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1 day ago | iq-mag.net | Hanna Ellington

Off the back of a standout edition, Stagecoach organisers praised the transformation of the country music genre with IQ. Goldenvoice EVP Stacy Vee, who helps produce and book Stagecoach, hailed the second-annual sell-out of California’s “country Coachella”. The 85,000-capacity festival returned to Empire Polo Club in Indio, California from 25-27 April, following its sister festival’s two weekends.

5 days ago | iq-mag.net | James Hanley

SJM Concerts paid tribute to the late Chris York after being named Live Music Promoter of the Year at the 2025 Music Week Awards. Accepting the award at last night’s ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House, SJM’s Jack Dowling and John Cornell described their hugely respected former colleague, who died last year aged 55, as a “special guy”.

5 days ago | iq-mag.net | Hanna Ellington

Usher has wrapped up the European leg of his Past Present Futuretour after selling over 300,000 across 20 shows in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin. It was his first tour on the continent in over a decade, with his 2015 UR Experience Tour being his most recent outing. During the Live Nation-backed 2025 run, Usher delivered ten sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena (20,000), the most of any city visited across North American and European legs.

6 days ago | iq-mag.net | James Hanley

The Association of Dutch Pop Venues and Festivals (VNPF) has revealed there was an upturn in the number of concerts taking place in the Netherlands last year. The organisation compared the data from 56 pop venues, which showed concerts were up 4.9% year-on-year from 7,534 in 2023 to 7,903 in 2024. It also reported a marginal 1.6% decrease in the number of club nights from 2,911 to 2,863 in the same period.

6 days ago | iq-mag.net | James Hanley

Rock legends The Who have announced a farewell tour of the US and Canada for this summer. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend revealed the news today (8 May) during a press conference at the Iconic Images gallery in Piccadilly, London. “Every musician’s dream in the early 60s was to make it big in the US charts. For The Who, that dream came true in 1967 and our lives were changed forever,” said 81-year-old Daltrey.