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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 compliments 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.
IQ Magazine is currently published monthly and available to read digitally with any IQ subscription.
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Issue 100
Features
- Recruitment & Restaffing
- The New Europeans
- A Brave New Agency World
- IQ @ 100
Comment: Suzanne Bull talks inclusivity for Deaf and disabled people Peter Noble on the eleventh-hour cancellation of Bluesfest Production Notes: Bill Rahmy's wish list Your Shout: "What Does IQ Mean to You?"
Issue 99
Features
- NFTs – Ticketing’s Interactive Future?
- Building Back Greener
- Your Shout: What's your biggest culinary triumph during lockdown?
Comment: Laura Davidson on her new female-led services agency Mike Malak talks new tech Julia Robinson looks at government-backed Insurance IPM Production Notes: Rebecca Travis
Issue 98
Features
- ILMC 33 Review
- The Road to Recovery
- Insurance in the Time of Covid
- Tom Schroeder on Making Touring Sustainable
Comment: Tiffany Hudson Talks Therapy on Tour Primavera Sound's Marta Pallarès on Gender-Balancing Line-ups A Life Without Touring With Gaffer Chris Kansy Your Shout: "What Was Your ILMC Highlight...?"
Issue 97
Features
- One Year On - 12 months of Covid
- New Tech at ILMC
- Live-streaming
- Music showcases: ILMC
Comment: Agent Mark Bennett on Coping in the Face of Adversity Tone Østerdal highlights funding frustration in Norway's live sector Sybil Bell on this year’s Independent Venue Week Your Shout: Who was the most surprising person you met at a gig or added to a guest list?
Issue 96
Features
- ILMC 33 Agenda
- Market Focus: New Zealand
- 30 Years of EAA
- Agent Mike Malak previews PULSE@ILMC
Comment: Conal Dodds on live-streaming Where music and gaming collides, with Jesse Kirshbaum Your Shout: What are you looking forward to most when life gets back to normal?
Issue 95
Features
- ILMC 33: What's on
- Resorts World Arena at 40
- Unsung Heroes 2020
- The International Ticketing Yearbook
Comment: Mariya Gabriel outlines Creative Europe's schemes to help live music How Iceland Airwaves recalibrated during 2020 Your Shout: What's the most positive aspect of 2020?
