In pre-pandemic times, the substantial economic contributions to culture from the live music sector cannot be denied. The 2597 live music venues and clubs that Live DMA analysed for their report earlier this year showed that they generated an annual turnover over €1.8 billion – to think how much more the figure must be beyond this! The reassessment and reprioritising of the importance of the music sector by governments in these testing times is long overdue and integral to save our venues and our live music scene. Not just for the love of music, but as a hub for events, conferences and festivals, job opportunities, and the important social aspects that come with networking and making fruitful connections (which we at Keychange rely and thrive on). 

Read Live DMA’s full report here.