Liveurope secures EU funding to support emerging European talent

Liveurope has been awarded EU funding for the fourth consecutive time, securing €2.8 million under the Creative Europe programme to continue its mission of promoting emerging European artists. Running from 2025 to 2028, the grant will enable Liveurope to support up to 8,000 concerts since its inception in 2014. The platform, which collaborates with 24 music venues across 24 countries, uses a performance-based funding model that incentivizes the programming of non-national European talent. On average, member venues have increased their booking of emerging European acts by 63%. In its next phase, Liveurope plans to prioritize sustainability, gender balance, and inclusion, while expanding its network to provide financial support to more venues. Liveurope in key figures 5000+ concerts with new European talent supported in 10 years, including now established names such as Hania Rani (PL), Alt?n Gün (NL) & MØ (DK) 63% increase in the number of emerging European non-national artists booked per venue on average 66% increase in the number of artists nationalities booked by the venues in total more than twofold increase in the circulation of non-English repertoire 84% increase in the number of members since 2014 (from 13 to 24)