Note: These survey questions were devised in conjunction with a number of stakeholders within the UK’s live music sector, including our partners on the project, Musicians’ Union, Music Venue Trust and UK Music, and organisations like Attitude is Everything, Julie’s Bicycle, and PRS for Music. The questions were further refined following the UK Live Music Census in March 2017. They are not intended to be prescriptive and you may wish to adapt or include questions that are most relevant to your local area and/or project partners. As the surveys are extensive and thorough, you may also wish exclude those questions which are not relevant to your area, particularly those marked ‘cont.’ and where the respondent is asked if they are willing to answer more questions on a particular topic. Bear in mind, however, that using similar sets of survey questions allows for more substantive comparisons across censuses.

Promoter Online Survey

Thank you for your interest in the [insert town/city] Live Music Census.

Please click here [insert hyperlink to participant information] to read the full participant information for details on with whom your information will be shared and for how long it will be kept.

1. By ticking below you confirm that you have read the participant information provided, consent to your personal information being used as described and are happy to participate in this study - you MUST tick the box in order to move the next question.

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[This question should be compulsory]

1. About you

Before the survey begins we need to collect some basic information about you.

2. What is your date of birth?1

DD / MM / YYYY

o Prefer not to say

3. Your gender - are you ..?

o Maleo Femaleo Othero Prefer not to say

1 Data from under-18s should only be collected if you have appropriate ethical approval to do so.

4. Do you live in the UK? Tick one only. [Amend as appropriate for your own location.]

o Yeso No

5. If you live in the UK, what is your full postcode? [Amend as appropriate for your own location.]

Please leave a clear space of one character between the two parts of the postcode, i.e. EH8 9DF, not EH89DF. This information will only be used for research, not for marketing purposes.

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6. If you live overseas, what is your country of residence? [Amend as appropriate for your own location.]

o Afghanistano Albaniao Algeriao Andorrao Angolao Antigua and Barbudao Argentinao Armeniao Australiao Austriao Azerbaijano Bahamas, Theo Bahraino Bangladesho Barbadoso Belaruso Belgiumo Belizeo Benino Bhutano Boliviao Bosnia and Herzegovinao Botswanao Brazilo Bruneio Bulgariao Burkina Fasoo Burmao Burundio Cambodiao Cameroono Canadao Cape Verde

o Central African Republico Chado Chileo Chinao Colombiao Comoroso Congo, Democratic Republic of theo Congo, Republic of theo Costa Ricao Cote d'Ivoireo Croatiao Cubao Cypruso Czech Republico Denmarko Djiboutio Dominicao Dominican Republico East Timor (see Timor-Leste)o Ecuadoro Egypto El Salvadoro Equatorial Guineao Eritreao Estoniao Ethiopiao Fijio Finlando Franceo Gabono Gambia, Theo Georgiao Germanyo Ghanao Greeceo Grenadao Guatemalao Guineao Guinea-Bissauo Guyanao Haitio Holy Seeo Honduraso Hong Kongo Hungaryo Icelando India

o Indonesiao Irano Iraqo Irelando Israelo Italyo Jamaicao Japano Jordano Kazakhstano Kenyao Kiribatio Kosovoo Kuwaito Kyrgyzstano Laoso Latviao Lebanono Lesothoo Liberiao Libyao Liechtensteino Lithuaniao Luxembourgo Macauo Macedoniao Madagascaro Malawio Malaysiao Maldiveso Malio Maltao Marshall Islandso Mauritaniao Mauritiuso Mexicoo Micronesiao Moldovao Monacoo Mongoliao Montenegroo Moroccoo Mozambiqueo Namibiao Nauruo Nepalo Netherlands

o Netherlands Antilleso New Zealando Nicaraguao Nigero Nigeriao North Koreao Norwayo Omano Pakistano Palauo Palestinian Territorieso Panamao Papua New Guineao Paraguayo Peruo Philippineso Polando Portugalo Qataro Romaniao Russiao Rwandao Saint Kitts and Neviso Saint Luciao Saint Vincent and the Grenadineso Samoao San Marinoo Sao Tome and Principeo Saudi Arabiao Senegalo Serbiao Seychelleso Sierra Leoneo Singaporeo Slovakiao Sloveniao Solomon Islandso Somaliao South Africao South Koreao South Sudano Spaino Sri Lankao Sudano Surinameo Swazilando Sweden

o Switzerlando Syriao Taiwano Tajikistano Tanzaniao Thailando Timor-Lesteo Togoo Tongao Trinidad and Tobagoo Tunisiao Turkeyo Turkmenistano Tuvaluo Ugandao Ukraineo United Arab Emirateso United Kingdomo United Stateso Uruguayo Uzbekistano Vanuatuo Venezuelao Vietnamo Yemeno Zambiao Zimbabwe

