Following hot on the heels of a sold out 2023, Boardmasters is back next summer from and today drops their first wave of artists, including two headliners. Stormzy and Chase & Status Live top the bill for next August, along with 30+ more artists revealed today (with tons more still to come). This summer’s Boardmasters was the biggest to date, selling out in record time; demand is at an all-time high with a record tens of thousands of fans signing up for the festival’s presale. Shut Up… Stormzy is headlining Boardmasters 2024. Stormzy is the multi-award-winning musician from South London,…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Festival Congress will return to Bristol’s Beacon on February 1st 2024. Produced by AIF, Festival Congress is the UK’s gathering of independent music festival organisers, promoters and key staff. The 2024 edition will offer a day’s programme of lightning talks, roundtables and workshops between music festival organisations and freelancers, with key festival suppliers also in attendance to meet and network with operators. The event will be sponsored by Ticketsellers following a successful partnership last year. Ticketsellers is one of the most used ticketing companies across AIF festival members. Ticketsellers’ Phil Hayes will also deliver a lightning talk to delegates, bringing…
FOCUS Wales, the award-winning new music showcase, is gearing up for its 13th edition, set to unfold from 9th – 11th May 2024. Drawing over 20,000 music enthusiasts, the festival will transform Wrexham into a vibrant music hub, hosting an eclectic lineup of 250+ acts from Wales and around the globe. Kicking off the 2024 musical extravaganza is The Royston Club, all set for their grand homecoming show at Llwyn Isaf on 9th May. Fresh from a stellar year that included a sold-out UK tour in support of their debut album—landing in the official UK top 20 this summer—the band is ready to bring…
The Tramlines Trust – the charitable arm of Sheffield’s 40,000 cap. Tramlines Festival – has fundraised £57,600, with funding grants going to 27 organisations in Sheffield following the 2023 event. Over 50% of these grants went directly to Hillsborough-based initiatives of where the festival is staged, including £5,000 to Hillsborough Together to help fund the Hillsborough Town Centre Christmas Lights event. Since 2018, this now brings the total donations of Tramlines Festival to £213,000 with an incredible £3.7m boost to the local economy in 2023 alone (independent report by Sheffield City Council). The Tramlines Trust was born out of a…
It came as no surprise that after the pandemic, the events industry had to rethink its structure. With financial losses, changes in demand and lack of opportunity, many temporary event staff retrained in another field and left the industry. Since restrictions were lifted, many event companies have tried to get back on their feet, but this has not been without its challenges. That being said, the demand from consumers for events is growing every year, and with new festivals comes new opportunities for employers and staff alike. With all this in mind, as an employer or employee, is now a…
Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, has shared details of its licensing application which has now been submitted to Cornwall Council. If granted, the new licence will allow Boardmasters to increase capacity from next summer, in turn increasing the economic impact for Cornwall, creating more jobs and opportunities for more direct contracts for businesses in the area as well as scope for even bigger music artists. Boardmasters saw sell-out success in 2023 with greater demand than ever before. Headliners Lorde, Liam Gallagher (UK festival exclusive) and Florence + The Machine were amongst the hundreds of artists who took to…
Scotland’s unmissable electronic music festival, Terminal V, will return to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre for another weekend of cutting edge production, world-class sound, and epic sets from more than 80 international artists and homegrown talent. Marking the milestone 10th edition of the biggest electronic music festival in the country, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April 2024, more than 40,000 music fans will come together over two days, with the likes of Hannah Laing, DJ Daddy Trance, Nico Moreno, 999999999, Sara Landry, Charlie Sparks, Indira Paganotto, blk., OGUZ, Franck and all set to perform across five indoor and outdoor stages…
Live At Leeds: In The Park will return to Temple Newsam Park on Saturday 25th May next year to maintain its sterling reputation as a tastemaker in new music discovery. Having fostered remarkable festival experiences where fans unearth their next favourite bands, Live At Leeds: In The Park has now unveiled the first selection of names set to appear for a festival that’s becoming a true foundation of the summer to come. Seventeen years since the release of their scene-defining iconic debut album ‘Inside In / Inside Out’, indie trailblazers The Kooks celebrate and more when they headline Live At…
Renowned as a leader in new music discovery, Sound City continues its incredible history with the first details of its hotly anticipated 2024 return. Nestled in the heart of Liverpool – one of the world’s most influential music capitals – Sound City returns to its core multi-venue roots between the 4th-5th May 2024. Sound City: the dynamic music festival that first graced Liverpool’s streets in 2008 swiftly became a pivotal event for music enthusiasts worldwide. Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, The xx, Alt-J, Courtney Barnett, The Wombats, Royal Blood and Catfish & The Bottlemen to name but a few have passed through…
Bryony Balmforth, Director at BAND, accountants and business advisors to the entertainment industry, explains this year’s changes to alcohol duty and how festivals need to keep an eye out for the changes in consumer behaviour they might accelerate. From 1st August this year the UK saw an increase in the rate of alcohol duty following six years of freezes. The new system is hailed as a simplification, with fewer categories and rates set proportionally to ABV as opposed to by product type. Critically, rates are now set irrespective of whether they are applied to wines, spirits, champagnes, ciders or beer.…