SXM Festival, the stunning mix of music, art, culture and tropical getaway is back in 2024 for an immersive week that puts festival goers in full control of their festival experience. The Festival takes over both sides of the gorgeous Caribbean island of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten with a world of cultural delights, escapist day trips, unique island experiences and many more surprises to complement the carefully curated soundtrack. Phase One of this year’s line-up includes Adam Ten, AJ Christou, Anja Schneider, Chus, Dana Ruh (live), Doc Martin, Eli & Fur, Fleur Shore, Harry Romero, Ilario Alicante, Kevin Saunderson,…
Author: Andy Lenthall
BIME Festival in Bilbao was the location for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2024 to unveil the fifteen remarkable artists who have been nominated for the prestigious awards. Announced at on Thursday 26th of October, the fifteen nominees for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2024 are; Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria), Fran Vasilić (Croatia), Giift (Denmark), Pearly Drops (Finland), Zaho de Sagazan (France), CLOCK CLOCK (Germany), Arny Margret (Iceland), yunè pinku (Ireland), Tramhaus (Netherlands), Ash Olsen (Norway), Berry Galazka (Poland), Ana Lua Caiano (Portugal), freekind. (Slovenia), Ralphie Choo (Spain), waterbaby (Sweden). The Music Moves Europe Awards (MME Awards) is the European Union…
Beat the Streets will be taking place on 28 January 2024 with the aim of once again raising thousands of pounds to help rough sleepers in Nottingham. The grand total raised for local charity Framework over five editions to date of the festival that takes place at venues across the city now stands at more than £409,000 generated from ticket sales and bar income, merchandise and donations. Organisers DHP Family are inviting artists who are interested in playing one of the stages at Beat The Streets to get in touch. Participating venues include Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Bodega,…
After selling out in 2023, Slam Dunk, described by NME as one of the UK’s most exciting young festivals, is sharing its first drop of artists for next summer as tickets get set to go on sale and dates are revealed. A veritable feast of all things pop-punk, emo, metal and alternative music, You Me At Six, The All American Rejects and I Prevail top the bill, alongside Funeral For A Friend, Asking Alexandria, Waterparks, Palaye Royale, Pale Waves and tons more. Slam Dunk will return to Hatfield Park on Saturday 25th May, before heading back to its home in…
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has launched a new Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Policy and Action plan – with a key aim being to further improve representation and the talent pipeline across the AIF membership. The Policy and Action Plan have been put together by music industry consultant Vick Bain with the input of the AIF Board. It has already led to the hiring of two new administrative assistants at AIF, funded by Youth Music. Adassa Dixon joins with a background in research, activism, and events planning; while Dan Kanabar is a Masters student studying event management, with…
The new Purple Guide Chapter was launched at Vision 2025’s Sustainable Event Summit, Oct 18th 2023. Chris Johnson (Vision:2025 Chair) and Steve Heap (Event Industry Forum Chair) took to the stage, in front of an audience of event professionals, to announce that The Purple Guide’s Chapter has now been written and will become the newest addition to the respected events industry guidance document Steve Heap explained: “There is a collective voice within our industry that agrees action must be taken, which is why it felt right for the EIF to commission Vision: 2025 to coordinate the writing of this new…
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) welcomed a record number of 500,000 visitors throughout its Festival and Conferences, which took place over five days and nights. Next year’s edition of ADE will take place October 16—20, 2024. The 28th edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event has come to an end, hosting 2,900+ artists at over 1,000 events and initiatives taking place in over 200 locations across the city, and welcoming a record number of 500,000 global visitors and 650,000 sold tickets. ADE has grown to become the most important and influential breeding ground for electronic music culture and talent. This year’s program showcased…
In 2023 ESNS Exchange celebrates its 20-year anniversary. To commemorate this, ESNS Exchange will host a panel at BIME festival in Bilbao on the 25th of October (10:00-10:45), alongside several events and panels during ESNS in January. The ESNS Exchange programme is funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission and is organized in collaboration with Yourope, the export offices and the media partner EBU. “It is an honor to support and present the diversity of the live music scene in Europe by kickstarting the careers of many new artists for 20 years by Exchange, the European Talent…
Event industry professionals are invited to celebrate the successes of the season at The Fair’s annual party – the most significant to date. Every year, the London-based event production company hosts The Wrap Party: a night of music, dancing and conversation with colleagues and friends from across the industry. This November, The Fair will begin celebrating its 10th year of producing large-scale festivals and events. The company’s portfolio includes some of the UK’s most-talked-about music festivals, such as Boiler Room, NTS, GALA, Eastern Electrics and El Dorado. In recent years, The Fair has also expanded to new territories, including the…
This year, the UK and Europe’s largest platform of Indian and South Asian cinema is expanding across the UK. The London Indian Film Festival will take place from 25th October to 4th November simultaneously in five cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds. The festival in London is supported by the Bagri Foundation, and is launching with the European Premiere of Berlin, likely the most cleverly-constructed Indian film of 2023. From writer and director Atul Sabharwal, this compelling spy thriller stars Aparshakti Khurana (Jubilee) as a young sign language teacher lured into the dark world of espionage, as he is…