7. What is your ethnic group? Tick one only. [Amend groups as appropriate to your location.]

o White – Britisho White – Irisho White – Gypsy or Irish travellero White – Other white background*o Mixed – White and Black Caribbeano Mixed – White and Black Africano Mixed – White and Asiano Mixed – Any other Mixed/multiple ethnic background*o Asian or Asian British – Indiano Asian or Asian British – Pakistanio Asian or Asian British – Bangladeshio Asian or Asian British – Chineseo Asian or Asian British – Other Asian background*o Black or Black British – Africano Black or Black British – Caribbeano Black or Black British – Any other Black/African/Caribbean background*o Arab

o Prefer not to sayo * Other (please specify)

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2. About your live music promotion

8. For which town/city are you completing this survey?

o [insert town/city]o Other (please specify):

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[This question should be compulsory]

9. Would you describe the area for which you are completing the Census as urban or rural? [Adjust to your location as appropriate.]

o Urbano Ruralo Don't know

10. What is the name and location of the company/organisation for which you are completing this survey?

Please be assured that your data will be treated with the strictest of confidence and will be stored securely. The data will never be used in a way that could identify an individual promoter or venue.

Promoter/organisation name ………

Postcode (registered company/organisation address or home address if no company / organisation address) ………

[These questions should be compulsory]

11. In which types of venue do you regularly promote? Tick all that apply.

Arena (5,000-20,000) – large, covered, multi-purpose arena or conference centre Arts centre (200-2,000) – multi-arts, multi-purpose venue Bar, pub with music (20-100) – main focus is alcohol sales with occasional music Church/place of worship – place of worship which hosts live music events beyond its

regular services Concert hall/auditorium (200-3,000) – dedicated music venue, mainly seated gigs Hotel or other function room Large music venue (651-5,000) – dedicated music venue, mainly standing gigs Large nightclub (>500) – dedicated nightclub, mainly for dancing Medium music venue (351-650) – dedicated music venue, mainly standing gigs Outdoor (greenspace), e.g. parks used for festivals Outdoor (urban), e.g. particular sites used regularly by buskers Restaurant/café with music (20-100) – main focus is food with occasional music Small music venue (<350) – dedicated music venue, mainly standing gigs

Small nightclub (<500) – dedicated nightclub, mainly for dancing Social club/community centre/village hall/sports hall – meeting place, generally formed

around a common interest, occupation, activity or location Stadium (5,000-100,000) – large, usually uncovered, main purpose usually for sports Student union/university building Theatre/opera house (500-2,500) – mainly theatre with some live music/opera Other (please specify):

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None of the above / not relevant / don’t know

Comments: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

12. What broadly defined styles of live music do you regularly promote? Tick all that apply.

Blues Classical Country Dance / electronic Experimental Folk Grime Hip hop/rap Indie Jazz Metal Musical Theatre Opera/operetta Pop Punk Reggae/dub Rock Singer/songwriter Traditional (Scottish/Irish) Urban/R&B World Multi-genre, e.g. function band Other (please specify):

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13. Do you regularly feature? Tick as many as apply.

Orchestras Chamber music ensembles Choirs Opera Solo artists – covers Solo artists – original music

Duos – covers Duos – original music Bands – covers Bands – original music Open mic events Open folk or traditional music sessions Open jam sessions (other genres) DJs – modern chart/pop DJs – retro chart/pop DJs – specialist electronic dance music DJs – other genres (funk, hip-hop, jazz, eclectic) Big bands Other (please specify):

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14. For how many years have you or the organisation for which you are completing this survey been promoting live music? Choose one.

o Less than a yearo 1-2 yearso 3-5 yearso 6-10 yearso 11-20 yearso 21-50 yearso More than 50 yearso Don’t know

15. On average, how often do you promote live music? Choose one.

o Every dayo 5-6 times a weeko 3-4 times a weeko 1-2 times a weeko 3-4 times a montho 1-2 times a montho 3-4 times a yearo 1-2 times a yearo Hardly evero Don’t know

Comments: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

16. What was the total number of live music activities (concert + club/dance nights) you promoted in the last 12 months? Choose one for paid entrance and one for free.

