Scotland’s National Events Conference makes a timely return on Tuesday 26 March 2024. Taking place at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, tickets for the flagship industry conference for Scotland’s events sector are now on sale. This is the first time the conference has taken place in four years and will bring together more than 200 of the country’s leading event producers, suppliers, policy makers, and funders from across culture, sport and business events to connect, learn and exchange insights in person. Under the theme of ‘Resetting the Perfect Stage for Events’, an essential focus of the conference will…
Author: Andy Lenthall
The 38th edition of ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music, concluded on 20th January with a phenomenal edition of Noorderslag at the Oosterpoort in Groningen, the Netherlands. ESNS reflects on a successful event where 280 new European acts showcased their talents to around 40,000 enthusiastic music fans and professionals worldwide. ESNS25 is scheduled to take place from January 15 to 18, 2025. Groningen took centre stage for ESNS from Wednesday evening (January 17), hosting four days of events. Wandering between the dozens of stages scattered across the city, a passionate audience of music lovers and professionals…
Towersey Festival, one of the UK’s oldest continually running independent music festivals has announced its full line-up for this year’s 60th anniversary celebration. The festival, which takes place at Buckinghamshire’s Claydon Estate from 23 – 26 August 2024, has for the last 60 years been a celebration of world class music, arts and culture, enjoyed by music fans, festival devotees and families alike. This year’s line-up for the four-day festival includes legendary folk rock singer songwriters Billy Bragg and Seth Lakeman, female folk trio The Staves (pictured), Scottish folk rockers Tide Lines and American singer-songwriter Pokey Lafarge. Other highlights of…
The 14th FOCUS Wales music industry conference will take place 9th – 11th May 2024, in the city of Wrexham. As Wales’ newest city, Wrexham has gained international attention in recent years and is proud to host Wales’ largest showcase festival and conference. Sponsored by Creative Wales, the FOCUS Wales conference is poised to welcome over 400 music industry professionals from around the world. Notable participating organisations include PRS Foundation, PPL, PRS for Music, British Council, Arts Councils, and various export agencies. Creative Wales, a Welsh Government agency established in 2020 to support the creative industries in Wales, will be…
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has announced the full lineup of panellists and speakers for the highly anticipated Night Time Economy Summit 2024, set to take place on the 8th and 9th of February at Freight Island in Manchester. This year’s summit promises to be one of the most ambitious events yet, bringing together a diverse range of industry leaders, experts, and visionaries to explore and celebrate the significance of the Night Time Economy. Speakers include; Aitch B, Afrodeutsche, Andy Burnham, Bev Craig, Carly Heath, Danny Howard, Gok Wan, Philip Kolvin KC, Gary Powell, Jeff Smith MP, Jeremy Pritchard,…
Network of Women in Events (NOWIE) has unveiled the second year of its mentoring programme, ‘Level Up’. Matching women in their junior to mid-career with a seasoned mentor, this initiative aims to provide tailored support to participants as they navigate the next steps in their professional journey. Following the success of Level Up’s debut in 2023, NOWIE is delighted to return with a refined programme for the 2024 cohort. The programme will unite 50 pairs of mentees and mentors, carefully selected according to their specific areas of work, specialisms, employment status and more. Beginning with an in-person networking event in…
It’s a challenge to think of a festival that doesn’t have an element of its founding team still in place; some will have plans for succession and some won’t. Picking up the baton from a team that has developed an event over a decade is therefore perhaps a rare occurrence, but its something that has seen Fringe by the Sea extent its reach, grow its audience and create wider benefits for its host town, North Berwick. Here, director Rory Steel documents the evolution. “You’ve got some big shoes to fill…how on earth are you going to fill them???” was the…
AGF (A Greener Future) is the leader in helping the live sector globally to become greener. AGF Certification is the world’s first and most comprehensive standard for sustainability in the live events sector, for festivals and events reducing waste, emissions and enhancing equality and biodiversity. It’s been a super busy year and festivals and events from across the world, of all shapes and sizes have continued to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and successfully certified events in 2023 include; We Love Green (FR), American Express Presents BST Hyde Park (UK), Barcelona Film Festival (ES), Boom (PT), Boomtown Fair (UK), Dockyard…
Scotland’s eclectic, electronic underground celebration Terminal V returns to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre with an irresistible mix of international artists and homegrown talents on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April 2024. Day breakdowns have now been revealed. 40,000 house and techno heads from across the UK and beyond will descend across two action-packed days and five fantastically designed stages both indoors and outdoors, it will welcome more than 80 acts again in 2024. The festival is #9 in DJ Mag’s Best Festival poll and has just won ‘Best Festival’ in their Best of British Awards. Saturday will see a non-stop…
BEONIX Music Festival is to return to Cyprus in 2024 with over 5000 people a day from across Europe attending from September 20 to 22. Headlining the event are the iconic Fatboy Slim and Claptone with Estella Boersma, GHEIST (live), Teenage Mutants and Undercatt also playing. BEONIX is a leading mix of art, music and culture and is recognized for its commitment to diverse musical experiences. It presents a selection of renowned artists at the esteemed ETKO venue in Limassol, Cyprus. Modern production technologies and an art installation also feature at ETKO, making it the perfect destination for those who…