Live music pubs closing

There recently have been a large amount of  the closing down of pubs that play music in London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34343040/why-the-uks-small-music-venues-are-under-threat

I think that it would be interesting to explore this and the effects that it might have on playing music that isn't live.
Also I think that it is important to note that in small pubs and bars an atmosphere for small 
and rising bands is created. This adds to an area’s ‘local character’ it creates musical history that is irreplaceable. This social aspect of independent venues, along with the relationships that derive from it, is the seed-bed from which a town or city’s musical reputation grows. England used to be renowned for its music acts, but in resent years there has been a decline in this, perhaps one of the reasons is the closing down of bars/pubs?