FLY Open Air returns for its tenth edition next May, with Ben Hemsley, Eliza Rose, Job Jobse, Interplanetary Criminal and Sally C among the first names announced with tickets on sale now. Over the years FLY Open Air has earned its reputation through carefully curated line-ups mixing the world’s best electronic acts while championing homegrown talent in iconic settings. The May edition of the festival takes place in the stunning grounds of Hopetoun House, Scotland’s finest stately home in the outskirts of Edinburgh. Legend in the making Ben Hemsley returns to Fly Open Air with his luring melodies and flavours…
Author: Andy Lenthall
The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI 15), the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce the first speakers for the 15th edition, which will take place on 28th February 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. As the World Cup is underway and under fire for questionable carbon neutral claims, in addition to human rights abuses, GEI assemble leading voices to delve into the challenges of delivering green global events, venue construction and operational impacts, genuine carbon removals vs misleading offsets, impactful truthful communications vs greenwashing, and the power and responsibility of using high profiles for…
UK Festival Awards finalists, Sound City Festival has announced details of its brand new ‘Pay It Forward’ initiative, as tickets for the Sound City Conference go on sale. Proudly the UK’s independent conference for new music, Sound City welcomes the global music industry and budding next generation of young creatives to the North of England. Now, Sound City is calling on industry leaders and businesses to do their bit to create opportunity and open doors for the next generation at the click of a button. This industry-encompassing call to action comes as part of Sound City’s continued and longstanding commitment…
Boardmasters, Cornwall’s own surf and music festival, boasting one of the UK’s most picture-perfect locations, is back next year from 9-13 August 2023 and reveals the first wave of artists for 2023, including two big headliners. Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine head up the bill for next summer, and are joined by over 30 more incredible artists announced today. Boardmasters 2022 saw a monumental sell-out, and now, demand is at an all-time high with a record tens of thousands of fans signing up for the festival’s pre-sale. The biggest names in music, the most exciting surf talent in…
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), Europe’s largest showcase festival of emerging European music acts, has announced a three year brand partnership with Marshall. With respectively 37 (ESNS) and 60 (Marshall) years of operating in and for the live music industry, the two join forces in their shared goal of supporting artists, crew and promoters to provide the live music industry with the tools it needs to be successful today. “We are very proud and happy to team up with Marshall. The live music industry is possibly facing the most important, and challenging times in history. More than ever, ESNS is focussed on…
Nobody in the festival sector can be accused of undervaluing the contribution of Club Culture to the sector, but with recent reports stating that 1 in 3 Nightclubs are at risk of closing in the coming months, the NTIA and AFEM are concerned that the UK faces losing the world-renowned club network, the breeding ground for the artists, DJs, and entrepreneurs which shape this amazing movement. The pandemic has shown that the Government does not recognise the importance of the sector, and has limited knowledge of its value, particularly its value outside of simple economics, but Electronic Music and Club…
Xceed, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the live events scene, has raised €2 million to grow its intelligent event discovery platform from a diverse group of European funds and investors. This comes on top of a track record of two years of profitability and positive cash flow and will fuel the company’s growth and new market expansion across the EU in 2023. Xceed claims that this has been driven by the fact that it is unique in the industry as both a leading marketplace solution for end customers, i.e. event-goers, but also has one of the strongest software…
The UK’s biggest nostalgia festival, Back 2 Festival, is returning to Catton Park for summer on Thursday 30th June – Sunday 3rd July 2023, with Blue and Boyzlife headlining a second phase line up that takes us right back to the 00s. Your childhood sweethearts will take to the stage, blasting the soundtrack to your tweens; from 80s, 90s and 00s tracks to club dancefloor anthems – this year’s lineup is the biggest the festival has ever booked. Kicking off Back 2 Festival’s phase two lineup is Blue – the ultimate 00s boyband – who will be headlining for 2023,…
The 8th annual Outdoor Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Event Vision: 2025 industry climate action group to track UK outdoor event industry’s sustainability journey and the priorities and and challenges faced by organisers in 2022. The survey asks event organisers about environmental measures in place, barriers to success, and plans for the future, plus what resources are needed to make progress. It provides a vital picture of the sector’s practices, to chart development and to shape support for event organisers. The Outdoor Event Industry Green Survey is open until the 16th of December, it’s aimed at…
The popular Shake & Stir Vintage Music Festival, hosted in Southbourne each summer, was announced as the gold winner for the Event of the Year Award at the DMB (Destination Management Board) Tourism Awards. The award win was announced at the Gala Dinner hosted at Bournemouth Pavilion on 10th November 2022. Launched in March this year, the DMB Tourism Awards celebrates businesses that show true excellence in making Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole a great place to visit, live and work. The awards had 18 categories with category entries spanning across hospitality, education, retail, event, and transportation focussing on businesses and…