LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment) is the voice of the UK’s live music and entertainment business. LIVE members are a federation of 14 live music industry associations representing 3,150 businesses, over 4,000 artists and 2,000 backstage workers.

LIVE works to ensure that the interests of UK live music are communicated to Government, policymakers, regulators, the public and the wider music industry. Through collective representation, LIVE promotes the interests of artists, venues, festivals, promoters, booking agents, crew, ticketing agents and production suppliers.

Drawing on its broad membership, LIVE is able to bring together expert working groups to tackle issues as diverse as reaching net zero and effective counter terrorism or mental health challenges in touring and driving local economic growth through a vibrant local live music scene. LIVE Talks provides our industry with a forum to discuss topical matters. While LIVE Insights delivers actionable data on pertinent issues.