EVENTS

NME AWARDS: LAUNCH EVENT

Biffy Clyro @ Omeara

November, London

Prestigious fan-only launch event at intimate venue to signal

the start of the Awards campaign

2016 : Biffy Clyro

Previous : Kasabian, The Maccabees

NME AWARDS: CEREMONY

February, Brixton Academy

1m+ Votes, 11.8m Facebook Live TX, 150+ print/digital

articles

2017 : Wiley, Dua Lipa, Bastille, Band for Refugees

& Pet Shop Boys

Previously : Foo Fighters, The Cure, Paul Weller Wiley @O2 Academy Brixton

NME AWARDS: TOUR

Blossoms @ O2 Academy Liverpool

February, Nationwide

One of the most prestigious regular tours that takes place in

the UK live music calendar. Running since 1995

2017 : Blossoms, Cabbage, Rory White

Previous : Arctic Monkeys, Killers,

Maximo Park and Two Door Cinema Club

NME AWARDS: SHOWS

February, London

A compliment to the NME Awards Tour and the Ceremony

itself bringing to the capital the most exciting new talent

to break the music scene

Previous : Charli XCX, Kings of Leon, Suede, Interpol

and The Maccabees

NME OFFICE EVENTS

Wild Beasts @ Minus 2

Across the year, NME Office

A new addition to the NME events calendar – stage, lights

and PA can replace the journalists desks for the evening.

Cap 200

Previous: Wild Beasts, Nilufer Yanya,

INHEAVEN, Pretty Vicious

CINEJAM

Summer, London

In partnership with BFI – upcoming bands perform prior to

classic films

Films curated by Dan Smith (Bastille)

Acts included: Sundara Karma, Dagny

Lao Ra, Tom Grennan

UNDER THE RADAR

Across the year, Various venues

A Live extension of the NME new bands franchise

2017: Anteros, Age of LUNA

Anteros @ Omeara

#LIFEHACKS

Autumn, London and Manchester

A series of workshops and events designed to guide and

inspire young people wishing to work in the creative

industries

2016 : Tinie Tempah (Performance), Jamal Edwards,

Aardman, Google, Top Man, Disturbing London

(guest speakers) Tinie Tempah @ Metalworks

TOPMAN ON TOUR

March, University Venue Tour

10 dates with various acts on select dates

2017: Peace, Will Joseph Cook, Devlin, Clean Cut

Kid, DJ Huw Stephens

Peace @ Birmingham University

2.3m Total weekly reach

print & online

(Oct17)

307,908 Weekly Print ABC

2017

4m UK UU (monthly across nme.com

and NME mobile, Oct17)

12m Global UU (monthly across nme.com

and NME mobile, Oct17)

2.5m social media

followers

30m social reach per

month

Over 70 NME events

per year

70k event attendees

93% of NME

audience attend gigs

regularly

Tim.pearson@timeinc.com Head Of Events, Music Titles

Yasamin.asrari@timeinc.com Head of Projects: Specialist and Events

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