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Since our launch in 2014, Liveurope has been on a mission to boost the circulation of up-and-coming European artists and bring greater diversity to live music across the continent.
This year marked the launch of our new Creative Europe grant, introducing fresh priorities, working methods, and ambitious goals that build upon the platform’s proven success from the past decade.
Despite ongoing challenges in the live music sector, including inflation, rising production costs, growing fees for headliners, and ongoing shifts in audience behaviour, our venues have remained committed to giving a stage to the next generation of European talent.
In 2025 alone, the platform has supported 720 concerts with emerging European non-national artists of 36 nationalities. This contributes to over 5.700 supported concerts with artists from 43 countries since 2014.
Among the concerts supported this year were standout performances by artists leaving their mark in the European music scene like Woomb (BG), Boko Yout (SE), SFISTIKATED (PT), Mina Okabe (DK), Verde Prato (ES), NewDad (IE), Lelee (SI), and many more.
Boosting new European talent
In 2025, the Liveurope full-member venues programmed an average of 34 concerts with breakthrough acts—up from 22 before Liveurope. This represents a 55% increase in the programming of emerging European artists. The diversity of nationalities represented in the venues’ programmes grew by 73% compared to pre-Liveurope, now spanning 43 countries.
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Supporting European music in all its diversity
More than 53% of concerts we supported this year featured music performed in languages other than English, reflecting Europe’s rich cultural landscape.
As part of our commitment to the Keychange pledge, 48% of our supported shows showcased gender diversity, and we will continue striving to reach at least 50% in the years ahead.
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Greener touring
Contributing to the green transition and promoting sustainable practices in the live music sector is an ongoing priority for us. Over 70% of the artists we supported travelled to our venues by ground transport.
Looking into the future
Challenges in the live music sector continue to grow, making it increasingly difficult for venues to take risks on programming up-and-coming artists from across Europe. Liveurope offers a proven way forward and, with adequate support, has the potential to amplify its work and create lasting structural impact in the circulation of emerging European talent.
