Issue 139 Oct 2025

The Year Of The Dragons

Imagine Dragons; 40 years of Metropolis Music; Genre Report: Metal; Daytime Concerts; Staging; Market Focus: Poland; ILMC 38 Launches…

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The Year of the Dragons

James Hanley goes behind the scenes of Imagine Dragons’ current Loom Tour and the band’s journey to become a stadium-filling supergroup

Metropolitan Milestone

Metropolis Music celebrates 40 years in business

Daylight Ravings Time

Hanna Ellington talks to those leading the charge to expand programming beyond traditional evening slots

Soldiers of Steel

Lisa Henderson dons her hard hat to catch up with the robust folk responsible for building the stages for pop acts and rock stars to perform on

Living After Midnight

Sam Law reports on the ever-changing and diversifying genre of hard rock and metal

Pole Position

Market expert Adam Woods performs a health check on the fast-growing market of Poland

Comment & Columns

Moments when culture makes politics possible

Sammy Andrews, organiser of Together For Palestine, on the importance of benefit concerts in a politically polarised era

Festivals have the power to amplify important causes

Provinssi festival organisers discuss using their festival’s platform to stand up for marginalised communities, amid ongoing court cases

Year of the Dragon: Imagine Dragons’ Biggest Tour Yet

James Hanley goes behind the scenes of Imagine Dragons’ current Loom Tour and the band’s journey to become a stadium-filling supergroup

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Daylight Ravings Time

Hanna Ellington talks to those leading the charge to expand programming beyond traditional evening slots

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Metropolitan Milestone: 40 Years of Metropolis

Metropolis Music celebrates 40 years in business

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Living After Midnight: The business of Metal in the Modern Era

Sam Law reports on the ever-changing and diversifying genre of hard rock and metal

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Pole Position: The sound of Poland’s rising music industry

Our market expert, Adam Woods, performs a health check on the fastgrowing market of Poland

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Soldiers of Steel: Crafting the framework of the live experience

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"At the curtain's call it's the last of all, When the lights fade out, all the sinners crawl"

COMMENT

Festivals have the power to amplify important causes

Ville Koivisto & Aino-Maria Paasivirta

Provinssi festival organisers discuss using their festival’s platform to stand up for marginalised communities, amid ongoing court cases

COMMENT 15 Oct 2025

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Moments when culture makes politics possible

Sammy Andrews

Sammy Andrews, oganiser of Together For Palestine, on the importance of benefit concerts in a politically polarised era

COMMENT 15 Oct 2025

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