The much-loved Bournemouth 7s returned with two exciting new sports added to the line-up for 2023: cheerleading and basketball. Noise Management Company, Acoustecc, was back too, building community engagement and reassuring residents at Bournemouth 7s, May 26th-28th, 2023. Bournemouth 7s attracted 30,000 young revellers for a Bank Holiday weekend of music and sport. In addition to the new cheerleading and basketball competitions, the rugby, netball, hockey, dodgeball and fitness tournaments were competitive to a very high standard, along with over 100 artists across 12 festival arenas adding to the party. For 2023 the organisers introduced an enhanced noise compliance process,…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Hot on the heels of announcing its line-up for the Cardiff-based Bay series, including headliners N-Dubz, The Streets, Scooter and The Chemical Brothers, Live Nation has announced its Brand new Brighton Valley Festival Series, based in Stanmer Park, Brighton near the Amex Stadium. N-Dubz will be doubling up with a further appearance on the south coast on 7th July, followed by Paolo Nutini, Nile Rogers and CHIC on 8th and 9th respectively. Wednesday 5th July will see Tom Jones kick off the series.
With event organisers on a mission to become more sustainable. We asked ID&C and Identilam about the moves they are making to help them reduce their environmental impact while reducing waste going to landfill. Elle Smith, head of product marketing begins: “We are not here to greenwash, we know we are in the infancy of our journey, we are so positive about where it will lead to. As part of CCL Industries, we are setting several ambitious waste targets to reduce the impact of our products, including 90% reduction globally in waste to landfill by 2025 and 100% of facilities…
Fan experience and cashless payments specialists, Tappit, has contracted Nordic Wristbands as its exclusive provider for consumables, worldwide, to strengthen its sustainable journey, May 2023. Nordic has been contracted to provide RFID enabled consumables (wristbands and cards) for Tappit’s clients across the globe, ranging from the NBA, NHL and MLS Leagues in North America to the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix. Jason Thomas, Global CEO of Tappit, says: “Nordic makes an ideal partner who share our values around sustainability and ethics, with a strong International reach. We looked hard at the market, considering pricing, distribution and the ability to fulfil…
LooseFest should have been a simple tale of brand extension, had it not been for a few curve balls pitched along the way. But, with a dedicated team, loyal fans and support from a forward-thinking city, the curve is on an upward trajectory. We spoke with the ultra-positive Dean Saunders about the partnerships that are developing a landmark festival for the North East. Where did the LooseFest story begin? “I guess we go back to 2012, that’s when the first weekly event that we started, Loose Days; LooseFest is obviously a product of of Loose Days; we’ve done the club…
Publican and event organiser, Kathie Turnbull has launched a new Festival for the North East, focusing on 90s era dance music. The first edition of Shoe Shaker Fest will feature DJs Andy Whitby, Sash, QFX, Dream Frequency, Ultrasonic, Kelly Lorena and more. August 5th will see the site, located close to the A1 and Northumberlandia, the location of The Angel of the North, transformed into a festival by a team of seasoned events professionals including Mel Jackson of Jigsaw Event Management, an experienced event manager, a competent health and safety team with over 40 years of combined experience, medical and…
Bristol-based waste management experts Grundon has renewed its ties with a major local festival as planning for this year’s summer events season gets into full swing. Valley Fest, which is expecting 12,000 people on site in Chew Magna from August 3rd to 6th, has appointed Grundon to manage its waste streams over the course of the festival weekend. Grundon will support the food and music festival on a major effort to increase recycling levels, as part of its ongoing drive for optimum sustainability. It will be the second time that Grundon has provided services to Valley Fest after a successful…
Easol, the experience commerce technology company, is set to change the way tickets for events and festivals are resold with the launch of a new integrated resale feature. Launching summer 2023, Easol Resale will also soon be available for events of all sizes across many sectors in the experience industry, from mass participation sports events to wellness retreats and tour operators. Recent research from Lloyds Bank has warned of a sharp increase in ticketing scams ahead of this summer’s busy events season, with the number of people being scammed while buying event tickets increasing by 128% over the last 12…
Wellnergy Festival has announced plans to become one of the most inclusive festivals in the UK as it partners with Spectrum First to create the first ever neuro-inclusivity festival safe space which will cater for all neurotypes. Attending events involving large groups of people or crowds can be difficult for neurodivergent people. This can create issues on a daily basis when needing to do things that are necessary, such as food shopping as well as impacting things that people might want to experience, including going to events like festivals. Nick Steiert, founder of Wellnergy says, “Wellnergy is a very inclusive…
This week the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) is launching their drug harm-reduction campaign aimed at people attending Irish music festivals this summer. Continuing the work of last summer’s successful pilot project, the HSE is partnering with a small number of festivals this year to put in place Safer Nightlife harm reduction programmes onsite. The multi-component campaign will involve outreach at festivals’ ‘back of house’ drug checking through the use of surrender bins, media awareness and a social media campaign. Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton said: “I am delighted to see the HSE…