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
Ben Hatton
SVP Arts & Entertainment
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Cuffe & Taylor
Ben is a promoter and senior vice president of arts and entertainment at Cuffe & Taylor (Live Nation).
In 2018, Ben joined the company to start up the Theatre Touring Department. Since then, they have filled theatres across the UK and internationally, programming thousands of nights of entertainment ranging from live podcasts, screen-to-stage TV adaptations, and musical theatre.
Selling millions of tickets in the course of his career, clients touring with him include Question of Sport Live, Jane McDonald, James Martin, Lea Salonga, Paul Smith, The Overlap, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Cher Show, Jazz Emu, Stephen Bailey, Nikita Kuzmin, and many more.
In 2023, the department received an Olivier Award for Best Family Show for their original production of Hey Duggee – The Live Theatre Show’ and were nominated for the same award the following year for the record-breaking smash hit Bluey’s Big Play.
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