Reports say royalties from live performances of music fell almost 30% in 2021, despite concerts resuming in the summer.
The body that collects royalties for songwriters, PRS, revealed that concert revenues were just £8m, down from £11.3m in 2020 and £54m in 2019.
It noted that only 19,300 set lists were reported last year, adding that it marks a huge decline from the 124,000 reported pre-pandemic.