Live music will continue its more than decade-long boom through 2023, though a streaming-reinvigorated recorded sector is nipping at its heels, finds PwC's Outlook 2019
The value of ticket sales for live music events will exceed US$25 billion for the first time in 2023 – with total industry revenues set to reach a record $31.5m the same year, reveal the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) figures.
The Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2019–2023, the just-released...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine
As the ticketing sector continues its march towards consolidation, IQ explores the impact of some of the most critical deals
The past 12 months have seen big-money deals by global firms who have been expanding their reach through buying up existing companies.
Eventim's major expansion into the €800 million French live music market will see it establish a joint venture with the retailer by the end of 2019. Under the proposed new structure, Eventim would acquire 48% of France...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine
In the second panel of the International Festival Forum 2019, Mojo's Kim Bloem led a discussion on the often thorny politics around festival billing.
"The discussion about festival billing is becoming more and more unreasonable. Today we'd like to start a healthy and productive discussion."
That's how panel chair Kim Bloem, of the Netherlands' Mojo Concerts, opened the second session of IFF 2019, which dealt with the thorny subject of the ordering of festival bills. Joining Bloem...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine
As Electronic Nation's Creamfields festival prepares for its 15th edition at its home in Cheshire, organisers announce major investment in the festival site
The team behind electronic music event Creamfields has announced a £2 million overhaul of the brand's flagship festival in Cheshire, north England.
Creamfields, which began as a one-day dance music event in 1998, is now a 70,000-capacity, four-day camping festival that takes place every August bank holiday weekend.
The...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine
AXS connects fans with the artists and teams they love. Each year we sell millions of tickets to thousands of incredible events and are the preferred ticketing partner for some of the largest UK venues and festivals, from The O2 Arena and The SSE Arena, Wembley to Barclaycard British Summer Time in Hyde Park. Since our founding in 2011, we've consistently pushed the industry forward and improved experiences for fans across the globe, making it easier than ever to discover events, find the perfect...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Music Industry Jobs
Currently, over 50% of our target audience in the Netherlands is using TicketSwap and we have over 4 million registered users across the globe. Our goal is to make buying and selling second-hand tickets easy, honest and safe all over the world, for all events.
To...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Music Industry Jobs
Our mission at Red Bull is to give wings to artists and music scenes around the world. The scope and scale of the music program is vast and as Music Communication Manager you'll play a strong role in communicating what we do in the realm of music to the world.
All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:
Music Audience
Your role will require you to understand the wide variety of music audiences and their media consumption behaviours. You will identify ways to maximize...
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O2 Ritz Manchester is a historic Grade II listed building located in the heart of the City Centre. The venue is well established on the international touring circuit is one of the best loved and most successful live music venues in the UK and has been one of the cornerstones of the thriving Manchester and wider North West music scene for almost a century.
The venue hosts a plethora of events, from up and coming bands first major tours to club night to hosting established festival headliners...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Music Industry Jobs
Liaising with agent, management and, on occasions, record labels on touring periods and other live requirements
Negotiate routing and arranging dates with promoters and venues
Issuing show confirmations and contracts plus creating and updating artist touring schedules
Artist asset management, tour announcement and on sale co-ordination
Venue availability collection
Producing Certificates of Sponsorship
Creating commission invoices / deposit, settlement...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Music Industry Jobs
We are looking for a talented individual to join our creative and independent team. The main responsibilities of the role will be assisting various departments across the company including marketing, digital, production and A&R.
You should be highly motivated with a passion for music and culture, and of course the Mute roster.
The role requires you to be digitally confident, organised, detail orientated and able to adapt to new challenges quickly. This is an extremely exciting...
Posted on: 26/09/2019Categories: Music Industry Jobs