Why This Year’s Festival Headliner Should be LED
Tom Wilkes is the Business Development Manager at White Light, where he works closely with lighting designers, manufacturers and end users. His position has enabled White Light to form a partnership with the AIF...
Shining a light on Creativity at Boomtown Fair
Jon Newman is a project manager at Utopium, a Bristol based lighting and rigging company that has 25 years’ experience delivering bespoke lighting, rigging and technical support to creatively enhance events and venues. Modern...
3 reasons why we want female urinals at every festival
Danielle Dong a Yakan is the Social Media Manager at madamePee, a manufacturer of women's urinals. An estimated 100,000 women used madamePee last year, at 15 events across France, including the Women's World Cup.
Whether...
Defining Our Place in the Events Industry
We asked Power of Events founder, Rick Stainton, how the organisation's work can turn confusion into definition.
Here is a history lesson. We all know that in the chaos of Covid the whole of the...
Narrative, Theatre and the Changing Festival Experience
Cyrus Bozorgmehr is Head of Communications at Arcadia, the pioneering performing arts and events company. His role at Arcadia spans public relations and the creative development of narratives and themes. His work as a...
On Hiring a Motley Crew
Jonathan Sigsworth is Managing Director of Gallowglass Crewing. With operational bases across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, Gallowglass supplies flexible trained and qualified manpower to venues all over the UK and Europe....
A Guide to Getting the Customer Insights You Need
Piers Alington is the co-founder and Managing Director of Feedback Ferret, based in Buckinghamshire. The company was launched to answer the need for a comprehensive end-to-end solution for managing and making sense of open-ended...
Female Representation at Festivals – is the Struggle Still Real?
Skiddle's Live Music and Festivals Editor, Henry Lewis, is a trained journalist and lives in Manchester. Having worked at Skiddle for three years, Henry is a regular industry commentator and Skiddle spokesperson, as well...
How to Create Your Next Event With Sustainability In Mind
When it comes to planning any kind of event, there is a lot for you to think about. Whilst you might be thinking about refreshments, music, and décor, how much thought do...
[Free ebook] The Independent Festival’s Guide to Going Cashless
PlayPass are one of the world's leading providers of RFID at festivals and live events, having set the industry standard for the reliable and cost-effective delivery of cashless payments, access control, brand activation and...
