ecolibrium, the industry charity on a mission to move low-carbon travel to the heart of live events culture, welcomes ‘You. Smart. Thing.’ (YST) as this year’s partner, whose travel demand management and wayfinding platform nudges visitors towards lower carbon travel. The partnership sees YST integrate climate action donations to their platform through ecolibrium, meaning that route-planning eventgoers can donate to ecolibrium’s climate action partner projects via an events’ YST-powered travel assistant service. Bethan Riach, Communications Manager for ecolibrium comments; “The ‘You. Smart. Thing.’ service aligns with our mission – with a platform dedicated to showing event-goers the most sustainable journey options, tackling…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Outdoor event professionals can now register to attend a free, action-focused day at SES 23 presented by Vision: 2025 and supported by Festival Republic, 18th Oct, at The Showman’s Show. SES 23 returns for an eighth year bringing event organisers, suppliers, local authorities and experts together to share the latest innovations, drive best practice, and shape the industry response to the climate emergency. The SES 23 program, presented by Vision: 2025 and supported by Festival Republic, includes the official launch of the new Environmental Chapter of the Purple Guide, a keynote from EarthPercent’s Cathy Runciman, a climate communications panel collaboration…
Thanks to a 10-year long partnership between Splendour organisers, DHP Family, and a leading provider of creative and entertainment industries education, Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, hundreds of students have worked alongside professional crews to produce, stage and film East Midlands’ biggest and best outdoor festival. From the aspiring artists who join the line-up on the Confetti stage, to the talented students working behind the scenes, the festival provides invaluable experience in the live music and entertainment industry to create the next generation of backstage superstars and on-stage performers. Established in 1994, Confetti has close to 30 years of industry…
Chris Houghton, CEO of The UK Festival Awards’ Official Merch partner, Teemill, explains how their sustainable model for branded apparel radically reduces waste and gives customers exactly what they want. Across the board, consumers are seeking sustainable options. When you consider the stats on pollution in the textile industry and waste in the festival industry, that’s a tricky demand to meet. 10% of worldwide CO2 comes from clothing, 60% of clothes include plastic, and a truckload of clothing is burned or buried every second. Then, when we look at the waste produced by UK festivals alone, it’s close to 24k…
After growing out of its original site at Portsmouth’s naval dockyard, Victorious Festival is firmly anchored on Southsea’s seafront. We caught up with founder, James Ralls to chart the journey through growth, acquisition and sales to its place as a key player and supporter of the local music and events scene. Where did it all start? I started out building houses, but then bought a pub and got my mates to come and work with me. We used to put a couple of gigs on every week. We had Annie Mac in our pub, which was a highlight for us,…
Nightlife entrepreneur Sacha Lord and the Night Time Industries Association have rejected claims by the Home Office that they have not reversed their policy on drug testing at festivals. In a letter to lawyers, JMW acting on behalf of Lord & NTIA, who had demanded a judicial review, the Home Office said: “Our consistent position has been that anyone wishing to lawfully undertake activities that include the possession, supply or production of controlled drugs (including in the course of drug testing services) to whom an exemption does not apply, should apply for a Controlled Drugs Licence.” But Sacha Lord, the…
World-renowned London music venue the Roundhouse announces Roundhouse Rising Festival 2023. The three-day flagship event will take place from 12th to 14th October 2023, with tickets launching to Roundhouse members on Thursday, 13th July, and general sale from Friday, 14th July at 10am. Roundhouse Rising Festival is delighted to partner with the 5-piece genre-hopping band Easy Life who will take on the role of guest curator, programming a full takeover ‘Roundhouse Rising Festival x Easy Life’, with their favourite new artists on Saturday, 14th October, alongside a headline show in the iconic Main Space. Leicester-based indie/R&B group Easy Life walk…
The forthcoming edition of the International Festival Forum (IFF) is welcoming a record level of support from across the live music business, with over 1,000 music festival professionals and booking agents expected to attend the event, which is presented in association with TicketSwap. In addition to 13 core booking agency partners that include CAA, WME, UTA, Wasserman Music, Primary Talent, ATC Live and X-ray Touring, key supporters for this year’s event include Ticketmaster as platinum partner; and FKP Scorpio, DEAG, Tysers and TVG Hospitality as associate partners. Bringing buyers and sellers together at a critical booking period for the festival…
MIRRORS, the one-day festival renowned for bringing forward-thinking new music to beloved venues in the heart of Hackney, returns to London after a 3-year absence. The 2023 edition will be headlined by ethereal ambient-folk artist, Grouper; a UK exclusive performance for the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and her first show in London since headlining The Barbican in 2022. The first bands announced joining Grouper will be; John Carroll Kirby, Dur-Dur Band International, Lowertown, Prima Queen, Maria BC, Mark William Lewis, Adwaith, Anna Prior and Woom, with many more to be announced for the all-day event taking place on Saturday 28th October…
GET Protocol, the NFT ticketing provider, has raised $4.5M in a seed round to ensure continuity, claiming to be poised to significantly disrupt the ticketing industry. Led by Flow Ventures, the list of investors also includes Web3 veterans such as Animoca Brands, Redbeard Ventures, Funfair Ventures and the Tezos Foundation, alongside various funds and individuals, including Sebastien Borget, the co-founder of The Sandbox. After receiving backing through an initial coin offering in 2017 for GET Protocol’s utility token (GET), the round enables the protocol to continue its 7 years of global operations and break into new markets through strategic alignment.…