Written Question · S5W-18666 · Session 5
how much has been generated from music tourists in Glasgow in the last year.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been generated from music tourists in Glasgow in the last year.
The answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
UK Music conducts an annual survey of the contribution of live music to the UK economy, including Scotland, in its “Wish you were here” survey. Surveys have been carried out from 2013-2017. Surveys to 2016 include specific information on live music in Glasgow. Surveys are available through its website at https://www.ukmusic.org/ .
The research report “Growing the Value for Music Tourism in Glasgow suggests that for 2015 the total value contributed by live music attendance in Glasgow is £159.7 million. The report, conducted and written by Dougal Perman, Tim Wright and Fay Young, with contributions and support from the collaborative research team and Glasgow’s music industry, is available at http://www.innerear.co.uk/consultancy-and-research/growing-value-music-tourism-glasgow/ .
Information from VisitScotland for events which it has sponsored in Glasgow in the financial year 2017-18 shows there was a net economic return from outside Scotland of £6.1 million generated by music tourists in Glasgow. A music tourist is a person who has taken part in a music element to their trip, such as a music gig, concert or festival. That activity could be part of a longer holiday or could be the sole purpose of the trip.
UK Music conducts an annual survey of the contribution of live music to the UK economy, including Scotland, in its “Wish you were here” survey. Surveys have been carried out from 2013-2017. Surveys to 2016 include specific information on live music in Glasgow. Surveys are available through its website at https://www.ukmusic.org/ .
The research report “Growing the Value for Music Tourism in Glasgow suggests that for 2015 the total value contributed by live music attendance in Glasgow is £159.7 million. The report, conducted and written by Dougal Perman, Tim Wright and Fay Young, with contributions and support from the collaborative research team and Glasgow’s music industry, is available at http://www.innerear.co.uk/consultancy-and-research/growing-value-music-tourism-glasgow/ .
Information from VisitScotland for events which it has sponsored in Glasgow in the financial year 2017-18 shows there was a net economic return from outside Scotland of £6.1 million generated by music tourists in Glasgow. A music tourist is a person who has taken part in a music element to their trip, such as a music gig, concert or festival. That activity could be part of a longer holiday or could be the sole purpose of the trip.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-18666 by reference.