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The House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport select committee are surveying the audiences of live music events across the UK – and we want your voices to be heard. Join this event to share your experience of attending music events, to inform the inquiry and contribute to its recommendations to government on what they can do to support the whole live music ecology.
A fan-led review of live music has been launched by Westminster MPs, with the aim of improving the sustainability of grassroots live music. Led by Lord Brennan of Canton, the review aims to bring music lovers together to discuss ideas to protect the industry and ensure it works in the best interests of fans and attenders. It responds to a previous committee report which amplified concerns about the financial precarity of the grassroots music sector and heard that fans are “massively underrepresented” in policymaking. They concluded that “a comprehensive review of the live music ecosystem is needed to fully explore the long-term challenges and the interventions needed to protect it” - and this event is part of this survey and review process.
We’re seeking your views and experiences of concerts you attend; concerts in your community by the leisure time music groups that make up the Making Music membership, but also any concerts, whatever genre of music or venue they are in, and no matter how big or small. We'll be using a process created by the Parliament’s Public Engagement team called Distributed Dialogue. After the event, we’ll report the conversation to the committee to inform the inquiry, and get your views directly in front of MPs.
As context for our conversation, we’ll hear from speakers with insights into grassroots events and venues from running venues and festivals, about the challenges they are experiencing in this currently difficult environment.
So if you are a regular attender of live music events, please come and share your views with us. This is a unique opportunity to speak directly to a committee who want to be guided by the many fans of music across the country to ensure live music flourishes.
We'll talk about:
- What kind of live music events you go to and why
- Your experiences of attending live music events and your views about music venues
- What could be done to improve yuor experiences atteneding live music events in the UK
- Anything else the Review should consider about live music events from a fan's perspective
There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the event.
Who this event is for: Anyone who attends live music events - and wants to protect these events and venues.
Cost: FREE for members
We will be using Zoom to host the event, and will send the joining link by email, two days and again two hours before the event is due to start.
Please read the event information below before reserving your place.
Registration for this event closes at 11am on 18/11/25.
Event information:
- Questions will be taken via the chat function at this event
- Automated closed captions (subtitles) will be available at this event. If you require live captioning, please contact us to request this
Recording information:
We may decide to record this event, either for publishing on our website, or so that we can review it internally.
- We will announce at the beginning of the event if a recording is being made and what it will be used for
- We will usually record in speaker view, meaning only people who speak will be recorded
- If you speak, your image and voice will be captured in the recording
- Attendee names as displayed in a Zoom meeting will not be captured in the recording
- If you do not want your image to be captured, you may turn off your camera during the event. However, please be aware that if you do, your name will be displayed in place of your image, unless you have uploaded an image to your profile in Zoom
- Breakout rooms will not normally be recorded
- Your comments in the chat box will not form part of the recording
By booking a place and attending this event, you consent to being recorded in this way.
Inclusivity statement:
We aim to make our events as accessible as possible. If you have any particular accessibility requirements or if there is anything else we can do to help make the event a better experience for you, please let us know.
Cancellation policy:
Making Music reserves the right to cancel an event due to low attendance numbers, adverse weather conditions or other circumstances which make it no longer possible to run the event.
