make ticket bookings, May 2014
Attitudes towards Music Concerts and Festivals
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- Key points
- Strong support for urban festivals and ethical ticketing
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- Figure 55: Attitudes towards music concerts and festivals, May 2014
Interest in Alternative Ways of Watching
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- Key points
- Live streaming of concerts generates the highest levels of interest
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- Figure 56: Interest in alternative ways of watching concerts and festivals, May 2014
Appendix – Market Size and Forecast
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- Figure 57: UK music concerts and festivals, value forecast scenarios, 2014-19
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