Sport & Music Calendar 2017 Sport Promotions and Playlists For The Music Industry shootmusic.co.uk • sportplaylists.com • @shootmusic • @SportPlaylists • [email protected] • #shootmusic January February March April May June Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport 6th - 9th FOOTBALL 3rd - 5th TENNIS 3rd, 5th & 9th CRICKET 2nd ROWING 2nd - 3rd/9th - 10th FOOTBALL 3rd FOOTBALL FA Cup third round Davis Cup first round: Canada v , Ottawa West Indies v ODIs Boat Races, Champions League semi-finals Champions League final, 7th - 15th DARTS 4th -5th RUGBY UNION SIX NATIONS 4th BOXING 7th CRICKET 4th/11th FOOTBALL 10th - 11th FOOTBALL BDO World Championships, Lakeside Scotland v Ireland, England v , Italy v Wales David Haye v , heavyweight fight, London County Championship season starts Europa League semi-finals 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Feature Game: Scotland v England (Group F) 14th - 5th Feb FOOTBALL 5th AMERICAN FOOTBALL 7th - 8th & 14th - 15th FOOTBALL 8th HORSE RACING 13th FOOTBALL 10th & 17th RUGBY UNION Football - Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon Super Bowl, Houston, USA Champions League last 16, second legs Grand National, Aintree Women’s FA Cup final, Wembley Argentina v England 14th BOXING 6th - 19th WINTER SPORTS 7th - 19th SNOWBOARDING 9th FORMULA ONE 14th FORMULA ONE 11th FORMULA ONE James DeGale v , IBF and WBC super- World Alpine Championships, St Moritz, Switzerland World Championships, Sierra Nevada, Spain Chinese Grand Prix, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal 15th - 22nd SNOOKER 9th RUGBY LEAGUE 9th & 16th FOOTBALL 11th - 12th/18th - 19th FOOTBALL 18th FOOTBALL 16th - 30th FOOTBALL Masters, Alexandra Palace Super League season starts Europa League last 16, first & second legs Champions League quarter-finals, first & second legs Europa League final, Stockholm European Under-21 Championship, Poland 15th, 19th & 22nd CRICKET 11th - 12th RUGBY UNION 10th - 11th RUGBY UNION SIX NATIONS 13th & 20th FOOTBALL 20th - 21st RUGBY LEAGUE 7th - 2nd Jul FOOTBALL India v England, ODIs Six Nations: Italy v Ireland, Wales v England, France v Scotland Wales v Ireland, Italy v France, England v Scotland Europa League quarter-finals, first and second legs Magic Weekend, Newcastle Confederations Cup, 15th 14th - 15th & 21st - 22nd FOOTBALL 11th - 12th FOOTBALL 15th - 1st May SNOOKER 21st FOOTBALL 17th - 27th SAILING BBL Cup finals, Champions League last 16, first legs FA Cup quarter-finals World Championship, Premier League and Scottish Premiership seasons end America’s Cup, Bermuda 16th - 29th TENNIS 16th & 23rd FOOTBALL 14th - 17th HORSE RACING 16th FORMULA ONE 24th, 27th & 29th CRICKET 21st, 23rd & 25th CRICKET Australian Open, Europa League last 32, first & second legs Cheltenham Festival Bahrain Grand Prix England v South Africa, ODIs England v South Africa, Twenty20 Internationals 21st - 22nd FOOTBALL 18th ATHLETICS 18th RUGBY UNION SIX NATIONS 22nd - 23rd FOOTBALL 27th FOOTBALL 24th RUGBY UNION Scottish Cup fourth round Indoor Grand Prix, Birmingham Scotland v Italy, France v Wales, Ireland v England (final day) FA Cup and Scottish Cup semi-finals FA Cup final and Scottish Cup final New Zealand v British & Irish Lions, first Test, 26th, 29th & 1st Feb CRICKET 18th - 19th FOOTBALL 19th BASKETBALL 23rd ATHLETICS 27th RUGBY UNION 25th FORMULA ONE India v England, T20 internationals FA Cup fifth round BBL Trophy finals, London Marathon Premiership final, Twickenham Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku 27th - 30th FOOTBALL 25th - 26th RUGBY UNION SIX NATIONS 24th - 26th FOOTBALL 29th BOXING 28th FORMULA ONE 26th - 23rd Jul CRICKET FA Cup fourth round Scotland v Wales, Ireland v France, England v Italy 2018 World Cup qualifiers v Wladimir Klitschko, heavyweight world title fight, Monaco Grand Prix Women’s World Cup, England 28th BOXING 26th FOOTBALL 26th FORMULA ONE 30th FORMULA ONE 20th, 28th, 29th FOOTBALL 26th - 1st Jul TENNIS Carl Frampton v Leo Santa Cruz, WBA featherweight world title fight, Las Vegas, USA EFL Cup final, Wembley Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Russian Grand Prix, Sochi League One, League Two & Championship Play-off Finals, Wembley Aegon International, Eastbourne Music Music Music Music Music Music 11th - 14th MUSIC 12th MUSIC 18th - 25th MUSIC 5th MUSIC 18th MUSIC 8th - 11th MUSIC Eurosonic, Noorderslag Grammy Awards Snowboxx Music Week Awards Ivor Novello Awards 18th MUSIC 15th MUSIC 13th - 19th MUSIC 3rd - 8th MUSIC 18th - 20th MUSIC 9th - 11th MUSIC Nordoff Robbins Rugby Dinner NME Awards SXSW Festival Snowbombing Festival The Great Escape Festival 28th MUSIC 22nd MUSIC 21st - 24th MUSIC 30th - 3rd May MUSIC 27th - 28th MUSIC 21st - 25th MUSIC Awakenings, Eindhoven BRIT Awards Winter Music Conference Miami MUSEXPO Sound City

