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Emma Banks

Music Agent and Co-Head, Global Touring, Creative Artists Agency

CAA agent and co-head of the agency's global touring division, representing artists including Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Florence + The Machine.

Last updated 2026-09-16

In short

Emma Banks is Music Agent and Co-Head, Global Touring at Creative Artists Agency. Sits atop CAA's global touring leadership alongside Darryl Eaton and Rick Roskin, overseeing a division of more than 340 employees. Emma Banks is a music agent and co-head of global touring at Creative Artists Agency, based in the agency's London office.

Quick facts

Current role
Music Agent and Co-Head, Global Touring
Primary category
Management
Known for
Co-heading CAA's global touring division; Representing Katy Perry, Florence + The Machine and Muse; Building CAA's London music office

Executive summary

Emma Banks is a music agent and co-head of global touring at Creative Artists Agency, based in the agency's London office. CAA named her to the co-head role, alongside Darryl Eaton and Rick Roskin, in June 2024, succeeding Rob Light's more than 25 years as sole head of the division; her current ESNS and IQ Magazine profiles both use the co-head title into 2026. [3](https://www.thewrap.com/caa-darryl-eaton-emma-banks-rick-roskin-global-touring/) [1](https://www.iqmagazine.com/2026/01/emma-banks-on-lily-allen-ticket-prices-2026/)

Her client roster, as reported in January 2026 IQ Magazine coverage, includes Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Katy Perry, Florence and the Machine, Lorde, The 1975 and Paramore, in addition to a long-running relationship with Lily Allen whose 2026 comeback tour Banks helped route through theatres. Client rosters shift, and this record treats them as currently reported rather than fixed.

Banks began her career at agency Wasted Talent, later Helter Skelter, becoming its managing director before co-founding CAA's London office in 2006 with Mike Greek. That history places her among the agents who built CAA's music-touring presence outside the United States.

Why Emma Banks matters in live music

As co-head of a touring division with more than 340 staff working across music, comedy and podcast touring, Banks has direct authority over how CAA routes tours, sets pricing strategy and negotiates promoter relationships for a roster of stadium and arena-level artists.

Her public commentary on ticket pricing and market saturation, delivered at industry events such as ESNS in January 2026, makes her a recurring voice in trade debates over affordability and outdoor-festival capacity that Live Index tracks.

Career record

  1. Early careerWorked at Wasted Talent, later Helter Skelter, becoming managing director.
  2. 2006Joined CAA, co-establishing its London office and leading the global expansion of its music division.
  3. June 2024Named co-head of global touring at CAA, alongside Darryl Eaton and Rick Roskin.

Sphere of influence

Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.

Global touring representation
Core
She co-heads CAA's global touring division and personally represents a roster of stadium-level artists.
European touring routing
Major
Her career built CAA's London music office and continues to route major European tours.
Ticket-pricing debate
Significant
She has publicly addressed ticket pricing and market saturation at industry conferences including ESNS 2026.

Entity relationships

Current

  • Emma Banks is co-head of global touring at Creative Artists Agency.

  • Emma Banks shares the co-head role with Darryl Eaton and Rick Roskin.

Timeline

  1. 2006Co-founded CAA's London music office.
  2. 2024Named CAA co-head of global touring.
  3. 2026Delivered a keynote interview on Lily Allen's tour and touring-market trends at ESNS.

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