Boomtown to provide drug testing and trained counsellors for all attendees
UK: Boomtown has announced that it will take an 'all-encompassing' approach to drugs policy at this year’s event, which takes place from August 10 - 13 at the Matterley Estate in Hampshire. The sold...
ILMC & MIC launch Live Data Agency
UK: The teams behind Media Insight Consulting (MIC), the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) and IQ Magazine have announced the launch of the Live Data Agency, a joint venture specialising in big data analysis,...
Smirnoff Sound Collective teams up with IMS on gender diversity initiative
WORLDWIDE: The International Music Summit – a three-day educational platform focused on electronic music – celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and once again held discussions on some of the key issues facing the...
Serious Stages creates new Other Stage at Glastonbury
UK: Glastonbury contracted Serious Stages to design and manufacture a new version of the Other Stage for this year's festival, which took place from June 21 - 26 at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
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Female Colombian migrants take centre stage at London’s Women and War Festival
UK: As Colombia progresses towards ending one of the world's most protracted conflicts, a group of female Colombian migrants will open this year’s Women and War festival in London on July 4. ‘Colombia Day’...
Bookitbee rebrands as LIVE IT
UK: The self-service ticketing platform Bookitbee has announced that it will change its name to LIVE IT on June 14.
The company's CEO, Kenton Ward, explained that the new name would reflect the evolving...
Ultra holds two simultaneous multi-day festivals in Singapore and South Korea
SINGAPORE / SOUTH KOREA: On the weekend of June 10 & 11 2017, Ultra successfully produced two multi-day festivals in two different countries in Asia – South Korea and Singapore – for the first...
Arribar! wins Glastonbury contract for ninth year
UK: Arribar!, part of the Eventist Group, has won its ninth contract with Glastonbury Festival and will return to Worthy Farm with two themed bars: The Chameleon and Rock the Kasbah.
The bars, located...
Eventbrite releases research into Millennials’ attitudes towards live events
UK: Ticketing company Eventbrite has released the findings of research it recently conducted into the attitudes Millennials hold towards live events.
The survey, conducted in partnership with research agency Crowd DNA, took a sample audience...
Forecastle Festival offers panels and demonstrations with Bourbon industry experts
USA: The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge, Forecastle Festival’s acclaimed Kentucky Bourbon Trail outpost, will give fans hailing from all over the country access to in-depth educational panels, speakers and demonstrations with industry icons and experts...
