European festivals see 15% rise in solo female headliners
Ahead of IFF starting today in London, the latest ROSTR x IQ report on Europe's festival summer uncovers key trends in gender balance, genre splits, and agency bookings
Feature By IQ | 7 September 2026
Ahead of the annual gathering of festival bookers and agents, the International Festival Forum (IFF), IQ has again teamed up with music business directory and data platform ROSTR to analyse the…
lineups of 50 top European festivals, analysing trends in gender balance, genre splits, the top agencies in terms of bookings, and the acts that benefited the most.
Europe’s festival landscape in 2026 shows signs of renewed diversity after a long period of consolidation. For the first time in years,…
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