ILMC 29 welcomed 1000+ live music industry protagonists, for four days of conferencing, evidence collecting, crime unravelling, blame apportioning...and a modicum of hedonism.
If you want to find out whoddunit, whydunnit, and whendunnit, or if you just need to provide an alibi between 7 and 10 March 2017, all the damning evidence can be found below where you will find a full itinerary of the murder weapons, blood spatters and crime scene evidence that have been meticulously compiled throughout the conference. You will find gasp-inducing analyses of all the main events and scooby doos that took place, including the winners of the Arthur Awards, and some extremely incriminating photographs that the chief inspector of Scotland Yard may be interested in taking a look out.
If you didn't manage to make your way to the Royal Garden Manor for the 29th edition of the ILMC, you can see exactly what crimes and capers you missed out on. And we hope you have an alibi, as you may be wanted for questioning in connection with the live music industry...
ILMC Production Meeting
The tenth IPM welcomed production professionals from across the globe to discuss live music production |
Green Events & Innovations Conference
A review of the ninth edition of the leading conference for sustainability at live events |
The ‘Opening Scene’ Launch Party
ILMC 29 officially opened with drinks and nibbles and a giant game of Connect Four |
Workshop: VIP and premium ticketing
Delegates heard about the latest ideas in the VIP ticket realm |
The Open Forum: The big round up
We looked at 12 months of Brexit, secondary ticketing, and other concerns and major global trends |
Testing 1 to 3: The Bureau Export Session
A review of the French Music Export Office's lunchtime showcase |
Festival Forum: Franchises & new formats
From new mega-formats to indoor events, from cruise ships to flotillas, the format of the music festival is evolving fast |
The YouTubers: Money in millennials
A look at the new phenomenon of YouTube and Vine celebrities on tour |
Workshop: Mental health
From addiction to depression and more, the negative effects of life on the road |
New Technology: Digital discovery
The latest ideas and trends in geekery powering the industry |
Festival Summit: Streaming & artist engagement
From streaming to media relationships, image and video rights, are festival organisers right to expect more from their bill? |
Booking Workshop: Contracts
A look at unwieldy contractual clauses followed by methods of improving and expediting the entire process |
Festival Summit: Talent & tastemakers
Do festivals build new bands or do new bands build festivals? |
The Fan: The social overload?
With so many innovative ways to sell tickets, how do we maintain a balanced relationship with the fan? |
The United Talent Happy Hour
What happened when a roomful of agents met free booze |
The Deadly Dutch Impact Party
Delegates enjoyed Dutch music and hospitality |
The Dead Man’s Hand Poker Showdown
See who won the annual poker tourney |
The ‘Foul Play’ Table Football Coupe du Monde
Winners and high scores at the annual table football competition |
Workshop: Instagram for live music
A workshop on getting the most from this service, and how best to integrate it into tour and festival campaigns |
The Emerging Markets Place: Territorial investigations
A look at a wide range of topics vital to the development and understanding of alternative marketplaces from Eastern Europe to Asia |
The Venue’s Venue: Big rooms & big data
A look at broad developments in the arena and stadia market, industry data, and underperforming venues |
Venue Summit Workshop: Early stages
Latest news in the fight to protect and sustain the grassroots and small venues circuit |
Ticketing: The survival plan
With the secondary market, pre-sales & intuitive selling methods, is there a bigger dilemma for this sector of the business? |
Testing 1 to 3: The Swiss Session
Music showcases courtesy of our Swiss friends |
Venue Summit: Industry relationships
Where does the modern music venue sit in the wider music ecosystem, and how does that impact the promoters, agents and others? |
Workshop: Visas & immigration
The latest information and advice to make navigating any border as painless as possible |
Direct Licensing: Rates, rights and wrongs
An indepth look at tariffs, promoter rebates, and current administrative models |
Elastic Artists: A cautionary tale
