Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19

Iain Taylor; Sarah Raine; Craig  Hamilton

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Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19

Iain Taylor, Sarah Raine, Craig Hamilton

School of Business and Creative Industries

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This chapter reflects upon how the concept of live music has been reconsidered by industry professionals and audiences alike, the grassroots practices and debate which began during the past year of lockdowns and social distancing regulations, and the structural frailties that have been further exposed during 2020-21. Using Lefebvre’s trialectics of spatiality as a theoretical lens, we argue that for the music industries, the COVID-19 outbreak can be seen as a crisis of spatial materiality. Drawing upon empirical data from ongoing research projects in Scotland and the Midlands, this chapter highlights examples of transformative practice and examines their wider potential for reimagining the UK’s live music and festival industries. In particular, we argue that the UK live music industries must reimagine and instigate new options that reflexively consider issues of gender inequality, diversity, and geographical dominance. A return to ‘normal’ that halts potential progress in its tracks is arguably a lost opportunity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Remaking Culture and Music Spaces
Subtitle of host publication	Affects, Infrastructures, Futures
Editors	Ian Woodward, Jo Haynes, Pauwke Berkers, Aileen Dillane, Karolina Golemo
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	5
Pages	75-87
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9781032184968
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254805
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 2022

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music
space
affect
infrastructure
futures
pandemic
COVID-19

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Crisis as a catalyst for change: COVID-19, spatiality and the UK live music industry
Taylor, I. A., Raine, S. & Hamilton, C., 14 Oct 2021, In: Journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music. 11, 1, p. 6-21 16 p.
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COVID-19 and the UK live music industry: a crisis of spatial materiality
Taylor, I. A., Raine, S. & Hamilton, C., 30 Nov 2020, In: The Journal of Media Art, Study and Theory. 1, 2, p. 219-241 23 p.
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Taylor, I., Raine, S., & Hamilton, C. (2022). Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19. In I. Woodward, J. Haynes, P. Berkers, A. Dillane, & K. Golemo (Eds.), Remaking Culture and Music Spaces : Affects, Infrastructures, Futures (pp. 75-87). (Routledge Advances in Sociology). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254805

Taylor, Iain ; Raine, Sarah ; Hamilton, Craig . / Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19. Remaking Culture and Music Spaces : Affects, Infrastructures, Futures. editor / Ian Woodward ; Jo Haynes ; Pauwke Berkers ; Aileen Dillane ; Karolina Golemo. London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. pp. 75-87 (Routledge Advances in Sociology).

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Taylor, I, Raine, S & Hamilton, C 2022, Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19. in I Woodward, J Haynes, P Berkers, A Dillane & K Golemo (eds), Remaking Culture and Music Spaces : Affects, Infrastructures, Futures. Routledge Advances in Sociology, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 75-87. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254805

Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19. / Taylor, Iain; Raine, Sarah; Hamilton, Craig .
Remaking Culture and Music Spaces : Affects, Infrastructures, Futures. ed. / Ian Woodward; Jo Haynes; Pauwke Berkers; Aileen Dillane; Karolina Golemo. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. p. 75-87 (Routledge Advances in Sociology).

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Taylor I, Raine S, Hamilton C. Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19. In Woodward I, Haynes J, Berkers P, Dillane A, Golemo K, editors, Remaking Culture and Music Spaces : Affects, Infrastructures, Futures. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2022. p. 75-87. (Routledge Advances in Sociology). doi: 10.4324/9781003254805

Reconceiving spatiality and value in the live music industries in response to COVID-19

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