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Music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag. You heard it first at ESNS 💙
NL, Groningen. 13-16 January 2027.
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ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the Music Conference and Showcase Festival (15-18 January 2025 in Groningen, The Netherlands)

ESNS is Europe's main conference and showcase festival, focusing on European music. The exchange of European music in is one of the main goals of ESNS. With 4000 delegates, showcases by 350 artists and a conference with 150 panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings

, Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music industry professionals and organisations. The conference includes industry meetings of our long-term partners; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Yourope, Network Europe, the European Export office(s) and our own ESNS Exchange, the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP).

28/05/2026

is a unique artist. As a Greek growing up in Paris, her music became a blend of cultures. Her Greek heritage, especially confirmed by the oud, takes center stage, but many other influences include her sound. Time to chat with this one-of-a-kind nominee about unlearning the ‘rules’, reshaping sound and her new era. Up now on our YouTube! Link in bio!

28/05/2026

Cranked up heat, cranked up bookings! The summer results for European Talent Exchange bookings of ESNS 2026 artists are IN! 256 shows confirmed for 115 European artists from 32 countries at 73 partner festivals across 28 countries. Swipe to see if your favorite artist is up there!

27/05/2026

June is JAM-PACKED with festivals. That means you can see your favorite ESNS 2026 artists one more time. ESNS artists get booked to play festivals through the European Talent Exchange programme. This programme partners with 130 partners to get the talent that was spotted in January across Europe. Swipe to see your favorites 👉🏼

22/05/2026

Where might you see queen again? Let’s see 👀

Once an artist is booked at ESNS, they automatically join the Exchange programme, which means bookers from the 130+ partner festivals come see their show at ESNS and select who they’re going to book at their own festival. So make sure to check those festival line-ups for Eileen!

21/05/2026

are definitely familiar with ESNS, having climbed their way from Noorderslag to Eurosonic and from local shows to international stages. Want to find out what ESNS can mean for your career as an artist? Apply to join us at ESNS27, the form is linked in our bio!

19/05/2026

Deze reis terug in de tijd is tot een zoet en nostalgisch einde gekomen. De laatste aflevering van de serie ‘Back to ESNS’ is nu uit en klaar om bekeken te worden. De laatste ESNS26 artiesten voor de camera zijn .music, .music, , en .

16/05/2026

Last year mesmerised the ESNS26 crowd with their electrifying stage presence. Wanna be the next artist on one of our many stages? Apply now for ESNS27! The sign up form is in our bio 👀

14/05/2026

Mental health is an increasingly important topic in the music sector, for the artists themselves but also for fans. Music psychologist was part of several conference panels on this subject at ESNS26; so we asked her for the key takeaway that stayed with her after the festival and conference!

13/05/2026

👀 let’s see if this becomes true

What is the Exchange programme, ya say? Well, once an artist is booked at ESNS, they automatically join the Exchange programme, which means bookers from the 130+ partner festivals come see their show at ESNS and select who they want to book at their own festival. Besides that, the media partners will also draw inspiration from who to feature in their next item. The results? A collaborative live music scene that benefits the careers of European artists.

09/05/2026

“Europe is about bringing people together”. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, ! Today is Europe Day!

We asked European Commissioner , Managing Director and ESNS26 artist what a united Europe means for music and art 🫶🏼

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