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Founded in 1992 by Yvette Livesey and Factory maverick Anthony H. Wilson, IN THE CITY has become the date in the music industry calendar.

By day, Manchester, UK, becomes home to the brightest and best in the business, as industry leaders debate the present and plot the future. And by night Manchester hosts the biggest city-based music festival in Europe, IN THE CITY LIVE, as 3,000 industry delegates and 100,000 music fans take to the streets.

Rightly regarded by the global music community as the premier new music event in the world, IN THE CITY has helped launch the careers of Oasis, Radiohead, Suede, Elastica, Coldplay, The Darkness, Doves, Foo Fighters, Elbow, the Stereophonics, Muse, the Raveonettes, Funeral For A Friend, Daft Punk, Kings Of Convenience, Placebo, Arctic Monkeys, and many, many more. IN THE CITY UNSIGNED has the highest signing ratio of any new talent event in the world.

TUESDAY 26TH MAY 2009
£200 DELEGATE OFFER ENDS THIS WEEK

LAST WEEK OF EARLY BIRD OFFERS

This year’s ITC early bird offer will expire on May 31st, making this the last week to buy passes at the discounted price of £200 plus VAT.

The special £500 all-in hotel offer will also be suspended at the end of this week and there are only a few rooms of our allocation left. More rooms will be released next week, but this special offer is limited in number. £500 pays for your full weekend pass, three nights at The Midland hotel (4*) and all taxes and fees.

We are also offering a special package with our partners at c/o pop in Germany meaning you can buy a joint pass for both conferences for just £260 plus VAT. For more information on c/o pop please visit www.c-o-pop.de.

Visit www.inthecity.co.uk/register for registration and information.

TUESDAY 12TH MAY 2009
ITC AND C/O POP ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

REGISTER FOR ITC AND C/O POP FOR JUST £260 PLUS VAT

In The City has agreed an extensive marketing and content partnership with c/o pop, the Cologne based German music and conference event.

This new agreement will see the two events working together on joint content, marketing and promotional activities. The deal also means that c/o pop will promote In The City in Germany with In The City working to raise the profile of c/o pop in the UK.

The first fruit of the new partnership is a joint ticketing initiative, which will allow UK based, early bird In The City delegates to attend c/o pop for just £60 (+ Vat) if they book via the In The City website at www.inthecity.co.uk/register. The package means delegates can register for both conferences for just £260 plus VAT before 31st May 2009.

c/o pop – the pop culture 2.0 convention – takes place in Cologne from August 13-14 and forms part of the broader c/o pop festival which takes place from August 12 -16. For more information visit www.c-o-pop.de.

WEDNESDAY 29TH APRIL 2009
PODCAST #3 AVAILABLE NOW

PANEL PODCAST 3: DAB YOUR TEARS

DAB Your Tears is the 2008 ITC radio panel - and features John Kennedy (Xfm), Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Mike Walsh (Xfm), Kenny McGoff (EMI Publishing), Jason Carter (BBC), Korda Marshall and more big-hitting names in UK radio, records and publishing companies. The panel discusses the current state of radio and broadcasting, the future of DAB, commercial radio, playlisting and how to break a new band using radio.

You can subscribe to ITC Podcasts via this link on iTunes, meaning all further releases will be automatically downloaded to your library when they are released, free of charge. We will be releasing further podcasts over the coming weeks in the lead up to this year’s conference.

TUESDAY 7TH APRIL 2009
APPLY TO PLAY AT ITC 2009

APPLY NOW

Bands and artists can now apply to be part of ITC Unsigned 2009 by visiting www.inthecity.co.uk/applytoplay and via post. We will need a link to online music, a 300 word biography and a photograph of the band. Full application details are displayed in the ‘apply to play’ section of the ITC website, along with postal details should you prefer to send us a CD.

Applications to play In The City Unsigned are free of charge.

TUESDAY 31ST MARCH 2009
ITC 2009 EARLY BIRD PASSES NOW ON SALE

DELEGATE PASS FOR £200 + VAT

Delegate passes for In The City 2009 are now on sale and, for a limited period and strictly first come first served, will cost just £200 plus VAT. You can register by going to www.inthecity.co.uk/register and using the online registration system.

DELEGATE PASS + THREE NIGHTS IN THE MIDLAND FOR £500

In addition to the fantastic delegate pass price, you can also purchase your three night stay in Manchester for just £500 with all tax, VAT and booking fees included. Simply go to www.inthecity.co.uk/register, choose the appropriate package and register as normal. All hotel rooms will be pre-paid and will be available on a limited first come first served basis until the early bird allocation is full.

PARTNERS AND EXHIBITORS

ITC 2009 will take place on October 18th / 19th / 20th at The Midland hotel and throughout the venues and bars of Manchester. For more information on how to be involved please visit www.inthecity.co.uk.

If you would like to host an exhibition stand at In The City 2009, you can download an info pdf from here or email stands@inthecity.co.uk.

If you would like to be an official partner of In The City 2009, you can download an info pdf from here or email partners@inthecity.co.uk.

MONDAY 16TH MARCH 2009
ITC PODCAST #2: FEATURED ARTISTS COALITION

The second ITC panel podcast is now available on iTunes and www.inthecity.co.uk and features the official announcement of the new Featured Artist Coalition, made at In The City 2008.

The FAC has made headline news this week with its first board meeting and introduction to the mainstream media. Its board features artists such as Billy Bragg, Ed O’Brien, Dave Rowntree, Jazzie B and, as featured in this podcast, Kate Nash.

The podcast features Jeremy Silver, Kate Nash and a clip of some of the artists that have signed up from the start - and explains the aims and the need for such a body to exist: “The Featured Artists' Coalition campaigns for the protection of performers' and musicians' rights. We want all artists to have more control of their music and a much fairer share of the profits it generates in the digital age. We speak with one voice to help artists strike a new bargain with record companies, digital distributors and others, and are campaigning for specific changes.”

You can subscribe to ITC Podcasts via this link on iTunes, meaning all further releases will be automatically downloaded to your library when they are released, free of charge. We will be releasing further podcasts over the coming weeks in the lead up to this year’s conference.

WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2009
ITC 2009 DATES

In The City 2009 will take place on 18th, 19th and 20th October 2009 at The Midland hotel and throughout the venues and bars of Manchester, England.

The ITC team are already putting together the keynotes, showcases and panels that will make up this year’s conference to build on the massive success of ITC 2008. If you are a record label, management company or industry body and would like to showcase at In The City please contact gavin@inthecity.co.uk to discuss any potential plans.

THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2008
ITC PANEL PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES

The first ITC 2008 panel podcast is now available for free on iTunes.

The podcast features the full keynote address by Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport moderated by Channel 4 News' Faisal Islam and with introductions by both Yvette Livesey and ITC 2008 guest host Andrew Loog Oldham.

In his role as Secretary of State, Leigh MP Andy Burnham is the music industry's key governmental figure, and his keynote address covers vital issues such as copyright extension, piracy, internet pricing models and his vision for the future of the music industry. Media reporting of this panel focussed on his support for a return of Top Of The Pops - the catalyst for a number of similar calls over the past two months, an internet campaign and reports that Simon Cowell would be interested in taking control of the format.

The podcast is available by following this link: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=47556149&id=292407606

You can also subscribe to all future ITC podcasts for free via iTunes - which means you'll get automatic downloads of all the panels as they are released.