Insider Insights

Insider Insights

How to Develop a Festival in an Emerging Market

Zé Diogo is a team member of Ourbookings, a Lisbon based promoter of electronic music that operates a number of festivals, record labels, and the Ministerium club. As one of the worst affected countries...

Sustainability – The Time To Walk The Walk Is NOW

Graham Brown has a bee in his bonnet, he may need to keep it there to preserve that particular species but figuratively speaking, this industry PR and marketing specialist has campaigned enough,...


Are We About to Call Time on Secondary Ticketing and Touts?

Jimmy Coultas has worked in the music industry as a journalist and DJ for a decade, helming Skiddle’s content department for three and a half years. The company has been specifically delivering technological solutions...

The UK Festival Market Report 2017

Festival Insights and the UK Festival Awards are proud to release the UK Festival Market Report 2017, an in-depth examination of consumer demographics, preferences and behaviour based on research undertaken from October - November...

Why the Festival Atmosphere is More Important Than the Line-Up

Robin Travis is the Managing Director of Renby, a UK based provider of fogging and bulk solids handling systems. A staple of the British summer and a rite of passage for many people,...

AGF Sustainability and Waste Reduction Tips for Your Audiences.

A Greener Festival's (AGF) CEO Claire O'Neill has put together some useful tips on how festival fans can all do their bit for the environment and do festivals more sustainably. It's a great set...

The Evolution of the Australian Dance Music Scene

EMC Executive Producer Jane Singo has been involved in the live events industry for almost 25 years, having worked as a dancer, event promoter, manager, and agent before starting work with EMC back in...

Planning and Executing a More Sustainable Waste Management Programme

Lindsey Barnett is a Key Account Manager at Zest Recycle. Lindsey works with the team that specialises in the events sector, providing consultancy, waste management services and staffing to events, festivals and hospitality venues....

The Ultimate Guide to Live Streaming in Virtual Reality

Jimmy Woodard is a Business Development Manager at 360 Designs, a leading virtual reality company with expertise in live production and advanced custom cameras. Festival producers – 2017 could be your year to unlock the...

Where Brand Sponsorships & Live Streaming are Heading in 2018 (Part II)

Kim Owens is the founding editor of Kaffeine Buzz, a veteran technology and entertainment journalist, and a marketing consultant with over two decades of expertise in delivering branding and content strategy services to a...