These were the most-booked bands at European festivals in 2024

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English Teacher and Lambrini Girls making the Top Five. Check it out below.The new findings have been shared by European Talent Exchange, previously ESNS Exchange, and show the rising popularity of bands across the UK and European live scene.

The programme was established in 2003 to overcome the significant challenges faced by the European pop music industry, and has gone on to create a strong network to uphold musical talent.In the 2024 results, it has been revealed that the programme maintained momentum with 335 shows by 132 acts from 33 countries.

They performed at 95 festivals across 34 countries.The most booked artist of the year is rising UK band and former NME Cover stars Fat Dog, who locked in 15 bookings across the year.

This includes sets at Glastonbury 2024, and shows that took place in celebration of the members gearing up to release debut album ‘Woof’.In second place is fellow NME Cover alumni, English Teacher, who had nine bookings amid a massive 2024 – playing a huge number of live shows, getting critical acclaim for their debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’ and going on to win the coveted Mercury Prize.The two bands are closely followed by current NME Cover Stars Lambrini Girls, who have eight bookings for 2024 including a raucous slot at Reading & Leeds back in August.