IQ and YOUROPE (the European festival association) have teamed up to produce The 2025 European Festival Report, an EU-funded, free-to-access publication distributed throughout the live music business.
Now in its fourth edition, this indispensable guide to the European festival business includes discussion of the most pressing issues, analysis of challenges for 2025, priorities for the future, and key information on health, safety and sustainability. With insights from promoters of festivals of all sizes and across the sector, this is the most up-to-date guide to a fundamental part of European cultural life.
The European Festival Report 2025 contains:
- Results of the European Festival Survey, with input from hundreds of festivals
- A review of the 2025 festival year across the continent
- In depth Q&As with festival executives including Pavla Slívová (Colours of Ostrava), Christof Huber (OpenAir St. Gallen), Jana Posth (Rock am Ring), Artur Mendes (Boom Festival), Sabrina Trovant (Rototom Sunsplash), Vlad Yaremchuk (Atlas Festival)
- An exploration of how Europe’s festival culture influences global scenes
- An examination of the growing political pressures that festivals face
- Insight into how indie festivals are navigating a squeezed market
- Practical examples of festivals pioneering new solutions in sustainability
- A look at escalating climate risks faced by festivals
- A look back at successes, common challenges and solutions
Read the full reports here for free:
The European Festival Report is a project of 3F: Future Fit Festivals, co-funded by the EU.
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