The report looks at what a framework for understanding the costs and benefits of live music to local communities might comprise. In addition, they explore what data are available and what data would need to be collected in order to actually carry out a study on the economic impact of live music.
Also available at the link below are links to ‘Survey of Live Music Staged in England & Wales 2007’ and the Live Music Forum.
http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Research/research_by_dcms/flm_eistudy.htm