The story of Elastic Artists, the DJ agency that went bust in late 2015, and what's happened since |
The Think Tank with Herman Schueremans, Andrew Zweck & Bryan Grant
A Scottish man asked three industry veterans for the benefit of their collective experience as they discuss randomly selected topics |
Venue Summit: Safety & security
A look at how the industry has reacted to terrorist attacks at venues |
Feld's ‘Sherlock Cones’ Ice Cream Break
Feld gave delegates the gift of afternoon i-scream |
Tales From the Front Line
Special guests revealed their best, worst and funniest moments working in the industry |
Workshop: Getting to know Snapchat
How Snapchat can drive personal fan connections, awareness, and attendance |
The WME Happy Hour
How happy was WME's Happy Hour? |
The ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Gala Dinner & Arthur Awards
More who-won-it than whoddunit at the Gala Dinner & Arthur Awards |
Criminal Records Karaoke
My ears! My ears! |
The Breakfast Meeting with Paul McGuinness
The esteemed industry veteran was grilled at the Breakfast Meeting by Ed Bicknell |
Family Entertainment: The generation game
A one-stop shop for the best alternative non-musical touring products out there |
The Agency Business 2017
Leading international agents discussed this changing sector, and the wider implications for the rest of the business |
Nikos Fund Grand Prize Draw
A host of luxurious prizes were up-for-grabs with all proceeds going to charity |
The ‘Twist in the Tale’ Closing Drinks
The closing drinks that wrapped up the conference |
The Big Friday Night Feast
This was a final chance to go off-piste apres-ILMC |
Former U2 Manager Paul McGuinness Talks 'Greedy' YouTube, Streaming & Live Business
Five Talking Points From ILMC 29
ILMC Fokus Part 1
ILMC Fokus Part 2
ILMC Focus - English Translation
ILMC 29: Kick-off Event for a New Era
Takeaways From This Year's ILMC
Feedback From Our Delegates
Congratulations... the best part for me is that the normal barriers are broken down a little bit and there's a lot of rewarding social interaction with both our colleagues and competitors on neutral ground - it's quite unique really.
Andrew Zweck - Sensible Events
ILMC 29 was a blast. First: I really liked the move to midweek! Second: very good panels! I missed to many of the “new” ones (Instagram, Snapchat) because of meetings, but I really appreciate the time the guys and girls on the panels take to share their thoughts and experience.
Karaoke was great again. And so was the bar – so many people to meet and talk to! That’s what it all is about, we are working in a people’s business.
Thanks again – looking forward to ILMC 30 next year!
Christian Doll - C2 Concerts
Congrats on an amazing event that most people I work with are attending and raving about! So many amazing topics being covered that we can relate to.
Ronnie Traynor - Vision Artists
The seminars were good and I attended some excellent ones, some of the best for a long time.
Lester Dales - Dales Evans
Very good edition! I really liked that the delegate mix is becoming more diverse each year, not only agents and promoters... so very good networking and business. Also the new date is a good choice.
“The conference agenda with more diverse topics represents our actual business discussions.
Thomas Roscheck - Rockhal
Conference was great. It was my first time and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the effort that goes into it and I look forward to 2018!
Brad Stewart - Dynamic Artists
Congratulations on another excellent event. As always, a great opportunity to discuss issues within the panels as well as the networking spaces.
Martin Goebbels - Integro Group
Delegates by Sector
Delegates by Region
The Arthur Awards 2017
FIRST VENUE TO COME INTO YOUR HEAD Royal Albert Hall, UK |
SERVICES ABOVE AND BEYOND Eat to the Beat |
MOST PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL Selina Emeny, Live Nation UK |
LIGGERS' FAVOURITE FESTIVAL British Summer Time Hyde Park |
THE GOLDEN TICKET CTS Eventim |
THE PEOPLE'S ASSISTANT Sarah Donovan, Live Nation UK |
TOMORROW'S NEW BOSS Oliver Ward, UTA |
SECOND LEAST OFFENSIVE AGENT John Giddings, Solo |
THE PROMOTERS' PROMOTER: Stephan Thanscheidt, FKP Scorpio |
THE ILMC BOTTLE AWARD Herman Schueremans |
The Foul Play Table Football Coup du Monde
Lukas Hohmeyer, PSE (DE) & Johannes Schuster, Munich Olympic Park (DE)
The Dead Man's Hand Poker Showdown
Chris Prosser, ILMC/Suspicious Marketing