Serious Stages unveiled its new Stellar concert and festival stage at a series of concerts presented by Festival Republic, at Crystal Palace Park, July 5,6,7, 2024. The new Stellar stage was designed and manufactured by the vastly experienced team at Serious Stages Wells headquarters, Serious Stages Operations Manager Abbey Thomas said: “The concept for the Stellar stage was born out of clients’ feedback, who identified their requirements for a medium-range flat-roof version of the Company’s larger TZ Tower stages. From initial designs created by our in-house CAD/technical team, components were manufactured in our Wells workshop, before Stellar made its first…
Author: Andy Lenthall
It’s safe to say that it’s been a tough year for festivals so far, with cancellations, final editions and postponements announced on an all-too-regular basis. Cutting across that grain is Wild Fields, set to take place on 16-17 August in Earlham Park, Norwich. The route to launch has not been without its challenges, with original plans for a site in North Norfolk scuppered due to escalating production costs and poor initial sales, plans were revived by a move to Earlham Park, close to Norwich city centre, the city where organisers have developed their multi-venue festival concept, Wild Paths. Director Ben…
The UK has seen a marked rise in the number of people organising parties since the results of the General Election were confirmed, with a clear victory for the Labour party seeming to reflect an upturn in the national mood. Events booking platform Togather has seen a 30% increase in party requests following the election, with the largest number of people putting in enquiries to organise events since it launched in 2018. This has meant around 15,000 people used the platform compared to an average 10,000 to enquire about booking suppliers for their parties. This result was seen across a…
Edinburgh’s Terminal V have announced the first phase of the line-up for this year’s Halloween Festival. Taking place across two days, with two indoor stages at The Royal Highland centre with 10,000 capacity each day and 21 hours of music. The Halloween announcement comes ahead of their debut Croatia edition this month. Joining the announcement are over 30 artists including one of the most in demand acts in the scene just now, Sara Landry, who will play her only show in Scotland until 2025 and Anetha, who seamlessly blends techno, trance, and experimental music with her signature bouncy basslines and…
Not content with number 1 albums, hugely entertaining live performances and a UK Festival Awards 2023 presenter side-hustle, The Lottery Winners have turned their hand to running a newly-opened on-site pub at Kendal Calling, the Stagger Inn. Each year the Stagger Inn is set to be joined by a very special guest landlord. And this year, this will be no other than the brilliant Thom Rylance, lead singer of Leigh chart-toppers and Kendal favourites. To get warmed up for the job, Thom surprised fans at Manchester’s Castle Hotel pub last night, appearing behind the bar to pull pints, host an…
YOUROPE – The European Festival Association, together with Music Saves Ukraine, the humanitarian initiative created by Ukrainian Association of Music Events (UAME), released a new toolkit. It is titled “Festivals for Ukraine” and provides information about various measures and activities festival organisers can employ to use their festivals as a platform for raising funds and awareness for important causes. The Festivals For Ukraine Toolkit was developed as part of YOUROPE’s three-year project “Future-Fit Festivals” (3F). The tools featured in this publication have been tested, iterated upon and successfully implemented by Music Saves Ukraine since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…
Music Saves Ukraine just released a video documentary of their second Music Ambassadors Tour through war-torn Ukraine. The humanitarian aid organization of the Ukrainian music industry had invited music industry professionals from other European countries to experience life in the country – and the consequences of the Russian invasion – first-hand. Earlier this year, six YOUROPE members were part of the Music Ambassadors Tour in Ukraine. Our friends and partners at Music Saves Ukraine and UAME hosted 12 ambassadors from the European music industry for five days. They visited Kyiv, Borodyanka, Irpin, and Chernihiv to see with their own eyes…
Crowdsafe UK, the Peterborough-based event security and crowd management specialist, has been appointed as official supplier of security personnel and services to Melton Mowbray Town Estate, the charitable trust that owns and operates the open-air venues and parks in the town. Crowdsafe’s responsibilities will include planning for crowded spaces, public security, infrastructure security, crowd management, and parking & traffic control, at events held on Town Estate land, ranging from outdoor cinema screenings and markets to classic car shows and sporting fixtures. Adam Hesson, managing director of Crowdsafe UK, said, “We’re very happy to have been appointed by Melton Mowbray Town…
American Express Presents BST Hyde Park has become a staple in the summer festival calendar, featuring legendary global performers in the capital’s celebrated Royal Park. Operator, AEG Europe, has announced that this season’s series will be the company’s most sustainable festival yet, with several new initiatives set to minimise environmental impacts. Sustainability is a key driver behind the company’s business decisions and with several new environmentally responsible initiatives in place, the company has heralded the 2024 season as their most sustainable run of festivals to date. From removing carbon emissions to partnerships with Lowr and Keep Britain Tidy, the company’s…
MEO KALORAMA, located in the picturesque Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon, has just announced another wave of artists for the 2024 event. The new additions will be part of the Panorama stage, celebrating electronic music from around the world. New additions ready to take over include DJ Python, Kiddy Smile, Kampire, DJ Lambo, CHERIII, Fabiana Palladino, Yizhao, Kiddy Smile, Ketiov, CC: DISCO!, Cormac, Merve, NOIA, Zsongo Club Showcase, Monobloc and Catana. MEO KALORAMA has firmly established itself as a major event for music, art, and sustainability, with unmatched community engagement. As Lisbon’s only major annual summer festival, the third edition…