Paid entrance

o 0o 1-50o 51-100

o 101-150o 151-200o 201-250o 251-300o More than 300

Free entrance

o 0o 1-50o 51-100o 101-150o 151-200o 201-250o 251-300o More than 300

17. Approximately what percentage of your live music events feature original music (i.e. composed by the musicians onstage and/or predominantly improvised), compared to music composed by others (e.g. covers or composed works)? (Leave blank if you don't know.)

………% original

Comments: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. About your live music promotion (cont.)

18. In an average year, what is the average percentage of touring/non-local music to local/non-touring music in your venue?

……… % of touring/non-local music

19. Would you describe yourself as? Choose one. [Adapt to your location as appropriate.]

o A local promoter – promote within your home town/city onlyo A regional promoter – promote within a particular county and/or regiono A national promoter – promote across the UKo An international promoter – promote within and beyond the UKo Other (please specify):

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20. Would you describe yourself as? Choose one.

o Professional – someone who earns their living substantially from live music promotiono Semi-professional – someone who earns money as a promoter but this is not

necessarily how they earn their livingo Amateur – not paid as a promotero Don’t know / not relevant

21. Do you play any role within the music industries other than as a promoter? (This can include any paid or unpaid work or practice). Please tick all that apply.

Artist/tour manager Booking agent DJ (broadcaster) Live music marketing, e.g. member of street team Music media (e.g. reviewer, blogger, journalist) Music teacher Musician/performer/DJ (artist) Production crew (e.g. live sound engineer) Publishing industry worker Record label worker (e.g. manage own label) Venue staff (e.g. bar staff) Other (please specify):

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None of the above

4. Census day/night

The following questions are essential for us to be able to calculate the economic value of live music in your area so please complete them to the best of your ability.

22. If you promoted a live music event on [insert dates of Census day/night], what was this and where?

Event 1 ………

Venue1 ………

Town / city ………

Ticket price(s): £………

Total audience numbers ………

Event 2 ………

Venue1 ………

Town / city ………

Ticket price(s): £………

Total audience numbers ………

Event 3 ………

Venue1 ………

Town / city ………

Ticket price(s): £………

Total audience numbers ………

Event 4 ………

Venue1 ………

Town / city ………

Ticket price(s): £………

Total audience numbers ………

5. Sustainability and accessibility

23. Do you or have you had any of the following? Tick all that apply.

An up-to-date Environmental Policy Child Protection Policy Disability Awareness Training Policy to provide PA (personal assistant for Deaf and disabled customers) tickets as

standard Sexual Harassment Policy None of the above Don’t know / prefer not to say

24. Do you think environmental sustainability is relevant to your organisation?

o Extremely relevanto Very relevanto Somewhat relevanto Not very relevanto Not at all relevanto Don’t know / prefer not to say

25. How important to you is accessibility when booking venues (e.g. disabled access, disabled toilet, pre-event access information)?

o Essential – all of my shows take place in venues with step-free access and an accessible toilet

o Desirable – I try to book shows in physically accessible venues as far as possibleo Not important – physical access is not a consideration when booking showso Don’t know

6. Pathways and barriers to success

26. Compared to [last year], did audience numbers in general for your live music events in [this year] increase or decrease, and why?

o Increasedo Stayed the sameo Decreasedo Don’t know / prefer not to say

Why audience numbers increased/decreased

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27. How much, if at all, have the following (negatively) impacted on your live music events in the past twelve months?

Health and safety issues: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Licensing issues: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Noise-related complaints: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Parking/loading issues: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Planning and property development: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

28. How much, if at all, have the following impacted on your live music events in the past twelve months?

Cost of labour/staff wages: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Cost of paying bands: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Diminishing audiences: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Increased size/number of music festivals: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Increasingly competitive environment between venues and promoters: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Venue closure: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Venues with noise limiters/sound level meters: Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight impact / No impact / No opinion/don’t know

Comments on external factors:……………………………………………………………………………

29. Do you think that you will be promoting fewer or more live music events 3 years from now, and why?

o Moreo About the sameo Fewero Don’t know

Reason: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

30. Would you be willing to answer three more questions on pathways and barriers to success?

o Yeso No

[If your survey software allows it, set up skip logic for this question so that if the respondent ticks ‘Yes’, they answer section 7 (more pathways and barriers to success), but if they tick ‘No’ then they skip straight to section 8 (cultural value) and miss out section 7 altogether. This question should be compulsory to ensure the skip logic works.]

7. Pathways and barriers to success (cont.)

31. If appropriate, please describe the most significant problems or barriers you have faced as a live music promoter. How, if at all, were they resolved?

This is useful for us to be able to understand and promote best practice within the sector. If you do not wish to answer here but are willing to follow up in email or interview please state here and add email address for correspondence.

