Live music revenue in Catalonia falls by 9%.
On the contrary, ticket sales for concerts and festivals in Madrid almost doubled.
BarcelonaCatalonia is losing ground in live music revenue, according to data for the entire country collected in the Live Music Yearbook of the Association of Music Promoters (APM). Ticket sales revenue in 2024 was €138,577,703, almost €14 million less than in 2023, when a record €152,454,840 was reached (well above the €97,368,239 recorded in 2022).
This 9.1% drop contrasts with the 96.04% increase experienced by the Community of Madrid last year, thanks in part to concerts by Becky G, Taylor Swift, and Luis Miguel at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, as well as those by Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC at the Metropolitano. Ticket revenue in Madrid has increased from 94,555,621 in 2023 to 185,370,550, almost double, representing 25.55% of total ticket sales in the country. Catalonia accounts for 19.11% and Andalusia 16%.
Catalonia, therefore, loses its top spot in 2023, largely surpassed by Madrid, and just ahead of Andalusia, which appears in third place with a revenue of 116,157,215 euros, 21.34% more than in 2023, when it collected 98.73. Catalonia is one of the five regions that has earned less than in 2023, along with the Basque Country (from 30.49 to 29 million), Murcia (from 19.86 to 17.56 million), Extremadura (from 8.27 to 8.08 million) and Cantabria (from 6.47 to 4). However, in the country as a whole, promoters are euphoric because total revenue from ticket sales has grown by 25.32%: from 578,995,737 euros in 2023 (which was already a record) to 725,609,673 euros in 2024.
- Bruce Springsteen: 275,885 attendees at 5 concerts organized by Doctor Music
- Karol G: 219,943 attendees at 4 concerts organized by Live Nation
- Luis Miguel: 203,114 attendees at 12 concerts organized by Iglesias Entertainment
- Taylor Swift: 126,393 attendees at four Live Nation concerts
- Maná: 117,206 attendees at 4 concerts organized by Live Nation
- AC/DC: 115,140 attendees at two Live Nation concerts
- Camilo: 114,516 attendees at 14 concerts organized by Iglesias Entertainment
- Metallica: 95,845 attendees at two Live Nation concerts
- Rammstein: 85,084 attendees at 5 concerts organized by Doctor Music
- Purple: 54,709 attendees at 1 concert organized by GTS
State artists' tours with audiences in the State in 2024
- Melendi: 501,197 attendees at 41 concerts organized by RIFF
- Estopa: 376,805 attendees at 11 concerts organized by Heredia and several promoters
- Robe: 280,901 attendees at 37 concerts organized by The Project, Get In, RIFF, The Music Republic, Dromedario Records
- ING OT Tour: 143,023 attendees at 10 concerts organized by GTS and Concert Tour
- Rozalén: 84,640 attendees at 47 concerts organized by RLM and various promoters
- Pablo López: 77,581 attendees at 37 concerts organized by GTS
- David Bisbal: 74,352 attendees at 12 concerts organized by GTS
- Malú: 72,091 attendees at 41 concerts organized by RIFF
- SFDK: 69,040 attendees at 3 concerts organized by MONOPROD, Green Cow Music and various promoters
- Manuel Carrasco: 65,103 in 1 concert organized by RIFF
