passengers fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised by the EMA and FDA in Europe and the USA will be able to travel to England from amber countries without having to quarantine on arrival from 4am 2 August part of the second Global Travel Taskforce review, these latest changes will boost economy and make it easier for those vaccinated in Europe or USA to return to the England and unite with family and friends updates include restart of international cruise sailings and bespoke testing programmes for certain groups of workers The UK government has today (28 July 2021) announced that passengers arriving…
Author: Andy Lenthall
A podcast series which provides behind the scenes insights and interviews with artistes and organisers, has been launched by organisers of the HebCelt Survival Session to mark the hybrid event which runs from 14th-17th July 2021. The series features festival organisers Caroline Maclennan and Graham MacCallum; Alex Macdonald of Stornoway Arts Centre, An Lanntair; Willie Armstrong of Red Hot Chilli Pipers; Ruairidh Graham of Niteworks; Willie Campbell of Tumbling Souls; Josie Duncan; and Douglas Montgomery of Saltfishforty, and singer songwriter Sean Harrison, with others in the pipeline. The HebCelt Survival Sessions is a programme of live, pre-recorded and specially commission…
Tramlines, Sheffield’s biggest festival of music, art and comedy, has come to a close marking a landmark moment for the city and the UK live events industry. 40,000 revellers a day attended the sold-out event at Hillsborough Park from 23rd to 25th July as Tramlines became the largest festival to return in Western Europe and among the first to join the Government’s Events Research Programme. Tramlines 2021 marked a new beginning for festival goers, as friends and loved ones – some who hadn’t seen one another for over a year – were able to come together without having to wear…
LIVE calls on Government to keep its promise on insurance LIVE is calling on the UK Government to keep the promise it has made on delivering a COVID insurance scheme, and ensure live music is able to bounce back to its former glory. Due to the pandemic, 56% of major music events were forced to cancel for a second year running because the risk of running an uninsured event in the face of changing COVID restrictions is too high. Too much uncertainty remains for most event organisers to go through with their plans for summer, with high-profile cancellations including Womad,…
LIVE is calling on the UK Government to keep the promise it has made on delivering a COVID insurance scheme, and ensure live music is able to bounce back to its former glory. Due to the pandemic, 56% of major music events were forced to cancel for a second year running because the risk of running an uninsured event in the face of changing COVID restrictions is too high. Too much uncertainty remains for most event organisers to go through with their plans for summer, with high-profile cancellations including Womad, Glastonbury and Belladrum Festival. The Government has said on numerous…
The Events Industry Forum (EIF), the collective body of trade associations in the outdoor events sector, has released the following statement on the Prime Ministers announcement on 5th July: “While we await full details of ‘Freedom Day’ on 19th July and what this will mean for the outdoor events industry, there is growing optimism across the sector that the rest of the summer season can be saved, however, there are various caveats. On 5th July, the Prime minister announced at a press conference, and the new Sec. of state for Health and social care confirmed in Parliament, that on 19th…
The California festival extends Festicket’s exclusive international ticketing partnership Festicket, the world’s largest platform for discovering and booking festival trips, has re-upped with Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as the festival’s exclusive UK & Europe ticket partner. As the world’s most visited platform for festival travel and ticketing, Festicket will continue to provide Coachella’s international booking services in nine languages, accepting more than forty currencies and sixteen local payment methods, alongside promoting a wide range of ticket options and travel and accommodation packages. During the advance sale for the 2022 edition of Coachella this Friday June 4th, Festicket immediately…
Event Genius have partnered with the music and lifestyle TV channel Clubbing TV to further develop their online streaming platform Festicket Live. The new partnership will bring together Clubbing TV’s extensive production and live streaming experience through their clubbing.live product with Event Genius’ ticketing platform and marketing reach. The past year has seen a remarkable rise in live streaming due to national lockdowns and the absence of live events. And given the possibility that future events will have to operate at reduced capacities – at least in the short term – Event Genius expects events will continue to use live…
With the UK’s roadmap out of lockdown and ongoing vaccination programme offering hope to millions of people across the nation, an end to restrictions has never felt more tangible. No doubt this will bring much-needed relief to the live event industry, as more and more events are given the green light to go ahead. But exactly how do UK festival-goers feel about the possibility of returning to events once lockdown is lifted, and what changes – if any – do they expect to see when they do? Festicket surveyed 140,000 festival-goers from the UK to find out more. Customer confidence…
UNUM Festival 2021 is guaranteed to go ahead from June 3rd to 7th with the backing of the Albanian Ministries of Tourism, Environment, and Health. The gorgeous open air festival takes place over the stunning, sun kissed Albanian Riviera for five days of non stop music, dancing, relaxing and for the first time this year, will also include a special Culture Week offering with a rich array of art, performance and much more. The first headliners include Ricardo Villalobos, Seth Troxler, Priku, Praslea, tINI, Sonja Moonear, Shaun Reeves, Raresh, Cesar Merveille, Dyed Soundorom, Leon, Nikola Vemic, And.Re, Cap, Alex Kostic,…