{"id":2025441,"date":"2026-07-03T13:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2025441"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:50:38","slug":"beyond-the-music-2026-andy-burnham-steve-coogan-among-first-speakers-at-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2025441","title":{"rendered":"Beyond The Music 2026: Andy Burnham & Steve Coogan Among First Speakers at Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tManchester\u2019s Beyond The Music has announced the first speakers for its upcoming edition, with U.K. prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham<\/strong> one of the key names set to appear.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe music festival and conference will take place in Salford, Greater Manchester, on October 6-9 and feature an array of figures from across the music, culture and political landscapes.<\/p>\n

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    \n\tBurnham, tipped to become the U.K.\u2019s next prime minister following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer<\/strong>, will host the Global All Content AI Summit<\/em> which will convene industry leaders for a day of policymaking debate for the music and creative industries. Formerly the mayor of Manchester, Burnham was recently elected as a member of parliament for Makerfield; he is now running unopposed to become the leader of the Labour party and the role of prime minister.\u00a0He is likely to be confirmed in the role on July 17.<\/p>\n

    \n\tBeyond The Music will open with a special 24th anniversary screening of 24 Hour Party People<\/em>, the cult classic that shows the inside story of Factory Records and starred Steve Coogan<\/strong> as label boss Tony Wilson. The film will be accompanied with an exclusive keynote conversation between Coogan and the film\u2019s director, Michael Winterbottom<\/strong>. Factory Records was the home to Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays, among other influential Manchester-formed acts.<\/p>\n

    \n\tA number of summits and panels have already been confirmed, with The Art of Resistance: Creator Industry Activists Assemble<\/em> discussing the need for ethical new right-holder models and change within the system, while The Music Industry Is for Sale \u2014 But Who Is Buying?<\/em> reflects on the growing acquisitions of catalogues, IP and independent companies and the impact on the industry and fans.<\/p>\n

    \n\tThe LIVE Trust will also host the The LIVE Summit: The Gig Economy: Recharging The Long-Term Live & Entertainment Ecosystem<\/em>, which looks at a new long-term strategy for the whole ecosystem, including examining sports\u2019 strategies for ways to better monetize music and entertainment.<\/p>\n

    \n\tIvors Academy chair Tom Gray<\/strong> is also confirmed to speak, as well as influential DJ Mike Pickering<\/strong> and Beyond The Music\u2019s co-founders, Sarah Pearson<\/strong> and Oliver Wilson<\/strong>, son of Tony.<\/p>\n

    \n\tTickets and passes for the event, held at Media City complex in Salford, are available to buy here.<\/p>\n

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beyond-The-Music-MediaCity-Mark-Waugh-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Manchester\u2019s Beyond The Music has announced the first speakers for its upcoming edition, with U.K. prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham one of the key names set to appear. The music festival and conference will take place in Salford, Greater Manchester, on October 6-9 and feature an array of figures from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2025441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2025441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2025441\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2025441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2025441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2025441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}