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MUSINGS So – welcome to the first 2017 issue of VIP Magazine in an odd numbered year which is sure to yield some odd happenings both in our business and in the world in general.
® A certain Mr Trump will I’m sure be involved with many of these predicted shenanigans (it just felt right to use that word somehow!) The new leader of the Western World, as we must now consider him, has nor started his tenure with the blessings of the live music industry I think it’s safe to say… Madonna even ‘thought’ about blowing up The
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White House following his installation – but I believe her when she said it was a metaphorical threat don’t you? Attempts to secure a leading act to entertain those lined up to attend the inauguration ball resulted
offs in attendance, and of course some shows fail, people continue
in all sorts of refusals and rejections, finishing up with a ‘legendary
to buy enormous amounts of tickets at primary, and still it seems,
act’ which never appeared because their fee was better spent being
secondary, prices, and concert halls and festivals generally fill up.
donated to charity….? Actually, I’ve worked with bands like that…
Even terrorism and shootings, though these outrages continue, with
However the departing incumbent - by the way did you know his
the shootings in Istanbul, Orlando and Playa del Carmen, Mexico,
surname in reverse is the Latin for ‘I will love’? – had no problems in
are not enough to put them off completely. Prodiss, the association
booking a turn for his exit bash. He just held open the door, and in
of French promoters, festivals and venues, says although audiences
walked the Boss (he’d been quite a regular visitor over the last few
at live shows (as opposed to festivals specifically) declined slightly in
years), guitar at the ready, to deliver a 15-song farewell gig for the
2016 (-4%), a greater proportion of French people now feel attending
president and his staff. I think that says something – don’t you…
concerts is important to combat the “atmosphere of crisis” that has
prevailed since the Bataclan massacre in November 2015. We should
Talking of Bruce, he’d had quite a good year altogether, he and the
be proud of our audiences!
E-Street Band finished up as the highest-grossing musical act of 2016
according to our friends at Pollstar Magazine. The tour generated
While we’re in determined and optimistic mode, one other heartening
$268.3m from sales of 2.4m ticket sales.
observation in London at least, is that the number of grassroots gig
Beyoncé came second in the world, but first in the US. Coldplay came
venues has remained stable for the first time in a decade! Over
third overall, but sold more tickets, 2.7m in fact – now why does that
the past ten years the City lost about a third of its smaller venues.
remind me of the way the US Presidential election panned out? And
However, Londoners, tourists, the Mayor Sadiq Khan, and our new
yes, The Stones were in there again, and Mick still had time to have
Night Mayor, are happy to hear that research found 94 venues
another child! So, overall, much as 2016 had its problems, terrorism,
operating last November – the same figure as November 2015, with
festival weather, not to mention the demise of a distressing number
new sites opening to replace those lost!
of artists, the business itself, like the Stones, boogies on.
For the 10th consecutive year since opening its doors in 2007, The O2
So how was 2016 for you and your businesses, and what are your
topped the worldwide venues list with more than 1.5 million tickets
aspirations for the year? Let us know. In the meantime, having
sold in 2016!
only just really recovered from Eurosonic and Where’s the Music in
Sweden, and now preparing ILMC next week – I can’t imagine it’ll be
It seems that whatever happens audiences stay determined to go
colder than Brighton right now – Ladies and Gentlemen I leave you
to the shows they want to see, although there are occasional drop
with The News!
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CONTENTS: VIP-MAGAZINE 20#2017
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Allan McGowan’s Musings
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German promoter Peter Rieger passes away
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“It‘s A Revolution In The Live Entertainment Business”
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Highlights of 2016 and the State of the Business for 2017
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Let’s talk Politics
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German Collecting Agency for Promoters Neighbouring Rights Publishes First Tariffs
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Eurosonic Noorderslag opens the 2017 Conference Season
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The 2016 Experience and other observations on The Concert Market in Sweden
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Artist Avails
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Nick Cave announces European Arena Tour
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GERMAN PROMOTER PETER RIEGER PASSES AWAY Legendary German promoter Peter Rieger
at the Berlin Waldbühne. At the invitation of
has passed away at age 63.
the member of the SED Central Committee, who was then responsible for the youth,
Together with his wife Jutta Schremmer-
and then to the Council of State Councilors,
Rieger, Peter Rieger founded the Peter
Egon Krenz, he organized the “Concert for
Rieger Konzertagentur (PRK) in Cologne in
Peace” in East Berlin with James Brown and
1983.
Joe Cocker in 1988.
Since 1975 he has been organizing concert
In
tours with German artists, including BAP.
Ludwig Hartz in Berlin and at Loreley (St.
Rieger also worked for Lippmann & Rau,
Goarshausen), started the Bizarre Festival,
the largest event agency at that time. He
which developed over the years into a two-
later co-operated with the concert organizer
day event.
1987
Rieger,
together
with
Ernst-
with CTS Eventim AG, which took over 70 percent of PRK.
