U.K.’s Beyond The Music Conference Confirms New Location and Dates for 2026 Edition

Beyond The Music will return in 2026 in a brand new venue, Billboard U.K. can exclusively reveal. The third edition of the music conference and festival will take place at Salford’s MediaCity from Oct. 7-9 and bring together leading figures from across music, culture, tech, politics and beyond. Beyond The Music will utilise the MediaCity campus, including dock10 Media City studios and various iconic Salford music venues.

The programming will feature a number of keynote conversations, industry showcases, networking opportunities and cross-sector partnerships. The event will coincide with Salford’s centenary celebrations, honoring the 100th anniversary of the Royal Charter that granted Salford city status; the city forms part of the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Andy Burnham , the mayor of Greater Manchester, will host the All Content AI Summit with the aim of being together “leading practitioners and policymakers from every content industry together to align on a shared, rights and integrity-first position for AI.” The event will take place on Oct.

9 and comes as the U.K. government abandoned its plans for an ‘opt-out’ approach to licensing by AI...