BDKV
The Association of the Concert and Event Industry (BDKV) is the professional association of all branches and genres of the German concert and event industry as well as the service professions in the artist support field. It was founded in 2018 with effect from 1 January 2019. It was formed by the merger of the Federal Association of the Event Industry (bdv), which had existed since 1985, and the Association of German Concert Promoters (VDKD), which had already been founded in 1946.