Live music circuit 'risks collapse within weeks'
May 26, 2020 ยท View on GitHub
In May 2020 we reported on fears that the UK's scene would collapse without government support, as the lockdown left 140,000 performers, agents, promoters and technicians without a steady income since the end of March.
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- Harrogate Advertiser: What happens next for live music in Harrogate as lockdown eases 22 May 2020
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Quotes and interviews
- Tom Kiehl, chief executive of UK Music
- Paul Burns, chief executive, The Tees Music Alliance
- Mark Davyd, CEO, the Music Venues Trust
- Darren Foreman, aka "Beardyman", multi-instrumentalist
- Jack Conte, founder, Patreon
Visualisation
- Bar chart: numbers of gigs cancelled in the first two weeks of May, by city