Support acts: Which countries are still backing live

With almost all of Europe’s live music business shuttered, IQ compares which governments are supporting their scenes…

Feature By IQ | 17 June 2020

With the continent’s coronavirus peak having now passed, concert businesses and fans alike are increasingly asking when and how live music will return to Europe’s clubs, arenas and festivals.For promoters, agents, venues and all those involved in putting on shows, when that moment comes will depend on when they are able restart their businesses safely and profitably. This, in turn depends on a whole range of factors – such as whether they will need operate at a reduced capacity, if events will need to be held outside and, crucially, whether social distancing will be enforced.Some three months into the global concert shutdown, th

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