SINGAPORE: Taking inspiration from a swarm of butterflies in mid-flight, a group of students from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed the unique ‘Flights of Fancy’ display for the 2014 Singapore Night Festival. The installation, which was the culmination of the University’s 10-week Urban Lighting course, used the Singapore National Design Centre’s expansive space to bring a true on-of-a-kind experience to life with help from Martin Professional Exterior 400 LED lighting fixtures. Throughout the University’s Urban Lighting course, students learned about the effects of both natural and artificial light on space as well as fundamental design concepts. The…
Author: Festival Insights
RUSSIA: Every year, farmers, milk lovers and music fans flock to Ufa – the dairy capital of Russia – to celebrate the Milk Music Festival. Festival-goers can learn about the dairy industry, interact with farm animals, take a spin on amusement park rides, and – of course – enjoy locally sourced dairy products. One of the biggest draws to the festival is an open-air stage featuring folk singing, dancing and musical groups. This year an ETC Cobalt 20 desk controlled the lighting for the performances. The Cobalt console was supplied by Kilowatt Rentals and Staging, who thought the desk’s exceptional…
CHILE: WOMAD will take place in Chile for the first time in 2015. Sinead O’Connor will headline the three-day open-air world music festival, set to take place in the Recoleta District of Santiago in Plaza La Paz from February 13 – 15. Over 100 international artists from 42 different countries took to the WOMAD Charlton Park stages last year. This year South American music aficionados will be able to experience a musically adventurous selection of performers. Artists from all over the world will travel to South America to present the best music straight out of Africa, Europe and Latin America.…
UK: Disclosure and Rudimental’s Wild Life Festival will occur from June 6 – 7 at the Brighton City Airport. Notable names on the line-up include Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Earl Sweatshirt, Nicolas Jaar, Jamie xx, and Cashmere Cat. Information on tickets and the full line-up can be found here.
UK: This year, ILMC – the International Live Music Conference – will be tripling the amount of dedicated festival content it presents to delegates, in addition to the wider conference topics that are also of direct relevance to festival organisers. The expansive, invitation-only industry event – set to take place from March 5 – 8 in West London’s Royal Garden Hotel – will feature panels and workshop sessions centred on various facets of the festival and live music sectors. Key focusses across the dedicated panels and workshop sessions will be: * Has the festival business peaked? – In the wake…
SPAIN: Sónar Barcelona has revealed a second wave of acts – 32 in total – for its 22nd festival, set to take place from June 18 – 20. The event will be split between two venues: Fira Montjuic (Sónar By Day) and Fira Gran Via (Sónar By Night). Included in the new announcement is L.A. beat scene pioneer Flying Lotus, the experimental and androgynous tag-team of Arca & Jesse Kanda, and the inventor of dubstep: Skrillex. That last part was a little joke. The full line-up can be viewed on the festival’s official website.
HONG KONG: K-array and Sennheiser Hong Kong featured its Firenze Series on several stages of Clockenflap Festival with an equipment list that boasted 30 x KH8, 22 x KS8 12 x Unannounced Speakers from the Firenze Series and 60 KH15s. What’s more is that they deployed 9 x KH4, 6 x KS4, 23 x KMT12, 13 x KR402 and 10 KR202. Monitors and speakers were piled high on six separate stages throughout the festival, which was held at the West Kowloon Cultural District Waterfront Promenade. The main stage which was fitted with 24 x KH8 and 16 x KS8 for…
UK: Download Festival has confirmed a new wave of acts for its 2015 weekend, set to take place from June 12 – 14. Joining headliners Slipknot, Muse, and Kiss on the bill will be: Ace Frehley // All That Remains // Andrew W.K. // Bombus // Black Star Riders // Blood Youth // Chelsea Grin // Creeper // Defeater // Evil Scarecrow // Fearless Vampire Killers // Gnarwolves // Hands Like Houses // Hell Yeah // In Flames // King 810 // L7 // Stray From The Path // Testament // The Ghost Inside // Thunder // We Are Harlot…
UK: The Great Escape – set to return to Brighton from May 14 – 16 to celebrate its 10th year – has announced its first 150 acts for 2015. For the past decade, the three-day festival has produced eclectic international line-ups replete with emerging artists. Festival Director Kat Morris said: “The Great Escape is extremely proud to champion emerging talent and creativity across the entire music industry. For the past decade, TGE has given upcoming artists the opportunity to perform for 18,000 passionate fans each year who are all hugely supportive of new music. To mark this very special 10th…
POLAND: Katowice’s Off Festival – set to take place from August 7 – 9 – has announced that preternaturally dope hip-hop titans Run the Jewels and refrigerator cover band Sun O))) will play its tenth edition, alongside Julie Ruin, Girl Band, Jacek Sienkiewicz, and Kristen. Tickets for Off Festival 2015 can be purchased here.