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Home » publications » Sexual harassment, groping and assault at gigs and concerts – What we can do about it.
  • Sexual harassment, groping and assault at gigs and concerts – What we can do about it.

    Published on 20 November 2019

    Healthy music audiences: music, gender and health is a small research project by the University of Leeds, investigating sexual violence at gigs in Leeds. The researchers are Dr Rosemary Lucy Hill, Professor David Hesmondhalgh and Molly Megson (University of Leeds). The project is a collaboration with The Leeds Music Hub, a venue and community music centre, and Girl Gang Leeds, a promotions collective that organise events in support of the artistic endeavours of women and LGBTQ people.

    The project undertook research between February and September 2018. They sought to understand how sexual assaults and harassment are experienced by gig goers, venues and promoters in Leeds. The research particularly wanted to know what venues and promoters are already doing to prevent and respond to incidents and to consider what more might be done. Their focus was on small independent venues. They spoke to seven gig goers, three venues, three promoters, and three anti-violence campaigning organisations. They also observed three gigs.

    With input from the campaigning organisations, the Healthy Music Audiences: music, gender and health research project has created a set of guidelines for venues, promoters and gig goers.

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    Sound Diplomacy are strategic consultants delivering economic growth in cities and places through music and the night time economy. They published a Music Cities Manual : a set of tools, case studies and lessons to increase the value of music in cities, towns and places. They developed the “Music Cities Method”, 13 indicators of a…

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    1) Can you please introduce yourself? “My name is Elda Gómez, cultural manager who works for ACCES, the Spanish association of private concert venues. I have also been the ACCES survey coordinator since we started this project with Live DMA seven years ago.” 2) Who are the members of your network? “The members of my…

  • Brexit: challenges for the European live music sector

    In January 2021, the UK officially left the European Union. While many people working in the cultural and creative sectors deplored this evident step away from European cooperation, Brexit also brings new logistical, financial and bureaucratic challenges to UK live music scenes as well as European ones. Indeed, according to the Music Moves Europe study…

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