LIVE rounds off 2026 with a bold new look and a celebration of the year’s biggest festival productions. From our Festival Edit, featuring Montreux Jazz Festival, Coachella and Electric Forest, to a look ahead at sustainable touring, futuristic nightclubs and the venues of tomorrow, this issue explores the creativity and technology shaping live experiences. We also go behind the scenes of tours by Dermot Kennedy and Brian Cox.
Cover | 1 |
Welcome | 3 |
Contents | 4 |
Festival Edit 2026: Four decades of Montreux | 8 |
Festival Edit 2026: Tomorrowland | 16 |
Festival Edit 2026: Coachella | 18 |
Festival Edit 2026: The Island Festival | 20 |
Festival Edit 2026: Reload Festival | 21 |
Festival Edit 2026: Electric Forest | 22 |
Festival Edit 2026: Woodstock der Blasmusik | 24 |
Festival Edit 2026: Nameless Festival | 27 |
Festival Edit 2026: Clout Festival | 29 |
Theatre & Stage: A tragedy in motion | 32 |
Industry & Trends: Playing for the world | 38 |
Retail & Hospitality: One giant leap for retail | 42 |
Concerts & Touring: Pixels and planets | 44 |
Retail & Hospitality: Le freak, c’est chic | 48 |
Attractions & Experiences: Under the sea | 52 |
Concerts & Touring: Into the woods | 54 |
News & Updates | 60 |
Industry & Events: “Asia is not one single region” | 64 |
Round Table: What’s on the venue menu? | 66 |
Test & Review: Atomos A-Eye PTZ Contoller Pro | 71 |
Industry & Events: ISE preview | 72 |
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