Live Music News: VenuesNow, Eurosonic, Outside Lands & More
In the latest live music news, the initial schedule for the VenuesNow Conference 2025 has been released, Sessions will include booking trends, premium experiences, revenue generation, tech innovations, sustainability and more.
This 8th annual VenuesNow Conference will be on Sept. 9-11 at Resorts World Las Vegas for the first time, Past conferences have been in Austin, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Phoenix, New York and Seattle
Sandra Douglass Morgan, president of Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium, will be a keynote speaker. Other confirmed speakers include Antony Bonavita, EVP, Chief Venues & Development Officer at Rock Entertainment Group and Cleveland Cavaliers, and Noël Largess Mirhadi, Senior Director, Theater Alliance at Oak View Group.
Get more info on the VenuesNow conference here.
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• Europe’s leading showcase festival and conference for emerging music talent, Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), will mark its 40th anniversary from January 14–17, 2026, in Groningen, the Netherlands. The milestone edition will be themed Europe Calling, a call for unity and collaboration across the European music sector.
• The death of live music streaming has been greatly exaggerated.… Platforms like Volume are thriving and music streamers including YouTube and Apple are broadcasting major festivals.
Amazon Music does its part with a livestream of the Outside Lands festival from San Francisco Aug. 8-10 via Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch.
• AEG Presents has added the UK to Jim King’s portfolio and named him CEO of AEG Presents UK and European Festivals.
“Jim’s appointment is both a recognition of his achievements and a key strategic step as we continue aligning and expanding our UK and European business strategies,” said Adam Wilkes, President & CEO of AEG Presents Europe and Asia Pacific.
Steve Homer will move to a new position as AEG President, UK Touring reporting to King.
• Setmixer has built and launched a platform that, once installed in a music venue, delivers quality live recordings for sale to fans within 12 hours. These live recordings offer new Income for Artists and Venues with most downloads for sale in the $4 – $12 range. Learn more here.
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Bruce Houghton