Marcel Avram. On July 21, 1990 Riegers agency made His first great international artist was Peter
the Rock Opera ‘The Wall’ on the site of
Rieger organized open-air concerts for
Gabriel, for whom he did a tour in 1983. He
today’s Potsdamer Platz which was then
classical music with the Three Tenors. Luciano
has organized concerts for artists including
still ‘no man’s land’. The site was searched
Pavarotti, the operatic star, performed for the
U2, Pink, Taylor Swift, Genesis, Joe Cocker,
for mines before construction began on the
first time in front of about 21,000 spectators
Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner,
170 meter wide stage. The concert took
at the Berlin Waldbühne. For Pavarotti Rieger
Elton John, Rolling Stones, Lionel Richie,
place both in West Berlin and in the East
organized Europe-wide tours, including
Janet Jackson, David Bowie, Cher, Lou Reed,
Berlin sector. Peter Rieger recorded the
performances at the Red Square in Moscow
Prince Mariah Carey, Meat Loaf, Whitney
musical Tommy from The Who in Germany
and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Houston, A-ha and Andreas Bourani.
in April 1995. At the end of the year 2015 Rieger gave up
At the initiative of Rieger, the American artist
In July 2000 Rieger, together with the
his position as Managing Director of Peter
Barbra Streisand, who had always refused
Marek
Rieger Konzertagentur, but remained an
to play in Germany as a Jewess, appeared
others, entered into a strategic cooperation
Lieberberg
Konzertagentur
and
advisory partner of the company.
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Interview by Ivana Dragila
“IT‘S A REVOLUTION IN THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS” He is the president of the Federal German Association for the Promoters and Event Business (bdv), the executive producer of the Live Entertainment Award (LEA), a Supervisory Board member of the federal government‘s funding agency Initiative Musik and professor for law at the Music Academy in Munich. Prof. Jens Michow spoke with VIP-News about the challenges in the German music market and about his future plans.
in higher ticket prices. That’s the reason
In 2016 the bdv, together with the Italian
why some of the bigger German festivals
association Assomusica, developed the
weren’t sold out this year as quickly as they
European umbrella organization ELMA.
usually are.
What‘s the aim of that partnership? – As an international non-profit association
According to the 2015 published survey
the
“Musikwirtschaftsstudie” the German
ELMA
Music market achieved total revenue
complementary
of 11 Billion Euro. The gross value of
organizations and professionals to give a
the live entertainment was about 27
voice to professionals involved in the live
percent. Could you please explain the
music. It was started by Assomusica, who’s
impact of that market?
president Vincenzo Spera is the president of
– The German music market ranks on the
ELMA, and I have the honor to be the vice
worldwide scale just behind the US and
president.
European operates
Live
Music
between European
Association associations, networks,
Japan – amazingly before Great Britain. And live music has the major share of the
Talking about associations, one big
Prof. Michow, this year the LEA is
music market in total. However, all these
news in 2016 was about the fusion of
taking place for the 12th time. What
figures are based on turnover. And besides
the two German promoter associations
makes this event still special for you?
the fact, that the record sales after most
bdv and VDKD (Verband der Deutschen
– The LEA is THE annual meeting of the
difficult years are at best stagnating, it’s
Konzertdirektionen). How would the
whole German speaking event industry.
easy to understand, that the ticket price
structure look like?
It’s an unique chance to show to the
volume is such much higher than just
– The members of both associations decided
public, the media and the politics that
buying a CD. Even if the consumer buys
that bdv and VDKD will merge at the end of
live entertainment plays a main role in the
at the same time in the same period both,
2018. I committed myself to stay president
Music Business. This was the main reason
a record and a concert ticket, this would
of the merged association till 2021. In those
why we’ve started the show and
after
raise a higher turnover on the concert side.
three years we will have to find, hire and
so many years with so many sorrows, my
So you can’t compare just the turnover to
train an executive manager as my follower.
enthusiasm has never stopped as it brings
judge the impact of the one and the other.
some great memories back to the time
I’m pretty sure, that the comparison of
At the beginning of this year the first
when I was promoting shows and concerts.
the related expenses would show a much
collecting society for the neighbouring
higher expense factor on the side of the
rights of promoters in Europe GWVR
promoters.
(Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von
The LEA is also a review of the previous
Veranstalterrechten) published it’s first
year. How would you sum up 2016? – It was the most difficult year for German
Anyway, promoters don’t complain about
tariffs. Who can take part of it?
promoters. The cancellation and termination
the demand in tickets. However, they have
– If a concert gets recorded and distributed
of festivals due to storm, lightning and
to watch very carefully the development
by a record company or transmitted by a TV
flood rains, and the necessary measures to
of ticket prices, which have their reason in
or radio station, or YouTube and Spotify, most
protect the audience against terror attacks
constantly rising artist fees and production
promoters might not even know that the
were huge challenges. As a consequence of
costs. If we don’t succeed to stop this
German Law grants them an equivalent right
this, higher insurance costs, additional costs
development, it might be quite likely that
on their productions. This right will be from
for danger defense and a weatherproof
also the concert end event market might
now on controlled by the GWVR, the same
preparation of the festival grounds made
have to face a downturn, as we can observe
way as GEMA controls the use of author
festivals much more expensive and resulted
it already in the festival market.
rights or GVL collects the compensation for
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Prof. Jens Michow. Photo by Klaus Westermann
the use of the rights of performing artists and record companies. The sole owner and initiator of GWVR is the bdv. In my opinion, this is the biggest thing we have ever done – it’s a revolution in the live entertainment business. Promoters are not any longer just depending on the economic success of their shows, they benefit from rights as record companies or artists do. And, by the way, this legal right is not new. It just has never been properly exercised. What do the first tariffs cover? – The GWVR published their first tariffs for the use of live recording on albums and recorded products. It foresees compensation of 7 percent, if live content is more than 50 percent of the whole, dropping to 4,5 percent, if live content is between 25-50 percent, and a rate of 3,5 percent, if live content is below 25 percent. 2016 seemed very busy. What are your plans for the upcoming year? – The bdv is just about to plan a music business conference called “Music Agenda 2017/18” in Berlin. It’s a unique concept as it’s the first time, that all trade associations of the market shall get a forum to stress the problems, visions and demands of their sector – live entertainment, the record industry, the publishers, the venues and music clubs etc. After all these projects, you are more active than ever before. What‘s your secret to handling all these things? – If you feel, that you can move things, and as long as you like what you do, it’s fine. And if you have such a wonderful staff as I do, which keeps the ship sailing even when I’m on the road, you can afford to work on so many levels.
