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We still love festivals and the festivals are still the place to be, for both audience and artists alike. Three different ones talk about challenges, opportunities and the future.
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Lubna Shaheen, Ziro Festival, IN
Uldis Paberzis, Summer Sound, LV
Berkli Johnson, SXSW Music Festival, US
Chair: Henke Brannerydh, Rockpodden, SE

LET’S TALK MERCH!
Sustainability, making money to fuel your tour, merch cuts, artwork, drinks, fans, fanbases, customers - let's dive into it.
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Dan Tobin - Eyesore Merch, UK
Sari H Wilholm - Republic 66/Live Brands Factory, SE
Runa Strindin - Midgardsblot, NO
Chair: José Carlos Santon, The Devil’s Mouth, PT

The Gems talk us through being 3/4 of Thundermother and supporting Scorpions to getting kicked out of the band and start all over again.
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With: The Gems

Can artists, agents, promoters and venues all be happy together? And at the same time keep the audience coming back? Let's look at things from the agents standpoint.
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Lenny Falk Renholt, Kultivation, SE
Jess Kinn, One Fiinix, UK
Victor Schvarcz, komet Agency, SE
Chair: Ellinor Andersson, Electric Hydra, SE

What's needed to make cities work as a community, creating scenes, careers and successes for both companies and artists. We will get down with Wichita, Manchester and Gothenburg to find some common ground.
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Jeff Thompson - Un-Convention, UK
Jessie Hartke - Midtopia, US
Tomas Lindberg - At the Gates, SE
Chair: Yohanna Eek, Yoha Sounds, SE

Three perspectives on where we are as an industry after the pandemic and into a world on fire.
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Paco Barba, Hipnosis, Pitchfork Music Festival, MX
Robyn Stewart, Women in Music Canada, BreakOut West, CA
Fredrik Andersson, Welfare Sounds & Records, SE
Chair: John Kennedy, Radio X, UK