AS the mass clean-up begins in Heaton Park following the retreat of some 140,000 Parklife ravers, a new report published today shows that last year music tourism contributed a whopping £140 million towards the local economy.
The Manchester Arena was the second most ticketed music arena in the world in 2015
The UK Music study, conducted by Oxford Economics, calculated that 1.9 million people attended live music events, concerts and festivals across the city in 2015 - 697,000 (36%) of which were ‘music tourists’.
The study - which comes as 200,000 concert-goers prepare to descend on the Etihad stadium this week for four sell-out Stone Roses gigs - reported that the boost to the local economy helped sustain 1,583 full-time jobs within the city.
How Manchester Compares in 2015:
Manchester – Total Attendance 1.9m – Music Tourists 0.69m – Total Spend £140m
London - Total Attendance 8.4m – Music Tourists 3.2m – Total Spend £967m
Glasgow - Total Attendance 1.4m – Music Tourists 0.44m – Total Spend £105m
Belfast - Total Attendance 0.68m – Music Tourists 0.23m – Total Spend £62m
Cardiff - Total Attendance 0.61m – Music Tourists 0.29m – Total Spend £52m
UK Music chief Jo Dipple said the appetite for live music continues to grow.
“Last year overseas music tourism increased by 16%, whilst British music events were attended by a staggering 27.7 million people in 2015,” she said. “What this report shows, unequivocally, is the economic value of live music to communities, cities and region.”
The Manchester Arena was the second most ticketed music arena in the world in 2015, behind London's 02 Arena.
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