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Highlights of 2016 and the State of the Business for 2017 Manfred Tari and Allan McGowan invited several VIP ‘Regulars’ to respond to the following questions: What were the highlights of your year, and what are your conclusions regarding the state of the business in general? Please let us know your outlook and expectations for 2017…
Ivana Dragila Greg Parmley
Georg Leitner
Karsten Jahnke Volker May
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Beverly Whitrick
Greg Parmley
Volker May
MD International Live Music
Managing Partner FZW Event GmbH
Conference (ILMC) and International
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and many others, and on the other side
Festival Forum (IFF) London. One of our highlights was SCOTT BRADLEY 2017 will be the year of the ticket. With
AND THE POSTMODERN JUKEBOX. A sold
Amazon Tickets making a big play in live,
out show which nobody expected, amazing
and streaming services increasingly starting
entertainment and a very gentle tour
to sell tickets on their platforms, tickets will
production and crew.
will begin a seismic shift. Secondary will
As far as it concerns 2017 I am very
continue to be a talking point in many
optimistic. We already announced the first
markets, and the brighter spotlight on the
sold out shows in spring and have once
relationships between the industry and
again only a few days left without a booking.
this controversial cousin will drive greater ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ will continue to blur, as more income is driven back to the industry, out of the hands of those who contribute nothing to it.
Overall it was a satisfying year. 2017 looks like a much busier year with again a lot of great tours like Guns N’ Roses, Depeche Mode, Coldplay, Phil Collins, AIDA with Placido Domingo and Robbie Williams. And in addition a lot of new festivals like Lollapalooza Paris, Download at a new site in Paris, Wireless in Germany and many
go where the fans are. And the landscape
transparency. The boundaries between
a lot of weather issues for many festivals.
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we developed a lot of special barricade
Johannes Oerding, Max Giesinger and
the tour! In times when we hear so much
pieces for many tours like Robbie Williams,
Lukas Rieger.
negative news from this burdened continent
Adele or Take That.
Karsten Jahnke MD Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion
(corruption, famine, migration etc.) – this
Georg Leitner MD Georg Leitner Productions GmbH Vienna - Austria
people in Africa are capable of. Yes – that was a most wonderful highlight for our 2016 season!
GmbH Hamburg, Germany. KOOL & THE GANG in Africa proved to be We had a lot of highlights this year: 1. The
the biggest personal highlight for 2016!
best season in our lovely open air venue
Early in 2016 I managed to put together a
in the Stadtpark. 2. A sold out tour with
run of three dates for KOOL & THE GANG
our old friends THE CURE. 3. The incredible
in Africa (in Mozambique, Uganda &
success of Johannes Oerding. 4. A sold out
Kenya).
European tour with AL JARREAU & The NDR Big Band presents The Duke Ellington
Some of the members of KOOL & THE GANG
Songbook. 5. More than 100 concerts
had grave concerns about going to Africa
within Germany with HERMAN VAN VEEN.
(security as well as organizational issues).
6. the success of our new singer/songwriter
Having lived in Zambia & South Africa as
Max Giesinger. 7. The success of the tour
a teenager, I was always passionate about
with Lukas Rieger.
Africa. So I used all the persuasion and arguments to convince the guys to accept
In 2017 we will present, together with
the dates – and eventually (after going back
Scorpio, The ELBJAZZ FESTIVAL on 2nd
and forth quite a few times) they agreed to
and 3rd of June in the Hamburg harbour –
go for it.
Blohm & Voss – and in the Elbphilharmonie. To present within my Jazz Nights series the
From day one till the finish of the tour –
following top jazz stars like Michael Wollny
it turned out that everything worked out
and Vincent Peirani (January/February )–
incredibly smoothly. Not only had the
Branford Marsalis fest. Kurt Elling (March/
shows been sold out - the organization
April) – Pat Metheny Quartet (October).
(production, transport, hotels etc. ) was
And to continue the successful tours of
absolutely impeccable. They guys loved
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tour shed a ray of hope – and showed what
Some of the other highlights where the European tour of SEAN PAUL (where we got lucky again when SEAN PAUL´s song with SIA hit the charts just prior to our extensive European tour). Also our GEORGE CLINTON PARLIAMENT / FUNKADELIC tours in Asia & Europe proved that the act is vibrant as ever! The Outlook for 2017 looks great. One of the big Highlights will be our 40th anniversary tour of FOREIGNER.1977 was also the year when I put on my very first shows in Austria – i.e. 2017 also marks GLP´s 40th anniversary! Also the GLP headquarter in Vienna will be extended – so we are creating a complete new office in our building with 200 ms2 – to include a Chill out zone – and creative area for our team.:-)
So yes – I thank the universe for a great 2016
in UK Music’s research, published in Wish
entertainment.
and look forward to an ever so vibrant 2017.
