{"id":1968329,"date":"2025-08-19T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1968329"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:31:42","slug":"music-fans-urged-to-contribute-to-uk-government-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/music-fans-urged-to-contribute-to-uk-government-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Music fans urged to contribute to UK government survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-766695\">\n<div class=\"featured-img\"><\/p>\n<p>(Credits: Samuel Regan-Asante)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p> <time datetime=\"2025-08-19T11:22:48+01:00\">Tue 19 August 2025 11:22, UK<\/time> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The UK government has launched a fresh appeal to music fans and industry executives to take part in a survey on the future of live and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/tags\/electronic-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"electronic music\">electronic music<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The survey, which forms part of the current fan-led review into the state of live music launched in June, will be closing in the autumn, so fans are being urged to get their views in before it shuts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVVideo GRVPrimisVideo\"\/>\n<p>Backed by the government\u2019s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) committee, the survey seeks to gather insight into the fan experience at live music events, encompassing a wide range of issues including ticket pricing, venue safety, and accessibility practices for disabled concert-goers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the review having been launched by Lord Kevin Brannon of Canton in June, in line with the start of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/the-hypocrisy-of-glastonbury-told-through-their-posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Glastonbury Festival\">Glastonbury Festival<\/a>, he said in a statement to the House of Lords at the time: Glastonbury is simply the apex of the great pyramid of the UK\u2019s live and electronic music sector, which generates over \u00a36 billion for our economy and brings immeasurable pleasure to millions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he then added: \u201cThe base of that pyramid is in danger of crumbling without due care and attention, so the Commons Culture Committee has asked me to head a fan-led review of live music in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response on behalf of the government, DCMS Minister in the Lords, Baroness Twycross, said: \u201cWe welcome the launch of Parliament\u2019s fan-led review of the live music industry and look forward to considering its findings.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It comes after the previous Conservative government conducted a review into <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faroutmagazine.co.uk\/10-most-influential-grassroots-venues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"grassroots music venues\">grassroots music venues<\/a>, which unearthed serious concerns from both artists and promoters over the financial stability of the sector, with the alarming statistic found that two venues are shutting on average per week.<\/p>\n<p>The government survey for fans is available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=nt3mHDeziEC-Xo277ASzSugWXtlS9G1OpuyhNtc2h8lUOUI2NFZHSURXNzJPOTdHMDZGVVJNR1VLOSQlQCN0PWcu&amp;route=shorturl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"here\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pulp - Common People (Glastonbury 2025)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NC42DqhQC6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Related Topics<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-container\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"incontent-content\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h6>The Far Out Music Newsletter<\/h6>\n<p>All the latest music news from the independent voice of culture.<br \/>Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source faroutmagazine.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Credits: Samuel Regan-Asante) Tue 19 August 2025 11:22, UK The UK government has launched a fresh appeal to music fans and industry executives to take part in a survey on the future of live and electronic music. 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