“It’s really important for us to be at the forefront on the sustainability and inclusion questions, to inspire others and help with all these things. If we don’t have a sustainable future, we may not have a future at all.”
Resources
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Curva is a multidisciplinary project by CIRCUITO aimed at transforming Portugal’s musical programming by promoting diversity, inclusion, and representation. Selected as one of 27 initiatives in the European Livemx program, it offers training and mentorship sessions for programmers from CIRCUITO’s 21 venues, led by experts in diversity and inclusion. The project will produce an online…
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Attitude is Everything connects disabled people with music and live event industries to improve access together. They publish a range of guides, reports, and resources covering access for audiences, artists, professionals and the sector at large.
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The Cura Collective works for better health of artists and cultural workers in France. They notably release regularly some research and host workshops on the subject.
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In response to the #MeToo movement and rising concerns about violence at cultural events, festival organizers have implemented initiatives like “Ici c’est cool” to raise awareness and prevent harmful behaviors. Concerts, as spaces for celebration and connection, have adopted prevention policies to address risks associated with excessive behaviors and educate their diverse audiences. Recent incidents…
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Clubstiftung and Clubkombinat approached a private company, TixforGigs, to establish an alternative ticketing system. They obtained from TixforGigs to renounce to half of the fees it would normally gain from the ticket sales and to reduce the expedition costs. Instead, TixforGigs gives 1€ per ticket sold to FairTix (called the Club Euro), which will then…
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The Fundación Music For All and ACCES have collaborated on a ten-point manifesto to promote accessibility and inclusion in live music venues in Spain, aiming to ensure that everyone, including people with disabilities, can fully experience and participate in musical and cultural events. The guide emphasizes the need for an uninterrupted chain of accessibility across…
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Juurista Latvoille, the Life from the roots of culture to the tops project was carried out between 2019 and 2022. It aimed to ensure the continuity of Finnish living music culture now and in the future, strengthening its cultural foundation in society. The aim of the project was to find out how the current digital…
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The Safe Place Project is a European initiative designed to improve safety and inclusivity at live music festivals. It offers specialized training for volunteers, focusing on preventing sexual violence and harassment. The program equips volunteers with essential skills to create safe environments, and upon completion, participants receive a certification that highlights their competencies gained through…
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KeepOn Touring is a collaborative platform designed to streamline the planning, promotion, and execution of live music events. It fosters a network between organizers and artists, enhancing teamwork and efficiency. The platform simplifies event scheduling, optimizes communication, and increases the visibility of artistic projects. Access to KeepOn Touring is free for venues associated with the…
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“It’s all about sharing and cooperation!”
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“We need organisations like Live DMA to support our activities. During COVID, it was important to have Live DMA meetings so that we could learn what was going on in the other countries, and that was very helpful when it came to the lobby work on the local level”
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“We have been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Live DMA, a network which was created in 2012 by venue networks from all over Europe. The purpose was to share knowledge and skills with each other, and to set up common projects, and I think we’ve succeeded in doing that!”
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“I learned to collect and process data with good quality, and also I learned the importance of data to start a dialogue with institutions. Good data gave ACCES a lot of recognition”
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ʻʼThanks to Live DMAʼs Survey, we showed our government that the more a venue is subsidized, the more money they generate. The Ministry of Culture had little knowledge of our sector. So to present these figures from different European countries was crucial in re-valorising our subsidies.”