Liveurope Heads to Bucharest for the East European Music Conference 2026

19 May 2026

On 20-24 May, the East European Music Conference will take place in Bucharest, an international conference and platform positioned at the forefront of the live music ecosystem, connecting industry, policy, and education to strengthen long-term structural development.

On 21 May, EEMC 2026 and Music Moves Europe will team up to host the panel discussion "The Live Music Ecosystem in Europe: What’s Next?", bringing together experts from across Europe to discuss growth, diversity, and the main challenges facing live music today.

We will join the conversation, represented by Roman Demtsenko, Steering Committee member of Liveurope and founder of our Estonian venue Paavli Kultuurivabrik.

In the afternoon, ARCUB’s Studio will host the "The Live Music Ecosystem in Europe: What’s Next?" workshop for invited guests who want to dive deeper into these topics.

Supported by Music Moves Europe, both the panel and the workshop aim to spark a transparent, actionable dialogue on how policy, industry, and culture can work hand-in-hand to strengthen the European music landscape.

Find the full programme here.

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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 Heads to Bucharest for the East European Music Conference 2026

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