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32. What could the government (local, national and/or UK) do, if anything, to improve the live music scene?

We will endeavour to pass on sensible suggestions to policy-makers in order to enact change where possible.

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33. Other than the headline act, what factors do you think MOST influence audience attendance at your live music events? Choose the THREE most important.

Advertising Day of week Support acts Ticket prices Time of day Time of year Venue

Weather Other (please specify):

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8. Cultural value

The following questions are essential for us to be able to understand the cultural value of live music.

34. Do you do any of the following? Tick all that apply.

Bring in third party investment, e.g. sponsorship Charity work – active fundraising for one or more charities Charity work – providing space for free for charities Charity work – other (please specify)………… Develop and maintain networks within the local live music sector Have FORMAL links with educational communities (universities, schools and

colleges), e.g. knowledge share and project work, work placements/experience for students, lecturing, consultancy

Have INFORMAL links with educational communities (universities, schools and colleges)

Provide access to apprenticeship schemes Provide volunteering and internship opportunities None of the above Don’t know

Comments: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

35. Is there a venue which has been particularly significant to you as a live music promoter?

Name ………

Location ………

Why significant to you?

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36. In your own words, what contribution do you think that your live music events make to the local area and/or music community?

This is useful for us to understand the cultural value of live music from those who are directly involved in its creation.

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9. Economic impact (income)

You may need to gather financial data to answer this section. You can 'save and continue' at any point if necessary. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO COMPLETE THIS SECTION BUT IF YOU DO NOT, PLEASE DO CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE SURVEY AS THERE ARE STILL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO COME. This information is vital for us to be able to make calculations about economic value.

Please be assured that your data will be treated with the strictest of confidence and will be stored securely. The data will never be used in a way that could identify an individual promoter or venue.

37. What was the total income of your organisation related to live music activities in the past 12 months?

£ …………

38. What was the ticket sale (revenues) income of your organisation related to live music activities in the past 12 months?

£ …………

39. Do you receive public or charitable funding?

o Yeso Noo Prefer not to say

[If your survey software allows it, set up skip logic for this question so that if the respondent ticks ‘Yes’, they answer section 10 (funding), but if they tick ‘No’ or ‘Prefer not to say’ then they skip straight to section 11 (economic impact (expenditure)) and miss out section 10 altogether. This question should be compulsory to ensure the skip logic works.]

10. Funding

40. What is the total amount of subsidy (public funds, charitable funding, local authority, etc.) your organisation received related to the music activities in the past 12 months? (Enter zero if you do not receive any subsidy.)

£ …………

41. What percentage of your annual income comes from subsidy?

o Noneo 1-10%o 11-20%o 21-30%o 31-40%o 41-50%o More than 50%

42. From which organisations do you receive funding? Please tick all that apply. [Adapt as appropriate to your location.]

Arts Council England Arts Council of Northern Ireland Arts Council Wales Big Lottery Fund Creative Europe Desk UK Creative Scotland Help Musicians UK Local authority/council Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) - BPI (British Phonographic Industry) / UKTI

(UK Trade and Investment) PRS for Music Foundation The Prince’s Trust Youth Music Other (please specify):

11. Economic impact (expenditure)

43. What were the total expenses of your organisation related to live music activities in the past 12 months?

£ …………

44. What were the total direct programme costs related to all live music activities in the past 12 months?

£ …………

45. What were the total employment costs related to all live music activities in the past 12 months?

£ …………

46. What were the total infrastructure costs related to all live music activities in the past 12 months (e.g. rent, insurance, energy, water, maintenance costs)?

£ …………

12. Economic impact (opt-in)

47. Would you be willing to answer three more questions on income/expenditure?

o Yeso No

[If your survey software allows it, set up skip logic for this question so that if the respondent ticks ‘Yes’, they answer section 13 (economic impact cont.), but if they tick ‘No’ then they skip straight to section 14 (contact details) and miss out section 13 altogether. This question should be compulsory to ensure the skip logic works.]

