Eurosonic Noorderslag has toasted another successful year of the European Talent Exchange.

The programme was recently rebranded but has deep roots in the cross-continental collaboration that exists in the live music sector. Widely seen as the starting point of the music year, Eurosonic Noorderslag’s positioning in January allows it to act as a potent platform for new music – something that is then amplified.

European Talent Exchange is a means for more than 20 festivals to swap ideas, with its aim of supporting emerging talent, education, enhancing live music sustainability, fostering diversity, and driving innovation.

A new report underlines the importance of the programme. Analysing the subsequent bookings of artists from Eurosonic’s 2024 line-up, it illustrates how beneficial the European Talent Exchange can be.

—

—

Up top, Fat Dog played a blinding show in Groningen back in January, before going on to be booked for 17 festivals across the continent. In second place, Mercury winners English Teacher scored nine bookings, while Ireland’s YARD notched up eight.

The stats move from genre to genre, showing the depth of the programme. Irish indie-folk types Kingfishr won seven bookings, while CLASH favourite yune pinku was rewarded with six.

The full breakdown can be found online.

Eurosonic Noorderslag 2025 runs between January 15th – 18th.

—