Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, recently revealed the second wave of confirmed artists for ADE 2024. Among the newly released artists are Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Anyma, Charlotte de Witte, DJ Heartstring, DVS1, Eefje de Visser, Gene on Earth, Job Jobse, KI/KI, Korolova, Mama Snake, Mau P, Moodymann, and many others. ADE 2024 runs from October 16—20 and is the world’s most extensive festival and conference for electronic music, spanning 1,000+ events and an expected 3,000+ artists. The organisation has recently announced this year’s series of standout ADE Opening Concerts, with…
Author: Andy Lenthall
There’s a lot of businesses out there in the world of live events that have been around for 10 years or more, so that wasn’t the reason behind Ginger Owl founders Nancy Skipper and Julie Chennells receiving the Outstanding Contribution award at last year’s UK Festival Awards. Executing the often herculean task of getting the right people in the right place at the right time with the right passes (and meal tickets) gets you a little closer to the reasoning. The clincher is the manner in which its been achieved; the long hours and hard yards, all delivered with a…
New ownership and a test-bed for a new payment platform see serial entrepreneur, Andrew Grant relaunch the DJ Awards. He tells us what plans he has after announcing the return of the celebration of all things DJ. Introduce yourself and give us some background on your career so far. Andrew Grant, born in Scotland but now lives in Barcelona. I launched my first business at age 10 when I charged my sister and her mates 50p each to listen to a record in my bedroom (my mum forced me to process refunds to them ha!). My first proper business was…
Serious Stages Stellar Stage featured headliners The Prodigy, Sonny Fodera and Skrillex at Leeds and Reading Festivals’ new Chevron Stage, August 23-25, 2024. Designed and manufactured in 2024 at Serious Stages Wells HQ, the new 20m wide roof, with 8m screen and pa goalposts, was flanked by twelve 6m high scaff towers supporting giant chevron LED’s, supplied by Colour Sound Experiment Ltd. Completing a distinctive arena design a striking LED net curtain roof was suspended over the audience in front of the stage, creating a spectacular light-show, supplied by Special Structures Lab & Colour Sound Experiment Ltd. Serious Stages supported…
Showsec, the leading crowd management and event security specialist, has been appointed as one of the main security providers for Drumsheds. This longstanding partnership highlights Showsec’s continued commitment to providing top- tier security solutions across London’s event landscape. With its multi-level, multi-room design, Drumsheds offers organisers a fresh venue option for a variety of events, including festivals, private parties, exhibitions, and more. Sam Spencer, Head of Operations – Entertainment at Broadwick Group Limited, shared his enthusiasm about the partnership: “We are happy to have Showsec on board as one of our security partners for Drumsheds London. Their fantastic reputation and…
PRS Foundation – the award-winning charitable funder of new music and talent development – announces today the first round of promoters receiving the targeted Early Career Promoter Fund, supported by Arts Council England using strategic funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The 18 early career promoters, selected for support by a network of specialist music industry advisors, are: ● Adam Blackwood (Yorkshire and Humberside) – A series of three gigs over the course of three months, all in the same Bradford grass-roots venue, with three bands per gig. ● Alex Day (Local Nocturna) (East of England) –…
Kendal Calling have revealed that this summer’s festival, which took place over four days in August, has raised a record-breaking £78,941 for local charities, organisations and other deserving causes. Funds were raised at Kendal Calling thanks to the continued generosity and support of attendees. Through donations, merchandise sales, guest list donations, on site activations and more, Kendal Calling is able to provide meaningful donations across the region and beyond, building on last year’s donations which totaled just over £55,000. Recipients of this year’s funds include Hospice At Home whose bright yellow sunflowers were visible far and wide across the site,…
Following the AIF’s announcement at the start of the summer that over 40 festivals were cancelling their 2024 editions – almost unanimously citing rising costs and insufficient ticket sales – new data has emerged showing that 44% of festival-goers are attending fewer festivals in 2024. This study comes from PIRATE.COM, a global studio network serving over 300,000 artists, which surveyed 1,700 music fans about their festival plans for the year. According to Pirate’s report, while 44% of festival-goers are attending fewer festivals in 2024, demand remains strong. Despite the downturn, 47% of respondents still purchased tickets for at least two…
With two months left until ADE 2024, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) presents an extraordinary lineup of one-off Opening Concerts on ADE Wednesday. The series offers unique and immersive experiences that embody the spirit of electronic music in unique locations including Van Gogh Museum, Door Open Space, Bimhuis and Melkweg. The opening specials feature the likes of Eefje de Visser, Nick Verstand, Cello Octet Amsterdam, Greetje Bijlma, Oceanic, LUXE, Metropole Orkest and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Eefje de Visser (unplugged) | Van Gogh Museum Kicking off the series of Opening Concerts is an intimate, unplugged performance by the acclaimed and award winning…
Bart Slijkerman, Operational Unit Manager, EMG / Gravity Media writes; While audiences enjoy watching their favourite bands perform on the big screens at music festivals, or on the small screens at home or on their mobile devices, I would bet that the vast majority of viewers have no idea of the amount of work and equipment that has gone into delivering such incredible audiovisual experiences. As specialists in live broadcast facilities, production and content services that span the entire broadcast spectrum, EMG / Gravity Media has worked on more than its fair share of music festivals across the UK and…