Large-scale study on music festivals in Germany
The Initiative Musik, the Bundesstiftung LiveKultur and the German Music Information Center (miz) are launching a nationwide and cross-genre survey of the German music festival scene.
The team of the transdisciplinary research center "C:POP. Transdisciplinary Research Center for Popular Music Cultures and Creative Economies" of the Faculty of Cultural Studies at Paderborn University were commissioned with the scientific implementation of the study. This should ultimately provide insights into the structural, economic, ecological and social significance of music festivals - from classical music to electronic dance music and heavy metal. The study was launched in November and the project is expected to run until the end of August 2024.
Under the leadership of Beate Flath and Christoph Jacke, who both form the Executive Directorate of C:POP and are members of the Board of Directors, a multi-perspective, transdisciplinary team will conduct the empirical study. A mix of online surveys and interviews will be used to record key economic figures, the social and cultural dimensions of music festivals and their significance in terms of sustainability, diversity and inclusion.
More info:
https://kw.uni-paderborn.de/cpop/aktuelle-forschungsprojekte/bundesweite-festivalstudie
