Motorpoint Arena Nottingham has dedicated a backstage promoter office in memory of late promoter Chris York as the venue marks 25 years in operation. York, who died last year aged 55, was a director ...

SJM Concerts paid tribute to the late Chris York after being named Live Music Promoter of the Year at the 2025 Music Week Awards. Accepting the award at last night’s ceremony at London’s Grosvenor ...

A class action lawsuit against the state of NSW has begun in Australia over potentially unlawful strip-searches at music festivals by police officers. More than 3,000 alleged victims have joined the ...

A new 7,000-capacity live entertainment venue called Idea Live Arena has officially opened in Malaysia. The arena is located in Petaling Jaya – a metropolitan community to the west of Kuala Lumpur – ...

The Mack is back. Following two acclaimed Las Vegas residencies and a revered Super Bowl halftime show, Usher returned in full force with Past Present Future – his first widespread tour in a decade.

IQ 135, the latest issue of the international live music industry’s leading magazine, is available to read online now. In the May 2025 issue, Hanna Ellington goes behind the scenes of Usher’s Past ...

The German touring sector is gaining a new awards ceremony as a successor to the Live Entertainment Award (LEA). First held in Hamburg in 2006, the LEA had been held at Frankfurt’s Festhalle since ...

Festival lineups are coming in thick and fast as events in the US, Europe, and Australia deliver impressive programmes for 2025. Texas’s Austin City Limits revealed its stellar lineup yesterday, with ...

Sensible Events founder Andrew Zweck has taken IQ behind the scenes of “the world’s longest running free festival on a mountaintop” following its 30th anniversary celebrations. Live Aid production ...

Argentina’s La Costa Stadium reopened last month after being shuttered for over two decades. Located in the coastal area of La Costa, in the province of Buenos Aires, the venue was inaugurated in 1997 ...

UK venue Bradford Live is to host a performance from Bantam of the Opera, a choir composed of fans from local football team Bradford City AFC, prior to its official opening this autumn. The 3,800-cap ...

The tenants of The Leadmill music venue in Sheffield have been given three months to vacate the premises after their eviction appeal was denied. The venue’s longtime leaseholder Phil Mills (The ...