[ad_1] UK: Energy Revolution, the sustainability charity helping to tackle the environmental impact from fossil fuel travel to events, has partnered with the Solar for Schools project. In 2018, Energy Revolution helped its members – encompassing festivals, suppliers and touring artists – to balance or ‘offset’ the carbon emissions from over three million average car…
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[ad_1] NETHERLANDS: International not-for-profit organisation A Greener Festival (AGF) has announced the 35 recipients of its eponymous Awards for 2018. Festivals and events from 14 countries achieved the prestigious accolade in 2018, which is awarded to those events and festivals that have demonstrated conscientiousness with regards to sustainability and a reduction in environmental impacts in…
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[ad_1] Photo credit: Elizabeth Streeter UK: RAW Bottles has become the exclusive reusable bottle supplier to the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF). The partnership is part of AIF’s Drastic On Plastic campaign, launched on Earth Day 2018, to reduce pointless plastic and waste at AIF events. It saw 60 independent festivals pledge to eliminate single-use…
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[ad_1] FRANCE: Weezevent has appointed Oliver Goddard as its new UK Country Manager, in a move to further develop the company’s ticketing, RFID access control, and cashless solutions beyond French borders. As the former Head of Ticketing, Touring and Festivals at Broadwick Live, Goddard has a strong background in the English festival industry. Overseeing the…
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[ad_1] CANADA: Adamson Systems Engineering has announced the appointment of professional audio industry veteran Marc Bertrand as its Chief Executive Officer. Bertrand will lead Adamson’s global operations from its headquarters in Port Perry, Ontario, as company Founder Brock Adamson assumes the role of Chairman. “It’s a tremendous honour to be leading a company as respected…
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[ad_1] UK: The award winning dance music festival Junction 2 will return to Boston Manor Park in 2019, expanding to two consecutive days from June 7 -8. The newly added Friday will showcase a more diverse spectrum of sounds, whereas the Saturday will continue to be rooted in techno. In general, Junction 2 will be…
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[ad_1] NETHERLANDS: Eurosonic Noorderslag has revealed 21 more acts for its 2019 line-up. The names include: 5K HD, Bülow, Die Wilde Jagd, Haerts, Hilary Woods, Iris Gold, Kompromat, Lafawndah, Nova Materia, Nova Twins, Octavian, Solo Ansamblis, Sons, The Holy, Une Misère, Violetta Zironi, ViVii and Vulpynes. In collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union, ESNS has…
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[ad_1] UK: The RAW Foundation – co-producers of the AIF’s Drastic on Plastic campaign, in which 60 festivals pledged to eliminate single-use plastic – has released the full programme for its ‘RAW Talks’ on October 18 this year’s Showman’s Show, held at Newbury Showground. The event, which takes place in the Hub Talks tent, offers…
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[ad_1] UK: The conference agenda of the 2nd Event Safety & Security Summit (E3S) has been announced, more than doubling the number of discussion topics and presentations from its inaugural edition last year. The invitation-only event takes place on October 30 at the Congress Centre in Central London, with over 400 delegates expected to attend.…
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[ad_1] UK: DHP Family’s venues, festivals, shows and staff have been named as finalists in this year’s national industry awards organised by Live UK. Rescue Rooms makes the final three of the venues under 800 capacity, having celebrated its 15th birthday last year with BBC 6 Music DJ and champion of independent venues Steve Lamacq…
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[ad_1] UK: Brighton Music Conference has announced a change in venue for its sixth year. BMC19 will take place at the British Airways i360 beachfront complex from April 24 – 27, following its most successful year to date in 2018. BMC19 will feature various talks, seminars, panels and workshops, as well as a specialised ‘Demo…
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[ad_1] Photo credit: James Gillot AUSTRALIA: Rainbow Serpent Festival – a four-day, 17,000 capacity music & arts festival – has won A Greener Festival Award, the first medium-sized Australian festival to do so since 2015. Previously, comparably sized Aussie events such as Bluesfest, Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival have earned awards, but it…
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[ad_1] UK: Visit St.Pete/Clearwater partnered with Boardmasters this year as the festival’s first ever destination sponsor. The tourist board promoted its Florida destination at the long standing popular surf and music festival with a unique two-storey activation that boasted daily entertainment from street artists and performers, VR goggles, games, and giveaways – as well as…