You Were Here 2016.
successfully established a series of new
• Venues Day 2016 with 500 delegates
rock festivals, notably ROCKAVARIA in
in only its 3rd year, followed by mini
Munich, Sonisphere in Switzerland and
festival Fightback, both on 18 October , at
Rock in Vienna in Austria. In the past year
Roundhouse, London.
we focused especially on the segment
• Receiving both an endorsement and a
of family live entertainment, too, which
donation from Sir Paul McCartney for our
may be considered the most increasing
work.
area in the live business these days. Our
Beverley Whitrick Strategic Director - Music Venue Trust London Music Venue Trust had an early highlight when we, in partnership with UK Music and Musicians’ Union, achieved a change in English law to help protect grassroots music venues from redevelopment: from 6 April 2016, local planning authorities have to consider noise impacts on new residents from existing businesses under an amended permitted development right (i.e. you cannot
In
particular,
we
have
beacon projects here are Disney On Ice We still have a lot of work to do to protect
in Germany and Austria, Marvel Universe
and improve the UK’s grassroots music
Live, Christmas wonderlands like Christmas
venues but support and awareness are
at Kew and Christmas at Blenheim in the
building and we are optimistic that we will
United Kingdom and Christmas Garden
achieve more in 2017.
Berlin in Germany and TINI’s live tour, the upcoming Disney world star.
build near a music venue without mitigating
Prof. Peter Schwenkow
Besides the festivals and family live projects
the potential noise within your own plans).
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of international stars like Aerosmith, Bryan Ferry, Chris de Burgh, Deep Purple, Iron
Other highlights included: • The contribution of small venues to the
We are looking back on a great year
Maiden, Kiss, Man Doki Soulmates, Tokio
economy being measured for the first time
with a broad variety in the field of live
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Detlef Schwarte happy to present Volbeat in Switzerland,
situation of survival of the fittest. All that
Rainbow, Craig David, The 1975 and many
happens in a socio-political environment
others in the United Kingdom as well as
that urgently needs more cultural diversity,
Amon Amarth or Royal Republic in Austria.
more space for the young to develop talent
These concerts as well as unique events like
and more interference of the mostly open
the first classical open air concert of Anna
minded people that work with and for
Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov in Berlin mean
music. The elections in Netherlands, France
we are looking forward to a great next
or Germany might make it even harder for
season!
us all to continue as before.
Andras Berta
Nick Hobbs
Sziget Festival, Hungary
Charmenko, Turkey
2016 was a great year for Sziget festival.
Highlights:
With almost half a million visitors we
Bucharest, Rammstein in Moscow and
broke
all
previous
records
Summer
Well
festival
in
regarding
Wroclaw; Muse in Athens and Bucharest.
sold tickets. We also managed to further
Our Damien Rice and Agnes Obel dates - 2
improve the international status of the
artists that bucked the trend for us, and my
festival, welcoming fans from over 100
own UK gigs for Serious and at the Afekt
countries. Some of our major markets, like UK or France saw big improvements, while others maintained last year’s performance. Being a mid-August festival in the Eastern
Festival in Tallinn. Respect to Damien Rice
Detlef Schwarte Inferno Events/Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg, Germany
part of the continent means it’s still a big challenge to get the headliners we need,
and Joss Stone for playing Istanbul just after the failed coup. The state of the business in the countries
New year, same questions… ;o)
we work in is damn hard. Our clients are not
while we also realize that artist fees are
making money, we are not making money,
getting higher and higher each year. We
The positive response from the industry and
and the political situation is somewhere
still don’t think it’s a healthy structure,
media to the first Anchor Award ceremony
between awful and bad in many of these
having too many festivals biding for not
at Reeperbahn Festival was a highlight of
countries. Most of us are in survival mode
enough potential headliners and thus
the year 2016 for sure – as was the entire
that is not a lot of fun as it means we have
creating rocketing prices, so we have our
show and its winner Albin Lee Meldau.
no choice but to be cautious about any risky
concerns for the long-term prosperity of
Another was the cross-party decision of the
business (and it’s all risky of course…). Fairy
our industry. In any case, Sziget seems
German committee on budgets to provide
godmothers are welcome to get in touch.
to be in a strong position due to the fact
noticeably
that our program structure is a lot more
for the popular music sector in Germany.
As things stand, we expect to still be here at
diversified compared to many of our
This kind of structural support becomes
the end of next year and we have enough
competitors.
even more important as the business in
work scheduled for me to feel cautiously
general is still shaped by monopolization
optimistic that at least it won’t be a bad
We believe we have to keep the values of
and the growing power of investor driven
year. We’ve developed our connections
the festival, so no big changes planned,
entities, which pursue targets that differ
with German promoters and I hope that
only fine-tuning our existing structures.
fundamentally from the interests of e.g.
continues, though I don’t expect to move
We are celebrating the 25th edition of the
independent music companies, traditional
to Berlin just yet. More than that is hard to
event, so we hope for a strong year sales-
music venues or the artist as such.
say as I broke my crystal ball years ago.
wise, just like 2016. Sziget, as a company
Artists and their representatives still fight
is looking into new opportunities, also
for appropriate revenue models. Publishers
negotiating with potential partners abroad
(in Germany) struggle for their subject
to co-organize festivals.
matter. The shut downs of live music venues
increased
financial
support
Ville Leppanen The Animal Farm London, UK
remains a painful trend all over Europe.
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With regards to weather and terror threads
The highlight of my year, of artists other
organizers of festivals find themselves in a
than ours, was discovering that the chord
progression in Drake’s Hotline Bling is really good, almost old fashioned. Of our artists,
Nick Hobbs
I would highlight the international major label interest in Ben Thorpe, whose chord progressions I hope you will hear anon. My personal highlight was making the British Open Squash Masters final. I predict a welcome return to chord based song writing in 2017.
