Denmark’s Roskilde Festival is one of the longest-standing festivals in the game. Today, the non-profit festival—which donates all proceeds to humanitarian and cultural activities that benefit youth—announces its first batch of names to play next year’s festival. Columbian/American singer-songwriter Kali Uchis and UK veteran PJ Harvey will be among the headliners at next year’s Roskilde…
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Lottery Winners with Amplead’s Gavin Barnard, 4th from left. Looks like Moles, Bath to us. Grassroots acts across the UK will have the chance to support the Lottery Winners on their upcoming ‘This is How It Feels’ UK tour, thanks to a partnership with Amplead and their Apply to Play service. The tour kicks off…
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With six weeks left until ADE 2023, Amsterdam Dance Event reveals its second wave of artists. Among them are Adam Beyer (SE), Anetha (FR), A-Trak (CA), Black Cadmium (NL), Carista (NL), Charlotte de Witte (BE), Claptone (DE), DJ Heartstring (DE), DJ Holographic (US), Fatima Yamaha (NL), Hardwell (NL), Héctor Oaks (DE), HoneyLuv (US), Interplanetary Criminal…
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Weekend Recover. One of a dozen artists featured by BBC Introducing at Rock ‘n Roll Circus. Sheffield, which continues to be one of the most vibrant cities in the UK for live music, pop, indie, dance stars and emerging acts will host its end of summer celebration, where the best musical talent meets the weird…
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Pitch, Scotland’s international conference of hip hop and underground culture, announces the first tranche of artists and speakers taking part in the event set for the weekend of Saturday 19th August and Sunday 20th August across three venues in Glasgow. Charismatic artists Lamaya and Oakzy B will perform at a showcase marking the end of…
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Forgetting The Future was added to the bill of 2023’s Isle of Wight Festival, having been selected from hundreds of applicants via Amplead’s Apply to Play to Play service, to perform on the Platform One stage. The band will play on Friday evening, receiving VIP treatment, being helicoptered in and out of the festival site,…
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6hunesseq, clearly an Estonian favourite. International conference and showcase festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) will celebrate its 15th edition 10th – 15th May 2023 by bringing 176 acts from 41 countries to the Estonian capital. The music programme will open on Thursday, 11th May in the new pavilion of Tallinn Art Hall in the exciting new development at Lasnamäe near the Lennart…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source IT’S FINALLY HERE!! 🤩 Here are your first 30+ artists for Leeds Festival 2022 🎉 2 main stages return, 6 headliners and NO clashes between them…don’t say we don’t treat you! 🤪🤝 Three UK and Barclaycard pre-sale tickets on sale now for 48…
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Fresh from its Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award win at the 2022 UK Festival Awards, Beat The Streets Festival has revealed a further selection of artists that will be performing at the 2023 event. The festival will take place at city centre venues on Sunday 29th January 2023 with an array of local artists confirmed…
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Katie Gregson-Macleod, one of Scotland’s Acts at ESNS. ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music talent, adds another 52 artists to its programme, including Blanks (nl), Brimheim (dk), Caleb Kunle (ie) Daria Kolomiec (ua), Katie Gregson-Macleod (uk-sco), and Merol (nl), completing its line-up for ESNS 2023. Among these names are eleven Hit…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Which up-and-coming artists do you think we should be listening to rn? 🤔 🎧 Let us know who you’ve been playing lately 👇
Excitement at Festival Towers as Maisie Peters is announced as Sound City Festival Headliner Sound City Festival has revealed its first huge headline act for 2023, along with a host of other incredible breakthrough artists heading to Liverpool next April. Homegrown pop superstar and songwriting sensation Maisie Peters will headline Sound City one of the…
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Gavin Barnard, Gigseekr Chief Relations Officer, Ben Street, Wild Paths Organiser. Wild Paths, the independent conference and music festival celebrating the creative music scene in Norwich, recently partnered with Gigseekr to create a ‘platform takeover’ for their 2022 edition, so that audiences could access the timetable of events across the five days. Gigseekr’s App gave…
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September 29th saw global forward thinking annual music conference and festival Linecheck, announces the first details, line up and program for its 2022 edition, taking place from 23rd November to 26th November at Milan’s hybrid centre for culture and creativity BASE. Acting as a catalyst for change in the music ecosystem, at its eighth edition,…
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MDLBEAST, the Saudi music entertainment company committed to growing talent and the regional music scene, has announced the launch of ARAVIA, a series of concerts throughout the world cup season. Aravia marks a milestone in Middle East entertainment which will bring 56 regional and international artists to Doha across 28 nights to entertain football fans.…
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ecolibrium, the charity on a mission to help the live events and music industry tackle the environmental impacts of travel, launch their latest resource, the Sustainable Travel Guide for artists and the Music Industry, providing up-to-date details, best practice tips and inspiration to empower the live music industry to understand and take action on its…
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After announcing all the main stage artists, SUPERBLOOM is adding numerous newcomers to its line-up for the NeoNeo Stage. On 3 and 4 September, the SUPERBLOOM Festival will celebrate its premiere at the historic Olympic Park in Munich and in In addition to numerous superstars such as David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion, AnnenMayKantereit and Rita…
