Indie Champions 2025: Opus, Paléo Arts & Spectacles
The fourth instalment of IQ’s second-annual indie salute also features Greece's People Entertainment and the global S2BN
News By IQ | 19 December 2025
Welcome to the fourth part of IQ Magazine’s 2025 Indie Champions, the second-annual celebration of trailblazers carving their own path in the live entertainment industry.
This year’s list comprises 20 companies across 13 nations that IQ readers believe are contributing to a vibrant and compelling business on a global scale.
IQ will publish entries across all categories over the coming weeks, but you can find the whole cohort in the latest edition of the magazine here. Find part one, part two, and part three here.
Opus
Opus was founded in 1994 in order to develop Jazz Open Stuttgart festival, which premiered that year with a four-day debut and about 10,000 ticket sales. However, after many years of financial losses, the company was taken over by…