Participants
Laurence Breen
Through my research I explore how Brexit has impacted British Musicians ability to perform and integrate within Europe. This research was conducted through quantitative comparison of thousands of artist nationalities, looking at lineups for festivals throughout Europe, comparing the distribution and quantity of British acts in each year pre and post Brexit. Due to COVID-19’s similar timing to Brexit, research on the US festival Coachella was conducted to be utilised as a control variable. It was clear that no comprehensive data already existed to a high standard prior to this research, which highlighted just how overlooked these challenges in the creative sector have been. Through this project, I hope to have shed light on the creative industry, a core area of human culture that often gets overshadowed in policy discussions. Rather than framing it as less important, I wanted to highlight that it deserves equal consideration alongside other sectors.