Nominees for Arthur Awards 2026 revealed
Voting is now open for the international live music business’s best-loved awards, which return to the Royal Lancaster London on 26 February
News By Hanna Ellington | 23 October 2025
The list of nominees for the Arthur Awards 2026, the Oscars of the international live music business, has been revealed.
Winners will be revealed during the ‘Going for Gold’ Gala Dinner on 26 February 2026, during the 38th edition of the International Live Music Conference at Royal Lancaster London.
Renowned agent Emma Banks will reprise her role as host, with over 450 of the world’s top live music professionals expected to honour nearly a dozen winners.
Gold medals will be awarded to the top promoter, agent, venue, festival, ticketer, assistant, production service, New Boss, and professional service, top tour, top family entertainment show, and to the individual who has contributed greatly to the live music industry.
Among the nominees are Charly Beedell-Tuck (Solo Agency), Sophia Burn (Live Nation), Günther Beer (Cobra Agency), Xenia Grigat (Smash!Bang!Pow!), Anna Bewers (Wasserman Music), Caio Jacob (30e), Alex Bruford (ROAM), Arnaud Meersseman (AEG Presents), Nigel Hassler (CAA), Josh Javor (WME), Matt Schwarz (DreamHaus), Martje Kremers (Primary Talent International), and Scott Mantell (UTA).
The annual ceremony is part of ILMC, the world’s leading gathering of live music executives
Tours up for the top honours span Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour, Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism Tour, Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour, Imagine Dragons’ Loom World Tour, Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball, Oasis’s Live ’25, and Paul McCartney’s Got Back.
The Gala Dinner & Arthur Awards, hosted by Legends Global, will kick off with a champagne reception, followed by a five-star, four-course banquet from award-winning chefs, and a selection of fine wines.
The annual ceremony is part of ILMC, the world’s leading gathering of live music executives, which will host around 3,000 professionals across four days of programming from 24-27 February 2026.
The full list of nominees for the Arthur Awards 2026 can be found here, with voting now open.
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