Arndt Scheffler Managing Director I CEO White Label eCommerce GmbH Hamburg, Germany One of our favorite highlights of the year is definitely to accompany some of our clients through the digital transformation process. It takes a lot of courage to leave some of the old, well known paths behind
Ville Leppanen
to break new ground. And whereas the idea of selling tickets directly is not exactly new, opening up a presale by selling your own tickets only in your own shop and online doesn’t necessarily come naturally. Although the world is changing rapidly and the concentration process of the industry cannot be stopped, there are plenty of opportunities for ambitious entrepreneurs. In terms of ticketing I would like to emphasize that the trend of data driven ecommerce and therefore online ticket sales will continue. It is only consequent to focus on providing the tools and support needed to control and push your own sales through your own ticket shop. This starts by being able to control allocations, content,
Arndt Scheffler
reports and processes at any time and ends by having full insight ito the direct effects of marketing campaigns. In 2017 we will enter the next phase of the disruption of the ticketing business, whether we like it or not.
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Let’s talk Politics The connections between popular music and politics grow ever
Canadian artists to find an audience. And culturally, we assimilate
closer within the era of populism and “alternative facts”. The US
easily (Drake, Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen).
provides a perfect example, but Europe is also affected by this development. The news of significant donations by the billionaire
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is more or
and AEG-owner Philipp Anschutz to conservative political groups
less the political opposite of Donald Trump. Trudeau at
that, amongst other policies, oppose scientific climate change
the beginning of his legislation increased funding for the
data and regulations, or the news that international artists avoid
creative and culture sector in Canada. Trump instead is facing
playing live in Turkey, are just the tip of the iceberg, indicating that
the fact that many popular US artists and musicians do not
the live music sector relies more on political developments than
bother to conceal their dislike of him. With this in mind, are
many industry insiders may think.
you pleased with having Trudeau instead of Trump? – Ecstatic. I’m also pleased to have Trudeau instead of his
However, there are plenty of ‘political’ ramifications that matter
predecessor Stephen Harper. There are people who look at the arts
for the live music sector and it is about time to raise awareness
as frivolousness, and others who feel it feeds the soul. Canada’s
of these kinds of developments, especially when there more
famed inclusiveness is no accident. Traditionally, we’ve sung our
elections to come this year in European key countries such as the
own songs and had leaders who encouraged our storytelling. May
Netherlands, France and Germany.
it always be so.
Previous candidates for the VIP News interview series Let’s Talk
Even before Trudeau took over, funding and support for
Politics have been ILMC-director Greg Parmley and Eric van
the music sector was very common in Canada. What could
Eerdenburg, festival director of the Lowlands Festival in the
European governments or even the EU-Commission learn
Netherlands. For the current edition it is Neill Dixon, the president
from such policies and if so, what should they avoid?
of the music convention Canadian Music Week (CMW). Dixon
– We learned that it takes a relatively small investment to foster
joined this conference in 1983 as programme director and has
an industry and dispel insecurities about our talent pool. If there’s
operated as event director since 1993. But Dixon’s experience
anything to avoid, it’s becoming a slave to bureaucracy, and trying
in the music industry goes back to 1967 when he arrived in
to quantify concepts like “Canadian enough” on a spread sheet.
Toronto and start working as venue manager for the folk club Grumble, then he managed artists likeMartha Reeves, Jr. Walker,
Would you say that Canadian politicians are more progressive
Triumph and Long John Baldry before becoming the co-owner and
than those in Europe when it comes to the support of music?
president of Solid Gold Records.
– What others see as ‘progressive’ we might see as an urgent and necessary response to the flood of pop culture that the U.S. sends
Do you expect the Trump administration to have an impact
us every single day. It’s not so much that our politicians choose to
on the music sector in North America?
support our music, but that it’s needed and we demand it.
– There are a couple of angles here. When people feel oppressed, artists become passionately creative in opposition. You could
Populism unfortunately grew in the US but also in Europe.
hear powerful musical statements over the next few years.
What is your recommendation on how to fight these
Conversely, there will be people who’ll want to escape and tune
movements?
out politics to save their sanity. The happiest, most effervescent
– Support your local ethnic restaurant. It’s hard to hate people
sort of pop escapism could also find a huge audience. Good
who feed you. More seriously, it needs to be said that both
news for Pharrell!
Canada and the U.S. are long-time nations of immigrants – a new status for Europe. Its no accident that the angriest populist
How important is the US-music market for the Canadian
sentiment comes from homogenous, rural regions of the US (and
music industry?
Canada) that tend not to interact with the people they resent and
– As important as it is for any other country’s industry - times
distrust. This was also true of Brexit voters. Integrate, integrate,
10! Having a giant next door is a tremendous opportunity for
integrate.
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Neill Dixon with Toronto mayor John Tory Pop-culture in the past proved that it is able to raise
generations of tax payers. Now we see the rise of populists
awareness for social issues or even to improve it. Are these
in the US, Hungary, Poland, France and elsewhere. What are
days gone?
your political expectations for the near future and what is
– I listen to Beyonce’s Lemonade and recall the defiance she unleashed
your assumption of how these developments might affect
at the Super Bowl, and I think those days are back (if they ever left).
the music industry?
I think of The Tragically Hip’s terminally ill Gord Downie and his fight for indigenous issues as his last act. Think of a cause, and you can
– You’re asking for a silver lining to a dark cloud. So here goes. I
probably find an artist that embraces it. And the audience “reach” for
expect to hear more musical voices from among the disenfranchised
your message these days is as far as the Net can get.
– a strong creative wave that could bring new energy to our industry. Those artists who are fortunate enough to have profited
Since the time of Reagan and Thatcher political and global
greatly will be more motivated to use their influence on a global
economic developments in the industrialized countries lead
scale to shame the “haves” into addressing the inequities of the
to ta rise in the social gap, while international corporate
“have-nots.” Loss of income and livelihood is a big component of
companies paying hardly any taxes and the de-regulation of
the angriest populism. Address that, and you’ve gone a long way
the financial sector caused massive burdens to be carried by
toward defusing hate.
