50 Cent, Lil Yatchty, Travis Scott and D_Block Europe were among the stellar urban music lineup appearing under the Serious 25m TZ Roof at Wireless Festival, July 7-9, 2023. Serious Stages are supplying stages and site structures for Festival Republic across a range of UK festivals throughout the summer and have recently returned to Wireless Festival this weekend. Serious Operations Manager Abbey Thomas says: “We work closely with Festival Republic’s creative and production teams to design and install stages that meet the needs of the headliners, while also creating a unique aesthetic for their events. “Our TZ Roof was installed…
Author: Andy Lenthall
ID&C and Identilam’s parent company Avery UK have welcomed Oomph Made, based in Liphook, to the CCL family, providing greater expansion into the ever-growing RFID/NFC access cards and wristbands market. Nico Jean-Jean, Avery Western Europe Managing Director commented, “We are pleased to share the exciting news of our acquisition of Oomph Made Ltd. The expertise of Matthew Payne and his team in sustainability and RFID will be a valuable addition to the Avery Badge & Credentials offerings in Europe.” Accelerating our growth across Europe through unique identity and access management products with sustainability at their core; is a winning combination.…
Pitch, Scotland’s international convention of hip hop and underground culture, has announced more speakers and artists for their key full weekend event which takes place across Glasgow venues Saint Lukes, Many Studios and the Drygate Brewery on Saturday 19th August and Sunday 20th August 2023. LaJoyce Brookshire, a publicist for legends such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and The Notorious B.I.G, Glasgow-based Netflix dance star Divine Tasinda and Aberdeen’s Mae Diansangu, a Black spoken word artist who writes and performs in both English and Doric, are among the pioneering creatives, local champions and fans-turned-industry insiders featuring at Pitch 2023. Though…
This month sees the launch of ‘In a Field by a Bridge’, a weekend festival with a unique backdrop. A collaboration between Team London Bridge and Hemingway design, the urban designers with a twist of festival organisation, the event takes place in a community park, beside an international landmark with the aim of inspiring sustainable living and celebrate community action. This free festival on Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd July will showcase the juxtaposition of incredible London landmarks alongside cityscape, nature and one of the world’s great rivers. Celebrating everything that Potters Fields Park and the London Bridge neighbourhood have…
YOUROPE – The European Festival Association has developed and released the “European Green Festival Roadmap 2030”. The Roadmap aims to give European festivals and events a reliable guide for sustainable actions, including measures they will need to accomplish the inevitable process of transformation by the end of the decade. YOUROPE is proud to present the European Green Festival Roadmap 2030 as part of its three-year project “Future-Fit Festivals” (3F). These guidelines on sustainable events are based on the requirement of the EU Green Deal – cutting emissions by at least 55% by 2030. It also considers the UN Sustainable Development Goals…
Boardmasters festival has announced a new initiative to provide education and insight to young people and parents before attending their first music festival. In a festival-industry-first, Boardmasters has teamed up with The Schools Consent Project and It Happens Education to provide a series of workshops and webinars to tackle tricky topics such as consent, to equip young people with the information they need before arriving on site. Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, welcomes 50,000 attendees annually. Today, it takes a major step in the industry, paving the way for more positive conversations. The festival’s aim is to change…
Counter Terrorism Policing are working with the UK’s live music industry this summer, asking live music fans are to play their part in keeping people safe. UK Music, Festival Republic, Londong Night time Czar Amy Lamé and The O2 are amongst those supporting Counter Terrorism Policing’s #BeSafeBeSound campaign which highlights the importance of reporting suspicious activity. Counter Terrorism Policing’s Senior National Coordinator for Protect and Prepare Laurence Taylor said: “The terrorist threat remains a reality. Since 2017 we have disrupted almost 40 late-stage terror attacks alongside our colleagues at MI5. “Whilst there is no specific intelligence to indicate an increased threat…
With the Electronic Music sector leading the way in showcasing new and emerging technologies, designed to enhance the experience of customers, the Amsterdam Dance Event has just revealed new audiovisual and musical performances for the ADE Pro Conference program to expand on the conference’s new immersive experience. Among the confirmed programming is a deep immersion masterclass and audiovisual show by London based producer Max Cooper, alongside an exclusive edition of the Secret Artists in Residence concept for a collaborative jam session at ADE Pro home base Felix Meritis. Following the recent announcement of Claptone joining Amsterdam Dance Event’s conference to…
The Night Time Industries Association & Nightlife entrepreneur, Sacha Lord, have written to the Home Office demanding a judicial review following its decision to ban on-site ‘pop-up’ labs to test drugs at festivals. The NTIA & Co-founder of Parklife Festival, and Greater Manchester’s night-time economy advisor to the mayor Andy Burnham, accused the home secretary Suella Braverman of “putting lives at risk” after her department did a dramatic U-turn and demanded licences to test drugs at all festivals. The Home Office announced on 8 June 2023 that on-site drugs testing at music festivals would require a Controlled Drugs Licence and…
The Loop has received a grant from the Events Industry Forum (EIF) which will enable the delivery of more training on harm reduction and drug awareness to people working in all areas of the outdoor events industry. The Loop is a charity with expertise in harm reduction, developed through its drug checking and testing services, and associated research and evidence building. The charity, through the expertise of its professional volunteers and experience of delivering services, is ideally placed to inform and support those working in the events industry, and supported by the EIF, will reach wider communities and more individuals,…