Eurosonic Noorderslag 2027 taking shape

The music acts, speakers, and topics for festival and conference Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) 2027 are taking shape.

The event returns to Groningen from Wednesday, January 13th to Saturday, January 16th following record-breaking artist applications.

Accepted among the nearly 6,000 applications were A Good Year, Aaron Rowe, Bleech 9:3, GAG REFLEX, Gildaa,Green Tea Bitches, Gwenifer Raymond, HVNDS, Ida The Young, Isabel van Gelder, Iztok Koren & Raphael Rogiński, KNOBIL, Little Grandad, Maryna Krut, mischa and the bear, Olga Myko, Osayuki, panicbaby, Pigeon, pôt-pot, RIP Magic, Spanish Horses, Tamara Flores, TeddyBear, and Vilma Jää.

The conference will feature agents, bookers, festivals, policymakers, media, managers, artists, venues, labels, publishers and all those professionals who provide services to the music industry at the largest music conference in Europe, to join the dialogue on the opportunities and challenges facing the European music sector.

Speakers confirmed for this year include Robbert Baruch from Universal Music Group, European commissioner Glenn Micallef, music and tech innovator Scott Cohen, and Spotify’s Ben Patashnik.

Topics will include the disruptive force of AI, how better fan intelligence could change discovery, artist development, live music and the economics of building a career around people who genuinely care, the latest trends in editorial playlists, and where the next generation of value in music will come from..

For tickets and details go to esns.nl.