UP289 Sport's Napster moment and the lessons of Spotify

Will Page was Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music and is the author of the critically acclaimed book Tarzan Economics.
Some Will Page references to read alongside the pod. 

• This chart from The Economist on the age of festival headliners
• New Year New Ideas, key chart showing the growth of stadiums and festivals below - think Big Eventer) 
• Billboard: Examining Covid's Impact on UK's live and recorded industries
• Music Business Worldwide: Live Music Goes From Suffering to Recovering
• IQ Magazine: Economist Will Page on Live Music's Resurgence 
• Financial Times: Roar of the live music crowd drowns out stadium income from sport 

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