July August September October November December Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport 1st & 8th RUGBY UNION 4th - 8th CRICKET 1st - 5th FOOTBALL 1st FORMULA ONE 7th HORSE RACING 1st FOOTBALL New Zealand v British & Irish Lions, second & third Tests England v South Africa, fourth Test, Old Trafford 2018 World Cup Qualifiers Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang The Melbourne Cup, Australia 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw, 1st - 23rd CYCLING 4th - 13th ATHLETICS 2nd CRICKET 1st AMERICAN FOOTBALL 11th RUGBY UNION 1st - 17th HANDBALL Tour de France World Championships, London T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston NFL in London, Wembley Stadium England v Argentina, Twickenham (Old Mutual Wealth) Women’s World Handball Championships, Germany 3rd - 16th TENNIS 10th - 13th GOLF 3rd FORMULA ONE 5th - 9th FOOTBALL 12th FORMULA ONE 2nd - 6th CRICKET Wimbledon US PGA Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina Italian Grand Prix, Monza 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Feature Game: Wales v Republic of Ireland (Group D) Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paolo Australia v England, second Ashes Test, Adelaide (d/n) 6th - 10th CRICKET 17th - 21st CRICKET 3rd - 10th CYCLING 7th RUGBY LEAGUE 11th - 19th DARTS 6th - 16th FOOTBALL England v South Africa, first Test, Lord’s England v West Indies, first Test, Edgbaston (first day-night Test in England) Tour of Britain Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford Grand Slam, Club World Cup, UEA 9th FORMULA ONE 19th - 27th HOCKEY 10th ATHLETICS 8th FORMULA ONE 12th - 19th TENNIS 9th - 17th SQUASH Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg Men’s and Women’s EuroHockey Championships, Netherlands Great North Run, Newcastle Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka ATP World Tour Finals, London World Championships, 9th ATHLETICS 20th ATHLETICS 7th - 11th CRICKET 14th TRIATHLON 16th - 2nd Dec RUGBY LEAGUE 14th - 18th CRICKET London Anniversary Games, London Stadium Birmingham Diamond League England v West Indies, third Test, Lord’s World Ironman Championship, Hawaii Women’s World Cup, Australia Australia v England, third Ashes Test, 14th - 18th CRICKET 25th - 29th CRICKET 15th - 17th TENNIS 22nd AMERICAN FOOTBALL 18th RUGBY UNION 26th - 30th CRICKET England v South Africa, second Test, Trent Bridge England v West Indies, second Test, Headingley Davis Cup semi-finals and play-offs NFL in London, Twickenham England v Australia, Twickenham (Old Mutual Wealth) Australia v England, fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne 16th FORMULA ONE 26th RUGBY LEAGUE 16th CRICKET 22nd FORMULA ONE 23rd - 27th CRICKET 26th HORSE RACING British Grand Prix, Silverstone Challenge Cup final, Wembley England v West Indies, Twenty20 international United States Grand Prix, Austin Australia v England, first Ashes Test, King George VI Chase, Kempton 16th - 6th Aug FOOTBALL 27th FORMULA ONE 17th FORMULA ONE 27th - 2nd Dec RUGBY LEAGUE 24th - 26th TENNIS 26th FOOTBALL Women’s Euro 2017, Netherlands Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps Singapore Grand Prix World Cup, Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea Davis Cup final Boxing Day Fixtures 20th - 23rd GOLF 27th MOTORCYCLING 17th - 24th CYCLING 27th - 30th MOTORSPORT 24th - 26th DARTS Mid Dec DARTS The Open, Royal Birkdale British Moto Grand Prix, Silverstone Road World Championships, Wales Rally GB Players Championship Finals, Minehead PDC World Championships, Alexandra Palace 27th - 31st CRICKET 28th - 10th Sep TENNIS 19th, 21st, 24th, 27th, 29th CRICKET 29th AMERICAN FOOTBALL 25th RUGBY UNION Mid Dec TV England v South Africa, third Test, The Oval US Open, Flushing Meadow, New York Malaysian Grand Prix NFL in London, Twickenham England v Somoa, Twickenham (Old Mutual Wealth) BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 30th FORMULA ONE 31st - 17th Sep BASKETBALL 24th AMERICAN FOOTBALL 29th FORMULA ONE 26th FORMULA ONE 4th - 8th Jan 2018 CRICKET Hungarian Grand Prix, EuroBasket, hosted by Finland, Israel, Romania & Turkey NFL in London, Wembley Stadium Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (final race of the season) Australia v England, fifth Ashes Test, Music Music Music Music Music Music 13th - 16th MUSIC 9th - 13th MUSIC 31st Aug - 3rd Sep MUSIC 12th and 16th MUSIC TBC MUSIC TBC MUSIC Boardmasters Festival End Of The Road Festival 9th Annual Lancaster Music Festival MTV EMAs Meredith Music Festival, Victoria, Australia 21st - 23rd MUSIC 19th - 20th MUSIC 7th - 10th MUSIC 27th - 29th MUSIC TBC MUSIC TBC MUSIC Truck Festival Voodoo Experience, New Orleans American Music Awards The Pleasure Garden, Melbourne, Australia 27th - 30th MUSIC 25th - 27th MUSIC 20th - 23rd MUSIC 6th - 15th MUSIC TBC MUSIC TBC MUSIC Reading & Festival Reeperbahn Festival Austin City Limits, Austin, TX ARIA Awards Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball, O2 Arena