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The concert industry's biggest stories of 2024 | IQ Magazine
1 day ago · A $2bn juggernaut: Taylor Swift wraps up Eras Tour. After 149 shows, five continents and an unprecedented box office gross, Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour came to an end in Vancouver, Canada, in December.. The epoch-defining 21-month trek garnered an all-time record US$2,077,618,725 (€1.96 billion) at the box office after selling more than 10.1 million tickets, with the economic benefits of ...
2024 Wrapped! The last 12 months in live reviewed | IQ Magazine
4 days ago · When the clock ticked into 2024, the live music industry was bracing itself for a big year. The biggest grossing tour in history, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, had finished its triumphant journey from the United States south to Mexico and then to Brazil and was about to hit Japan, Australia, and Singapore before continuing its record-breaking spree around Europe and the UK.
2024 Wrapped! Ticketing & Venues | IQ Magazine
1 day ago · In the second part of IQ’s 2024 Wrapped!, we reflect on the fortunes of the ticketing and venue sectors over the past year… Ticketing Perhaps fuelled by the many national elections that took place during 2024, parliamentarians and policymakers were only too happy to pontificate their views in a number of ticketing controversies, and with many new regimes emerging from the polling booths ...
Print & Digital Magazine | IQ Magazine
Dec 16, 2024 · Not a subscriber, or looking for an extra copy? Find a limited selection of previous IQ issues and annual reports available for purchase here.. IQ’s December 2024 edition is out now and available to read or buy.. The latest issue includes: 2024 Wrapped: A round-up of the last 12 months and a glimpse at what 2025 might have in store. The Gaffer: Coldplay PM Chris Kansy takes home The Gaffer ...
The New Bosses: Introducing the class of 2024 | IQ Magazine
Aug 12, 2024 · The 17th edition of IQ Magazine‘s New Bosses can now be revealed, highlighting 20 of the most promising 30-and-unders in the international live music business.. As usual, hundreds of people around the world took the time to submit names during the nominations process. The final 20 comprises executives working across agencies, promoters, ticketing companies, festivals, logistic services and ...
IQ 131 out now: The first annual indie issue arrives
Nov 4, 2024 · IQ 131, the latest issue of the international live music industry’s leading magazine, is available to read online now. The November issue marks our first annual indie issue, celebrating the companies forging their own path in today’s live music business.
Stadium tours: Why 2025 could be biggest year yet
Dec 12, 2024 · With massive tours from the likes of Coldplay, Oasis, Dua Lipa, AC/DC, Lana Del Rey, Shakira, Ed Sheeran and Guns N’Roses in the pipeline, 2025 promises to be the biggest year yet for stadium concerts. Artists including Linkin Park, Imagine Dragons, Billy Joel, My Chemical Romance, Olivia Rodrigo ...
IQ 132: Maria May, The Gaffer, Sum 41 | IQ Magazine
Dec 16, 2024 · IQ 132, the latest issue of the international live music industry’s leading magazine, is available to read online now. The December/January issue marks 30 years in the agency business for electronic music pioneer Maria May and 20 years in the concert business for German mainstay Wizard Live.
Issue 130 | IQ Magazine
Issue 130 Features. Behind the Scenes at Adele's Munich Residency; 40 Years of Rock in Rio Festival; Green Guardians 2024; Market Focuses: Ireland & Singapore