Oasis reunion helps draw record 25m ‘music tourists’ to UK concerts

According to UK Music, a record twenty-four point seven million music tourists attended concerts and festivals in Britain last year, up four point eight percent from twenty twenty-four. Major tours from Oasis, Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Lana Del Rey drove the surge, particularly among international visitors. The economic payoff: eleven point two billion pounds in spending across the UK—an unprecedented figure that underscores live music's outsized impact on the nation's economy.

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