Colisium is the international forum for the concert and music industry.

Live Entertainment:
The live events industry covers concerts, tours, festivals, shows, theatres — everything for which tickets are sold and which takes place either in real life or in the metaverse.

Music Distribution:
The music distribution industry encompasses all methods of distributing and consuming music content: labels, music distributors, aggregators, music and video streaming services, public venues, and synchronization.

Colisium in numbers:
• Experience: 18 years of work
• Geography: 6 countries, 14 cities
• Held: 90+ forums
• Attendance: 500–1450 people
• Speakers: 5850+
• Total audience: 22,600+ participants

Format:
Colisium is held in the form of forums, conferences, public talks, and seminars, featuring various networking formats.

Business program:
Presentation sessions lasting 40–90 minutes, from 12:00 to 19:00, including discussions, round tables, presentations, interviews, battles (versus format), foresight sessions, trainings, and analytical reviews.

Networking:
Pre-parties, receptions, parties, after-parties.

Showcases:
Concert exhibitions where artists perform in front of industry experts.

Excursions:
Regular group visits to concert venues, clubs, studios, industry facilities, and local attractions.

Business meetings:
Professional meetups, business breakfasts, foresight sessions, and government relations meetings with authorities.

Special activities:
Sailing regattas, legal poker tournaments, mountain trekking, picnics, amateur runs (1–3 km), paragliding, and trips to nature reserves and places of power.

Visual materials:
You can see what Colisium looks like in our photo reports and broadcast recordings. Since the pandemic, most forums have been streamed on our YouTube and VK channels. In the description under each video, you will find the schedule and timestamps to jump directly to the session or speaker you need.

Anti-crisis work:
Over the past 15 years, Colisium has become a platform for interaction among representatives of the concert and music industries of the post-Soviet space.
We continued our work throughout several economic crises, held forums during the 2014 Kyiv “Maidan”, helped the industry navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and continue operating during the events of 2022–2024.
The annual agenda of the forum is planned a year in advance.

We build and support professional connections:
• within the industry — between different companies, holdings, and startups;
• between regions of the country;
• between different countries;
• with other industries and professional forums;
• with professional associations;
• with government authorities at all levels.

Business media:
The forum serves as a trusted source of information for major business media such as Kommersant, VC.ru, RBC, Vedomosti, and others.

People matter:
The forum attracts the most active professionals in the industry and has become a powerful tool for solving staffing needs. The most talented students from specialized universities regularly attend our forums to find opportunities and enter the profession.

Startup activities:
Colisium has traditionally been a launchpad for many new market players: new concert venues, ticketing companies, concert agencies, and startups.
Many new technologies and innovations—especially in digital—enter the industry through Colisium.

Examples include:
• Zvooq — one of the first streaming services in Russia, presented at Colisium in 2013; later acquired by Sberbank; now operates as Zvuk.
• Ticketscloud — first presented in 2014; now among the TOP-5 ticketing companies in Russia; one of the pioneers of the cloud-based ticketing model.
• Planeta.ru — a successful crowdfunding platform, presented in 2014.
• Yandex Music — presented at the Moscow Colisium in 2012.
• Ponominalu — a large ticketing operator, presented in 2013; later acquired by MTS and now part of MTS Live.
• Music Media Dome — one of the largest venues in Moscow, included in the Guinness World Records.
• Red Arena — one of the most successful concert venues in Sochi, presented at Colisium.
• Sibur Arena — a major concert venue in St. Petersburg, presented in 2014.
• ONErpm — the world’s largest independent music distributor, announced its entry into the Russian market in 2019.
• TuneCore — a digital distribution service, announced its launch in Russia.
• Spotify — the global leader in music streaming, announced its Russian office (later closed due to political reasons).
And many others.

Most market participants, even those who have never attended the forum, benefit from the industry development efforts carried out within Colisium.
By taking part in Colisium, participants support the music industry as a whole — and thereby strengthen and grow their own businesses.

Partners and Sponsors:
Traditionally, the sponsors and partners of Colisium are companies working within the music industry, as well as brands that use music as a channel for promoting their products and services.

Over the years, we have successfully collaborated with:
Adidas, Intel, Cadillac, Jägermeister, MTS Live, TikTok Eastern Europe, VK Music, Yandex Music, Dzen, SberZvuk (now Zvuk), Universal Music Russia, ONErpm, Yandex Afisha, Kassir.ru, ERV Insurance, Liberty Insurance, the State Kremlin Palace, MTV Russia, Muz-TV, O2TV, Ekaterinburg Expo, “Krasnaya Polyana” resort, “Rosa Khutor” resort, Mostaxi, Vodovoz, Skyeng, and many others.
In total, more than 100 companies have partnered with us!