More than stages: venues as essential spaces for artists and citizens

PARTICIPATING SPEAKERS

Iñaki Otalora

Paula Cidraque

Fabricio Pérez

Erica Romero Pender

Carlos Canelada

Music venues are not just places of entertainment: they are essential cultural infrastructures that ensure access to culture, civic participation, and artistic diversity. From this perspective, a necessary debate emerges about the role they play in developing musical careers and consolidating a democratic cultural ecosystem. In this roundtable, various stakeholders from the live music sector will engage in an honest conversation about whether these spaces remain relevant today, how they contribute to access and enjoyment of culture, and what transformations they need to continue serving as engines of creativity, community, and innovation.

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