Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment

17/09/2024

Doors open in 20 mins! See you soon 🎤

02/09/2024

25/07/2024

Royal Albert Hall, OVO Hydro, See Tickets, Skiddle and The O2 join previously announced supporters AEG Presents UK, Live Nation UK, Concerts and Live as Committed Partners for this year’s LIVE Talks programme.

LIVE Talks, a series of free online workshops and conversations supporting EDI, wellbeing and sustainability issues affecting the live music industry.

Over the last 12 months LIVE Talks has programmed further inspiring and educational talks, which have been viewed by thousands of music industry professionals. Topics included:

· Trans education and inclusion
· Breaking down barriers for disabled people
· ADHD struggles and strengths
· Supporting Parents and Carers in music
· Mental health support for artists and backstage workers
· The importance of representation for Black Event Professionals
· Understanding sustainability terminology
· Supporting the music industry’s LGBTQIA+ community
· Mental Health First Aid

Two new events for 2024 have now been revealed:

· ‘Menstruation and Menstrual Health in the Live Music Industry’ will take place on Wednesday 14th August between 12pm - 1pm in partnership with The Musicians Union & Hen Picked: Menopause in the Workplace. The talk is open to all and sign up is free: https://lnkd.in/eRv5usBJ

· ‘From Melas to Stadiums: Exploring Opportunities within South Asian Live Music’ will take place on Thursday 24th October between 12pm - 1pm in partnership with award-winning DEI Specialist & Cultural Consultant Sania Haq. Anyone who wishes to register their interest in attending can email: [email protected]

Gaby Cartwright, Head of Partnerships at LIVE said, “We are very appreciative of the support we receive from our committed partners who have fully engaged with what we are trying to achieve with LIVE Talks. Since we launched this initiative in 2022, we have hosted 15 free talks covering a wide range of topics and issues and believe that coming together to discuss and listen can positively contribute to people’s experiences of working in the live music industry. With that in mind we are always looking to open this platform to other fantastic organisations who can share their insights and expertise and look forward to announcing more events in the near future.”

08/07/2024

Nominations are now open for this year's LIVE Awards in association with Skiddle which takes place at Troxy in London on 11th December!

The full awards list for The LIVE Awards 2024 are as follows:

The LIVE Green Award
The LIVE Workforce Award
Venue of the Year
Grassroots Champion
Booking Agency of the Year (x2 categories)
Top Ticketing Service
National Promoter of the Year
Regional Promoter of the Year
Major Festival of the Year
Festival of the Year
Road Warrior of the Year
Production Supplier
Brand Partnership
The LIVETime Achievement Award

Enter now via our website: www.theliveawards.com

The deadline for this year's entries is 11th October 🎉

Also, a huge thanks to our latest primary sponsors Tysers Live and d&b audiotechnik for coming on board alongside PRS for Music, PPL, Tysers Live & Equals Money.

13/06/2024

Save the Date! 🎉

The LIVE Awards in association with Skiddle will return on Wednesday 11th December and will once again take place at Troxy, the iconic Art Deco venue in East London, which will accommodate over 600 guests from across the live music sector including promoters, venues, agents, festivals, artist managers and more.

As LIVE’s primary annual fundraising event, all proceeds from the awards will go towards directly supporting our ongoing work engaging government on a range of sector critical issues and will help support our members to meet their sustainability goals while fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment.

Full information about The LIVE Awards 2024 can be found here: www.theliveawards.com

See you in December!

28/02/2024

Our wonderful Chair, Steve Lamacq, has a message for all UK based freelancers working across live events - this is the last chance to have your say! Please respond to our 5 minute survey on the freelancer experience, it’s completely anonymous and will help us to help you.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LIVEmusic24

27/02/2024

ILMC day one! It was wonderful to hear about a world first for live music, right here in the UK — the 1975's carbon-removed gig at the O2 💥💥💥 a truly important milestone to be celebrated 📯📯📯

25/01/2024

LIVE has partnered with Handle Freelance Solutions, The Back Lounge and UK LIVE Event Freelancers Forum to launch a survey, The Hidden Side of Freelancing 2024, to understand and identify the changes required to improve the experience of freelancers who are crucial to the success of the live music industry.

Launched today, the new survey will explore pay transparency and the personal experiences of freelancers at live music events. The survey aims to help freelancers understand their true value and benchmark their own experience whilst also celebrating what makes live music a great industry for freelancers. The results will then be assessed, culminating in a publicly available report that will be published in April 2024.

Jon Collins, CEO, LIVE, said: “Freelancers are crucial to the success of the live music ecosystem and our industry relies on them to deliver unforgettable experiences for fans. This survey will give freelancers in our industry the information needed to get the most out of the work they do and help to deliver impact change for every freelancer and the organisations that rely on freelance talent.”

All responses to this survey will be anonymous and the survey will close on 23rd February 2024. The survey can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LIVEmusic24

07/11/2023

New report, , reveals music industry delivers £4bn exports boost to UK economy.

Read more: https://ow.ly/yG5Y50Q4zC6

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