Overview
- The Rapporto SIAE, presented in Rome on Friday, June 26, reports 3,343,656 events, about 253 million spectators and total sector spending of €4.299 billion, a 7% rise from 2024.
- Live music exceeded €1 billion in 2025, with more than 40,000 concerts and roughly 110 events per day, and Pop/Rock accounted for the bulk of shows, audiences and spending.
- Key productivity measures rose: average spending per spectator reached €16.99, revenue per event €1,286 and revenue per venue €78,334, even as active venues fell by 8.8% and organisers by 10.9%.
- Government and industry leaders hailed the numbers as evidence of sector strength, but debate has focused on a contested €20 million top‑up to the film and audiovisual fund and on a delayed 2024 impact assessment that MPs expected last year.
- Researchers, unions and some lawmakers say the report was produced entirely in‑house, demand independent evaluations and greater transparency about how public funds are allocated to artists and crew.