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All aboard: The journey to ILMC 37 starts now | IQ Magazine
1 day ago · ILMC 2024. The countdown is on to the 37th International Live Music Conference (ILMC), which will take place at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel between 25-28 February 2025. Around 2,500 live professionals will muster for the four-day conference to explore ‘current’ affairs, plumb the depths of the business, and chart the new waves of ...
O2's Gareth Griffiths on Priority Tickets & resale | IQ Magazine
5 hours ago · By James Hanley on 17 Oct 2024. Gareth Griffiths. O2’s Gareth Griffiths has spoken to IQ about the company’s Priority Tickets platform and its quest to clean up secondary ticketing. The telecoms giant sold 1.4 million tickets in 2023 via the customer reward scheme, which offers members early access to concert tickets up to 48 hours before ...
Local Aussie scene still 'under serious threat' | IQ Magazine
9 hours ago · By James Hanley on 17 Oct 2024. Australian collection society APRA AMCOS warns the country’s local live music scene remains “under serious threat”, despite the organisation reporting its highest group revenue to date. Days after Live Performance Australia revealed live music attendance and revenue reached record highs last year, APRA ...
Australian concert business hits record highs | IQ Magazine
2 days ago · Australian concert business hits record highs. Live music events generated A$1.5 billion in 2023 despite the sector's well documented struggles, reports Live Performance Australia. By James Hanley on 15 Oct 2024. Live music attendance and revenue reached record highs in Australia last year amid significant ticket price increases, according to a ...
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2025 tours stack up: Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, Oasis
Oct 8, 2024 · An abundance of tours have been announced over recent days, including a venture down under for Oasis, new North American dates from Coldplay, and Kylie Minogue’s biggest outing in over a decade. Oasis has announced that their 2025 reunion world tour will head to Australia next year for stops in Melbourne and Sydney.
IQ 106 out now: Navigating the new industry landscape
Dec 1, 2021 · IQ 106, the latest issue of the international live music industry’s favourite monthly magazine, is available to read online now.. The December 2021 edition is spearheaded by an exclusive preview of next year’s highly anticipated International Live Music Conference (ILMC).. Elsewhere, IQ news editor James Hanley speaks to Paradigm Agency’s Alex Hardee and Adele Slater about Liam Gallagher ...
Is a mid-level touring crisis emerging? | IQ Magazine
Mar 6, 2024 · While the top end of the business is booming with record earnings for A-list tours, the discussion focused its attention on the potential crisis emerging in the mid-level. Kyyro suggested the sector was struggling not only with high ticket prices, but from competition from other forms of media – such as video games.
IQ 107 out now: Industry heads map the road ahead
Jan 11, 2022 · IQ 107, the latest issue of the international live music industry’s favourite monthly magazine, is available to read online now.. In the January 2022 edition, industry leaders from around the world share their thoughts about the state of the industry and the recovery of the sector, over the coming weeks and months.