''IQ'' is a news platform for the international live music industry. Its readership of more than 100,000 professionals a month comprises live music professionals, including concert promoters, booking agents,

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organisers, artist managers and

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operators, in more than 60 countries. ''IQ'' comprises a regular print & digital magazine, several annual reports and daily news, insight and analysis. The ''IQ'' family also includes two annual conferences: ILMC, the live music industry's largest international gathering, and the International Festival Forum (IFF).

History and profile

''IQ Magazine'' was established in late 2004 as the journal of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC), the leading annual gathering of professionals working in live music and entertainment, and originally stood for ''ILMC Quarterly''. The magazine is now published on a bimonthly basis, while its website is updated daily. In print and online, ''IQ'' presents industry updates, news analysis and features to both conference delegates and the industry at large. Its articles have been cited by ''

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'', the ''

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ILMC and IFF

ILMC began in 1989, and was the first dedicated gathering of leading figures in the global concert industry. Some 1,800 people attended the most recent conference, ILMC 31, at the

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in London in March 2019. Previous ILMC speakers include

Michael Rapino Michael Rapino is a Canadian-American business executive and the Chief Executive Officer and President of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc, which was formed in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. In the late 1990s, Rapino co ...

, Arthur Fogel,

Marc Geiger Marc Geiger is an American music executive and entrepreneur. The founder of SAVELIVE, an initiative to help live music venues recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Geiger co-founded Lollapalooza and ARTISTdirect. He was the global he ...

Herman Schueremans Herman Schueremans (born 5 January 1954) is a Flemish politician and concertpromotor. Schueremans was involved from the start with Rock Werchter and Torhout-Werchter. Now he still organises Rock Werchter for Live Nation, that bought the two f ...

Peter Mensch Peter Mensch (born March 28, 1953) is an American music manager. He started his career in music management at the age of 26, managing AC/DC. In 1982, Mensch formed the management company Q Prime with Cliff Burnstein. Their first client was Def L ...

and

Paul McGuinness Paul McGuinness (born 16 June 1951) is the founder of ''Principle Management Limited'', a popular music act management company based in Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland. He was the manager of the rock band U2 from 1978 to 2013. Early life ...

, and artists such as

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Ge ...

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and

Nick Mason Nicholas Berkeley Mason, (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founder member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member since its formation in ...

. The conference is also home to an annual awards ceremony, the Arthur Awards, which honours live music professionals and companies. Previous winners include

Harvey Goldsmith Harvey Goldsmith (born 4 March 1946 in Edgware, Middlesex) is an English performing arts promoter. He is best known as a promoter of rock concerts, charity concerts, television broadcasts for the Prince's Trust and more recently the Teenag ...

John Giddings John Giddings (born 1 May 1953 in St Albans, Hertfordshire) is an English music agent and promoter who has run the Isle of Wight Festival since its revival in 2002. Early career Giddings graduated from Exeter UniversityRoyal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...

agent Lucy Dickins,

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Michael Chugg Michael Glenn Chugg (born 15 June 1947) is an Australian entrepreneur, businessman and concert tour promoter. As a promoter and manager he was a founder of Frontier Touring Company (1979–99) and Michael Chugg Entertainment (2000–present). ...

Rock Werchter Rock Werchter is an annual music festival held in the village of Werchter, near Leuven, Belgium, since 1976 and is a large sized rock music festival. The 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2014 festivals received the Arthur award for ''best festiv ...

and

Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemp ...

. IFF, which launched in 2015, is an invitation-only networking event for

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s and booking agents.

References

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External links

Official website

Digital back issues on Issuu

ILMC website
Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines published in London Magazines established in 2004 Professional and trade magazines