25 February 2027 | Hilton Park Lane, LONDON
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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Three decades of celebrating excellence
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 'Off the Charts' Gala Dinner
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.
Arthur Award Highlights
Rhumba Club
Rhumba Club is the London-based synth-pop and alt-disco project of Tom Falle, blending analogue synths, disco grooves, and reflections on queer culture.
Hailed by BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq and supported by GQ, Attitude, and The Fader, Falle’s music fuses the wit of Pet Shop Boys with the emotional pulse of Perfume Genius.
His new album HONCHO – featuring Patrick Wolf and Italians Do It Better duo Juno Francis, earned him a PPL Momentum Music Fund Award and saw him tour Europe, expanding his euphoric, high-intensity live sound. Rhumba Club continues to cement his place as one of the most vital voices in modern queer disco.
photo: Ivan Roberto
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