Missed opportunities and failure. This week’s Chancellor. After a brief period of cork-popping for those looking to pop more than £40k per in pension pots at imminent risk of bursting…
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The not-for-profit organisation The Power of Events Ltd was set up in June 2022 –http://www.thepowerofevents.org/ – with the mission to set up a comms platform designed to showcase, value and…
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Henry Havis, head of security, ExCeL London and Chair of MASA The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has declared the first meeting of the Multi Association Security Awareness group (MASA)…
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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…
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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…
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GMC Events’ Ryan Wilmott During a busy summer that saw GMC Events involved in the production of shows such as Shambala, Arcadia, Somerset House sessions, Shindig and Bristol Pride, director…
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SeatlabNFT’s Paul Kelly SeatlabNFT have announced that industry expert Paul Kelly is joining the team. The Australian brings a wealth of top-level commercial and marketing experience that will be invaluable…
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Jamal Chalabi – Trustee, TM, Good Bloke. New ecolibrium trustee, Jamal Chalabi, brings sustainable Tour & Production experience to tackle industry travel emissions Jamal Chalabi, Tour & Production Manager at…
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The UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey tracks progress to boost diversity and inclusion in the UK’s music industry. Led by UK Music’s Diversity Taskforce, the survey focuses on those who…
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People not actually getting on a train. Photo by Ant Rozetsky @ Unsplash Unless you were stuck in a foreign airport with a suntan and a dead mobile, you’ll have…
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Respected music industry educators Remi Harris and Tamara Gal-On are delighted to announce the latest iteration of their hugely successful women’s leadership development programme, the Music Leaders Network. Beginning in…
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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…
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Ryan Kenny The global online ticketing system might be worth around $30 billion, but it has been in a state of increasing collapse for a number of years. Customers’ trust…
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Today, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak unveiled a number of fiscal adjustments in his spring statement, unfortunately he didn’t maintain the current lower rate of VAT on ticket sales, measures for…
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As the world makes moves to isolate Russia financially, as sporting and cultural embargoes start to permeate, Music Export Ukraine has realeased a briefing on how the music industry can…
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Pic: Roman Wimmers @ Unsplash The Prime Minister has now confirmed the final easing of legally enforceable Covid-19 restrictions in England, along with a reduced system of testing that ends…
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Steve Heap. Pic: aniseedphoto.com Steve Heap, General Secretary of The Association of Festival Organisers, has received the Industry Legend Award at the 2022 Event Production Awards. The awards ceremony took…
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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,…
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Hope that’s biodegradable confetti. Pic: Danny Howe @ Unsplash Vision:2025 launch a consultation for ground-breaking industry Green Code of Conduct, to provide clear minimum environmental standards for all UK outdoor…
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The annual Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Vision: 2025 industry climate action group in partnership with the Association of Festival Organisers’ (AFO) and the Association…
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Key figures from Kilimanjaro Live, AEG Europe, Paradigm and Live Nation will be speaking at the sustainability conference this September. With two weeks to go, the Green Events and Innovations Conference…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Source Help the UK’s live music industry to #ReviveLive by filling out this short survey about your live music habits! 🍻…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source The live music industry is projected to lose at least 60% of jobs, with the sector hit hard…
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Download the full guide Professionals from across the global concert touring industry have joined forces to form the PSA Tour Production Group (PSA TPG), in order to provide a unified…
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Download the full guide Professionals from across the global concert touring industry have joined forces to form the PSA Tour Production Group (PSA TPG), in order to provide a unified…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Today, Leeds Festival has come together with the rest of the UK music industry to show support for…
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These are incredible times. With such times, there are understandably many vital questions. As many in government, the media and commentators have put forward, rather than there being ‘the answer’…
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UK: Event industry associations The Association of Event Venues (AEV), The Association of Event Organisers (AEO), and the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), have announced the launch of a…
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UK: The Festival Vision: 2025 initiative has launched a crowdfunding campaign that hopes to raise £25k in order to publish a second edition of its sustainability-centric The Show Must Go…
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UK: With diesel emissions becoming an increasing public health concern, World Environment Day on June 5 was focused on air pollution. In conjunction, the sustainability management company Hope Solutions –…
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Photo credit: Anoushka Shankar UK: Powerful Thinking’s fourth annual Industry Green Survey shows that more event organisers are embedding sustainability into their operations and getting savvy with waste and energy…
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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…
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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…
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UK: COPTRZ, the commercial drone solution provider, has announced the launch of a complete turnkey drone detection solution, designed to provide protection to events from the threat of drones. Launched…
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Photo credit: Aurélie Jeannette FRANCE: Airstar has released a new range of bulb shaped lighting balloons for the live events industry, simply dubbed ‘Bulbs’. The inspiration behind Bulbs came from…
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Photo credit: Louise Roberts for Shambala Festival UK: The not-for-profit festival sustainability group Powerful Thinking is calling on event organisers to take part in the annual Festival Industry Green Survey…
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Jason Roberts is the co-founder and CEO of HelloSugoi. In June 2017, he launched the world’s first blockchain-based event ticketing platform. He is also the co-founder of the popular ‘Real…
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