The Caucasus: The next frontier for touring?
IQ investigates why the territories of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia are experiencing a gold rush of household names
News By Lisa Henderson | 12 August 2025
Despite complex political and economic conditions in the Caucasus, the region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia is drawing more international touring acts than ever before.
In the past year, household names such as Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, and Guns N’ Roses have added dates in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to their world tours and global deals and found that these untapped markets are bearing fruit.
So why the sudden gold rush of artists touring this region, when geopolitical and…