Powerful Thinking launches new guide to Smart Energy for festivals

UK: Powerful Thinking launched its Smart Energy for Festivals and Events guide at the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI9) on March 7, which was hosted by A Greener Festival at the ILMC. The guide...

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...


University of Derby announces partnership with Y Not Festival

UK: The University of Derby has announced a major new three-year partnership with Y Not Festival, featuring a range of activities to enrich students’ real world learning. Now in its 12th year, Y Not...

Forecastle Festival to offset carbon emissions with clean energy

USA: Forecastle Festival, a three-day celebration of music, art and activism, will be celebrating its 15th anniversary from July 14 - 16 in Louisville's Waterfront Park, and will again partner with Arcadia Power to...

Twitch unveiled as bluedot’s streaming partner

UK: Bluedot has partnered with the social video platform Twitch to live stream content from across the festival to the site's 10 million daily visitors from July 7 - 9. The partnership kicks off...

Unconscious Archives to debut in London this September

UK: Since launching back in 2011, the London based promoter Unconscious Archives has established itself as a leader in London’s leftfield arts and music circles, welcoming over 70 artists across 25 events. The...

ID&C offers £2500 Grass Roots Festival Bursary

UK: Festival accreditation supplier ID&C has launched its 6th annual Grass Roots Festival Bursary, which sees small-to-medium UK festivals apply for the chance to receive £2500 worth of security wristbands, passes and lanyards. The bursary...

Elrow Town London reveals main stage theme for 2018

UK: Following a sold-out debut edition, Elrow Town London has revealed the main stage theme for its return on August 18 2018. Elrow's vibrant Brazilian jungle carnival theme, Sambodromo do Brasil, will take centre...

The UK Festival Awards & Conference 2014

UK: Following a record-breaking response and an impossible level of caffeine intake on our part, the sold-out UK Festival Awards and Conference respectively celebrated and incisively analysed the state of the UK festival industry,...

AVA reveals full London conference programme

UK: AVA Festival has revealed additional names for its free conference programme at London's Printworks venue on March 15. The conference will offer insights into the music & arts industry from artists, agents, labels...