London's summer of sound lures millions with Dua Lipa and Oasis headlining the bill
The forecast from ticket platform Live Nation comes ahead of the first Oasis show in London this Friday.
The band will play six nights at Wembley Stadium on their highly-anticipated reunion tour.
Those who have already played in the UK recently include Dua Lipa and Beyonce.
Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter also performed at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park, London.
Some 61 per cent of concert-goers have travelled from across the UK to gigs in London so far this summer, according to Live Nation.
And 16 per cent have travelled from abroad.
One in five adults are spending money on concerts this summer, according to Barclays.
And Brits are also set to spend £1.06billion during Oasis's tour, economists at the bank predict.
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