The second City Session took place at O2 Academy Islington, on the subject of Police and PRS – Paying The Bill. The packed event, organised in association with Academy Music Group, Doodson Entertainment and Music Tank, heard from two panels – one on the PRS For Music payments and the other on costs for policing festivals. Moderated by Festival Awards’ [...]

The first City Session took place at Underground at the O2 Academy Leeds, on the subject of Surviving the Age of Austerity – How Festivals Can Cope with the Downturn. The packed event, organised in association with Academy Music Group, Doodson Entertainment, Music Tank, UK Centre for Events Management and Yorkshire Festivals Network heard from a panel of experienced festival [...]

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We have launched a series of mini-conferences across Britain to help festival businesses learn, share information and find solutions to common problems. Taking place in a different location each month, The City Sessions will examine one issue in detail per event through panel discussion from experts and open debate with delegates. It will be followed by a networking session. A [...]

Massive youth unemployment, tax rises, council cutbacks, arts funding being slashed, less cash in people’s pockets… It’s a challenging financial time for festivals. The Institute of Fiscal Studies says government measures such as the VAT increase will hit low income households of working age hardest. With the majority of festival-goers being young people with limited resources, the impact of the [...]

Academy Music Group (AMG), whose shareholders include Live Nation, SJM Concerts and Metropolis Music, is the UK’s leading owner and operator of multi-award winning, nationwide O2 Academy venues in Brixton (London), Islington (London), Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Oxford and Bournemouth as well as O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (London). AMG is also a majority shareholder in O2 ABC [...]