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The Arthurs dished out at ILMC
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 3 March 2023
The International Live Music Conference has been happening in London this week and last night the event’s annual awards, The Arthurs, were dished out during a good old gala dinner.
Says ILMC Managing Director Greg Parmley: “Congratulations to this year’s deserving Arthur winners, and many thanks to all the live music professionals at the 2023 ILMC gala dinner who helped make it the biggest edition in our long history. It was a particular pleasure to recognise Karsten Jahnke with the prestigious Bottle Award, with him having celebrated a phenomenal 60 years in business in 2022”.
The Bottle Award is basically a lifetime achievement type prize, going to “an individual who has contributed greatly to the live music industry”. And, as Parmley noted, that prize this year when to German promoter Jahnke of Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion.
The other winners were as follows:
The Venue Award (First Venue To Come Into Your Head): Barclays Arena, Hamburg
The Festival Award (Liggers’ Favourite Festival): Montreux Jazz Festival
The Production Services Award (Services Above & Beyond): Beat The Street
The Promoter Award (The Promoters’ Promoter): Kelly Chappel, Live Nation
The Agent Award (Second Least Offensive Agent): Alex Bruford, ATC Live
The Professional Services Award (Most Professional Professional): Katie Moore, Live Nation
The Ticketing Professional Award (The Golden Ticket): Marcia Titley, Eventim Norway & Sweden
The Assistant Award (The People’s Assistant): Kai Henderson, AEG Presents
Young Executive Award (Tomorrow’s New Boss): Dan Rais, CAA
The Industry Champion Award (The Unsung Hero): Holger Jan Schmidt, Yourope