Report on Licensing Music Act 2003: Background – Live Music Forum (2007)

Background to the Licensing Act of 2003, and the concerns arising from it that led to the formation of the Live Music Forum to investigate its effects.

Report on Licensing Act 2003: Executive Summary – Live Music Forum (2007)

Summary of findings and recommendations arising from an investigation into the impact of the 2003 Licensing Act.

(Scottish) National Performing Companies: Report on activity 2007/08 and 2008/09 – Scottish Government (2010)

Report on the first two years of the Scottish Government’s direct funding relationship with Scotland’s five National Performing Companies.

Ticket Agents in the UK − Office of Fair Trading (2005)

An overview of the services provided to consumers by ticket agents in the UK, including overall figures for ticket sales.

Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Scottish Parliament (2005)

Act of Scottish Parliament dealing with alcohol licensing and the regulation of licensed premises, including music venues and clubs.

Measuring the value of culture: A report to the Department for Culture Media and Sport – Dave O’Brien (2010)

Report that investigates the problems of negotiating economic and cultural understandings of value.

Changes in Live Music Between 2005 and 2009 – Creative Blueprint/DCMS (2010)

Report attempting to detail of changes to the live music sector between 2005 and 2009, following the Licensing Act 2003.

Ticket Touting: Second Report of Session 2007–08 – House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (2007)

Report, including committee minutes along with oral and written evidence, on the matter of ‘ticket touting’, i.e. the secondary market.

The feasibility of a live music economic impact study – DCMS/Frontier Economics (2007)

An outline of the practical issues to consider in undertaking a substantive and systematic study of the economic impact of live music in the UK

Pompey Pop – guest post by Dave Allen, University of Portsmouth

In the second of our guest blog posts, Dr Dave Allen from the University of Portsmouth writes about popular music in Portsmouth from 1944 till 1969. For more about the project, see the website here, or read Dave’s excellent blog. Pompey Pop In 2010 I came to Edinburgh University to describe my project “Pompey Pop” which covers popular music in …