On December 10 – 11, 2025, the Music Meet Up brings together music creators, funders, and cultural institutions for an intensive exchange across the Greater Region. At venues in Siersburg and Saarbrücken, we’ll collaboratively develop perspectives for a stronger, more resilient music landscape – through cross-border cooperation, practical strategies, and sustainable networking.
Please register for the Round Tables and Networking Events.
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For Artists
Register to participate in round tables, networking sessions and showcase opportunities across the two-day summit. Connect with promoters, institutions and peers from across European borders.
For Professionals
Join cultural managers, funders and industry representatives in developing cross-border strategies and partnerships. Contribute to the „Cross Pop Declaration“ and access our curated network.
Showcase Opportunities
Artists from the Greater Region have two distinct platforms to present their work. In the Listening Lounge on Wednesday evening, there will be an acoustic showcase with live performances in an intimate setting. Meanwhile, the FLINTA Listening Brunch* on Thursday provides a morning format for audio-visual presentations and personal exchange over brunch.
Both formats are designed to facilitate meaningful connections with international bookers, promoters, and cultural decision-makers. Selected artists will benefit from professional documentation of their performances and accommodation support, creating valuable opportunities for cross-border exposure and career development.
Acoustic and Listening Session
Artists are invited to perform in our acoustic session at Hemmersdorf Pop Store on December 10th. Selected acts will present one song from record and one live performance (max. 2 persons on stage). Piano available on site, accommodation provided for selected artists.
FLINTA* Listening Brunch
We welcome applications from FLINTA* artists – submitted either by the artists themselves or their representatives (managers, bookers, institutions). Selected participants will present their work through short video and audio contributions in an intimate brunch setting designed for visibility, networking and empowerment.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Day 1 | Wednesday, 10.12.2025 | Siersburg
📍 Hemmersdorf Pop Store
15:00 – 17:00 Round Table
Artist Pathways & Mobility (EN/DE/FR)
How can artists navigate and shape the cross-border music scene?
Creating transparent career roadmaps, developing cross-border touring circuits, establishing artist-led networks, facilitating access to international markets
17:00 – 19:00 Round Table
Content & Cross-Border Formats (EN/DE/FR)
How can transnational content creation and awards boost visibility?
Developing collaborative content strategies, creating cross-border award formats, leveraging music weeks for visibility, building digital co-production models
📍 co:working66
15:00 – 17:00 Round Table
Institutional Funding & Structures (EN/DE/FR)
How can cultural institutions build sustainable cross-border funding models?
Developing joint funding strategies, creating shared administrative frameworks, establishing transnational governance models, building capacity for European programs
17:00 – 19:00 Round Table
Professional Training & Knowledge Transfer (EN/DE/FR)
How can institutions collaboratively address sector-wide skills development?
Creating shared training formats, developing cross-border certification standards, establishing staff exchange programs, building digital learning platforms
📍 Hemmersdorf Pop Store
20:00 – 22:00 Listening Lounge
Acoustic and Listening Session (EN/DE/FR)
Hybrid session with upright piano, songs from record, and regional wines.
Networking between artists, promoters, and decision-makers in a cross-border context
Day 2 | Thursday, 11.12.2025 | Saarbrücken
📍 Union Stiftung
10:00 – 11:00 Reception
Networking & Institutional Cooperation (EN/DE/FR)
Morning gathering with cultural professionals and political representatives of the region.
Strengthening cross-border networks, exchange between scene actors and institutional partners, outlook on future cooperations in the Greater Region
11:00 – 13:00 FLINTA* Listening Brunch
Empowerment & Networking (EN/DE/FR)
A format to support FLINTA* participants in the music industry of the Greater Region.
Career development, visibility strategies and building sustainable support networks during a collaborative brunch with space for personal exchange (all genders welcome)
13:30 – 15:00 Outcome Synthesis & Strategy Session
Cross Pop Declaration & Strategy Development (EN/DE/FR)
How can we translate round table results into concrete political and institutional actions?
Consolidating findings from all groups, developing the Declaration with recommendations for politics and institutions, formulating concrete next steps and implementation strategies