Reports: virtual concerts

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State of the live streaming nation
Reframing the format post-lockdown

Tatiana Cirisano

January 2022

Consumer behaviour

live music

Gaming

The loss of touring income during the global pandemic spurred fast growth in a previously niche concert live streaming ecosystem. However, as the world begins to re-open and physical touring resumes, the...

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Live streamed concert demand
Ready for prime time

Mark Mulligan, Karol Severin and Kriss Thakrar

May 2021

Spotify

Spotify

live music

Virtual concerts went from zero to a hundred at an unprecedented rate during the pandemic-shaped 2020, and the momentum carried through to 2021. But if lockdown years are like dog years, then so too the...

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Recovery Economics
Music, Games, Live Streams and the Future of Concerts

Mark Mulligan, Karol Severin and Keith Jopling

May 2020

live music

live

Artists

In April 2020 Travis Scott’s Fortnite event pulled in 27 million players. While this was happening, the global artist community was scrambling to plug the income and engagement gap caused by COVID-19’s...

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