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GERMAN COLLECTING AGENCY NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS PUBL In autumn 2014, the Gesellschaft zur
makes sure that event organisers finally
the Safeguarding of Organisers’ Rights”,
Wahrnehmung von Veranstalterrechten
will receive first payments.”
GWVR) was founded in order to allow
(“Collecting
Agency
for
Promoters’
promoters to share in the profits generated
Rights”, GWVR) became the thirteenth
In addition to concerts, the GWVR audio
from
German collecting society to be approved
and audiovisual rates apply to recordings of
events. As a collecting society for event
by the German Patent and Trademark
comedy shows, cabaret, revues, musicals,
organisers in Germany and other European
Office. The GWVR has now set rates for
opera, theatre and other events. With their
countries, the GWVR is thus safeguarding
the licensing of audio and audiovisual
publication in the German Federal Gazette
the event organiser’s ancillary copyright
recording
were
the rates are in effect. “It finally became an
according to Paragraph 81 of the German
published on 25 January 2017 in the
economic reality that event organisers have
Copyright Act for all recordings of events
German Federal Gazette.
ancillary copyright to their events and can
exploited in Germany. The sole proprietor
have a reasonable share in the proceeds of
of the GWVR is the Bundesverband der
the commercial exploitation,” says Ulbricht.
Veranstaltungswirtschaft (“German Federal
media.
These
rates
They regulate the amount promoters receive for live recordings of their events
exploiting
recordings
of
their
Association of Event Organisers”, bdv). “By
when they are released on CD, DVD or
Further rates and comprehensive contracts
efficiently safeguarding their rights, event
BluRay. “Both, the approval process for
for usage online and for radio and television
organisers will for the first time be able to
the society and the discussions on setting
broadcasts of event recordings are to follow
enjoy a lasting benefit from their services
the rates were quite difficult and time-
in the near future. In addition, the GWVR
that allows them to generate a long-term
consuming,” said Dr Johannes Ulbricht,
is working on developing distribution
profit – as opposed to fleeting success from
Director of the GWVR. “But in my position
schemes
individual concerts,” said bdv President Prof.
at the GWVR, I’ve had to learn that the
agreements as well as processing a growing
clock runs much slower in this business
stream of membership applications.
and
concluding
collection
and that one needs a lot of patience. I’m
, commenting on the new development. Should you have any further questions,
glad that this is the second major step
The Gesellschaft für die Wahrnehmung
please do not hesitate to contact GWVR at
after the official approval for the society
von
any time.
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Veranstalterrechten
(“Society
for
Y FOR PROMOTERS LISHES FIRST TARIFFS
Dr. Johannes Ulbricht
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EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAG OPENS THE 2017 CONFERENCE SEASON
Helen Sildna, founder and director of Tallinn Music Week
The 31st edition of this music highly respected and established
delivered an update on the current situation regarding the intention
convention proceeded as ever in Groningen on January 11-14, with
to launch within upcoming budget period of the European Union
4,200 delegates in attendance, slightly up on the figure of 4.124 in
a made to measure support programme for the music sector. First
2016. The packed conference agenda delivered some new insights
consultations and hearings with music industry representatives went
and information on what currently concerns the music sector in
on between between December 2016 to June 2016 and resulted in a
Europe. While the European issue except for one meaningful panel
working paper “the AB Music Working Group Report”.
was perhaps underplayed, other sessions like the special programme “Music Meets Tech” delivered the more sensational stuff.
It is a tricky and very ambitious political mission initiated by the European Commission itself. The driving forces behind this panel
Other sensations were delivered by the European Talent Exchange
have been Fabien Miclet, coordinator of the programme also funded
Program (ETEP) for which a new all-time record of 500 artist bookings
by Creative Europe, Liveurope, a support scheme for club concerts in
for festivals was reported. In 2016 the number of bookings amounted
12 European concert venues and Peter Smidt, founder of Eurosonic
to 404 as Christof Huber, chairman of the festival organisation
Noorderslag and creative director of the industry event.
Yourope reported at the event’s official press conference of. ETEP initiated by Eurosonic together with Yourope and the European
In recognition of the importance of this measure, Eurosonic
Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 2003 is without any doubt the most
Noorderslag even released a press release with statements by the
successful and effective support programme for the circulation of
speakers on this panel: Anna Hildur, head of the European Music
artists in Europe. It is one of the very few initiatives dedicated to
Export Exchange Network (EMEE), emphasized the ‘important steps
popular music that even receives funding from the EU-programme
that have been taken in the last months to materialise and develop
Creative Europe.
a common position in the view of establishing a proper EU music programme by 2020.’
Staying in line with the subject of Europe the most notable panel to
‘Over the last twelve months, six meetings and workshops involving
be mentioned was the one entitled Music Moves Europe. This panel
representatives of the music sector have taken place in Brussels, Cannes,
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Lyon and Groningen,’ said Fabien Miclet: ‘These events enabled the commission to better assess the long-tem needs of European music.’ ‘The European Commission is committed to creating the right conditions for music stakeholders at EU level. We are very happy with the work that has been done so far, and we look forward to a continued dialogue in the coming months and years’, said Barbara Gessler, Head of Unit for
Being aware of that the
the culture programme of Creative Europe at the EC.
majority of folks from the music sector
Matthieu Philibert of IMPALA described ‘a favourable political
in general do not
climate and a good momentum for the music sector at EU level”
show
and a “great working spirit within the sector’. The Commission
passion for political
welcomed the efforts of the sector to work collectively. ‘We have to
issues and especially
continue building on this dynamic’ said Barbara Gessler.
much for a common Europe, this panel at least provided
so
much not so
a sign of hope that in the best case the officials of Europe have Helen Sildna, founder and director of Tallinn Music Week, noted:
installed something for the music sector in the future.
