In the concluding part of our interview with pop monarch Gary Howard, the UTA agent reflects on the second half of his career and shares his hopes for the future. Catch up on part one here. Going Live ...

Experts based in Hong Kong, Liverpool and Cardiff have shared the secrets of demonstrating the value of live music to local decision makers. Shain Shapiro, whose music market development consultancy ...

Moving arena- and stadium-sized shows from city to city isn’t just a logistical challenge – it’s a high-wire act of precision and creativity. Behind the glamour of sold-out spectacles and dazzling ...

An 80,000-cap stadium is being built in the city for the 2032 Olympics – but a proposed new arena has been excluded from the scheme Plans to build an 80,000-capacity stadium for the 2032 Brisbane ...

The International Live Music Conference’s annual deep dive into the venue sector delved into new markets, capital city residencies and the impact of 2025’s huge stadium summer on arenas. Oak View ...

Australian punk rockers Amyl and the Sniffers have been confirmed as the keynote interview for next week’s ILMC Futures Forum. The conference for next-generation live music business leaders will ...

Sony Music Masterworks (SMM) president Mark Cavell and Fever SVP Mariano Otero are set to give a joint keynote interview at ILMC’s Touring Entertainment LIVE. The leading executives will star in TEL ...

Indian PM pushes ‘concert economy’ potential "There are many possibilities in the concert economy," says PM Narendra Modi after the country welcomed a flurry of international stars By James Hanley on ...

The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) says it is monitoring the conversation around Donald Trump’s tariff threat “very closely” amid the potential implications for Canada’s touring business. The ...

The global festival business never stands still, as evidenced by the raft of fresh events that launch every year. Here, IQ previews ten of the most talked about new festivals that artists and fans can ...

The European Festival Report (EFR) 2024, a packed annual summary of the biggest trends, happenings, and initiatives on the continent’s festival scene, is out now. The third edition of the annual ...

The ups and downs of the metal sector – and the lessons the genre can offer the mainstream scene – were pored over in a candid discussion at the International Festival Forum (IFF) in London. Jan Quiel ...