Wasing Estate is delighted to announce its full line up for Solstice On The Mount and The Fireside Sessions on Thursday 20 June. Set in the heart of Berkshire, the much-anticipated solstice celebrations return with a host of special acts across two musical offerings. This year, Solstice On The Mount is headlined by acclaimed artists Nick Mulvey and Rodrigo y Gabriela, joined on the bill by The Yawanawa. Later on Fireside Sessions will welcome performances from world music artists AWARË and Ajeet. For one night only, Wasing invites concert goers to come together to mark the Summer solstice, which takes…
Author: Andy Lenthall
The NN North Sea Jazz Festival, the world’s largest indoor music festival, has announced the first wave of artists for its hugely-anticipated return to the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam this July. Taking place from Friday 12th – Sunday 14th July 2024, this year’s event will present a line-up bursting with huge international stars from across the worlds of jazz, blues, soul, pop and beyond. Amongst 60 artists announced today are the legendary Sting, record breaking Brit Award nominee Raye, GRAMMY-winner Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamaican-American singer and saxophonist Masego, Mercury Prize winner Sampha, boundary-pushing American rapper and poet Noname, Alabama Shakes vocalist Brittany Howard, and many more. The festival has also confirmed an…
WOW – Women of the World and Factory International are today announcing the first ever WOW Manchester, which will take place at Manchester’s landmark new cultural space, Aviva Studios from Friday 24 – Sunday 26 May in partnership with Factory International. Over two days and three evenings in May the world’s biggest, most comprehensive festival celebrating women, girls and non-binary people, will see WOW take over Aviva Studios’ different spaces to bring people together to find solutions to the pressing issues of gender inequality and celebrate the achievements of women, girls and non-binary people both in the Northwest and globally.…
A fortnight before announcing its full 2024 Festival programme, Nevill Holt Festival announces that it will open with a new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, directed by TONY and Olivier Award nominee Melly Still, conducted by rising star Finnegan Downie Dear, and featuring Britten Sinfonia, on 1st June. Melly Still is celebrated internationally as a director, choreographer, designer and adaptor, with her work taking her across the world from the UK to China, Scandinavia to Broadway. She has been nominated as Best Director and for Best Design at both the Olivier and Tony Awards for her National Theatre production…
A Greener Future (AGF) has announced the latest speakers and panels for The 16th Green Events & Innovations Conference on 27 February 2024 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Speakers confirmed include; Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets), Dale Vince (Ecotricity/Forest Green Rovers), Louis VI (artist/ filmmaker), Tori Tsui (climate activist/co-founder Bad Activist Collective), Sam Lee (Mercury Music Prize nominee), Farah Ahmed (Julie’s Bicycle), John Robb (Louder than War/The Membranes), Luke Howell (Hope Solutions), Sam Booth (AEG Europe), and Sangeeta Waldron (Author / Serendipity PR). View full list of announced speakers here. GEI is a partnership between not-for-profit sustainability specialists A…
The Big Retreat, the adventure and well-being festival, taking place in Pembrokeshire in May has announced that Ruby Wax will be joining the festival’s line-up. The celebrated comedian, author and mental health advocate will bring her unique brand of humour and insight to South Wales. Ruby Wax is known for her candid take on mental health issues and has been an instrumental figure in breaking down the stigma associated with mental illness. Her inclusion in the Festival’s programme is a great boost to The Big Retreat Festival’s commitment to well-being, self-care and open conversations around mental health. Other high-calibre headliners…
Barn on the Farm have announce that their UK Festival Awards Best Small Festival will not take place on 2023. In an open and honest statement, the team cited the difficulties that the live music sector has been facing in the past few years. Commenting on the postponement, AIF CEO said: “Barn On The Farm’s recent announcement is a further warning sign of the difficult conditions facing independent festivals at the moment. Festivals are being squeezed by the rise in supply chain costs, and the effects of closures and debt incurred during Covid, meaning they are in a unique, perilous…
According to a report by the BBC, DHP Family’s Splendour Festival has been cancelled due to delays in a tendering process. After running the festival since 2008, DHP was informed by Nottingham City Council in May 2023 that it would have to tender for the right to continue running the event in Woolaton Park. The council issued a Section 114 notice in November 2023, declaring itself effectively bankrupt. George Akins, DHP’s managing director, said: “We have tried hard to make Splendour work in 2024 but the delays caused by the tendering process have meant this just hasn’t been possible. “It…
Festival Republic has been granted a licence for a 3 day event in Luton’s Stockwood Park, during the Whitsun bank holiday weekend, from May 24-26, dates that coincide with the usual slot for the FR-organised Radio 1 Big Weekend The application stated that the event would include both live and recorded music, dance performances and films, and will include alcohol service. According to Luton Today, a noise hotline will be active during the event, and Festival Republic’s Melvin Benn will consult the local community ahead of the event to allay those concerns. Slightly further south, The Friends of Clapham Common…
Tower Hamlets Council has approved a decision to allow Victoria Park’s medium and large events to increase in size from 500 and 5,000 to 5,000 and 20,000 people respectively. Despite resident protests, mayor Lutfur Rahman said the council had “no choice” but to hire out the park as another way of making money. Victoria Park, one of London’s most visited green spaces, plays host to AEG Presents’ All Point East and In the Neighbourhood, their free to enter programme of activities for the local community during the summer holidays. Major events, which remain capped at 50,000 people, will be held…