As part of Braga25, a year-long celebration of Braga as the Portuguese Capital of Culture, SQUARE—a new four-day event— is getting ready to showcase Portuguese creativity on a global stage, enriching the city’s cultural scene. Building on last month’s first music lineup announcement, today SQUARE reveals its latest wave of international artists set to perform at the event. Among the ten artists selected from Open Call submissions is Catalan singer and producer Adelaida, who combines her affinity with plants and spirits to create gothic nursery rhymes that explore the transformative power of voice under the full moon. Joining her is Ana Arsuaga from…
Author: Andy Lenthall
AEG Europe has announced that its 2024 London festival series has achieved coveted certification from not-for-profit sustainability specialists A Greener Future (AGF). American Express Presents BST Hyde Park has been awarded the Greener Festival Highly Commended Certification, with All Points East accredited in the Commended category. Attended by hundreds of thousands of music fans, and with line-ups featuring legendary global performers including Stevie Nicks, Andrea Bocelli, Loyle Carner and LCD Soundsystem, AEG’s 2024 London festival series at Hyde Park and Victoria Park were the most sustainable yet, with several new initiatives contributing to minimising the environmental impacts across the Capital’s…
Wide Awake Festival, situated in Brockwell Park, has established itself as one of London’s most distinctive and well-curated festivals in recent years. Today they announce an incredible first wave of acts for their 2025 lineup, headlined by pioneers of Irish-language rap, Kneecap. Fresh off the acclaim of their second album, Fine Art and the release of their biographical film, Kneecap are set to bring their unmistakable sound straight from West Belfast to the Wide Awake crowd. Comprising of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, the trio are on a spectacular rise. With their high-energy performances and unique mix of satire and socially conscious lyrics in…
Initial details for the 2025 Festival Congress have been revealed, with the annual B2B gathering for independent festival organisers in the UK returning to Bristol Beacon on Wednesday 5 February. Organised by the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), and with Citizen Ticket announced as headline sponsor in 2025, Festival Congress has a progressive and innovative format that includes lightning talks, breakout workshops, keynotes, fireside chats and a host of experts and inspiring individuals and organisations from across the festival and event world. Around 400 delegates will enjoy a full day’s conference and a full evening’s social networking event. Places are…
From humble roots Down Under to a global presence, Balance Music are planning to celebrate 25 years at the forefront of independent electronic music with the inaugural Balance Croatia Festival at The Garden Resort in Tisno, Croatia. Under the leadership of director Tom Pandzic, the Australian label has played its part in shaping, and documenting 25 years of progressive dance music evolution, solidifying its status as a scene cornerstone . For three days and nights in August 2025, BalanceMusic will host the biggest lineup of progressive and melodic artists to ever grace Croatia, phase1 line-up will be announced on 21stNovember.…
This month, performance marketing agency, Mustard Media is celebrating a decade of success with a remarkable record-breaking company milestone: selling over 4.2 million tickets and generating over £229 million in revenue for clients across the globe over the past three years, a true comeback from near closure during COVID-19. A leading force in driving ticket sales for renowned large-scale music, hospitality, and sporting events and venues across the UK and internationally, clients include entertainment giants Live Nation, Superstruct, Reading & Leeds Festivals, Kendal Calling, and Take That’s Greatest Weekend. From small club nights in Manchester in the company’s early days,…
Taunton’s most popular music festival is this year shortlisted in the UK Festival Awards awards. Test Fest music festival organised by It’s in the Bag has been recognised for its approach to men’s health in the category in The Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award. There is no better time to find out too, as November is Men’s Health Month. The Test Fest is a music festival that promotes men’s health and raises awareness of testicular cancer, with the aim of saving lives. It is the only music festival of its kind in the UK and probably the only festival where…
Following a record-breaking sellout show in 2024, organisers of Forbidden Forest Festival have announced the first phase of its lineup for 2025 taking place on 29 May-1 June at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. Featuring over fifty of the hottest electronic DJs from across the globe, including 17 Forest firsts, the 2025 edition of the unique event looks to be gearing up for a weekend like no other. Aussie powerhouse FISHER, renowned for his massive dance anthems including Take It Off and Atmosphere, makes his Midlands debut to perform in the region for one night only, joining CamelPhat, the scouse duo behind the Grammy-nominated track Cola and the iconic Skepta, who…
Live Nation promoters Cuffe and Taylor and DEPOT Live are set to launch a brand-new series of live gigs in Cardiff. Subject to licence, Blackweir Live will debut with four headline gigs and with the capacity set at up to 35,000 people, it will be the city’s largest greenfield venue. The launch of Blackweir Live as a new live music hotspot for the city further cements the relationship between Cuffe and Taylor and DEPOT Live who already work together to promote TK Maxx presents Cardiff Castle. Over the past two years Cuffe and Taylor and DEPOT have presented almost 30…
Due to phenomenal demand and selling out his first BST Hyde Park show, Zach Bryan has added an additional date on Sunday 29 June. Jim King, CEO of European Festivals at AEG Presents says, “The demand to see Zach Bryan has been incredible, with his fans coming from all over the UK to see these exclusive performances. It’s shaping up to be the biggest shows of the summer.” Joining Zach Bryan and the previously announced Jeff Lynne’s ELO will be Noah Kahan, who will headline on Friday 4 July 2025. Kahan will be joined by special guest Gracie Abrams, bringing two of the…