UK Festival Awards finalists, Sound City Festival has announced details of its brand new ‘Pay It Forward’ initiative, as tickets for the Sound City Conference go on sale. Proudly the UK’s independent conference for new music, Sound City welcomes the global music industry and budding next generation of young creatives to the North of England.…
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Pic: James North for Boardmasters Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, boasting one of the UK’s most picture-perfect locations, is back next year from 9-13 August 2023 and reveals the first wave of artists for 2023, including two big headliners. Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine head up the bill for next summer,…
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Pic: Bart Heemskerk ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), Europe’s largest showcase festival of emerging European music acts, has announced a three year brand partnership with Marshall. With respectively 37 (ESNS) and 60 (Marshall) years of operating in and for the live music industry, the two join forces in their shared goal of supporting artists, crew and promoters…
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AFEM CEO, Silvia Montello Nobody in the festival sector can be accused of undervaluing the contribution of Club Culture to the sector, but with recent reports stating that 1 in 3 Nightclubs are at risk of closing in the coming months, the NTIA and AFEM are concerned that the UK faces losing the world-renowned club…
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Mattia Franco – CEO & Co-Founder Xceed Xceed, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the live events scene, has raised €2 million to grow its intelligent event discovery platform from a diverse group of European funds and investors. This comes on top of a track record of two years of profitability and positive cash…
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The UK’s biggest nostalgia festival, Back 2 Festival, is returning to Catton Park for summer on Thursday 30th June – Sunday 3rd July 2023, with Blue and Boyzlife headlining a second phase line up that takes us right back to the 00s. Your childhood sweethearts will take to the stage, blasting the soundtrack to your…
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The 8th annual Outdoor Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Event Vision: 2025 industry climate action group to track UK outdoor event industry’s sustainability journey and the priorities and and challenges faced by organisers in 2022. The survey asks event organisers about environmental measures in place, barriers to success, and plans…
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L-R Matthew Payne, Francesca Payne, Mandy Polkey, Richard Burnett and Sue Burnett Photo credit – Paul Collins The popular Shake & Stir Vintage Music Festival, hosted in Southbourne each summer, was announced as the gold winner for the Event of the Year Award at the DMB (Destination Management Board) Tourism Awards. The award win was…
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Dcentralize, the organisation behind the construction of the first ‘one stop shop’ Web 3 Music Ecosystem is welcoming two powerful women to their leadership team, Dr Amber Ghaddar & Mariana Brandao; at the same time announcig five new sponsors and partners. Dr Ghaddar, who has an impressive track record in finance and crypto, and a…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Still not over how sick the LS23 stage was at Leeds this year ⚡️⚡️ Who was there? If you missed it you missed out 🔥
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 👇
CM.com, a leading customer engagement platform, has launched a brand new report summarising the results from a nationwide, representative survey looking at the shifting attitudes and behaviours of live music fans in the UK. The findings in their report are based on a nationally representative survey of 1,003 live music event attendees (those who have…
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Prima Queen, just one of the breaking acts appearing at Beam Me Up in February. Pic: Barbora Mrazkova Brand new music festival Beam Me Up has put together a mouthwatering line up of the hottest new artists around for its inaugural outing in Lincoln (10 February) and Oxford (11 February 2022). Coach Party, Opus Kink,…
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New AIF CEO, John Rostron. Pic: Jody HArtley John Rostron has been appointed as the new CEO of the Association of Independent Festivals. The appointment was announced today during AIF’s 2022 AGM, with Rostron officially beginning his tenure on November 18 following a two-week handover period with current CEO Paul Reed, joining recently appointed Chair…
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Not just any marquee, it’s the Live at the Marquee marquee. Sustainable event power specialist, Power Logistics, has announced plans for its expansion into Europe. The first stage of this development programme is the establishment of a permanent base in Cork, Ireland. In order to better serve the needs of its Irish client base, Power…
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The UK Festival Award ‘Best New Festival’ Shortlisted Reggae Land 2023 is set to be bigger and better as it moves to the legendary Milton Keynes National Bowl. Taking place on 5th and 6th August there will be a heavyweight lineup of artists from across the reggae and dub spectrum with both red-hot new stars,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Who did you see at #RandL22 that made you feel like this? 😍 Tag your faves below 👇
Jenner and Machin. Digital lanyards + blockchain wallets = audience engagement. MetaFests, the UK-based Web3 specialist for festivals, has partnered with leading US-based Web3 technology platform Vatom, to launch ‘Digital Lanyard’. The collaboration gives organisers instant, year-long fan engagement and enhanced monetisation powers. ‘Digital Lanyard’ is a revolutionary blockchain-powered toolkit, fast-tracking festivals’ access to the…
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Solotech, the suppliers of audiovisual and entertainment technology, has announced the appointment of John Probyn as Head of Business Development in Europe for the Live Productions Division. This new position is an important milestone towards continued growth in the global market of live productions. Probyn will be responsible for the business development of the company’s…
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Nass 2022. Pic: Adam Lievesley The annual celebration of music, street art, skate and BMX, NASS festival today announces the first drop of artists for 2023. NASS will be back at the Bath and West Showground from 6 – 9 July 2023 with an epic line up bringing together some of the world’s most exciting artists,…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Backstage with ur faves 👑
