The founders of soon-to-be-launched All Access Anonymous are claiming that they will bring new transparency, funding, and structure to independent promoters, whom they believe to be the true creators of the experience economy. All Access Anonymous (AAA) is creating an open and fair decentralized network to connectcredible and verified promoters directly with others in the verified network including othercreators, fans, artists, agents, venues, marketing agencies, production companies, and more, interweaving all the aspects of live events into a carefully vetted and verified network of passionate people working toward the same goal. Through the power of fandom and DeFi, AAA disperses…
Author: Andy Lenthall
From zero to several hundred thousand in one event in 2019 is an impressive start, but Soundstorm has provided the means for promoters MDLBeast to drive cultural change at a rapid pace, as well as gathering a diverse, impressive international audience together at their annual conference, XP. We spent Zoom time with Strategy Director, Nada Alhelabi to find out more about their activities, their achievements, and their mission to create positive influence in Saudi Arabia and beyond. A company formed in 2019 in a sector paused in 2020, there’s not a great deal of history to talk about, one also…
Organisers of Swindon’s Mfor Festival today announced the postponement of the2022 event. “The festival, scheduled for 29th and 30th July 2022 has been hit by the cost-of-livingcrisis and the event will now be delayed until 28 th and 29 th July 2023. Mfor bounced back in 2021 after Covid but like many other independent UK festivals,the event, that fundraises to support former military service personnel, has been hitby a series of unforeseen challenges in 2022. The cost-of-living crisis has played a huge role with costs to organisers risingexorbitantly and less people having the available income to buy tickets. The impactof…
Festival Republic have announced that they are to fund a new research project within Music Declares Emergency. The project aims to drive grid connections to UK festivals and begin the transition of the UK outdoor live sector to grid power. Such a transition will ultimately reduce carbon emissions for the sector in relation to temporary power generation. Under the No Music On A Dead Planet banner, this grant marks a key moment in the transformation of the UK outdoor live music portfolio, and reinforces the commitment of Festival Republic to playing a leading role in creating a greener and more sustainable future for…
Download gave us the opportunity to chat with Cellar Door Moon Crow about 2022, all it has brought so far and the importance of festivals to grassroots bands looking to grow their audience. South Yorkshire’s Goodwin brothers, Phil (Guitar) and Tommy (drums and keys, sometimes both together) deliver Hip-Hop infused rock, or maybe that’s vice-versa, are seasoned performers from previous band incarnations that have settled into their two-piece line up. This, as Phil puts it, makes them “well aware of the dedication, determination and discipline needed”. When asked how their set went from their perspective, Tommy replies with a resounding…
International music festival, HebCelt, has announced its 25th anniversary event will be significantly powered by locally-produced green hydrogen. The Islands Stage in the main arena area will use the zero-emissions energy for three days and nights, powering 12 different acts in what is a new evolution of the festival’s continued commitment to innovation and green energy. It is the first festival in Scotland to run a full stage consecutively for the duration of a whole event on green hydrogen. PlusZero, a Harris-based clean power start-up, will be the provider. Launched in 2021 by founder David Amos, PlusZero is decarbonising the…
With the summer festival season fully underway, the ESNS Exchange results provide an overview of the most promising European emerging acts of the moment. ESNS Exchange, the European talent exchange programme, is also very happy to welcome a new festival to its roster of partner festivals as Flow festival joins the programme. The festival in Helsinki, Finland is about to take place from 12 – 14 August, find out more at flowfestival.com. The British minimalist rock group Yard Act seems to be a favourite amongst the bookers of European festivals. The four-piece has no less than eleven bookings by ESNS…
Groundbreaking music festival Cro Cro Land returns after a two-year hiatus to bring its signature mash-up of queer, non-binary, and straight bands to Croydon, with gender equality at its heart. Cro Cro Land are proud to be completely gender balanced across stage and crew, and offers a welcoming place for all that come through its doors to party to a soundtrack of the best in alternative music – Cro Cro Land aims to bring guitar music back to the birthplace of punk. The impressive handpicked line-up is a who’s who of the best in indie and alternative music by both…
Kiss’s final UK show, Iron Maiden’s masterclass and a Sunday headline set from Biffy Clyro were the headline grabbers, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, an hour of pure, unadulterated rock from Black Label Society and an absolute blast of a chat with Cellar Door Moon Crow were our highlights from a sun-kissed Donnington Park this weekend, with fans once again living up to their reputation of what is widely regarded as the UK’s friendliest audience, celebrating inclusivity, self-expression and a lot of headbanging. Looking forward to 2023’s 20th Anniversary, Festival Republic has just announced that, for the first time, an…
After a two-year gap due to the pandemic, the popular music festival Test Fest is back! Event organisers It’s in the Bag are getting ready for this brilliant festival which is all about raising awareness not fundraising. They have moved to a new venue at Taunton Rugby Club and welcome Cornish headliners Wille and The Bandits. Taking place on Saturday 18th June 2022 at 12 noon to midnight this is a unique music festival to the UK. Test Fest is a music festival with a message – the only one of its kind in the UK and maybe the world!…