Vision: 2025 announce ‘Journey to Net Zero’ conference programme for The Showman’s Show, 20th October 2021, with two new resources launched for event organisers to cut environmental impacts from waste plastics and power. The Vision: 2025 Conference brings together the 100+ festivals and events that have signed the vision pledge to aim to significantly reduce environmental impacts on a journey to net zero, and is open to Showman’s Show delegates, providing sustainability updates and networking opportunities. The programme leads with ‘Industry Briefings’ where the Net Zero scene is set with a myth-busting explainer session with Chiara Badiali, Sector Knowledge…
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Five year deal sees Event Genius as the sole ticketing, travel, access control and cashless payments partner to the new venture which will launch on the Raynham Estate, Norfolk in August 2022 Event Genius has signed brand new UK festival Wide Skies & Butterflies on a five year deal that will see the end-to-end provider become the festival’s sole ticketing, travel, access control and payments partner. The festival – created by a hugely experienced team that have worked on events such as the Isle of Wight Festival, BST Hyde Park and tours from the likes of Madonna, The Rolling Stones…
The restrictions enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic hit the live events sector particularly hard, with the industry suffering a 90% decrease in revenues in 2020 according to the BVEP UK Events Report. The industry employs more than 700,000 people across the UK and contributes £70bn to the economy, so it is vital that live events, including festivals, can continue operating. To keep attendees safe as they are welcomed back, festival organisers will need to continue implementing measures to minimise the risks of the virus spreading. While social distancing measures and clearly sign-posted one-way systems are still in place in many…
Like everyone in the live entertainment industries, the team at Vision Nine (Boardmasters, NASS) has worked extremely hard throughout a very challenging 18 months. To make sure everyone takes some time out and to say ‘thank you’, Vision Nine management has given the entire team a well-deserved, extra paid week off – to relax, recharge and spend time with their families and friends. Vision Nine offices will be closed from today, Friday 1 October until on Monday11 October. Commenting on the move, a spokesperson said “Since early 2020, the live entertainment industries have been faced with unprecedented challenges, and a notable lack…
The annual Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Vision: 2025 industry climate action group in partnership with the Association of Festival Organisers’ (AFO) and the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), 23 Sept 2021. The survey asks event organisers about environmental measures in place, challenges, and plans for the future, plus what resources are needed to make progress. It provides a vital picture of the sector’s practices, to chart progress and to shape support for event organisers. The survey takes around 5 minutes, and all participants will be entered into a raffle to win a free delegate…
The first Vision: 2025 conference for two years will take place in person at Newbury Showground, 20th October 2021. In the run up to COP26, the ‘Journey to Net Zero’ conference will bring together trail-blazers from the world of outdoor event sustainability to share knowledge, working practices and look at new products and services to support organisers and suppliers tackling environmental impacts on their journey towards carbon net zero. Showman’s Show organiser Johnny Lance states: ““We are delighted to be hosting the Vision: 2025 conference again. After the enforced break for our industry during the pandemic, it is more important…
Back in 2012, th HazOff campaign was successful ful in reducing the seemingly pointless and potentially dangerous practice of using hazard lights whilst driving vehicles on event sites. After noticing the practice creeping back in, they’ve decided to remind organisers of the reasons behind it. See more here
The UK Live Events Reinsurance Scheme will give events the confidence they need to plan through to summer 2022The Scheme will support live events across the country – such as concerts and festivals, conferences and business events – that are at risk of being cancelled or delayed due to an inability to obtain Covid-19 cancellation insurance Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries have today opened the scheme worth over £800 million to reinsure live events against Covid-related cancellation. The live events sector is worth more than £70 billion annually to the UK’s economy and supports more than 700,000…
You’d obviously have to have had your head down an oil well to not get the message that we’re on the verge of climate catastrophe and urgent action is needed. Sure, there are deniers and some post-festival shots in the papers may leave you wondering if we’re trying to save the planet for our children or from them. Aside from waste, carbon is the key to halting the rise in energy levels that are driving ever more severe weather events, but what that means may escape some, leading to misguided actions and inefficient solutions. What we all need is a…
Wrapped up in Friday’s easing of some travel restrictions, the Westminster Government announced that from this Wednesday, September 22, they will reinstate the performers and cultural professionals’ isolation exemption. A small amount of explanation can be found on the ACE website here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid-19/self-isolation-exemptions#section-1 This exemption applies to England only. Government guidance states that: “The individuals must be attending a paid professional performing arts event in England, for which they are being paid, that would be critically affected by having to self-isolate; orwhen their work schedule would be critically affected by having to self-isolate.” Applications for self-isolation exemption must be submitted by…