The first panels, keynotes and speakers for the ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) conference have been announced. A diverse range of topics will be presented in the panels and keynotes, ranging from the current developments in the music industry, its future and current affairs. The music business is an ever changing industry, a topic that Mark Mulligan,…
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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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Elrow Dubai has teamed up with SeatlabNFT as their official NFT ticketing partner for the elrow XXL festival in Dubai in 2023. This coming together will see attendees discover a new NFT-powered VIP experience when Dubai hosts the 8000-capacity elrow XXL festival in February 2023. This news comes off the back of several other highly…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Leeds 2022 was something special 💛 With Willow Smith, Bastille, BRING ME THE HORIZON and more, have a read of our highlights here 👉 tinyurl.com/33z2aysc
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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A total of fifteen outstanding artists have been nominated for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2023. The nominees are: Amelie Siba (Czechia), CMAT (Ireland), eee gee (Denmark), Goldkimono (Netherlands), Hause Plants (Portugal), Jerry Heil (Ukraine), July Jones (Slovenia), Kids Return (France), Koikoi (Serbia), Monikaze (Lithuania), Oska (Austria), Queralt Lahoz (Spain), Sans Soucis (Italy), schmyt (Germany),…
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Sunbelt Rentals has welcomed ecolibrium as charity partner for 2022-23, with both organisations united around a shared commitment to support the live events industry in driving carbon emissions down and positive climate action forward with a focus on tackling the industry’s greatest environmental impact: travel. Sunbelt Rentals are serious about their commitment to lowering carbon…
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Passage, a platform for creating and connecting metaverse experiences, today announced Knostalgia, a hip-hop / martial arts festival in partnership with rapper Philippe Prosper (better known as “Rap Is A Martial Art”). With 3D video chat and spatialized audio, the virtual event will feature the exclusive release and performance of Rap Is A Martial Art’s…
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Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music will highlight the leading trends and technologies in the music industry as AI, web3, VR and the Metaverse take centre stage at this year’s edition, where you can even attend as a virtual avatar from anywhere in the…
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Saudi music entertainment company, MDLBEAST, has just released the biggest names in the international and regional music scene confirmed to take the stage for ARAVIA, at Qatar’s ‘Al Rihla’ venue during the 28-day world cup season. As MDLBEAST’s first music event outside the Kingdom’s borders, ARAVIA will take place from November 21 until December 18…
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In partnership with the initiative Music Saves UA founded by the Ukrainian Association of Music Events (UAME), the biggest music festival in Ukraine – Atlas Festival has created a raffle t help fund the humanitarian needs of Ukrainian victims of the Russian invasion. The main prize is a Nirvana lot consisting of an exclusive framed…
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SeatlabNFT, the innovative new NFT ticketing platform disrupting the event ticketing industry, has announced a new partnership with Berlin-based talent agency The Bliss Office. The Bliss Office x SeatlabNFT collaboration is an exclusive, intimate party taking place alongside the industry-leading Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), On Friday 21st October 2022, The Bliss Office x SeatlabNFT will…
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Mustard Media, the award-winning festival and events marketing agency, and Easol, the game-changing experience commerce platform, have joined forces to curate an afternoon of panel discussions to share insights and learnings from 2022 and plan for success in 2023. Experts from Mustard Media and Easol will be speaking, as well as representatives from elrow, Afro…
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One of the new wave of companies offering Web 3 based solutions to the festival market is EventsFrame. We asked their head, Pavel Helstyn to outline the advanteges of utilising NFT Ticketing: How can NFT tickets be used across live sporting events, music festivals, conferences and for selling merchandise? What does this mean for the…
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The Roadie Cookbook has raised thousands for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for professional touring crew. The Roadie Cookbook was curated during the first lockdown by Production Manager Nick Gosling and industry friends Production Coordinator Julie Cotton, Band Assistant Athena Caramitsos, Backline Tech Rich House and industry publicist Kel Murray. The unique book showcases…
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With just under two weeks to go until the Summit, all of the sessions and speakers, including thought leaders, industry experts and policy makers are confirmed. They will be sharing their insights, to inform and inspire outdoor event sustainability action, at an details filled, free to attend event. Read and download the full programme on…
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With a full-on return, working on a multitude of the UK’s largest and most popular major outdoor music events and festivals this summer has been no small feat. For CTUK it has been no different to any other supplier, it has taken a hard-working and dedicated team of skilled people to make it all happen.…
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BST Hyde Park returned in 2022 boasting a stellar line-up. Among the festival’s highlights were two back-to-back headline sets from grunge royalty Pearl Jam, which saw 100,000 fans gather across two nights in July. Although the band travels the world with their Rat Sound Systems stage package in tow, Britannia Row Productions was called in…
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Adding to the growing number of examples of Web 3 integration in customer experience, LG Electronics Business Solutions (LG) has announced a global partnership with Portuguese-based Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform Fr0ntier X to deliver world-leading interactive NFT integrations and experiences on LG webOS Smart Signage. This partnership is built around Fr0ntierX’s suite of software solutions…
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