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09/04/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Achievement in Campus Programming Scholarship winner, Hari Mistry!

The IEBA Educational Outreach Fund is honored to recognize Hari, a student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, for his outstanding work in campus programming. Scholarships like this one help support the next generation of talent in the live entertainment industry. Hari is a fantastic example of that future.

Congratulations, Hari! We're excited to see all that you accomplish!

09/04/2026

🎤 CALLED TO THE STAGE: A CONVERSATION WITH BRANDON LAKE

We’re bringing six-time Grammy Award winner the stage for a special conversation with agent Jonathan Roberts moderated by Zane Collings of

Get ready for an inside look at the artist, the business, and the people behind one of the biggest names in contemporary Christian music. Check out the conference schedule for more details!

08/06/2026

IEBA award nominations open Thursday, August 6, 2026 → ieba.org

Hear from last year’s award winners – the buyers, agents, promoters, and venue operators who set the standard.

Who do you think belongs on this stage in 2026?

IEBA 2026 | October 4–6 | Nashville

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08/04/2026

What a night! Our Nashville Membership Mixer brought the IEBA community together for great conversation, new connections, and plenty of smiles.

Thank you to everyone who came out and made it such a special evening. It's the people who make this industry feel like home.

A massive thank you to our Mixer sponsor, Simmons Bank Arena, for helping make it all happen. And a huge thank you to for hosting us!

Swipe through, tag yourself and your friends!

07/29/2026

Real professionals. Real answers. 🎤

We asked IEBA members what makes showing up worth it. Here's what they said.

IEBA 2026 | October 4–6 | Nashville — registration is via the link in the profile.

07/21/2026

Join IEBA and ROSTR for a live Q&A demo TOMORROW (7.22), featuring .cc's and of , & . The live webinar is free and exclusive for IEBA members.

Wednesday · July 22 · 1PM CT · Register via link in bio

07/16/2026

New to IEBA? we thought you should hear from the people who already know what it's like to be in the room.

IEBA 2026 | October 4–6 | Nashville — registration is open at IEBA.org. See you there 👇

07/14/2026

We're proud to announce LL COOL J as the keynote speaker for IEBA 2026!

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Multi-GRAMMY Award winner. Kennedy Center Honoree. Founder of Rock The Bells. At IEBA 2026, LL COOL J joins Sixthman CEO Jeff Cuellar for a conversation on how a powerful cultural idea becomes an enduring media platform and what that means for the live entertainment business.

📅 October 4–6 | Nashville | Grand Hyatt & The Pinnacle

🔗 Registration is open: ieba.org/conference2026

Current-rate pricing is available through August 28.

2026 conference registration informationREGISTRATION RATES MAY 7 @ 5 PM - AUG 28 @ 5 PM CTProfessional Member Rate - $884Young Professional Member Rate - $492STUDENT / EDUCATOR, SPOUSE & SINGLE DAY PASS RATESStudent / Educator Rate - $392 - Student / Educator memberships & Registrations MUST be appr...

07/13/2026

Our IEBA 2026 keynote speaker is a living legend — four decades in music, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and someone who's been building cultural brands long before that was a business strategy.

Full reveal tomorrow. Stay close. 🎤

07/09/2026

Introducing Weekly Reverb — IEBA’s new roundup of the headlines shaping live entertainment, one carousel at a time.

This week: a solo artist staged one of the largest concerts in European history, and a country legend is bringing back the format that made him one of the best-selling live artists of all time.

On July 4, Italian artist Ultimo made history at Rome's Tor Vergata campus — arriving by helicopter and emerging from beneath a 140-meter stage to open in front of 250,000 fans, one of the largest single-artist shows Europe has ever staged.

Thirty years after the tour that produced Double Live, Garth Brooks is heading back to arenas on the new "Blame It All On My Roots Tour," kicking off August 21–22 in Indianapolis. There's no pre-sale, no advance box office, and shows are capped at eight tickets per order.

Swipe through for the rest of this week's stories — including Live Nation's first creator-culture festival and AXS’s new ticketing partnership powering Texas's newest stadium.

What story stood out to you this week? Tell us in the comments.