A message from the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport Committee. Read below:
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is a group of MPs from different parties whose role in Parliament is to look at issues in those areas. As part of their work on the music industry, the Committee has set up a “Fan-Led Review of Live Music” to learn more about fans’ experiences.
The Review wants to hear from people who enjoy going to live music events. Our goal is to create a ‘Music Fans’ Charter’: a document that sets out the principles by which live music should work, and that the government and live music industry should sign up to.
| What is a charter? A Charter is a statement or agreement which sets out the basic principles, conditions or rights of a group of people. One of the most significant examples was Magna Carta (Great Charter) of 1215. See more: Magna Carta – UK Parliament |
This pack is designed to support fans, groups and organisations in telling us about their experiences attending live music events. It includes background information, guidance and suggested questions to help gather views on what should be included in the Fans’ Charter.
We invite you to organise a discussion with fellow fans, have your say and help shape the future of UK live music. Please email your responses to us by Sunday 30 November 2025.
We want you to do three things:
- Read through this pack and bring together some people who you think would be interested in answering the questions.
- Have a discussion with these people using the questions provided. This could be a one-on-one chat, small group discussions, or a roundtable event – whatever works best for you. You could send the form to participants for them to fill in themselves, if you wish.
- Send us a summary of the responses by Sunday 30 November 2025.
The Review will consider all submissions, which it will use to write a report to the UK Government. All organisations that facilitate responses being submitted will receive a personal thank you letter from the Chair of the Review, Lord Kevin Brennan. We will keep you updated with the progress of the Review, including any Report and Fans’ Charter that is produced, as well as the Government’s response to this.
Contents
- Introduction to the committee and the fan-led review of live music.
- How to use this pack.
- Questions and discussion guide.
- Further resources that provide information about select committees.
How to respond
To submit your participant’s ideas/summary of the group discussions, you/the participant should complete the fields on pages 7 and 8, by Sunday 30 November.
Please submit what you would like to see in the Fans’ Charter, alongside any other relevant information, in the form below by email to [email protected]. Please include in the subject line “Fan-Led Review of Live Music submission” and the name of your organisation. You can also submit any responses to the pre-activity discussion if you wish.
You can submit one form per participant, or a summary of your group discussions. You can send us a typed version, scan in a hand-written version, or a picture of it on your phone.
As well as your ideas for the Fans’ Charter, and the optional responses to the pre-activity discussion, the form will also ask you to provide:
- The name of the group or organisation that has facilitated the discussion
- The first half of your postcode
- Age of participant
- Consent box about whether the participant wants this information to be shared with the Fan-Led Review’s staff.
Anything that is published by the Review stays public forever. This means other people will be able to see and read what you send us. Please don’t include any personal or identifiable information about any individuals in your answers.
For information about how UK Parliament uses your data, please see our privacy notice: https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/data-protection/data-protection-and-privacy-policy/
If you have any questions before you make your submission, you can contact us by email: [email protected]
