There’s nothing quite like the thrill of seeing your favourite artist live. Whether it’s an intimate gig at Old Street Records or you have tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, watching and listening to live music is a joy for so many of us.

However, no matter how much we enjoy it, the sad reality is that many women don’t feel safe going to gigs alone. New research has found that seven in 10 women have never attended a concert solo, saying it would make them feel ‘unsafe’ to do so. In contrast, half of UK men said they’d been to a live music venue on their own.

New research finds 7 in 10 women have never been to a concert alone