
The Arthur Awards – the most prestigious and highly anticipated annual awards of the global live music business – take place during ILMC week, with a broad music business audience in attendance.
Housed in a brand-new top-flight venue for 2027, the night sees 600 of the world’s top live music professionals – promoters, agents, venues, festivals, and more – come together as excitement builds, the winners are announced, and the golden statuettes are handed out.
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The Arthur Awards began as a tongue-in-cheek affair in 1995 but have grown over three decades to become known as the Oscars of the international live music business.
The finalists in each category are shortlisted from thousands of votes received from fellow live industry professionals from across the globe. Once the shortlist in each category is announced, the winners are selected by an open vote of live music professionals in addition to a closed jury vote.
The evening begins with a champagne reception before the real spectacle begins: a five-star, four-course banquet from the Hilton’s award-winning chefs, complemented by fine wines, all with illustrious company.
As anticipation builds, the spotlight shifts to the Arthur Awards themselves: eleven categories, countless nominees, and only one victor in each. The 2027 Awards will be hosted by The Arthurs’ longstanding host and conductor extraordinaire, Ms Emma Banks.
Picture Parlour crafts a world of neon-lit industrial escapism. Fronted by Katherine Parlour who hails from the Blue side of Liverpool, and accompanied by Ella Risi’s instinctive guitar work, the duo started writing songs together after crossing paths while playing Manchester’s local DIY circuit. Their world channels the swagger of 70s glam with a gritty modern bite. From early buzz at The Windmill, Brixton, to earning Courtney Love’s praise, their career has grown from strength to strength releasing a critically acclaimed debut album in 2025, The Parlour, that fuses Joan Jett’s grit with a Lynchian flair.
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