Following their hugely successful 2024 event, winning Best Metropolitan Festival at the 2023 Festival Awards, and receiving a nomination for the same award once again in 2024, the festival has firmly established itself as a core date in the music calendar for discovering emerging artists since the very first edition in 2005, and this news sets precedent for a hugely successful 20th anniversary party on the May bank holiday! THE HORRORS are set to return to D2D stages as special guests for the 20th edition of the festival, following their appearance headlining in 2018. This follows the announcement of their…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Taking place from 31 July – 3 August 2025, Kendal Calling is counting down to its 20th birthday celebrations next summer, and it seems fans are just as excited to return to the fields and get festivities underway! Just three weeks since the first wave line-up was revealed, including headliners Courteeners, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs, Kendal Calling has now officially sold out, and in record time. Not only that, Cumbria’s biggest music festival has broken its own records, selling out for twenty consecutive years – a true testament to the glorious Kendal Calling community who return year-on-year…
Birmingham is set to host Europe’s largest gathering of the night-time economy community at the Night Time Economy Summit 2025. Taking place at the Hockley Social Club in Birmingham on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th of February, supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority and key partners, including Skiddle, Defected, GigPig, The Fair, Gay Times, Stonewall, VibeLab, NDML Insurance, Mustard Media, ACS, and more. This landmark event will shine a spotlight on the global night-time economy, uniting industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries from across the world. Held at the phenomenal Hockley Social Club, the summit promises to be a dynamic…
Barcelona City Council has signed an official declaration affirming its commitment to the fight against illegal ticket resale. The move was supported by all political groups across the Council, recognising the harm that illegal resale does to the creative industries and members of the public. Barcelona is believed to be the first city in the world to make a commitment of this kind. Each year, Barcelona hosts more than a thousand concerts and live events at iconic venues including Palau Sant Jordi, Parc del Fòrum, Estadi Olímpic, Gran Teatre del Liceu, L’Auditori and Palau de la Música Catalana. With an…
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music, has announced new showcase acts and conference speakers for its 39th edition line-up of the annual four-day showcase festival and music conference. Thousands of industry pros and passionate music fans travel to Groningen each January. Wandering between venues, there’s enough to discover from the handpicked selection of talents curated from almost every European country. Today, ESNS has announced 77 new acts for its showcase festival lineup, bringing the total to 247 best-emerging and new talents confirmed for ESNS25, spanning a wide range of genres from niche to popular. More acts…
The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI17) will once again bring together global innovators and sector leaders to share, network, and accelerate environmental and social actions to make impactful changes in all kinds of events. After a sellout success last year, the 17th edition will take place on 25th February 2025 at the Royal Lancaster London. “We’re very excited with how the programme is shaping up with such important topics for the 17th edition. We’re looking forward to hosting the inspiring GEI community, including this years newcomers.” Says AGF CEO Claire O’Neill. GEI17 will feature an exciting programme of informative, entertaining,…
In the first of a series of insights into festival finances, Eventwise, the end-to-end event budgeting platform, takes a look at approaches to cash flow. The event industry, once known for its steady cash flow and manageable financial cycles, has experienced profound changes in recent years. Historically, this sector operated under fairly predictable financial dynamics. However, the onset of COVID-19 fundamentally disrupted this, introducing unforeseen financial strain and requiring a major shift in how event businesses approach cash flow and liquidity management. Traditional Cash Flow in the Pre-COVID Era Prior to the pandemic, cash flow management in the event industry…
The Association of Independent Festivals is to launch a dedicated skills and development programme for Welsh music festivals and associated freelancers, backed by funding from Creative Wales. Spanning six months, The Welsh Music Festivals and Festival Freelancers Skills and Development Programme will be free to access for festivals operating in Wales and freelancers in Wales for whom some or all of their work is in the festival sector. The course will be mostly delivered online, including two digital channels for 24/7 networking, learning and sharing between festivals and freelancers. Up to 40 of the participating festivals will also be given…
After ten years away from the main stages of the world, Basement Jaxx are bringing back their legendary euphoric energy-filled live experience with a headline show at South Facing Festival, on Saturday, 23rd August. While many of their electronic contemporaries have looked to technology to make their gigs a compelling experience, Basement Jaxx have always embraced a maximalist approach, combining a dizzying and ever-growing array of singers, MCs, musicians and eventually whole troupes of dancers to turn any stage into a life-affirming cavorting carnival of music. “After a few years DJing round the globe, it’ll be great to return to…
Rise Festival has announced its final lineup as it prepares to celebrate its huge 10th anniversary as the ‘party on top of the world’. The world’s biggest independent ski festival is now even bigger, adding Dimitri From Paris, ATRIP, Dan Shake, Duskus, Girls Don’t Sync, Kilimanjaro, Archie Holmes, Azzecca, BETH, Charlie Powell, and many more to a lineup already brimming with talent. This final wave of talent joins previously announced huge names – Chase & Status [DJ Set], Gorgon City, Sub Focus, Sammy Virji, Hedex, Fish56Octagon, Enzo Siragusa, Bou, Hannah Laing, Badger, blk., Joy (Anonymous) [live], and dozens more as Rise takes another…