Live Entertainment - UK - July 2007

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