‘Music is a very important tool of soft power diplomacy, since it brings people together around creativity. In a uncertain world, it’s
With this in mind it was a bit obvious that more panels and debates
in the EU’s interest to unleash music’s full potential.’ She added:
dealing with European and other political issues was missing. 2017 is spiked with elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany. But
‘This is about the future of music in Europe, but also about the
unlike in the US, where many prominent artists actively ventured
future of Europe itself.’
their concerns regarding the policies of the recently inaugurated US
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president Trump, it seems that in Europe only a minority of artists
songs. This certainly is a development where science fiction became
have undertaken significant efforts to protest against populist
reality more quickly than probably most of us expected. Another
movements by neo-nationalists who wish to change the current
one is ticketing-payments with the online currency “bitcoin” that
political landscape.
furthermore includes the possibility for promoters to actively ban illegal secondary ticketing.
However, it became exciting when Frank Lucassen on behalf of Buma/ Stemra reported on some of the results of the keynote speeches
Yes, there were plenty of other panels and keynotes, but to discover
and panels that took place during the “Music Meets Tech”-sessions
Eurosonic Noorderslag in full detail it simply needs a much bigger
at Eurosonic Noorderslag. Lucassen explained the features of the
editorial team. Anyhow, with Eurosonic Noorderslag, the rank and
latest tech innovations in process. Among other tekkies one was
file of the European live music sector has as usual headed full swing
experimenting with artificial intelligence that was able to compose
into the New Year, let’s hope it will be a good one.
Business being made at Eurosonic 2017. Photo by Jorn Baars.
As usual the VIP team was in action at Eurosonic.
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The 2016 Expe
The Conc The
event
that
gained
the
biggest
international media awareness in 2016 was this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on May 14 in the Globe Arena in Stockholm. According to the promoter European Broadcasting Union (EBU) the event attracted European-wide recognition from more than 200 million viewers. This 61st edition was staged in Sweden after the Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw won the previous contest held one year before in Vienna. However, the Swedish live music sector is doing well in recent years after undergoing a market consolidation, particularly in the festival sector, from 2010 to 2013. Figures for the business year 2015 by Musik Sverige revealed a revenue result of 4,8 billion Swedish Cronas, contributing 53 per cent to the total revenue of the Swedish music sector. According to STIM the revenue results for this part of the music sector alone went up14 per cent. From 2014 to 2015. Håkan Hellström
However, industry insiders say that 2016 also appears to have been a good year for the live music sector. At least no bigger bankruptcies occurred, but there are other difficulties and challenges the industry has had to cope with. Unlike most other European countries Gender issues played a bigger role than elsewhere. Gender equality in Sweden has a high priority in politics and society and also became meaningful for the music sector, rather as a guideline than any compulsory regulation, amongst promoters who confirm in discussion that they nowadays receive requests from journalists, as to whether or not they have booked an
KB Kulturbolaget Malmö
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equitable number of female artists for their
erience And Other Observations On
cert Market In Sweden festivals. The same goes also for speakers at
Besides the overall success of the event, the
Karlstad it is also staged in July between
conference programmes or the number of
postings by Mumford & Sons on Facebook
Hune in Örebro, Leksand and Stockholm.
employees at companies.
caused wide-ranging international media
The free event this year gained a total visitor
coverage especially in US-media and led
figure of 250.000.
In fact Sweden therewith raises an issue
to FKP Scorpio releasing a press statement,
that in the international music business
reporting on their efforts of extensive
Just Last November Live Nation announced
until now has been widely neglected,
security and safety measures on the
a take over of Sweden Rock Festival. The
as so far no female CEO, neither at a
festival site. Among others, in spring prior
metal festival has a capacity of 33.000
corporate record or a live music company
to the event the promoters launched an
visitors and is now the sixth festival
has ever been appointed. In line with this
awareness campaign entitled, “We Are
promoted by the Swedish branch of the
movement awareness amongst Swedish
The Festival - Vi Är Festivalen”, informing
concert global player, besides Way Out
female artists is rising. At the beginning
the audience and the entire staff of the
West, The Island Festival, Popaganda,
of the year the blog Hymn.se released
event how to behave responsibly and
Stockholm Music & Arts and Summerburst.
an overview of notable female artists
respectfully at the event.
currently doing well in Sweden. On
Live Nation operates more than 80 festivals
the list are artists such as Hanna Järver,
Nevertheless, although the police considered
worldwide. The 25th edition of Sweden
Iman, Mabel, Beri, Adée, Léon, Toxe,
the current edition of the Bravalla-festival
Rock, held in mid June obtained 33.000
Nola, Miynt, Lava Bangs and Ana Diaz.
the “safest and calmest festival ever” other
visitors, featuring headlining artists such
Remarkably is as all of them are delivering
festival promoters have been confronted
as Slayer, Anthrax and Queen + Adam
high quality repertoire in terms of song
with media reports, questioning the risk
Lambert.
writing and production standards.
of sexual violence incidents at live music events. Amongst others there have been
The biggest Swedish concert in 2016 was
Anther aspect drawing media attention is
media reports about sexual crimes at the
promoted by Hakan Hellström at Ullevi. At
the incidence of sexual crimes at live music
festival edition Putte i Parken in Karlstad
the beginning of June Hellstörm improved
events. Due to very strict laws in Sweden
and Säljerydsfestival near Växjö. The media
his previous record of 69.300 concert visitors
any sort of sexual harassment is considered
awareness for this issue is also backed by
in 2014 this year pulling in 70090 visitors. In
as a case of rape. The Swedish Branch of
statistics, saying that Denmark and Sweden
total for two shows on June 4.& 5. he sold
the CTS Eventim company FKP Scorpio is
have the highest rate of sexual assaults in
130.000 tickets. Previously the concerts by
promoting Bravalla, which within just four
the EU.
