2. What Broadly Defined Styles of Live Music Do You Regularly Host/Promote? TICK ALL THAT APPLY
Venue location: city / postcode
1. What is the primary purpose of this live music venue? TICK ONE. (See uklivemusiccensus.org/#glossary)
Arena / Large music venue (651-5,000 – mainly standing) / Small music venue(<350 – mainly standing)
Arts centre (multi-arts, multi-purpose venue) / Large nightclub
(>500 – mainly for dancing) / Small nightclub (<500 – mainly for dancing)
Bar, pub with music / Medium music venue
(351-650 – mainly standing) / Social club / community centre / village hall / sports hall
Church/place of worship / Outdoor (greenspace), e.g. parks used for festivals / Stadium
Concert hall/auditorium (mainly seated events) / Outdoor (urban), e.g. particular sites used regularly by buskers / Student union / university building
Hotel or function room / Restaurant/café with music / Theatre/opera house
Other (please specify)
2. What broadly defined styles of live music do you regularly host/promote? TICK ALL THAT APPLY.
Blues / □ / Hip hop/rap / □ / Punk / □Classical / □ / Indie / □ / Reggae/dub / □
Country / □ / Jazz / □ / Rock / □
Dance / electronic / □ / Metal / □ / Singer/songwriter / □
Experimental / □ / Musical Theatre / □ / Traditional (Scottish/Irish) / □
Folk / □ / Opera/operetta / □ / Urban/R&B / □
Grime / □ / Pop / □ / World / □
Multi-genre, e.g. function band / □ / Other (please specify):
3. For how many years has your venue continuously been hosting live music?
Less than a year / □ / 1-2 years / □ / 3-5 years / □ / 6-10 years / □11-20 years / □ / 21-50 years / □ / 51-100 years / □ / 100+ years / □
4. On average, how often does the venue host/stage live music? TICK ONE.
Every day / □ / 3-4 times a week / □ / 3-4 times a month / □ / 3-4 times a year / □ / Hardly ever / □5-6 times a week / □ / 1-2 times a week / □ / 1-2 times a month / □ / 1-2 times a year / □
5. On which nights of the week does this usually happen? TICK ALL THAT APPLY.
Musicians (not DJs) / Mon / □ / Tues / □ / Weds / □ / Thurs / □ / Fri / □ / Sat / □ / Sun / □DJs / Mon / □ / Tues / □ / Weds / □ / Thurs / □ / Fri / □ / Sat / □ / Sun / □
6. What BEST describes the types of ensembles most regularly most hosted? TICK ALL THAT APPLY.
Orchestras / □ / Duos – covers / □ / Open jam sessions (other genres) / □Chamber music ensembles / □ / Duos – original music / □ / DJs – modern chart/pop / □
Choirs / □ / Bands – covers / □ / DJs – retro chart/pop / □
Opera / □ / Bands – original music / □ / DJs – specialist electronic dance music / □
Solo artists – covers / □ / Open mic events / □ / DJs – other genres (funk, hip-hop, jazz, eclectic) / □
Solo artists – original music / □ / Open folk or traditional music sessions / □ / Big bands / □
Other (please specify)
7. What was the final total audience number at your venue on Census day/night event [insert dates]?
……………………….
8. Approximately what was the total number of live music activities (concert + club/dance nights) in your venue in the last 12 months? TICK OR CIRCLE ONE.
Paid entrance
/0
/1-50
/51-100
/101-150
/151-200
/201-250
/251-300
/301-350
/More than 350
Free entrance
/0
/1-50
/51-100
/101-150
/151-200
/201-250
/251-300
/301-350
/More than 350
9. What is the capacity of the venue for live music?
Area/space 1 ……………… Area/space 2 ……...…...… Area/space 3 ……..…...…. Other space .…...... ….
10. Does the venue have a permanent in-house PA suitable for amplifying live music/DJs?Y □ N □
11. Is there an accessible (disabled) toilet?Y □ N □
12. Is there step-free access from pavement to main live music area for audiences?Y □ N □
13. Approximately how many staff might you employ per live music event (minimum and maximum)? ENTER NUMBER(s) IN TABLE
Minimum
/ MaximumMusicians (not DJs)
DJs
Venue staff (e.g. bar staff)
Production staff (e.g. sound engineer)
Door staff (box office)
Door staff (security)
14. 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 impact / No impact / No opinion / don’t knowHealth and safety issues / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Licensing issues / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Noise-related complaints / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Parking/loading issues / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Planning and/or property development / □ / □ / □ / □ / □
Comments OR other issues that have affected you: …………………………………………………………………
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15. Compared to last year, did audience numbers in general for your live music events this year increase or decrease? CHOOSE ONE
Decreased □
/About the same □
/Increased □
16. What do you think are the main contributions that live music and your live music venue make to your local area?
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17. What could the council or government do (if anything) to improve live music locally/nationally?
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Your name/Job title ……………………………………… Email address …………………………………………
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