Touring Artists & Mental Health
Steven Howell outlines how conversations around mental health are changing the live music business and what implications they have for insurance policies for artists
Feature By IQ | 1 July 2025
Historically – and particularly before Covid – the majority of reasons for a tour or show being cancelled were to do with physical illness or injury of the artist(s) due to perform. The most common of which, for vocal acts, would be throat problems.
While an insurance policy would provide cover for things such as a venue having to close at short notice or an artist getting stuck en route, the main risks are health-related.
Over many years, the insurance industry…
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