LPA Ticket Attendance and Revenue Report 2018

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The Festivals (Contemporary Music) category experienced a marginal y-o-y increase in revenue by 1.3%, from $100.7m in 2017 to $102.0m in 2018 and 14.4% y-o-y growth in attendance, from 0.85m in 2017 to 1.0m in 2018.

The average ticket price increased by 3.9%, from $126.68 in 2017 to $131.58 in 2018. Festivals (Contemporary Music) contributed 4.7% of the total share in revenue and 3.7% of the total share in attendance in 2018.

NSW is the major state contributor in Festivals (Contemporary Music) with a 51.2% share in revenue and 42.8% share in attendance in 2018. Major events that took place included Splendour in the Grass, Bluesfest, Groovin the Moo and Listen Out. Queensland was the second major contributor (after NSW) with a 19.2% share in revenue and a 21.0% share in attendance in 2018. Major events that took place in Queensland were CMC Rocks QLD, Good Things Festival and Big Pineapple Music Festival.

QLD experienced the highest y-o-y increase in revenue (42.3%) and second highest increase in attendance (37.4%) among all the states and territories. The increase in revenue is also contributed by the significant increase in the average ticket price. SA experienced the second highest y-o-y increase in revenue (37.4%) and highest increase in attendance (57.5%) among all the states and territories in 2018. The increase in revenue is also driven by the increase in the average ticket price.

VIC experienced the third highest increase in revenue (11.9%) and attendance (15.2%) among all the states and territories. Major events that took place included Groovin’ the Moo, Good Things Festival and St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival.

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Festivals (Contemporary Music) - Revenue and Attendance (2004–2018)

Revenue ($) Growth (%) Total Attendance* Growth (%) Average Ticket Price ($)** Growth (%)
2004 $9,015,128 190,260 $54.69
2005 $12,128,384 34.5% 269,208 41.5% $63.05 15.3%
2006 $36,576,877 201.6% 761,920 183.0% $50.93 -19.2%
2007 $26,972,082 -26.3% 753,247 -1.1% $39.00 -23.4%
2008 $66,429,106 146.3% 1,221,972 62.2% $60.91 56.2%
2009 $55,275,589 -16.8% 800,145 -34.5% $81.19 33.3%
2010 $100,918,020 82.6% 1,028,170 28.5% $119.39 47.1%
2011 $96,453,486 -4.4% 984,946 -4.2% $138.97 16.4%
2012 $98,365,490 2.0% 1,169,233 18.7% $128.71 -7.4%
2013 $107,367,780 9.2% 1,053,419 -9.9% $130.46 1.4%
2014 $129,210,058 20.3% 1,281,339 21.6% $136.91 4.9%
2015 $106,825,241 -17.3% 1,300,025 1.5% $117.72 -14.0%
2016 $79,865,326 -25.2% 672,771 -48.2% $125.60 6.7%
2017 $100,657,080 26.0% 852,628 26.7% $126.68 0.9%
2018 $102,015,922 1.3% 975,233 14.4% $131.58 3.9%

*Based on both paid and unpaid tickets

** Average Ticket Prices are calculated based only on paid tickets

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Festivals (Contemporary Music) - by State/Territory (2018)

State/Territory Revenue ($) Market Share Proportion Market Share Change from 2017 Attendance Market Share Proportion Market Share Change from 2017
NSW $52,212,514 51.2% -5.2% 417,828 42.8% 6.8%
VIC $12,105,653 11.9% -9.1% 148,502 15.2% 16.3%
QLD $19,568,697 19.2% 42.3% 205,055 21.0% 37.4%
WA $5,765,510 5.7% -21.0% 69,580 7.1% -5.2%
SA $4,281,552 4.2% 37.4% 59,541 6.1% 57.5%
ACT $6,557,521 6.4% 1.9% 60,016 6.2% 22.0%
TAS $1,524,474 1.5% -8.2% 14,711 1.5% -37.9%
NT $0 0.0% -100.0% 0 0.0% -100.0%

Photo: Crowd, Splendour in the Grass 2018, Aimee Catt

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