64 per cent of musicians in the UK are considering quitting, new study claims
nme.comcoronavirus.The stark outlook comes from booking site Encore, which surveyed 560 musicians to understand how the pandemic has affected them financially.On average, musicians have lost £11,300 from cancellations since March 2020 and 87 per cent of them have fewer gigs booked for August-December 2020 than the same period in 2019.When the statistics are broken down even further, the research also reveals that young female musicians have 34 per cent fewer gigs booked for 2020 than men.It is also claimed that pop singers are the worst affected, losing an average of £19,900 in earnings as a result of cancellations since March 2020.According to Encore, many musicians are falling through the gaps of financial support too – with 41 per cent failing.
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