Music charity the Music Venue Trust has come out in defence of the live music business, after a new poll has claimed that the majority of the British public reckon gigs are either ‘expensive’ or ‘very expensive’. According to figures from YouGov, half of Britons agree they’ve been ‘priced out’ of live music events in recent years.
44% of those polled deemed the prices of live music events to be ‘very expensive’, while Three-quarters of those going to gigs regularly have paid more than £50 for a concert ticket, including 36% who spent more than £100 on a ticket and 9% who had paid £200 or more.
In a statement on its Facebook page, the Music Venue Trust said: “The UK public says less than £40 is a fair price for a live music ticket. The headline says people are being ‘priced out of attending’. There are literally hundreds of brilliant, live affirming, incredible shows happening every single day at local grassroots music venues.
