The majority of premises licenses to hold entertainment in England and Wales were for venues providing recorded music entertainment, such as nightclubs. Including certificates given to clubs (such as cricket clubs and working men's clubs), over 90 thousand of such venues had entertainment licenses in 2017. Live music venues accounted for the second highest number of entertainment licenses at around 77 thousand in total.
Number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorizing the provision of regulated entertainment in England and Wales in 2017
Characteristic
Premises licenses
Club premises certificates
Recorded music
85,995
8,068
Live music
69,915
7,429
Performance of dance
43,213
3,930
Entertainment similar to live music, recorded music or dance
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (February 27, 2018). Number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorizing the provision of regulated entertainment in England and Wales in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1097872/entertainment-licensing-by-venue-type-in-england-and-wales/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorizing the provision of regulated entertainment in England and Wales in 2017." Chart. February 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1097872/entertainment-licensing-by-venue-type-in-england-and-wales/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorizing the provision of regulated entertainment in England and Wales in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1097872/entertainment-licensing-by-venue-type-in-england-and-wales/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Number of Premises Licenses and Club Premises Certificates Authorizing The Provision of Regulated Entertainment in England and Wales in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1097872/entertainment-licensing-by-venue-type-in-england-and-wales/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorizing the provision of regulated entertainment in England and Wales in 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1097872/entertainment-licensing-by-venue-type-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorizing the provision of regulated entertainment in England and Wales in 2017 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), February 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1097872/entertainment-licensing-by-venue-type-in-england-and-wales/
