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IQ Magazine
IQ is the essential resource for the international live music business, publishing news, features, analysis & comment covering the global concert and festival businesses.
IQ Magazine complements our daily news coverage and award-winning editorial, with deeper analysis, longform features, market reports, new signings & comment.
IQ Magazine is read and referenced by the world’s leading promoters, booking agents, venue operators and festival organisers.
The print version (temporarily halted due to COVID-19) is circulated to around 4,000 individuals and companies in more than 70 countries. Online, the magazine reaches a global audience of 20,000 live entertainment professionals.
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Latest issues
Issue 107
Features
- 2021: Year in Review
- Leading the Way: The State of the Business
- Tech: Blockchain
- New Dates for ILMC
Comment: Wayne Forte Talks Mad Dogs & Englishmen Ticket Tout Strategy with Richard Davies Your Shout: "What was your best live moment of 2021?"
Issue 106
Features
- What's On at ILMC 34
- Operation Phoenix: Reopening Arenas
- Liam Gallagher Returns to Knebworth
- The Astroworld Tragedy
Comment: Suzanne Hunt Talks Squeeze's US Tour Gregor Pryor on the Challenges of the Metaverse Debbie Taylor Shares Her Recent GNR Tour Experience Your Shout: Who Would Be Your Three Ideal Dinner Guests?
Issue 105
Features
- International Ticketing Yearbook 2021
- Recruitment & Restaffing
- Javor Talks Coldplay
- October's New Signings
Comment: A Greener Festival's Claire O'Neill Says the Live Industry is Coming of Age Marta Pallarès on the Current Touring Deadlock Between Spain and the UK Your Shout: What's Your Favourite Horror Story?
Issue 104
Features
- IFF 2021
- Lights, Sound, Screens
- The Rise of Cashless Payments
- GEI - The Summer Edition
Comment: MVT's Mark Davyd Talks Grassroots Jürgen Schlensog & Sven Meyer on Jazzopen Stuttgarts Obstacles Your Shout: "If you had 25 hours a day, how would you use your extra time?"
Issue 103
Features
- New Bosses 2021
- Green Guardians Guide
- The Future of Venues
- Your Shout: "Who would you have on your team in a zombie apocalypse?"
Comment: Holger Jan Schmidt on the aftermath of the Ahr Valley floods Adele Slater talks about Liam Gallagher’s “life-affirming” UK show for NHS workers Oak View Group's Jessica Koravos & Ann Jackson on Building Back Better The Roadie Cookbook's Nick Gosling and Julie Cotton discuss mental health
Issue 102
Features
- IFF2021: The Agenda
- Future of Live-Streaming
- Touring Exhibitions 2021
- Your Shout: "What Won't You Miss About the Business When Live Shows Resume?"
Comment: Luis Sousa Reinvents the Early-bird Ticket GNR's Production Coordinator Debbie Taylor Talks Covid Protocol Oak View Group's Jessica Koravos & Ann Jackson on Building Back Better
