ILMC 37: Middle East Live – States of Growth

Leading executives from the market detailed the touring market's explosive growth – and the challenges that entails

News By Oumar Saleh | 27 February 2025

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A handful of leading Middle East-based executives broke down the region’s rapid development on the live entertainment scene and the issues impacting the nascent market in an ILMC panel.

Chaired by CAA’s Emma Banks, today’s Middle East Live: States of Growth session featured Oak View Group UAE’s Ian Campbell, Fridge Entertainment founder Shelley Frost, Platinumlist’s Cosmin Ivan, All Things Live Middle East CEO Thomas Ovesen, Saudi Arabia’s Music Commission CEO Paul Pacifico and Lance Tobin booking VP for Bahrain’s…

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