Stars together with Billy Joel, Blur and Bruce Springsteen spark London ‘revival’ as a million hear reside music in per week

More than 1,000,000 folks went to reside music occasions throughout London final week, reside music campaigners have stated, after a few of the world’s greatest stars rocked the town.

Blur, Bruce Springsteen (or The Boss to followers) and Billy Joel had been among the many headline acts hitting the capital.

The Music Venues Trust (MVT) charity and the London mayor’s workplace estimated the reside occasions would have generated round £320m.

The spending the occasions generated – together with ticket gross sales – contributed to the estimate.

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Blur, Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard performed to greater than 80,000 folks an evening at Wembley Stadium, Rolling Stone stated.

Around 60,000 folks caught Springsteen’s and Joel’s Hyde Park units as a part of the British Summer Time pageant, whereas The Weeknd offered out the London Stadium with 50,000 folks an evening, the journal added.

Variety put the determine on the east London venue at nearer to 80,00 per night time.

London mayor Sadiq Khan stated in a tweet it proved London’s reside music scene was “the best in the world”.

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“From Beyoncé dazzling fans, Harry Styles’ sold-out shows to music legends Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel taking London by storm, we’re seeing a post-pandemic revival,” he stated.

“In last week alone, more than a million people enjoyed incredible live music in London, from the big-name performers to our vital grassroots venues.

“After a turbulent few years, one thing is clear: London’s music scene is roaring back to life.”

Mark Davyd, the MVT’s chief government and founder, known as it a “fantastic reflection of the UK as a nation at the forefront of music”.

However, he stated greater than 60 grassroots music venues had closed previously 12 months and pressured the significance of making certain folks celebrated not solely “the artists we have already created but the ones who will headline major events in the future”.

“MVT repeats our call that every ticket sold at a major event should be financially contributing to the talent pipeline,” he stated.

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“If football can do this through its amazing grassroots initiatives, so can the live music industry.”

MVT’s objective is to “protect, secure and improve UK grassroots music venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists”, its web site stated.