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[ad_1] UK: BBC Music Introducing Live ‘18 has announced a new a partnership with Spotify. Spotify will host the Discovery Theatre at BBC Music Introducing Live ‘18, which takes place at Tobacco Dock this November. Spotify will be hosting live versions of some of their original podcasts – including Who We Be TALKS_ – Secret…
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[ad_1] UK: Over 80% of people working in the music industry are suffering with continuous levels of stress, anxiety and depression, a new survey by Skiddle has revealed. The survey of over 520* promoters, venue owners and event organisers has revealed that 82% of industry professionals have suffered with stress, 67% said they had anxiety…
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[ad_1] AUSTRALIA: Sydney’s Electronic Music Conference – set to take place from November 12 – 17 – has revealed its programme for 2018. Covering all facets of electronic music business and culture, the Conference will include keynotes, In Conversations, workshops, masterclasses, breakout sessions and networking events from November 14 – 15. Combined with the event…
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[ad_1] Spanning several major cities on the Iberian Peninsula, Brunch in the Park’s serial format and exceptionally socially conscious practices make it a festival unlike most. From its proactive community outreach to its robust sexual harassment policies and novel approaches to sustainability, Brunch always makes sure to positively impact its local scenes and in the…
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[ad_1] UK: BBC Music Introducing Live has announced that singer-songwriter, musician and composer Ben Howard will be bringing his mercurial blend of folk and rock music to London’s Tobacco Dock for an intimate headline performance on November 8, with support from Marika Hackman. Ben Howard’s crossover of wistful folk and indie rock caught the attention…
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[ad_1] UK: The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) has announced the dates for its 2018 Conference. Now in its 32nd year, the Conference will take place from November 9 – 11 at the Stratford Manor Conference Centre and Hotel near Stratford upon Avon. Over the years the AFO Conference has played a pivotal role in…
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[ad_1] UK: Festicket, the world’s largest online booking portal for music festivals, has appointed Lauren Pye as its North American President. This is the first US appointment for Festicket, which currently has operations in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Porto. In her new role, Pye will lead Festicket’s new office in San Francisco, with the aim…
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[ad_1] Chris Johnson is the co-founder of Energy Revolution, a charity that compensates for carbon emissions incurred through festival travel. He is also a Director of Kambe Events, as well as the co-founder and chair of Powerful Thinking, the UK festival industry forum on sustainable energy. We have learned that travel typically accounts for 80%…
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[ad_1] Following the widely reported disaster that was last year’s Hope & Glory Festival, Skiddle – one of the failed event’s two primary ticketing outlets – made the ‘unprecedented’ decision to refund each and every snubbed attendee out of its own pocket, incurring a decidedly non-trivial loss of £65,000 in the process. Moves such as…
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[ad_1] UK: The annual Vision:2025 conference will take place at The Showman’s Show on October 17, hoping to increase the momentum of festival industry communities working together to create more sustainable events. The conference, hosted by industry think-tank Powerful Thinking, welcomes the 70+ festival organisers signed up to the Vision:2025 pledge to cut the environmental…
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[ad_1] Photo credit: Oliver Day UK: This August, Jika Jika Festival marked its debut event by hosting Northern Ireland’s first ever cashless festival with the help of Event Genius Pay. Set across two days in Derry at the picturesque Ebrington Square, the experienced event organisers from Jika Jika teamed up with the experts at Event…
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[ad_1] UK: The first ever London Music Conference will take place from October 11 – 13 and will educate on, engage with and explore a wide range of dance music topics via a series of networking events, discussion panels and parties featuring the industry’s most esteemed professionals from around the world. In all there will…
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[ad_1] UK: Festicket, the world’s largest online booking portal for music festivals, has shared its annual industry findings as the summer season draws to a close. As a leading retailer of international live music experiences, Festicket’s annual insights offer a unique overview of the who, what, and how of festivals across the globe. According to…
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[ad_1] NETHERLANDS: As of October 1, Mariana Sanchotene will be the new Director of the Amsterdam Dance Event foundation. She succeeds Richard Zijlma, who together with Buma Cultuur director Frank Helmink, is still responsible for the upcoming edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event. Sanchotene’s appointment coincides with the foundation’s transition into an independent entity. The…
