ESNS announces the best-emerging and new acts from Italy in light of its Focus on Italy in 2025. Also, new Italian Focus panels and speakers for the ESNS Conference are announced today. Delegate Passes and Festival Tickets are available now at ESNS.nl ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music, announces the first batch of Italian showcase acts and conference speakers for the annual four-day showcase festival and music conference in light of its Focus on Italy. Every year, ESNS highlights the best-emerging acts from a European country, showcasing the diversity of musical talent across Europe. Focus on…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Tomorrowland Music, the music division behind the iconic music festival Tomorrowland, has announced an exclusive global agreement with BMG to manage and administer the company’s music publishing rights and co-sign new songwriters and producers. This partnership marks a significant step in Tomorrowland Music’s growth as a full-service music company. The collaboration with BMG enhances Tomorrowland Music’s ability to offer more comprehensive services to the electronic music industry. Building on its recorded music division—launched three years ago in partnership with Virgin/Universal—the label has seen steady releases from top global electronic music artists like Vintage Culture, Martin Garrix, Alok, Timmy Trumpet, Jengi,…
The journey to the 37th International Live Music Conference (ILMC) has begun, ahead of thousands of top live music executives mustering in London between 25-28 February 2025. The four-day conference will bring together around 2,500 live professionals to explore ‘current’ affairs, plumb the depths of the business, and chart the new waves of headliners, as they navigate the ever-changing seas of the live music industry. ILMC’s platinum partners are Ticketmaster and, for the 20th year running, Live Nation; gold partners are long-standing supporters CTS Eventim and ASM Global; and silver partners are Tysers, BWO, AXS, Showsec, DEAG Entertainment Group, and…
AEG Presents have announced a new weekend festival, The Warwick Sessions 2025, with three huge headliners: punk rock legends The Stranglers, chart-topping pop group S Club, and Manchester’s emotive rock band Elbow, plus more names still to be announced. From Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July next year, music will take over St Nicholas’ Park near one of the UK’s most historic sites, Warwick Castle. Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST on Friday 18 October. Celebrating an incredible milestone, The Stranglers will headline The Warwick Sessions on Friday 4 July, with support from The Skids. The band said:…
The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) held its annual general meeting in Barcelona on Friday 11th October 2024, celebrating its fifth year of operation. The past 12 months have seen FEAT expand its membership beyond Europe’s music and entertainment sectors. It welcomed its first venue member, Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium and Palau Sant Jordi, as well as legendary football club FC Barcelona, with three of the club’s senior executives in attendance. Discussions covered dynamic pricing, the role of search engines and the roll out of the Make Tickets Fair! consumer awareness campaign. On the Digital Services Act, members agreed that, while the…
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has announced a pioneering partnership with Cancard, designed to enhance the safety and inclusion of medicinal cannabis users within the UK’s hospitality and night-time economy. This collaboration will introduce a revolutionary training programme which aims to safeguard licensed venues while supporting the needs of medicinal cannabis patients. With over 1.8 million people in the UK using cannabis for medicinal purposes – and the number of prescription patients growing rapidly – the demand for informed, empathetic, and safe environments for these individuals is on the rise. A 2019 poll commissioned by the Conservative Drug Policy…
They say that necessity is the mother of invention and, following a particularly traumatic experience on a night out with friends, Tamzin Lent saw the necessity in being able to locate and contact her friends when normal mobile phone signals were unavailable. We needed to find out how the notion developed from idea to Where You At, an app that can provide indoor maps and offline friend finding. Hi Tamzin, let’s dive straight in with where the idea came from. “The way I see it is that I love going out; at the core of it has always been that…
Now the only International Production Meeting in Europe, EPFE24 will take place on the 28th October in Budapest Arena, Hungary. In its ninth year, EPFE24, epfe.eu, which was initially to serve CEE, has grown in relevance and attendance from further afield, to now justify its new title. Founder, Carl A H Martin, says, “The day is designed to give positive advice and thoughts for the future and, we are proud to say, what is discussed tends to become subject matter at conferences held after EPFE24. The day consists of four 75-minute discussion panels, plus a 30-minute lunchtime head to head…
UNTOLD, the third-best festival in the world in Top 100 Festivals has announced dates for 2025, immediately selling 40,000 tickets. Fans from all over the world will gather in the heart of Transylvania, Romania, to experience a real-life fantasy and celebrate music, love, freedom, friendship and unity. UNTOLD X promises to be legendary, with a stunning lineup, mind-blowing experiences and activities, mesmerizing production, and magical surprises for four memorable days and nights. With a diverse lineup of the best DJs in the world, renowned or newcomers, powerful live acts, and top singers, UNTOLD Festival is a musical paradise with multiple…
After four successful years in Victoria Park, Field Day is heading south to its new home in Brockwell Park. The festival will be joining events like Wide Awake, Cross The Tracks, City Splash and Mighty Hoopla, which bring a broad range of music and culture to audiences across London. Field Day will now be part of the Brockwell Live Bank Holiday Weekender, taking place on Saturday 24th May 2025. Speaking on the new location, Mark Newton, Field Day Festival Directorsaid: “The Field Day team [and I] are incredibly excited about our move to Brockwell Park and our new May date, which solidifies our place at the beginning of London’s summer. “After four highly…