Gigantic launches partnership with Twickets
UK: National ticket agency Gigantic has become one of the biggest operators in the UK to team up with Twickets as its official ticket resale partner.
Now live, the new service is integrated into...
Liverpool Sound City prepares for 10th anniversary in 2017
UK: The UK Festival Award-winning Sound City – the nation's largest metropolitan festival – will celebrate its landmark 10th birthday from May 27 - 28 2017, with what organisers promise to be the biggest...
We Are FSTVL adds camping, announces line-up for fifth anniversary
UK: We Are FSTVL has revealed the first details for its fifth edition, taking place from May 26 – 28. New for 2017, We Are will be introducing camping to the FSTVL, enlisting the...
Northern Festivals Network commissioned for two disability–led pieces of art
UK: The Northern Festivals Network – a consortium of festivals committed to raising the quality of arts available to families at Greenfield festivals – has teamed up with Unlimited, an organisation that believes disabled...
Powerful Thinking launches Industry Green Survey; results to be revealed at UK Festival Conference
UK: Powerful Thinking has launched the Industry Green Survey 2016, helping to track industry progress and shape support for all festivals to move towards more sustainable practices. Those surveyed are entered into a raffle...
GOAT Festival heads to Goa in January
INDIA: GOAT Festival, a brand new boutique music and arts festival, is heading to Indian shores in January 2017. The three-day festival is to be held on Ashvem beach, which is hidden away in...
Twickets launches crowdfunding campaign, partners with Palace, expands to Europe
UK: Marcus Russell and Alec McKinlay of Ignition Management have stepped up the fight against online ticket touting by investing in leading fan-to-fan ticket resale platform Twickets. The company is also receiving backing from...
AFO Conference to take place November 11 – 13
If you work in the events industry you will know that the world of festivals is a complex one. But that’s where the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) can help.
The AFO is an...
London Film Festival enlists Arena Group for design and install duties
UK: Arena Group designed and installed London’s largest temporary cinema venue in Victoria Embankment Gardens last month, forming part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of BFI’s London Film Festival from October 5 - 16.
People...
Amsterdam Dance Event wraps up successful 21st edition
NETHERLANDS: On October 24, this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event was brought to a close. From October 19 onwards, the city of Amsterdam was fully dedicated to the 21st iteration of ADE, the world's biggest...
