IFF conference and showcase programme complete

With just two weeks to go until the 2024 International Festival Forum (IFF), the event’s conference and agency showcase schedule is now complete.

Organised by the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) and held in association with TicketSwap, the invitation-only gathering returns to Omeara in London Bridge between 24-26 September, with 950 delegates now signed up.

The conference programme is doubling in number this year, with the opening The Festival Season 2024 panel to begin with a short presentation of ROSTR x IQ’s analysis of the European festival summer, hosted by ROSTR co-founder and CEO Mark Williamson.

Speakers this year include Matt Bates (Primary Talent), Dusan Kovacevic (Exit), Fruzsina Szép (Good Live), Summer Marshall (CAA), Jana Posth (DreamHaus), Jan Quiel (Wacken Open Air), Mark Williamson (ROSTR), Hannah Shogbola (UTA), Sharon Richardson (K2 Agency) and many others, capped by a keynote interview with the team from Primavera Sound.

Booking agency partners on this year’s IFF are CAA, WME, Solo Agency, Primary Talent, ATC Live, Wasserman Music, ITB, One Fiinix Live, and Pure, with the final partner showcases at the event now confirmed for IFF’s 10th edition.

Since launching in 2015, IFF has brought the industry’s principal buyers and sellers together each autumn

Two up-and-coming artists from Pure Represents’ roster, Forest Claudette and Tokio Myers, who will kick off proceedings on 25 September, followed by One Fiinix Live’s JC Stewart, JERUB, RØRY and Walt Disco.

ATC Live artists Ebbb, Lambrini Girls, Loverman and Ugly will then take the spotlight on 26 September.

Showcases by Solo Agency, ITB, Primary Talent International and X-ray Touring have already been revealed. In addition, Dutch Music Export and The Spanish Wave will present emerging acts from the Netherlands and Spain, respectively, for this year’s International Showcase.

The final night of IFF will also see a Rising Metal night presented by Doomstar Bookings, Catch 22, Napalm Events and The Link Productions.

Partners for this year’s event include CTS Eventim, See Tickets, Tysers Live, FKP Scorpio, All Things Live, iTicket Global, TVG Hospitality, LMP Group and production partners John Henrys.

Since launching in 2015, IFF has brought the industry’s principal buyers and sellers together each autumn, when conversations about the following year’s festival lineups are well underway. Past editions have included early performances from Lewis Capaldi, Tom Grennan, Yonaka, Bob Vylan, Sam Ryder, Slaves, Raye, Black Midi, Loyle Carner, Dermot Kennedy and Shame.

Get more stories like this in your inbox by signing up for IQ Index, IQ’s free email digest of essential live music industry news.

Read More Like This

News|31 Jul 2024

IFF 2024 unveils International Showcase partners

Emerging acts from the Netherlands and Spain will grace the London event, supported by Dutch Music Export and The Spanish Wave

News|27 Aug 2024

IFF 2024 announces first agency showcases

The invitation-only event is returning to Omeara in London Bridge this September with an expanded campus for its 10th edition