Our 2025 policy platform can empower the UK’s live industry

Jon Collins, chief executive of LIVE, outlines six policies that promise to address concerns and unlock opportunities for live music

By IQ | 21 August 2025

2025 is shaping up to be an exciting and impactful year for LIVE as we establish the LIVE Trust (more on that below) and see our partnership with the Labour government deliver policy advances that address concerns and unlock opportunities for all in live music. Advances that will supply the economic growth for which the government is so desperate and send a clear message to the global live music industry that the UK remains the best place to tour.To truly have an impact and deliver the best possible trading environment for us all, we need to focus our efforts where they matter most. The groundwork was laid in our 2024 manifesto, so now, o

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