We are proud to work with stakeholders across the full ecosystem of the live entertainment industry — from global touring artists and major booking agencies to promoters, suppliers, and venues — providing forward thinking and pragmatic legal advice, rooted in a deep understanding of our clients’ needs and our extensive market experience.

Russells is a full-service firm for its clients within live entertainment, with specialist industry experience spanning across multiple departments including Commercial, Digital & Technology, Corporate, Litigation & Reputation Management, Employment and Property.

Our Services

For business clients we advise on:

• Promoter and festival structuring: joint ventures, co-promotions, partnerships and fundraising/ investments
• Venue and arena arrangements: rentals, acquisitions, venue financing and naming and branding rights
• Performer engagements: performance contracts on behalf of promoters, brands and private buyers, including ancillary matters such as escrow arrangements, production contracts
• Supplier arrangements: Production services, engagement of crew and staff, equipment rental
• Ticketing, platform and related data matters: ticketing agent agreements, platform contracts, consumer terms of business, e-commerce and merchandise arrangements
• Sponsorship, branding and live-marketing deals: brand-activation, naming-rights, venue sponsorships, rights in deliverables created
• Rights, licensing and live-performance revenue: broadcast/streaming rights of live and “as live” shows, live-event rights and licensing

For performers, agencies and other talent-side representation, we advise on:

• Performance agreements: one off live performances for tours/festivals, long-term exclusive promoter agreements, negotiation of standardised terms between agencies and promoters
• Band, crew and supplier agreements: Engagement of band, crew and other contributors (and related employment advice), production companies, tour suppliers such as sound, light, staging and freight providers
• Live-recording/streaming of performances: distribution, licensing in respect of master and publishing rights, merchandising of live content
• Sponsorship, brand endorsements and live-activation deals
• Dispute resolution and reputation management relating to live events, show cancellations and insurance claims

Please contact Lewis Lawrence on 020 7439 8692 to find out how we can help you navigate the live entertainment industry.