Abstract
Is staying in really the new going out? Can new live entertainment formats and concepts entice the stay at homes out of their cocoons? Will new technology be the downfall of the industry with digital downloads replacing the actual live experience?
This report investigates these issues and analyses the current live entertainment market focusing on consumer attitudes and trends, demographic changes and innovations within the sector.
Table of Contents
- Issues in the Market
- Main issue
- Definition
- Abbreviations
- Market in Brief
- A fine performance
- Got to be there
- Music for all...
- ...but the kids are doing it for themselves
- New technology tops the charts
- Key supporting cast
- Touts out!
- Strictly culture
- Internal Market Environment
- Key points
- Touting for business
- Licensing Act -- hit or miss?
- Smoke gets in your eyes
- New venues -- a boost for the industry
- Culture vultures
- Figure 1: Attitudes towards British culture, by incoming market, may 2006
- Incoming tourism on the up
- Figure 2: Overseas residents' holiday visits in the UK by purpose of visit, 2001-05
- Broader Market Environment
- Key points
- Entertaining economy
- Figure 3: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-12
- Ageless appeal for some
- Figure 4: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender, 2002-12
- Affluent audiences
- Figure 5: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2002-12
- Third age and retired show key growth
- Figure 6: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2002-12
- Get a life, get connected!
- Figure 7: Internet penetration, by gender, socio-economic group and age, 2002-06
- All about me
- Figure 8: UK spending priorities, January 2007
- Competitive Context
- Key points
- Who gets the leisure pound?
- Figure 9: Consumer expenditure on selected leisure goods and activities, 2001-06
- Is staying in the new going out?
- Fun and games at home
- Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Market Size
- Key points
- Figure 10: Household expenditure on live entertainment, 2003-06
- A flourishing live music scene
- Figure 11: The UK live music market at major venues, by value, 2001-07
- Good on the dance floor?
- West End wonder
- Other live entertainment
- Figure 12: UK pub market, 2001-07
- Mintel foresight
- Ticking off ticket touts
- M power
- Back of the net
- New venues
- AC/PC
- Companies and Products
- Key points
- Venue chains
- Academy Music Group
- Figure 13: Venues owned and operated by Academy Music Group Ltd, 2007
- Barfly
- JD Wetherspoon
- Jongleurs
- O' Neill' s
- Spearmint Rhino
- Entertainment associations, ticketing and promotion companies
- Concert Promoters Association (CPA)
- Keith Prowse Ticketing
- National Arenas Association (NAA)
- Figure 14: Current NAA members, June 2007
- Society of London Theatre (SOLT)
- Ticketmaster
- The Consumer: Entertainment and Venues
- Key points
- Live music rocks!
- Figure 15: Types of live entertainment seen or taken part in, in the last 6 months, May 2007
- Pint and a performance
- Figure 16: Venues visited to see live entertainment in the UK, in the last 6 months, 2007
- The pub' s the place for all
- Figure 17: Most popular venues visited to see live entertainment in the UK, by demographic sub-group, May 2007
- Something for everyone
- Figure 18: Next most popular venues visited to see live entertainment in the UK, by demographic sub-group, May 2007
- Know your audience
- Figure 19: Venues visited to see live entertainment, by other venues visited, May 2007
- Pub rules all bar one
- Figure 20: Venues visited to see live entertainment, by other venues visited, May 2007
- What have you seen: Demographics
- Ageless appeal of live music
- Figure 21: Most popular types of live entertainment seen or taken part in, by demographic sub-group, May 2007
- Kool karaoke
- Figure 22: Next most popular types of live entertainment seen or taken part in, by demographic sub-group, May 2007
- Venues visited by live entertainment seen
- Figure 23: Venues visited by live entertainment experienced, May 2007
- Figure 24: Further entertainments by venues visited, May 2007
- Forecast
- Scenario 1: Static
- Figure 33: Forecast of live entertainment consumers groups, scenario 1, 2007-12
- Scenario 2: Optimistic
- Figure 34: Forecast of live entertainment consumers groups, scenario 2, 2007-12
