UK: As well as an extensive music line-up, Gottwood has continued to develop the non-musical elements of the festival over the years, providing festivalgoers with a fully immersive experience from the moment they enter the site. Gottwood has now revealed its creative partners and activities for 2016. Among the arts and creative programme is Behind This Wall – a collective of friends who have been putting on parties, playing records, flipping burgers, making drinks and curating film screenings for the last four years. Focusing on high quality ingredients, setting, music and films, with residencies at Plastic People and the Pickle…
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Toby Dier has been the Access Control Manager for ticketscript since its UK inception in 2010. Having previously spent time in San Francisco working in event management, and also with MAMA Group as a Technical & Venue Manager, Toby has a wealth of knowledge and insight into the live events sector. I’ve been involved in the music and events industries for 12 years now and have had the privilege of working with some of the most interesting and exciting event organisers in the UK. There has been a very interesting shift in the use of data over the past six…
UK: Blackout has appointed new Project Manager Alex Duke to join its expert team of riggers, as of February 2016. As the complete supplier of rigging and drapes to the live events industry, Blackout has recently worked on projects such as the BRIT Awards, the National Television Awards, London International Horse Show and ‘The Sound of Music Live’. Duke has worked for Blackout as a freelancer since 2000 and now joins the team on a permanent basis; overseeing sight visits, quoting, logistics and overall project management. His 18 years of experience in the rigging industry has seen him work on…
Founded in June 2011, Twitch is the world’s leading social video platform and community for gamers. Each day, more than 8.5 million community members gather to watch and talk about video games with more than 1.7 million broadcasters. The entire video game ecosystem is on the platform, which includes conventions and festivals from all over the world who use Twitch for panels, press conferences, show floor activities and competitions. Being a platform for these types of events has led Twitch to its immense popularity, as its streams circumvent the respective events’ barriers to entry – whether they’re industry-only, sold out…
UK: Reaching its 18th year in 2016, Nozstock: The Hidden Valley will return to the heart of Herefordshire from July 22 – 24. Joining the dots between hip-hop, ska, reggae, folk, funk, soul, drum and bass, psytrance, electro-swing and a whole lot more across nine stages, plus interactive adventure and performance, Nozstock touts itself as a playground for all. This year’s festival theme is ‘Wonders of the Ancient World,’ so attendees can expect wild fancy dress displays and breathtaking decor. Included in the line-up for this year are Jurassic 5, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Hot 8 Brass Band, Foreign Beggars, Slamboree,…
UK: A Greener Festival is celebrating 10 years since the launch of its groundbreaking research to help festivals become more sustainable. Following the relaunch of the Greener Festival Awards in January, to mark this occasion the decision has been made to add to the strength of the existing team. It has now been announced that Teresa Moore has become a director of A Greener Festival. Claire O’Neill, co-founder and Director of AGF, said: “We are extremely happy to be announcing this very natural addition to our directorship. Teresa will bring her considerable training and research experience to the team which…
UK: On March 11, the sustainable events organisation Kambe Events and waste management experts Resource Futures are inviting the event and catering professionals to join them at a waste management workshop in Birmingham. Kambe Events have a raft of experience from greenfield sites such as Shambala, as well as multi-venue events like Swingamajig, where the introduction of reusable cup schemes has significantly reduced litter. On March 11 at the ‘Managing Waste at City-Based and Green Field Events’ session, they will be sharing successes as well as the challenges of event recycling. They will be joined by waste management expert, Ed…
UK: Pure Groove Sound Systems has announced it has joined forces with Danley Sound Labs to produce a new series of professional audio systems, specifically catered to the nightclub and festival markets. Designed by Tom Danley, known for his patented work on loudspeaker designs in world class facilities globally, the Pure Groove by Danley ‘PGD’ series was created as an alternative to the industry standard sound systems currently used by large venues and music festivals. The PG-J94 and the PG-96 are the first models in a brand new series exclusively designed and developed by Danley Sound Labs for Pure Groove…
UK: As Bristol geared up to host the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, Utopium was selected as lighting and rigging supplier for Colston Hall’s weekend of live music from February 12 – 14. The third BBC Radio 6 Music Festival headed to Bristol and saw over 50 acts deliver live music, comedy, film and food events across the city. Utopium supplied all lighting and crew to Colston Hall as it hosted performances from a range of emerging and established artists, representing the very best in alternative music. Tasked with supplying all the interior and exterior festival lighting, Utopium provided 25…
UK: Mind Over Matter will take a sojourn to Southampton in early May to deliver one of its renowned Event & Crowded Space Programmes, which has been specifically designed for those that work in and around the event environment. The programme encompasses Emergency & Crisis Management on May 10 and Evacuation & Invacuation Planning on May 11. Mind Over Matter, headed by Professor Chris Kemp, use the ‘Learning in the round’ philosophy where experience determines theory and the immersive and dynamic delivery of the courses ensure that content is relevant and instantly applicable in a crowded space setting. This programme…