The Architects: Celebrating ITB’s Barry Dickins

To celebrate the work of some of the international live music industry’s pioneers, IQ Magazine has launched a new series, The Architects, in which we celebrate the key players who laid the foundations for today’s vibrant global business.

In our opening interview, which appears in full in the latest issue of IQ, ITB co-founder Barry Dickins shares his memories of how the industry was constructed – and some of the key names who helped establish the international touring circuit. Here are some of the highlights…

His origins in the business…
“My dad used to organise dances in Bishop’s Stortford, and I used to help him. That’s where I got the bug. I went to the Ilford Baths, where we’d put a false wooden floor…

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