Last year appeared on the surface to have been an amazing year for live music with huge concerts from Taylor Swift, Coldplay, ACDC and of course U2 in the Sphere. But lower down the food chain things are not so rosy in the live music circuit in Europe with many venues shutting down or reporting a surge in costs. 

Fernando Bittencourt Hersan from LiveEurope which represents live music venues joined Joe on the show this morning.