13. Economic impact (cont.)

48. What percentage of the total ticket income on average do you expect to take as profit from an event?

………… %

49. How do you pay artists? Tick all that apply.

Busking – paid by donation Flat fee – the artist receives a guaranteed set amount of money no matter how many

people attend Free – no monetary payment but artist may receive expenses Guaranteed fee plus profit – the artist takes a percentage of the profit on top of the

guaranteed fee In-kind – artist receives a non-monetary ‘payment’ Pay-to-play – artist pays the promoter/venue to perform Profit minus guarantee – if no profit, the artist still gets guaranteed fee, but if profit,

then promoter deducts guarantee and pays artist the balance Promoter-artist split – promoter takes door proceeds, recuperates costs of gig, splits

remainder with the artist Salaried – e.g. as part of an ensemble Self-promotion – artist sells tickets and takes the risk on the show Ticket allocation – promoter organises show and artist is expected to sell tickets

Comments: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

50. On average, is your deal with venues based on? Choose one.

o Straight fee – you pay a flat fee to hire the venue and keep the profitso Straight percentage – you pay the venue a percentage of the ticket sales and no flat

feeo Straight fee discounted – you pay a flat discounted fee as a regular user of the venueo Booker flat fee – you are paid a set fee to book artists for a venue as an independent

promoter/bookero Booker percentage – you are paid a percentage of all ticket sales to book artists for a

venueo Booker commission – you are paid a percentage of the profits of the shows to book

artists for a venueo Free – the venue is free to hireo A combination of the above depending on the evento Don’t know / none of the above

14. About you part 2

And finally, a few more quick questions about you – this section is necessary for us to be able to meaningfully group respondents’ answers although it is not compulsory for you to provide this data.

51. As a music fan, which of the following broad types of music do you MOST identify with? Tick all that apply.

Blues Classical Country Dance / electronic Experimental Folk Grime Hip hop/rap Indie Jazz Metal Musical Theatre Opera/operetta Pop Punk Reggae/dub Rock Singer/songwriter Traditional (Scottish/Irish) Urban/R&B World Multi-genre, e.g. function band Other, please specify:

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None of the above / not relevant / don’t know

52. Your marital status - are you?

o Singleo Living with partnero Married / in a civil partnershipo Separated, but still legally married / in a civil partnershipo Divorced / civil partnership legally dissolvedo Widowed / surviving partner from a civil partnershipo Prefer not to say

53. How many children under 16 live in your household?

o 0o 1o 2o 3o 4o 5o 6o More than 6

o Prefer not to say

54. Which best describes your current employment status?

If more than one, please choose the option which describes how you spend the majority of your time - you may wish to use the Comment box to give further information.

o Self-employedo Employed full timeo Employed part timeo Looking after the home or familyo Permanently retired from worko Unemployed and seeking worko At schoolo In further/higher educationo Government work/training schemeo Permanently sick or disabledo Unable to work due to short-term illness or injuryo Prefer not to say

Comments ….....……………………………………………………………………………………………

55. Tick one box to show which best describes the sort of work you do. If you are not working now, tick a box to show what you did in your last job.

o Clerical and intermediate occupations such as: secretary – personal assistant – clerical worker – office clerk – call centre agent – nursing auxiliary – nursery nurse

o Middle or junior managers such as: office manager – retail manager – bank manager – restaurant manager – warehouse manager – publican

o Modern professional occupations such as: teacher – nurse – physiotherapist – social worker – welfare officer – artist – musician – police officer (sergeant or above) – software designer

o Routine manual and service occupations such as: HGV driver – van driver – cleaner – porter – packer – sewing machinist – messenger – labourer – waiter/waitress – bar staff

o Semi–routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker – machine operative – security guard – caretaker – farm worker – catering assistant – receptionist – sales assistant

o Senior managers or administrators (usually responsible for planning, organising and co–ordinating work, and for finance) such as: finance manager – chief executive

o Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic – fitter – inspector – plumber – printer – tool maker – electrician – gardener – train driver

o Traditional professional occupations such as: accountant – solicitor – medical practitioner – scientist – civil/mechanical engineer

56. Thinking about the person in the household with the largest income, what were their pre-tax earnings last year? [Adapt to your own location.]

o Up to £5,199o £5,200 and up to £10,399

o £10,400 and up to £15,599o £15,600 and up to £20,799o £20,800 and up to £25,999o £26,000 and up to £31,199o £31,200 and up to £36,399o £36,400 and up to £51,999o £52,000 and aboveo Prefer not to say

57. Do you identify as a Deaf or disabled person?

o Yeso Noo Prefer not to say

58. Do you have access requirements that need to be met in order to attend live music events?

o Yeso Noo Prefer not to say

15. Contact details [and prize draw]

59. We would like to keep you up-to-date with Live Music Census news so please give us your email address / If you would like to be entered into the prize draw, please give us your email address. Click here [insert hyperlink to T&Cs] for terms and conditions.

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60. Please tick here if you are happy for us to get in contact with you for any follow-up questions - please ensure that you have given us your email address above if so.

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61. Please use the space below to tell us about any aspect of your live music experiences in your local area which you feel has not already been covered.

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