Set to provide what they describe as the perfect start to the 2023 festival season, Fly have boosted their 20 & 21st May line-up with a second wave announcement including the recent addition of high energy Berlin duo DJ HEARTSTRING, Irish up-and-comer Fionn Curran, Blackpool-based techno breakout star Azyr b2b, Glasgow rave sensation AISHA, and Radio 1’s Future Dance alumni Sarah Story.
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Kendal Calling returns to Lowther Deer Park in Cumbria again this summer, announcing its four headliners, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Kasabian, Royal Blood making their Kendal Calling debut and Kendal Calling ‘family members’ Blossoms, along with 100 more acts. Organisers From the Fields report 20,000 pre-sale sign ups so far. Nile Rodgers said, “The last time we played Kendall Calling was epic and one of my favourite shows ever. We are excited to be back this year for more good times!” Further confirmations come in the form of Kaiser Chiefs, The Lathums, Frank Turner and Confidence Man. Also featuring are…
The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) has announce that its conference will return as a virtual event on 25th February. Having had to cancel the November face-to-face Conference planned for Stoke on Trent due to an industrial dispute and other issues, AFO concluded that a virtual conference was the best way for everyone to get together; to teach, learn and network. They’ve assembled their usual high value agenda, with Health and Welfare, Sustainability, Martyn’s Law and counter terrorism, marketing, diversity and accessibility all being covered by industry leaders.
The not-for-profit organisation The Power of Events Ltd was set up in June 2022 -http://www.thepowerofevents.org/ – with the mission to set up a comms platform designed to showcase, value and respect the power of the UK events industry to those outside the industry whose influence might not otherwise be matched by their knowledge of its impact and value. The platform will be launched on 16th February 2023 from 2pm-4pm with support from Here at Outernet in London, a brand-new live events space. This custom designed blank canvas is crafted to host creative and cultural events from end to end of…
With Previous winners including Rosalía, Dua Lipa, Stromae, Hozier, Meskerem Mees, Blanks, Pale Waves and Christine and the Queens, the Music Moves Europe Awards provides an ideal barometer to measure up and coming live music talent, celebrating emerging artists who represent the European sound of today and tomorrow. Organised by ESNS and Reeperbahn Festival, supported by Liveurope, Yourope, Live DMA, IMPALA, Digital Music Europe, ICMP-CIEM, International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) and European Music Exporters Exchange (EMEE), the awards presented on 19th January went to Schmyt (Germany), July Jones (Slovenia), Oska (Austria), Kids Return (France), and Queralt Lahoz (Spain). The prestigious…
Accreditation in a former mobile chlamydia screening unit disguised as a train carriage? A swimming pool under a roof supported by the ribs of an old boat? If the Wombles ran a festival, surely it would be on Wimbledon Common, but this is Lancashire’s Beat-Herder, a festival with a purpose to repurpose, and immerse their audience in…a laundrette? We caught up co-founder, Nick Chambers to find out more about its development from the free party scene to regular sell out, with the audience experience at its heart from the beginning, as Chambers explains. “If you took it way back when…
World renowned house label Defected is heading for a full takeover of Leeds for the first time in five years on Coronation Bank Holiday Sunday, May 7th with a 10-hour event line-up including Gorgon City, Hannah Wants, Low Steppa, Sam Divine, Arielle Free and Rio . The venue will be Canvas Yard, the recently revealed four year collaboration between Moda Living and New Citizens. Lance Holden from New Citizens added, “We’re pleased to announce our second event for Spring 2023 at Canvas Yard as we welcome house music royalty Defected back to Leeds for their first show in the city…
ecolibrium doubled its active members in 2022 uniting festivals and event companies in environmental restoration ecolibrium and balancing 13.4 million travel miles with climate investments. In 2022, 60 festivals, events, suppliers and music companies engaged with ecolibrium to understand how best to tackle audience, artist and supplier travel miles. With unavoidable carbon emissions balanced with funding for ecosystem protection and regeneration, supporting communities on the frontline of climate change; and investment in community-scale clean energy projects. Festivals taking part in ecolibrium’s mission in 2022 include AEG Presents’ BST Hyde Park and All Points East, Festival Republic’s Wilderness Festival and Community,…
Scottish electronic music festival, Terminal V, is back with another vast indoor and outdoor festival on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April 2023. Across six stages with cutting edge production and world class sound, a mix of homegrown talent and global tastemakers soundtrack a truly action-packed weekend in Edinburgh. The likes of Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, I Hate Models, Folamour, Alan Fitzpatrick, Ewan McVicar, Jayda G, Trym, Slam, Kettama, 999999999, Taahliah, Frazi.er, Boys Noize, Hector Oaks, and many more all play. Payment plans are available with final tickets on sale now and only a few special surprise guests to…
The NTIA has released the full programme for the Night Time Economy Summit hosted at E1 London. This second in the series of conferences focused on Night Time Economy across the UK has an ambitious programme of speakers and panelists approaching a huge range of topics from Brexit, Diversity, Harm Reduction, Safeguarding, Women’s Safety, Health, Well Being, Access to Funding, Licensing & Planning, Supply Chain Energy, Cost of Living Crisis, Mental Health, Live Music, Grass Roots Music, Events plus much much more. The two day event will include over 120 speakers with panels and workshops featuring innovators and entrepreneurs from…