Pan-European initiative supporting concert venues in their efforts to promote European music diversity. Co-funded by @europe_creative. Latest update on BlueSky.
Today, a letter from 27 EU Ministers of Culture was sent to the @EU_Commission expressing strong support for the #CreativeEurope Programme. It highlights its vital role in safeguarding Europe’s cultural diversity, creativity and artistic freedom, with a call for continued EU support for the cultural and creative sector post-2027.
👉 km.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/pec-lat…
Huge congratulations to the winners of the 2025 edition of the MME Awards! 🏆 🎉
The prestigious prize goes to:
Judeline from Spain 🇪🇸, winner of the MME Public Choice Award 2025 and MME Award 2025
Kingfishr from Ireland 🇮🇪
Naomi Sharon from Netherlands 🇳🇱
Night Tapes from Estonia 🇪🇪
UCHE YARA from Austria 🇦🇹
and Yamê from France 🇫🇷, winner of the MME Grand Jury Award.
🙌 Thank you to all the nominees for an incredible edition.
Read more at: liveurope.eu/news/winners-mm…
🚀 It’s ESNS week
We’re getting ready for a busy edition where we will be celebrating the launch of our new EU grant together with our friends at the European Talent Exchange Platform.
We’re also looking forward to the MME Awards ceremony, where this year’s winners will be announced, and joining the panel discussion organised by the European Commission on the role of EU-funded platforms and networks in shaping Europe’s music ecosystem.
A huge THANK YOU 🙏to all the venues, partners, funders, and of course, the incredible artists who have been part of our journey these past 10 years.
Here’s to the next 10 years—and beyond!🚀
Music: Fixed Position by Housepainters
We start the new year with a call for a more ambitious EU strategy for music.
In this op’ed, the directors of the Liveurope venues are sounding the alarm on the sector's increasing strain due to rising costs and the growing power of major multinational conglomerates.
Without strategic EU investment, many European venues risk losing their programming independence, threatening cultural diversity and putting the entire sector's future at risk.
🔗 Read the full op-ed here euobserver.com/health-and-so…
🌠What does Liveurope mean for the venues that are part of it?
As we celebrate 10 incredible years of platform, we asked this very question to the people behind the scenes at our member venues.
We are happy to hear them share how their programming has become more diverse and how touring opportunities for emerging European artists have increased.🙌
Music: Fixed Position by @housepainters_band
🎉 2024 marks a decade since the launch of Liveurope. And we’ve come a long way, supporting 5,000 concerts featuring promising European artists from 40 countries over the past 10 years.
To celebrate this milestone, we invited representatives from our venues, artists, and decision-makers to share their thoughts on Liveurope and its impact on the music sector.
👀 Here’s what they had to say.
Music: Fixed Position by House Painters
📣 We’re thrilled to announce that Liveurope has been selected for EU funding for the 4th consecutive time!
🙌 Thanks to @europe_creative funding, we will continue helping emerging European artists reach new audiences and perform in some of Europe’s most iconic venues.
Growing the number of venues in the platform will remain a key priority, along with a stronger focus on sustainability and gender equality.
Read more on: liveurope.eu/news/liveurope-…
📣 10 days left to apply for the Communications & PR Officer position at Liveurope.
🔗 Find all details on the role and how to apply here: liveurope.eu/news/liveurope-…
📷 This was our 2024 Liveurope Festival hosted by @Posthof_Linz in Linz!
🌍Training and coaching sessions for artists by mica - music austria
🤝Speed meetings with the Liveurope programmers & emerging European artists
🤘 Concerts with new local and non-national European artists