Before Covid-19, a wide range of advocacy work was centred around live music, from campaigns to improve gender diversity in line-ups and accessibility for disabled customers to environmental projects and drives around recruitment, inclusion and mental health.
But what have experts and practitioners in these areas been doing since live music shut down? And when music events do return, against an uncertain economic backdrop is there a risk that their important work will be diminished?
The first in a new series of ‘Lost Causes’ discussions invited Francine Gorman, outreach coordinator at Keychange; Jacob Sylvester Bilabel of Green Music Initiative; Natalie Wade, founder of Small Green Shoots; Attitude is Everything’s head of volunteering and skills development, Paul Hawkins; Musica Therapy’s Sital Panesar; and chair Adam Webb (FanFair Alliance) to count the broader cost of the business interruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
As parts of the live business begin to restart, IQ Focus looks at the technology available to event organisers and venue operators to ensure safe and profitable reopening
'Laura Marling – A Streaming Success' gathered together the team behind the singer’s Union Chapel concerts to discuss the ins and out of the ticketed live stream game
Representatives from Mad Cool, ARTmania, Isle of Wight and Melt festivals came together in IQ’s second festival panel, to take stock of where Covid-19 has left the sector
The Agency Business 3.0 looked at the push for greater inclusion in live music, as well as the role of the agent amid the rise of livestreaming and virtual shows
Grassroot venue champions from the UK, Europe and the US came together for the fifth IQ Focus session to discuss the future of this important part of the industry
Representatives from AEG Europe, ASM Global, NAA, EAA, GOT Event and Wizard Promotions shared their expertise in the ‘Venue’s Venue: Building Back’ panel
The Recovery Sessions is a series of conversations – free to subscribers – on the latest developments around the COVID-19 pandemic & the roadmap to reopening
