EUROPE: 2015 has been another record year for Intellitix, processing over $250 million of cashless on-site revenue, 17.5 million cashless transactions and an expansion into 15 countries worldwide. Global Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) specialist and innovation company, Intellitix, has continued its bold, trailblazer philosophy with a significant investment to strengthen its offering to the European market. In the past year, Intellitix bolstered its team with a host of more then thirty new staff, with a focus on its top management, its European division, as well as heads of business development in the UK, Germany, Spain, France, Scandinavia, and Brazil. Serge…
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INDIA: Amsterdam Dance Event, the world’s biggest club festival and business conference for electronic music, is taking its global touring platform to Mumbai from April 7 – 10 2016. ADE Global Sessions Mumbai will host a series of interactive Q&As with top DJs, exclusive industry discussions, networking sessions and strategy meetings, masterclasses and much more as part of ADE’s ongoing commitment to connect dance culture worldwide. Together with music industry heavyweights and inspiring artists, ADE Global Sessions Mumbai is set to provide unique insights and generate business opportunities for the buzzing Asian electronic music scene. Amongst the first confirmed speakers…
UK: Summer Days – the UK’s newest boutique music and food festival – has unveiled Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra as its second headliner. The legendary pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and presenter will top the bill on Friday July 8. Also announced for Friday’s line-up is Caro Emerald, whose uptempo blend of jazz and pop propelled her to number one in the UK and Dutch album charts with The Shocking Miss Emerald in 2013. Summer Days is a three-day boutique music and food festival in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle – one of the North’s most beautiful…
UK: Acclaimed nature and culture organisation Caught by the River has announced its inaugural London festival in conjunction with independent promotion company Robomagic. Taking place at Fulham Palace on August 6 – 7 2016, Caught by the River Thames joins the London outdoor festival season as a unique alternative. Celebrating the very best of the capital’s urban rock‘n’roll heritage, its unparalleled literary history and all aspects of the great outdoors Caught by the River Thames will be part gig, part lit fest and part nature symposium. Add a countrywide beer festival and a global food market and you’ve got a…
NETHERLANDS: Best Kept Secret, shortlisted for two 2015 European Festival Awards including Best Line Up, has revealed its first 13 acts for 2016. Last year the festival hosted The Libertines, Alt-J, Noel Gallagher, Royal Blood, Death Cab for Cutie, A$AP Rocky and many others. Next year’s event will see performances from Editors, Beck, Wilco, Beach House, Half Moon Run, Caribou and Two Door Cinema Club, and more. The fourth edition of the festival will see 100 acts take to the beautiful lakeside arena on June 17 – 19. New for this year is the promise of more surprises during the…
FINLAND: The Helsinki iteration of Flow Festival has unveiled its first wave of acts for 2016, including M83, Jamie xx, Four Tet, Stormzy, and Thee Oh Sees. One of the planet’s most forward thinking festivals, Flow combines music, art, culture, culinary excellence and sustainability. Flow Helsinki 2016 will take place in a disused power station in the heart of Helsinki from August 12 – 14 2016. A limited number of three-day early bird tickets are on sale now. Flow Festival
SWEDEN: Way Out West will be returning to its home in Slottskogen Park from August 11 – 13, for one of Europe’s biggest celebrations of music and film and its 10th anniversary celebrations. This year saw the festival named as one of Spotify’s top three most influential festivals – with the likes of Beck, Pet Shop Boys, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Florence & The Machine, Alt-J, Tyler The Creator, Run The Jewels, Patti Smith, FKA Twigs and more playing unforgettable shows against the backdrop of Gothenburg. In 2016 the festival aims to set the bar even higher, handpicking the most exciting…
BULGARIA: Expanding its already colossal line-up, Horizon Festival has confirmed a number of new additions for 2016, including Âme, the much-in-demand Nina Kraviz, jungle pioneer Congo Natty and UK Garage legend MJ Cole. These acts join the likes of Goldie, Craig Charles, Lady Leshurr, nine-piece dub reggae band Gentleman’s Dub Club, John Talabot and Levon Vincent. Creating a truly unique immersive experience, the Horizon Festival team have also created the Hot Spa Cinema, Geothermal Pool Rave, Music Production Lab and The Hotel House Party. Horizon Festival
Jarno Stegeman is the founder of The Event Tutor, which offers online workshops in event planning. They teach how to plan, produce and organise an event or festival, from basic event management principles to more advanced practices. Currently The Event Tutor offers three workshops: Event Planning, Sustainable Event Management, and Wedding Planning. The results of the following research project can be found in the Event Tutor’s eBook ‘Event Planning: Research at Music Festivals in North America’. The Event Tutor conducted research at the 2015 editions of Bonnaroo and Lightning in a Bottle, with the purpose of identifying ‘how festival attendees…
SPAIN: Back for it’s 11th year, Bilbao BBK Live will return in 2016 to welcome 40,000 revellers to the picturesque Basque Country for a weekend of music. The festival, set to take place from July 7 – 9, has announced its first wave of acts, with Pixies, New Order, M83, Hot Chip, Jose Gonzalez, Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett and We Are Standard all set to take the stage. Bilbao BBK Live