Music magazine ‘Q’ that once sold 200,000 copies a month will fold after 34 years as editor announces ‘the pandemic did for us’
- Q Magazine editor Ted Kessler blamed decision to shut on coronavirus pandemic
- It was put under review by it’s owner Bauer Media this year after Covid-19 struck
- It’s circulation dropped to just 28,359 by the end of 2019 after highs of 200,000
Music magazine ‘Q’ that once sold 200,000 copies a month is set to close after 34 years.
Editor Ted Kessler blamed the decision on coronavirus claiming the ‘pandemic did for us and there was nothing more to it than that’.
Q Magazine was put under review by it’s owner Bauer Media this year after Covid-19 decreased the magazine’s already dwindling advertising revenue.
Music publication Q Magazine that once sold 200,000 copies a month is set to close after 34 years. The final edition of the magazine (right) will be published later this month
It’s circulation dropped to just 28,359 by the end of 2019, The Guardian reports.
The final edition of the magazine will be published later this month.
Mr Kessler said he would like to apologise ‘profusely’ for the magazine’s closure.
He added: ‘We’ve been a lean operation for all of my tenure, employing a variety of ways to help keep our head about water in an extremely challenging print market. Covid-19 wiped all that out.’
The magazine’s staff originally thought their previous issue would be their last, however after they were told there was interest in buying the publication they produced another edition, according to Kessler.
Because of the time pressures they were under, this month’s issue is a celebration of their ‘greatest hits’ and features re-runs of old articles, he added.
Editor Ted Kessler blamed the decision on coronavirus claiming the ‘pandemic did for us and there was nothing more to it than that’
Q Magazine was put under review by it’s owner Bauer Media this year after Covid-19 decreased the magazine’s already dwindling advertising revenue
Kessler said that when he became the magazine’s editor there was one thing which scared him.
‘I didn’t want to be the last editor of Q,’ he said.
Over the years, Q Magazine has featured interviews with some of the biggest names in music.
David Bowie, Sting, Liam Gallagher, Madonna and Lady Gaga are some of the stars to feature on the magazine’s cover.
The Charlatans front man Tim Burgess said on Twitter that it is ‘sad news’ that the publication is closing.
‘Q was good to us over the years, I learned much from its pages, ever since I bought the very first copy,’ he said.
Indie band The Vaccines also lamented the closure on social media.
A post from their official Twitter account said: ‘I still love reading Q Magazine. Dark times.’