A study by the music industry has found that last year Scotland generated £295 million thanks to the live music scene.
The figures come from the annual ‘Wish You Were Here’ report, created on behalf of industry collective UK Music and its partners to highlight the contribution of live music and music tourism to the UK economy.
The value of music ‘tourism’; in the form of money spent by people going to concerts and festivals across the country in 2015, shows that Scotland’s music seen is in fantastic health.
Be it the 85,000 revellers at T in the Park, those who made the trip to the Shetland folk festival or people who attended the legendary Barrowlands for a gig, the figures enhance Scotland’s vibrant music scene as one that caters for all music tastes.
928,000 people attended concerts up and down the country, helping to support 3,230 jobs at a local level.
Music forms an integral part of Scotland’s cultural identity, and the report illustrates the key role played by Glasgow in championing live music.
Live music events were attended by more than 1.4 million people in 2015, with 449,000 coming from outside the city – a total of 32% of all gig-goers – to visit venues such as the Hydro, St Lukes and King Tut’s, generating £105 million for the local economy and supporting 1,141 local jobs.
