European Festival Report

IQ and YOUROPE (the European festival association) have teamed up to produce The 2024 European Festival Report, an EU-funded, free-to-access publication distributed throughout the live music business.

Now in its third edition, this indispensable guide to the European festival business includes discussion of the most pressing issues, analysis of challenges for 2024, priorities for the future, and key information on health, safety and sustainability. With insights from promoters of festivals of all sizes and across the sector, this is the most up-to-date guide to a fundamental part of European cultural life.

The 2024 edition of the European Festival Report is available to read digitally by clicking here.

The European Festival Report 2024 contains:

• Results of the European Festival Survey, with input from hundreds of festivals
• A review of the 2024 festival year across the continent
• In depth Q&As with festival pros including Chokri Massahine (Pukkelpop), Gill Tee (Black Deer), Marta Pallarès (Primavera Sound), Mikko Niemelä (Ruisrock), Janina Zeller and Karen Jessen (FKP Scorpio) and Dušan Kovačević (EXIT)
• The latest sustainability initiatives and practical advice
• Advice on how to overcome the challenges booking headliners
• Vital health and safety topics
• A look back at successes, common challenges and solutions

The European Festival Report is a project of Future Fit Festivals, co-funded by the EU.