Hellström were promoted by Live Nation,
years became the biggest music festival
but for his new shows in 2017 FKP Scorpio
in Sweden. For the current edition with
However, the Way Out West festival
will take over as his new promoter. An
52.300 visitors the promoter reacted to
promoted by Luger, a subsidiary of Live
insider told Music & Copyright that this
complaints by the bands Mumford & Sons,
Nation Sweden attracted 33.000 visitors to
deal indicates just how corporate concert
Rammstein and Volbeat , headliners of
its tenth anniversary edition, a new visitor
companies have changed the business
the festival, saying that the band intended
record. The event took places in Gothenburg
settings in the live music sector in Sweden,
to boycott the event in the future, if the
in August and featured headliners such as
when financially strong players can afford to
promoter and the police did not increase
Morrisey, Libertines and Massive Attack. But
gain significant advantage by laying out the
their efforts to prevent sexual crimes at
like some festivals elsewhere in Europe Way
sort of fees that headlining artists demand
this festival. Mumford & Sons referred to
Out West had to cope with bad weather
these days. While the competition between
the news about five rape cases and other
conditions this year. Way Out West is an
Live Nation and FKP Scorpio enters a new
cases of sexual harassments that took place
inner city festival, the festival concept for
stage, there are still other promoters such
during the festival.
Putte i Parken takes place in 4 cities. Besides
as United Stage, Blixten & Co, Appelgren
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+ Friedner, Triffid and Danger Concerts and Rootsy Music serving the Swedish concert market. On the club level the departure of the well known concert venue Debases Medis in Stockholm at the end of the year marks another trend. As in most bigger cities in Europe concert venues come under pressure due to gentrification and
especially for the lower financed level of
THE CONCERT MARKET IN SWEDEN
significantly increased prices for real
the music sector are on hand. Sweden which is often considered to be following progressive policies appears
very
conservative
in
comparison, even ignoring the fact that the music sector as part of the creative industries as an industry on a par with the film or art sector, is supposed to receive appropriate development support schemes.
estates in urban areas. The 1.000 capacity concert hall Debaser Medis will leave a gap
Livemusik
for concerts of this size in Stockholm.
working
Sverige together
are with
additionally Nordic
Travel
Finland. A spokesperson of the live music
on the development of a scheme for
Other notable venues and arenas in
organisation Livemusik Sverige said that
live music promoters to benefit from
Sweden are Debaser Strand, Södra Teatren,
the Ministry of Justice, unlike in Denmark,
music tourism arising from festivals and
Kägelbanan, Cirkus, Berns, Ericsson Globe,
France, Italy or the UK currently does
music events. The organisation merged
Tele2 Arena, Friends Arena in Stockholm,
not intend to launch a law against the
at the beginning of January with the
Pustervik,
unauthorized resale of tickets in Sweden.
MoKS, (Musik- och Kulturföreningarnas
Sticky
Fingers,
Oceanen,
Samarbetsorganisation) an association for
Trädgår’n, Lisebergshallen, Scandinavium in Gothenburg and Babel, KB, Malmö
Currently high on the political agenda of
non-profit music and culture organisations.
Arena, Malmö Live in Malmö. Interestingly
Livemusik Sverige is a campaign entitled
The leading music conferences are Sweden
the Malmö Arena is faced with a new
“We are still playing pop (but we are about
Live held in January 2017 in Linköping,
nearby competitor, with the opening
to die).” The campaign is addressing the
backed among others by Blixten & Co,
of the Royal Arena in Copenhagen in
conservative culture policy in Sweden that
Headstomp, LifeLine, Live Nation/Luger,
February 2017.
considers all types of popular music, apart
United Stage, 2Entertain and Livemusik
from classical music or jazz as being not
Sverige and the showcase festival Where’s
Also Live Nation who also owns the
eligible for funding or support. Politicians
the Music promoted by FKP Scorpio in
ticketing company Ticketmaster announced
in Sweden apparently consider popular
February 2017 in Norrköping. Its 2016
in September the launch of branches of
music as being commercial, differently
edition pulled 4702 festival goers, 471
the secondary ticketing portal Seatwave,
than in France, the Netherlands and lately
delegates and staged 120 concerts on 11
a Ticketmaster subsidiary, in Sweden and
even Germany, where supporting schemes
stages.
Sweden Rock Festival
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NICK CAVE ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN ARENA TOUR
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced details of a long-awaited arena tour of the UK and Europe
This time its the arenas and it will be a rare arena show that will be compelling and intimate.
September 24
Bournemouth UK Bournemouth International Centre
25 Manchester UK Arena 27
Glasgow UK The SSE Hydro
28 Nottingham UK Motorpoint Arena 30 London UK The O2
“We’ve been in a strange place, I’m coming out and blinking into the light… It’s good to be playing again.
October 03
Paris France Zénith
November 01
Vienna Austria Stadthalle
06 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
02 Munich Germany Zenith
07
04 Padova Italy Kioene Arena
Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle
09 Hamburg Germany Sporthalle
06 Milan Italy Forum
10 Luxembourg Rockhal 12 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi
08 Rome Italy PalaLottomatica
Electric Halle
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Now after touring his native Australia and the US, Cave will return to the UK and Europe for a run of shows in September.
12 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13
Geneva Switzerland Arena
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