• 26% of UK shows have already been cancelled in Q1• Industry revenue dropping as 44% of international shows have been cancelled in Q1• A lack of public confidence and fear of further restrictions cited as main reasons for cancellations• 90% of the industry believe Brexit will negatively impact the industry once all markets fully reopen Over a quarter of shows have already been cancelled in the first three months of 2022 leading to a serious loss of income for the live music industry, a snap industry survey of booking agents across the business, conducted by LIVE has shown. The…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Speakers from Black Lives In Music, Vision Nine, NME, The Mighty Hoopla and Boomtown Fair confirmed for February 15 The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has revealed the full programme for its Festival Congress 2022, taking place in Bristol on February 15. As well as the already announced headline conversation between The F-List For Music’s Brix Smith and Vick Bain with The Guardian’s Laura Snapes, confirmed sessions include an opening keynote from Black Lives In Music co-founder Roger Wilson. A ‘State Of Independence’ panel will see leading festival organisers offer key insights and reflections on ongoing challenges heading into the…
UK clubbing institution and festival regulars Secretsundaze is to celebrate 20 years of definitive party experiences with a number of special events throughout 2022. The fist part of this year-long series kicks off at fabric on January 30th with more to follow on March 12th at Colour Factory, April 14th at Venue MOT, May 14th at Oval Space and July 9th at multiple Hackney Wick venues. Esteemed co-founders and residents Giles Smith and James Priestley will anchor each party with guests including Jeremy Underground, Paramida, Galcher Lustwerk, Ash Lauryn, Jamie Tiller, Shy One and more to be announced. Described by…
Just For Laughs, the largest and most widely-respected comedy festival in the world, is expanding their international festival footprint by creating a brand-new comedy festival curated for comedy fans in the UK, made possible by collaborating with AEG Presents and The O2. The first edition of Just For Laughs LONDON isscheduled to take place at The O2 in North Greenwich, London from March 2-5 2023. Just For Laughs LONDON will be a four-day pass-based festival, and feature the company’s signature premium comedy programming. Must-attend events will include solo shows, live podcast recordings, in conversations, and cast panels; from both UK-based…
Participants from 12 countries to lead global movement for gender equality in music. Today Keychange, the pioneering international initiative for gender equality in the music industry, welcomes 76 new faces to its 2022 talent development programme. Selected by industry and export experts as future leaders, the new cohort of artists and music industry professionals from 12 different countries will take part in a year-long programme, following an open call that received 590 applications. Participants include Shereen Perera, Senior Producer of Women of the World Foundation (UK), Samantha Slattery, Founder of Women in Music Canada (CA), Mathilde Neuville, Co-founder of Consentis…
– ellesse® – the Italian sports apparel brand owned by Pentland Brands – has announced the start of a three-year partnership with the electronic music festival based in the Alps, Tomorrowland Winter. As the official sponsor, ellesse will be working with the festival to bring its rich heritage of fashion-meets-sport to the Alps. Taking place from 19-26 March, the festival will see 18,000 people from more than 100 countries hit the slopes for a week of dancing and snowsports, amidst a magical winter wonderland setting with an altitude of over 2000m in the French Alps resort of Alpe D’Huez. As…
Here’s a swift round up of upcoming changes to Covid restrictions for events and venues in Wales and Scotland. Wales From Saturday, the number of people allowed to attend an outdoor event will rise from 50 to 500.From Friday 21st January, crowds will be allowed to return to sporting events and there will be no limits on those attending outdoor events.From Friday 28th January, nightclubs can reopen and hospitality venues will be allowed to operate normally, although Covid passes will still be required for large events, cinemas, nightclubs and theatres.From Thursday 10th February, Wales will return to a three-week review…
Michael Eavis today paid tribute to Glastonbury Festival’s long-serving commercial director, Robert Richards, who has died aged 65 after a short illness. Paying tribute, Eavis said: “He worked for the Festival for over 30 years. His first job was setting up the information and CND campaigning stalls and he was the producer of Julien Temple’s Glastonbury film in 2006. In recent years, Robert has been responsible for partnerships, large commercial deals and sponsorship, and he helped secure the license for the Festival to continue in 2014. Alongside this work, Robert helped me personally with projects in Pilton village, particularly the…
Today (10 January), the government has published its response to the Protect Duty public consultation, which ran from 26 February to 2 July 2021. The Protect Duty has been championed by victims’ groups, including the Martyn’s Law campaign, which was established by Figen Murray following the tragic loss of her son, Martyn, in the Manchester Arena attack in 2017. 2,755 responses were received from a variety of organisations, sectors and campaigners, with the majority supporting the government’s proposals to introduce stronger measures, including a legal requirement for some public places to ensure preparedness for and protection from terrorist attacks. Home…
DHP Family have announced that charity fundraiser festival Beat The Streets, renowned locally for the vital funds it has raised in support of Framework Housing Association and awareness it has brought to the rising homelessness crisis in Nottingham, will return to venues in the city on 30th January 2022 with a whole host of local artists added to the bill. Around 40 artists have now been announced for the 2022 event, which once again gives local Nottingham musicians a prominent place on the line-up. Performing across the day will be: Blood Wizard, Church of the Cosmic Skull, Do Nothing, Georgie,…