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Live and let Live

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June 2025

Survey of gig-goers calls for government and industry action

Live and let Live

In April, the results of the Music Fans' Voice survey of 8,108 UK live music concert-goers by Nielsen Consumer research were published. Following the recommendations from parliament's Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, the research was commissioned by eight UK city authorities and conducted between 3 February and 4 March 2025. Respondents were aged 18+ and roughly equal male/female, with 21 per cent working in the music industry, and mainly rock, alternative, punk, folk and pop gig-goers (along with numerous other genres). Some 26 per cent admitted going to gigs less in recent years, 64 per cent citing the cost of tickets as the key reason, and 91 per cent agreeing that

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UNDER THE RADAR

Artists, bands, and labels meriting more attention

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4 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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LOOKIN' AFTER No 1s THE XMAS FACTOR

Does your granny always tell ya that the old songs are the best? The truth might be more curious and complex, as Chris Roberts finds, tearing off the wrapping paper to discover the full history of the Christmas No 1

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13 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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Behold The Man Friday, The Leader Of The Virgin Prunes

Since the late 70s, Gavin Friday has trod a singular path, whether as part of influential post-punks The Virgin Prunes, soundtracking Hollywood blockbusters.

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10 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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THE ENGINE ROOM

The unsung heroes who helped forge modern music

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4 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKERS

In 1975, 10cc and Queen reigned supreme with I'm Not In Love and that also happened to be the Christmas No 1. But how did both Bohemian Rhapsody. The former was the chart-topping sound of the game-changing singles happen that year, and which, wonders Paul summer and a production landmark, the latter a multi-part song-suite McNulty, remains the most revolutionary example of 70s songcraft?

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24 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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'WE'D JUST WALLOW IN HOW FUCKING BRILLIANT WE WERE'

Graham Gouldman on I'm Not In Love, The Original Soundtrack and 10cc's next-level pop.

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8 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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The Collector

Warren Kurtz began collecting records in the 60s and has written about music since the 70s.

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6 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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Heaven From Hell

An exhilarating masterpiece wrung from a period of turmoil and unease, all done up for its 50th birthday.

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5 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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33½ minutes with...Brinsley Schwarz

It's 60 years since Brinsley Schwarz made his recording bow, a handful of singles with the semi-psychedelic pop band Kippington Lodge, but he became a more visible presence later in the decade when he lent his name to the pub rock figureheads who also included Nick Lowe in their number.

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4 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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TEEN SPIRIT

Of all the first-wave punk bands, Eater were arguably the truest to form.

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9 mins

Christmas 2025 - Issue 578

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