BBC Music announces partnership with The Great Escape
UK: The Great Escape has announced a new partnership with BBC Music. Now in its 12th year, the festival will take place from May 18 - 20 in Brighton. In addition to its already...
Fat Out Fest to occur this weekend
UK: Returning after almost three years, the innovative and cosmopolitan Fat Out Fest will be hosted at Manchester's Islington Mill from April 14 - 16. The experimental music and arts festival promises that this...
Julie’s Bicycle announces shortlists for the first Creative Green Awards
UK: Julie’s Bicycle has announced the shortlists for its first Creative Green Awards, comprising creative organisations and events that undertake outstanding efforts to embed environmental action. Running since 2009, Creative Green is a certification...
Jack Daniel’s prepares for another busy festival season
UK: Jack Daniel’s has announced its line-up of 2017 festival partnerships, with the Jack Rocks programme set to appear at a mix of iconic and new UK festivals this summer.
Collaborating for a third...
NorthSide becomes a 100% organic festival
DENMARK: NorthSide Festival has released its latest sustainability report, which demonstrates marked improvement in the festival's environmental policies and promises to deliver a 100% organic selection of food in 2017.
The work to construct NorthSide...
BPM Festival reveals dates and location for Portuguese debut
PORTUGAL: After spearheading a decade of esteemed showcases in Mexico’s Playa Del Carmen, BPM Festival has revealed the date and location for its very first European edition in Portugal this September. Set to welcome...
Download Festival makes major site improvements
UK: Download Festival has announced major improvement plans for the 2017 festival. New drainage systems, alternative traffic routes, improved disabled access, a 400 strong ‘Dog Squad’ to aid festival-goers, and a stage relocation are...
elrow announces debut festival
SPAIN: Spanish show creators elrow have announced their debut festival edition named elrow Friends & Family, a one-day event set to take place on July 15 at the beachfront location of Salou in Spain.
elrow...
Skiddle wins two industry awards
UK: Primary ticketing agency Skiddle won two Ticketing Technology Awards at the Ticketing Technology Forum on April 5, bagging the Moving On Up and Customer Service accolades.
The former recognised how the Skiddle App, which...
Primavera Sound increases its commitment to electronic music
SPAIN: The 17th edition of Primavera Sound has increased the festival's commitment to representing electronic music through its revamped space, Primavera Bits.
During the 18 hours of uninterrupted daily programming, a total of 62...
