Joining Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Rudimental, Craig David and First Aid Kit, Manchester legends James join the star-studded line-up for South Facing Festival as the band celebrates four incredible decades together, with Happy Mondays in support on 11th August Together, two giants of British music join forces this August at the iconic Crystal Palace Bowl for a South Facing that’s not to be missed. South Facing Festival is the capital’s biggest series of open-air concerts from the biggest names in music, taking over the Crystal Palace Bowl – a venue rooted in South London and steeped in musical history.…
Author: Andy Lenthall
Rishi Sunak’s Government will miss a golden opportunity to unleash the live music sector’s potential if it fails to reinstate a lower rate of VAT and fulfil his campaign promise to cut business rates in the Budget to be delivered on March 15th. This is the assertion made by LIVE, the first of our sector’s trade bodies to exit the starting gates with pre-budget statements. As we know, the live music sector is a catalyst for economic activity in towns and cities right across the UK. However, after a tough couple of years during the pandemic, much of the sector…
The Event Industry Forum (EIF) has awarded Vision: 2025 a grant to lead on development of the Green Events Code, for the Outdoor Events Industry in 2023. The £30,000 EIF grant from the Purple Guide Grant Fund will underpin Vision: 2025’s development of a Green Events Code, to establish sustainability best practice and standards for the outdoor events industry. The grant will contribute to further development of the industry Green Events Code and producing the 2023 edition of the Sustainable Events Summit at the Showman’s Show, October. Steve Heap, Chair of EIF, said: “We are delighted to be supporting the…
7,000 ancient trees have been protected with the introduction of the Stand For Trees scheme by Nordic Wristbands, strengthening the Company’s ongoing quest to minimise its carbon impact. Nordic Wristbands’ front-line approach to saving the environment has been to introduce a range of environmentally friendly, organic material products over recent years. With that still promoted as the preferred route to carbon reduction, the new agreement with Stand For Trees adds a significant layer in the journey to Net Zero, compensating the carbon dioxide emissions caused by fabric wristband and smart tag manufacturing, in 2023 and beyond. Based on 2022 production…
Ukrainian Association of Music Events (UAME) has released a documentary that follows a 5-day journey throughout Ukraine with the representatives of music and culture from Europe, Georgia, and Canada who were invited by the Music Saves UA charity initiative. The project was organized by the Ukrainian Association of Music Events (UAME) as part of its Music Saves UA initiative in partnership with Night Ambassadors. Video: https://youtu.be/6olbr0zAUGo Among the guests: Michal Kascak (organizer of the largest music festival in Slovakia, Pohoda), Login Kochishki (founder of the largest music festival TAKSIRAT as well as PIN Conference and D Festival in Macedonia), David…
Manchester’s much loved and boutique celebration of eclectic music and quirkiness is back for another of its cosy and personal gatherings August Bank Holiday Weekend 25th-27th. Lining up at Compstall’s udderly unique Whitebottom Farm for Moovin this year is another mouthwatering mix of returning favourites with some highly sought after big name debut bookings, throw in some of Moovin’s friends family with some musical pioneers, and you have an eye popping line up featuring the legendary electronic innovator Laurent Garnier and house music mainstay Todd Terry alongside the likes of Mr Scruff, Mungo’s HiFi feat Eva Lazarus, David Holmes, Massive…
Described by the Guardian as “One of the most bravely adventurous festivals in the folk and world music calendar”, Towersey Festival, the UK’s longest-running independent festival, organised by generations of the same family, has announced that The Divine Comedy, The Proclaimers, Frank Turner, Thea Gilmore, Nickel Creek, Molotov Jukebox, Flook, The Young Un’s and Rusty Shackle will head up a perfect mix of entertainment for the friendly four day event. In a booking coup, Towersey have secured Grammy award winning Americana Blue Grass band Nickel Creek to make one of only two festival appearances in the UK this Summer. The…
Over the past 10 years, We Are FSTVL has hosted over 1000 of the world’s electronic music elite, playing to a combined audience of half a million people, building a reputation as a world-class electronic music festival. Continuing its growth curve, this year’s anniversary will see the event transform from a two to three day show across the August Bank Holiday weekend, at Damyns Hall Aerodrome in Upminster, with twice as many arenas as 2022, over 150 artists and brand new immersive technology concepts. Headliners The Prodigy will be joined by Solid Grooves record label founder, Michael Bibi, and Aussie…
From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand. Becoming a festival owner wasn’t exactly Tommy Job’s destiny, but his dad, Bob’s acquisition of a beach bar near home on Cornwall back in the 1970s certainly provided the foundation on which to build a business which now specialises in beach-based events. We got together to plot the development of the Tunes portfolio. First things first, where did it all start for you? “I went to university, I was up at Loughborough, came down here and Dad had a bar, the Watering Hole and like most family businesses, was pretty…
After last year’s extension to a weekend event, Reggae Land, shortlisted in 3 categories at last year’s UK Festival Awards, will move to The National Bowl an Milton Keynes, raising capacity to 30,000. With 80 artists over 4 stages, The final line-up includes a mouthwatering mix of reggae icons past, present and future with every facet of the genre showcased by the best in the scene. As well as the music, a Reggae Flea market, a fairground, an entire Carnival Float stage along with dancers, VIP zone, festival merchandise, mouthwatering Caribbean Food Village as well as plenty of drinks in…