Venue name: ……………………………………………………………………
Venue location (city / postcode): ……………………………………………..
Note that this is the version of the survey that was used in the UK Live Music Census in March 2017 and has since been refined and improved. Please go to the UK Live Music Census to download the latest version (available from February 2018).
1. What kind of venue is this? TICK ONE. (For definitions, see uklivemusiccensus.org/#glossary)
Bar, pub / □ / Restaurant/café with music / □ / Church/place of worship / □Small music venue
(less than 350 cap) / □ / Medium music venue
(351-650 cap) / □ / Large music venue (more than 651 cap) / □
Concert hall/auditorium / □ / Theatre/opera house / □ / Arts Centre / □
Small (night)club
(less than 500 cap) / □ / Large (night)club
(more than 500 cap) / □ / Hotel / function room / □
Outdoor – small / □ / Outdoor – medium / □ / Outdoor – large / □
Arena / □ / Stadium / □ / Other (please specify)
2. What broadly defined styles of live music do you regularly host/promote?
TICK ALL THAT APPLY.
Blues / □ / Classical / □ / Country / □Dance/electronic / □ / Folk / □ / Grime / □
Hip hop/rap / □ / Indie / □ / Jazz / □
Metal / □ / Musical Theatre / □ / Opera/operetta / □
Pop / □ / Reggae/dub / □ / Rock / □
Singer/songwriter / □ / Traditional Scottish/Irish / □ / Urban/R&B / □
World / □ / Multi-genre, e.g. function band / □ / Other (please specify): / □
3. For how many years has your venue or business continuously been hosting live music?
Less than a year / □ / 1-2 years / □ / 2-5 years / □ / 5-10 years / □10-20 years / □ / 20-30 years / □ / More than 30 years / □
4. On average, how often does the venue host/stage live music? TICK ONE.
Every day / □ / 5-6 times a week / □ / 3 or 4 times a week / □ / Once or twice a week / □ / 3 or 4 times a month / □Fortnightly / □ / Monthly / □ / 3 or 4 times a year / □ / Hardly ever / □
5. On which nights of the week does this usually happen?TICK ALL THAT APPLY.
Monday / □ / Tuesday / □ / Wednesday / □ / Thursday / □Friday / □ / Saturday / □ / Sunday / □
6. What is the licensed capacity of the venue for live music?
Area/space 1 ………………..Area/space 2 ………………..Area/space 3 ………………..
7. Does the venue have an in-house PA for live music? Yes □ No □
8. Is there an accessible (disabled) toilet? Yes □ No □
9. Is there step-free access from the pavement to the performance area? Yes □ No □
10. How many staff do you employ on average per live music event? ENTER NUMBER IN TABLE
Musicians (not DJs) / DJsVenue staff
(e.g. bar staff) / Production staff
(e.g. sound engineer)
Door staff (box office) / Door staff (security)
11. How much, if at all, have the following (negatively) impacted on your live music events in the past twelve months? TICK ONE BOX PER ROW
Extreme or strong impact / Moderate impact / Slight or no impact / No opinion /don’t knowPlanning and property development / □ / □ / □ / □
Noise-related complaints / □ / □ / □ / □
Licensing issues / □ / □ / □ / □
Health and safety issues / □ / □ / □ / □
Parking/loading issues / □ / □ / □ / □
Comments:………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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12. Do you think that you will be promoting/hosting fewer or more live music events three years from now, and why? CHOOSE ONE
Much fewer / □ / Fewer / □ / About the same / □ / More / □ / Many more / □Why?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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13. What do you think are the main contributions that live music and your live music venue makes to your local area?
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14. What could the government (local, national and/or UK) do, if anything, to improve the live music scene?
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Your name ………………………………………………… Job title …………………………………
Email address……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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