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New Noise is a one-off, upcoming Shoreditch day festival featuring a conference and vibey evening of music in support of Help Musicians charity. Landing on April 4th, New Noiseare here to assist emerging artists when it comes to cutting through industry clamour. New Noise will be raising money for Help Musicians (Founded in 1930, formally…
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Runway artists’ London Team Independent booking agency Runway artists has expanded its team with four new hires and launched a new live showcase event for the music industry. Company founder, former ATC Live agent, Matt Hanner made a statement of intent in March last year with the hiring of live veteran Steve Backman, who joined…
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Jake Bugg at Beat The Streets 2020 Photo: Jake Haseldine DHP Family have announced that charity fundraiser festival Beat The Streets, renowned locally for the vital funds it has raised in support of Framework Housing Association and awareness it has brought to the rising homelessness crisis in Nottingham, will return to venues in the city…
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artists touring to Spain will no longer need visas for short-term engagements in a dramatic change to the current onerous rules. The change follows months of dedicated work from LIVE and the Association for British Orchestras (ABO), working alongside Spanish counterparts Asociación Promotores Musicales. The development represents a significant boost for the sector which has,…
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International music event HebCelt has announced the first names to be heading to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, to finally celebrate its 25th live event from 13-16 July 2022. Scottish alternative rock legends Texas will headline the award-winning Festival’s landmark 25th anniversary celebrations, closing the event on the Saturday night International touring artist Seasick Steve will…
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Tramlines, Sheffield’s biggest festival of music, art and comedy, has come to a close marking a landmark moment for the city and the UK live events industry. 40,000 revellers a day attended the sold-out event at Hillsborough Park from 23rd to 25th July as Tramlines became the largest festival to return in Western Europe and…
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Tramlines, Sheffield’s biggest festival of music, art and comedy, has come to a close marking a landmark moment for the city and the UK live events industry. 40,000 revellers a day attended the sold-out event at Hillsborough Park from 23rd to 25th July as Tramlines became the largest festival to return in Western Europe and…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Source It’s the final day of #RANDL20 WEEKEND 🍻 Watch these incredible artists on BBC iPlayer from 12:00pm TODAY 🙌 Don’t forget to head to BBC Sounds for more 🎶 bit.ly/LeedsFschedule MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS [custom-facebook-feed id=345404387254 number=4]
Natasha Manley is the Head of Music at Selina International Music Summit, a music industry conference staged across various developing territories. SIMS Medellín will take place from May 16 – 18, followed by SIMS Mexico City from May 23 – 25. My first experience of a music festival was the legendary Reggae Sunsplash Jamaica, in…
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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 heart…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Vicar’s Picnic The Vicar’s Picnic Source We always love the shout outs for the artists. The Pre-New were great! We loved the eclectic mix of artists in the tent. The photo shows The Pre-New who were amazing, mind-expanding and highly original, and all at about 4 in the afternoon. This…
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Latest update from Reading Festival Your week by #RandL17 artists… Source
Photo credit: Attitude Is Everything UK: Attitude is Everything, the UK’s leading authority on live music accessibility for deaf and disabled people, has awarded Reading Festival Gold Status on its Charter of Best Practice – recognising the event’s long-term commitment to inclusivity and access innovation. Working with Attitude is Everything since 2005, event organiser Festival…
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EUROPE: Keychange – a collaborative European programme led by PRS Foundation that aims to introduce more women into the music industry – has announced the 60 female artists and innovators participating in the two-year initiative. Announced today at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival, the successful participants will take part in a series of showcases, discussions, collaborations and…
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GERMANY: The PRS Foundation has announced ‘Keychange’, a collaborative European programme that aims to introduce more women into the music industry. Supporting 60 participants from across Europe, who will come together to form a network of female music creators and industry innovators, Keychange features a series of showcases, discussions, collaborations and a programme of creative…
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Photo credit: Arianna Lago Sally Golding is an artist and curator who has run experimental audiovisual, sound art and performance events in both Australia and the UK, as well as having presented curatorial programmes and her own performances across the globe. She is the co-director of OtherFilm in Australia, and the Director-Producer of Unconscious Archives…
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Good luck to all the RandL16 artists at tonight’s NME Awards Show Foals The 1975 Skepta Slaves RAT BOY Hinds We’ll be there on Snapchat – OfficialRandL 👻 Source
Congratulations to Reading 2014 artists Bombay Bicycle club, Royal Blood, Jungle and Kate Tempest on their Mercury Music Prize nomination. Source
