A new report has shown that growth in ticket revenue and attendance for Australia's live performance industry has reached a record high. The 2024 Live Performance Attendance and Revenue Report was released by Live Performance Australia today and shows a total revenue of $3.4 billion across the country's live performance industry – a 6.9% increase on the previous year. These include a 63.5% change in revenue for Circus and Physical Theatre alongside a 44.6% change in attendance; and a 22.2% revenue change and 16.8% drop in attendance for Opera. While 'Multi-category' festivals saw revenue drop by 9% and attendance drop by 7.5%, Contemporary festivals saw revenue decrease by 6.7% and attendance decrease by only 0.9%. "Australians clearly value live performance but it’s also a highly discretionary spend for most households," Lassen continues.