Open Music Europe Live Music Census Post-Snapshot Venue Survey

The Open Music Europe Live Music Census Post-Snapshot Venue Survey was conducted to gather data on the operational and financial structures of live music venues, as well as details of live music events that took place on the Open Music Europe Live Music Census Snapshot date of 11 October 2024. The survey collected confidential and anonymised information on responding venues, including venue name, address, contact details, legal status and legal entity name; staff composition (regular employees, freelancers, volunteers), working hours, and gender identification; total annual revenue and percentage of revenue by category (ticket sales, food and drink sales, external rentals, public subsidies, private subsidies, other); and total annual expenditure and percentage of expenditure by category (tax, rental/mortgage, programme costs, employment costs, infrastructure and utility costs, accommodation costs, other). For venues hosting events on 11 October 2024, the survey additionally collected estimated audience attendance, number of events on the date, cost of entry, and genre of event. The overall aim of the survey was to better understand the current landscape of live music venues, including their staffing structures, revenue streams, and expenditures, in order to inform industry stakeholders and policymakers. The survey received 56 responses across Census cities: Helsinki (12), Lviv (19), Vilnius (14), Mannheim (8), and Heidelberg (3).