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[ad_1] Lou Fitzpatrick has extensive experience in festival and event management. With a passion for technology and problem solving, Lou is always looking for ways to streamline processes to make lives easier for event managers, the production office and on-site operations. Having experienced firsthand the demands of managing meal tickets from 20 years at the…
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[ad_1] Photo credit: Dan Farrell UK: Shambala festival, taking place from August 23 – 26, is launching a first of its kind reusable plate service as part of its ambition to be completely disposables free by 2020. One of the first festivals to ban plastic bottles in 2014 and reduce coffee cups in 2017, the…
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[ad_1] WORLDWIDE: PlayPass, a global market leader in RFID and cashless payment technology for the live events industry, has secured €1.9 million in its latest round of capital funding. Since being founded in 2012, the award winning company has expanded to deliver innovative solutions to more than 600 events, in 19 countries across five continents.…
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[ad_1] UK: Star Events redesigned the entire Great Oak Stage sub-structure and super-structure to accommodate Roger Waters’ Us + Them production, which opened the BST Hyde Park series on July 6. With gags including smoking Battersea Power Station chimneys rising above the stage, graffiti strewn flying pigs and the surround sound effects synonymous with Roger…
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[ad_1] UK: Festicket, the world’s largest website community for music festivals, has teamed up with the Good Night Out Campaign in a bid to help reduce harassment at festivals. The collaboration will see Festicket using its platform within the festival community to raise awareness of the importance of safety at festivals, as well as putting…
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[ad_1] John Drury is Reader in Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. He has been conducting research on crowd behaviour for 25 years, including such crowd events as the Hajj at Mecca, the Hillsborough disaster, the 2011 English riots, and the July 7 London bombings. He has provided consultancy and training to a number…
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[ad_1] Photo credit: SOLOVOV Iceland’s Secret Solstice hosted its fifth anniversary edition from June 21 – 24 during 72 hours of constant daylight. Featuring performances by Slayer, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, and Stormzy, the festival made a number of interesting additions to this year’s proceedings and maintained its staunch commitment to sustainability. Insights spoke…
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[ad_1] UK: Audio Farm Festival will return from August 30 – September 3, keeping to its nomadic ethos by moving to a new site at Shropshire’s Hopton Court. The not-for-profit festival will feature renowned DJs and artists across five stages, as well as drumming collectives, circus performers and fire dancers. All proceeds from the event…
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[ad_1] THE SEA: The Ark Festival Cruise is now granting prospective attendees the ability to secure tickets to its second edition by using Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum, in addition to all the expected conventional methods. This makes Ark the first cruise music festival to accept cryptocurrencies as a method of payment, a feat it has…
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[ad_1] UK: Arena Events Group has expanded its product portfolio in the UK with the acquisition of Events Solution. The company’s equipment range covers pedestrian, front of stage and Metropolitan Police barriers, gantries and fencing. This product offer closely complements Arena’s Mass Participation division and has synergies with its structures, seating and scaffolding capabilities. Arena…
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[ad_1] UK: The Ticket Factory has launched a new commercial team, tasked with creating more sales opportunities and driving profitability throughout the business. The news comes as Chris Pile, previously Consumer Sales and Marketing Director for the ticketing company, is appointed as Commercial Director. Pile will be joined by Nick Fenton in the new role…
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[ad_1] WORLDWIDE: Eventbrite and elrow have signed a multi-year ticketing partnership. The agreement will see Eventbrite handle the ticketing needs of the more than 100 shows and festivals under the elrow brand, which attract over 2.4 million attendees around the globe each year. Founded in 2010, elrow is an award-winning experiential event concept and party…
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[ad_1] UK: Production Park, a unique cluster of live event based companies in Wakefield, has announced that it will fund university places at its industry leading training centre, Backstage Academy, making an initial pledge of £20,000 per academic year. The Backstage Academy Bursary Fund will provide a fully funded three-year place on one of the…
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