Restaurateur Alex Claridge has been appointed as the region’s new Night Time Economy Advisor by the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA). In his role, Alex will act as a champion for the region’s pubs, clubs, bars, concert venues, theatres and restaurants as they look to rebuild following an incredibly difficult few years. The night-time economy is mission critical to the success of the West Midlands but has faced an onslaught of challenges in recent years, having been particularly hard hit by the Covid pandemic, the fallout from Brexit, and the implications of the ongoing cost of living crisis. Alex will…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Margate Summer Series today reveals its full line-up for a sizzling summer of world-class outdoor shows, taking place from June – September 2023. Undoubtedly its biggest edition to date, the series will take over Dreamland, Margate for 20+ dates, delivering a line-up featuring artists including Tom Jones, Queens of the Stone Age, The Streets, Morcheeba, McFly, Kool and the Gang and more, for an unmissable summer by the sea. A true celebration of all things funk and soul, the Funk & Soul Weekender will serve up sounds from a whole host of unmissable talent both emerging and nothing short of…
Dot To Dot Festival have released a third wave of artists set to take to their stages in Bristol and Nottingham on 27th & 28th May, with 20 additional names joining the bill. These most recent acts revealed from the city-centre festival known for unearthing talent include SOPHIE MAY, 49TH & MAIN, SKINNY PELEMBE and more. They are set to join already announced headliners YARD ACT and ALVVAYS, alongside the likes of THE MURDER CAPITAL, FINN FOXELL, KOFI STONE, YUNE PINKU this May bank holiday for a weekend filled with the music industry’s hottest emerging names. Tik Tok sensation SOPHIE…
AEG, Kilimanjaro Live, Live Nation, Serious and SJM demonstrate their commitment to the progression of the live music industry by becoming LIVE Talks Committed Partners. Born out of the umbrella organisation LIVE (Live music Industry Venues and Entertainment), LIVE Talks is a series of free online workshops and talks which focus on equality, diversity, inclusion, sustainability and wellbeing. The programme’s aim is to make the UK live music industry a more inclusive, enlightened and positive place in which to work. Since then, LIVE Talks has hosted a number of progressive organisations that have delivered insightful sessions on subjects such as…
What does it take to win Best Overseas Festival at the UK Festival Awards? The simple answer is votes, not the most votes, it’s all about the proportion of your audience that feels like showing you the love, it kind of levels the playing field between larger and smaller festivals. In 2022, Altitude Comedy festival’s Audience showed the love and they were crowned winners. We went along and talked to the main protagonists to find out where it came from, where it is and where it’s going… metaphorically rather than geographically, given their love for its current location. Before taking…
ASM Global and London Stadium have announced a new, strategic partnership. ASM Global, the world’s leading producer of entertainment experiences, venue management and event strategy, will support on non-matchday content strategy for the Olympic legacy venue in East London, representing the company’s first stadium partnership in the UK. The partnership will see ASM Global work collaboratively to support the programme of wide-ranging event content, adding to the Stadium’s already impressive calendar, as well as creating new commercial opportunities, building on its position as one of the world’s most high profile venues. Originally built to host the London 2012 Olympic Games…
Mustard Media has today been announced as the official marketing partner for IMS Ibiza. The partnership will see Mustard Media hosting an insightful discussion at the event, ‘The secrets of selling out events’ with Mustard media, Tamas Garam, Head of Marketing at Sziget Festival, Gionçarlo Miranda Festival Director, Dreambeach, which will uncover tried and tested ways of selling tickets. As official marketing partner, Mustard Media will also support the IMS team with the creation and implementation of a bespoke marketing strategy and paid media advertising campaign. Mustard Media will bring up-to-date ideas and techniques to the table to elevate the…
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is proud to announce Poland as the Focus Country for 2024. In close cooperation with Music Export Poland and partners, the Focus on Poland will be officially announced at NEXT Fest on April 20th. Every year ESNS highlights the very best emerging acts from a different country, showcasing the diversity of musical talent across Europe. The artist applications for the upcoming edition – for all European artists – are open from May 1st. Tamara Kamińska and Marek Hojda from Music Export Poland comment. “It is an absolute pleasure and joy for us to coordinate the focus on…
Sixteen Scottish acts are set to perform at The Great Escape, the UK’s biggest festival of new music, which takes place in Brighton, 10th – 13th May 2023. The line up offers a strong and diverse range of pop, post punk, alt rock and more. Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Redolent, Dylan John Thomas, Calum Bowie, The Joy Hotel, Christy, Terra Kin, Rianne Downey will play Scotland at The Great Escape sets at Horatio’s on Thursday 11th May and Brighthelm on Friday 12th May. These sets will be additional to the artists’ confirmed TGE shows and will offer further opportunities to see Scottish…
On Thursday, March 30 a legend in the Nottingham live music scene, George Akins Snr, passed away, aged 94. A prominent businessman and property developer, his many achievements included founding Rock City in 1980, from which the thriving independent venue operator, promoter, and festival organiser, DHP Family has grown. Among its many achievements, in 2022 DHP Family won the inaugural Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award at the UK Festival Awards for its Beat the Streets festival. We caught up with Head of Marketing, Anwyn Williams and Director of Live, Anton Lockwood to discuss how the company is quietly, confidently punching…