Conference news: Live Nation announce new music tourism summit

The promoter will team up with tourism industry firm Skift for the September event, while BIME Bilbao reveals 2026 programme, and Iceland Airwaves announces UK showcase

News By Ciaran Donnelly | 13 July 2026

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Live Nation has unveiled a new conference , known as the Skift Live Tourism Summit, set to take place in New York on 22 September this year, and which is aimed at senior executives in the live event tourism space.

The new conference is the result of a partnership between Live Nation and Skift, a travel and tourism industry intelligence platform, and will focus on the growing travel and tourism ecosystem surrounding live music experiences.

Speakers so-far announced for the inaugural event…

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