Liveurope is headed to ESNS 2026

17 Dec 2025

Stella Dekker

We’ll be heading back to Groningen to take part in ESNS 2026, taking place from 14–17 January.

Each year, the ESNS showcase festival and music conference shines a global spotlight on Europe’s most exciting emerging talent. Only the freshest European acts are invited to perform for new audiences and industry professionals, helping them take their first steps towards the stages of major European music festivals.

We look forward to contributing to an exchange with fellow European music organisations and industry experts on what's at stake for culture in the EU's next long-term budget. We’ll also be joining a panel organised by EACEA on how EU funding has shaped - and continues to shape - Europe’s music ecosystem.

As a proud steering committee member of the Music Moves Europe Awards, we are especially excited for the awards ceremony, where this year’s winners will be announced.

To learn more about the event, visit the official ESNS website: https://esns.nl/en/

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Liveurope is a pan-European initiative supporting concert venues in their efforts to promote European music diversity.

Liveurope is co-funded by Creative Europe, the European Union’s framework programme to support the culture and audiovisual sectors. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Liveurope is headed to ESNS 2026

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