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☂️ NEW ISSUE: IQ 130 ☂️ It's #Adele's world, and we're just covering it. In our latest edition, we pull back the curtain of Adele's show-stopping, groundbreaking Munich residency — a very necessary read for someone like you. Rumour has it that the 10-show stint from the British songstress broke a few records... The September issue also wraps up the European festival season with our second-annual ROSTR x IQ report. Plus, we celebrate Rock in Rio's 40th birthday, take a trip to the Emerald Isle, unveil the 2024 cohort of Green Guardians, and summarise some cutting-edge festival innovations. ☂️ Subscribers can now read IQ 130: https://lnkd.in/eQJJa5W5 📖 Individual copies are available: iqmag.square.site

The team behind #ABBA Arena in London has unveiled plans for a new venue in Swindon, a town in the southwest of England. #venue #arena #abbavoyage #musicvenue

This summer saw a host of great new ideas for #musicfestivals launch… IQ picks a few of note. #musicindustry #livemusic #festivals #summer

Festival behemoth Superstruct Entertainment has announced that Ritty van Straalen is leaving the company on 1 November 2024. #superstruct #musicfestival #livemusic #musicbusiness

The CEO of AEG Presents UK, Steve Homer, has previewed the promoter’s tour pipeline and opened up on its expanding #venue portfolio and burgeoning business outside live music. #livemusic #musicindustry #aegpresents

K-pop pioneer Lee Soo-man has launched a new agency after leaving SM Entertainment, the influential entertainment company he founded almost 20 years ago. #kpop #smentertainment #musicagency #korea

The list of nominees for the #ArthurAwards 2025, the live music industry’s favourite and most established awards, has been revealed.

Measures announced as part of the first #Budget under the UK’s new #Labour government have put more than 350 grassroots venues at risk of immediate closure, according to the Music Venue Trust. #grassrootsvenues #gmvs #musicvenue #uk

DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG CEO Detlef Kornett has spoken to IQ about the firm’s latest acquisition and how it fits into a wider expansion strategy. #deag #livemusic #musicbusiness #acquisition

AEG Presents UK CEO Steve Homer has talked the guitar revival, ticket pricing and the company’s latest London festival in a new interview with IQ. #aegpresents #aeg #livemusic #ticketing #musicfestival