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Blue Note Entertainment Group: Geographic Expansion
Blue Note Entertainment Group opened its 10th venue, Blue Note London, in late September in Covent Garden/West End, with a 280-capacity jazz club and a second space (B-Side, 120 capacity) due to open later in 2026 or early 2027.
Source: Pollstar
- Who
- Blue Note Entertainment Group · UK
- What happened
- Blue Note Entertainment Group opened its 10th venue, Blue Note London, in late September in Covent Garden/West End, with a 280-capacity jazz club and a second space (B-Side, 120 capacity) due to open later in 2026 or early 2027.
- When
- 2026-11-09
- Source
- Pollstar
- So what
- Blue Note Entertainment Group's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in the sector.
The leadership read
Blue Note Entertainment Group's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in the sector. Standing up a new market rewards operators with local networks and a record of building from scratch. The 12-to-18-month read across EMEA favours country and commercial leadership hired close to the ground.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 97.8 (Neutral) — down 3.2 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is rising (+5.9pts).
Blue Note Entertainment Group: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
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Where this lands in our work
- Cross Border Expansion Executive Search →
The peak executive-hiring window opens 12–18 months after an expansion commitment.
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