FINLAND: Flow Festival has confirmed that it has secured Nile Rodgers and Chic for their first ever Finnish performance. Also announced are British soul pop act Lianne La Havas, Canadian DJ and producer Tiga on his first live show tour as well as British shoegaze group Ride. Further additions include Finnish acts K-X-P, Black Lizard, Mirel Wagner, LCMDF, Yona and Emma Salokoski. More information on the artists can be found here. Header photo credit: Jussi Hellsten
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UK: HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s largest philosophy and music festival, will explore the theme of Fantasy and Reality from May 21 – 31 in Hay-on-Wye. The festival is famed for bringing together thought-provoking debate with acclaimed musical acts. This year sees the festival migrate to a whole new site, offering entertainment via the mediums of music, cabaret, circus acts, vintage rides and a fayre. The 2015 programme will welcome more award-winning speakers and performers than ever before, with an extensive line-up of debates, talks, bands, DJs, comedy, spoken word poetry and cutting-edge documentary. Acts span from Lianne la Havas, Jamie Woon…
UK: Returning to Finsbury Park for a second year on September 12, Ceremony Festival completes a string of five festivals taking place across London this summer from Found Series. Celebrating 360° of electronic music past, present and future, Ceremony will bring leading figures in club culture from across the globe to close the summer festival season, with sets from The Martinez Brothers, DJ Sneak, Todd Terry, Lee Foss, Mike Skinner, Todd Edwards, Santé, Sydney Charles, Josh Butler, Matt Jam Lamont, MK, Plastician, Artwork and an exclusive classic 90s set from Armand Van Helden. For more information, check out Ceremony Festival’s…
NETHERLANDS: Best Kept Secret has announced the return of its late night Stage Four, along with a further 10 acts for its daytime programme. The latest additions to the roster include Fidlar, Cashmere Cat, Drenge, Kero Kero Bonito, God Damn, Boxed In and many more. Also returning to Hilvarenbeek is last year’s crowd favourite Larry Gus, who will bring a number of special guests including Animal Collective’s Deakin. The DJ St. Paul-curated Stage Four will include Mike Mago, Kenny B, Jungle by Night, Afterpartees, Jonathan Toubin, Cho (live), Doll Kraut, Applescal, Never Mind The British, Casper Stroes and more. For…
Skiddle.com/festivals – the nation’s biggest and best festival guide. Skiddle is now the busiest primary ticket agency in the country, with recent Alexa stats showing an increase in traffic which puts it above Ticketmaster, See and every other competitor for unique visitors from the UK. This ascension has been a steady progress over the past 14 years, underlined via its festival guide becoming the most comprehensive resource for the millions of Britons who spend their summers embracing these wide ranging and much loved events. The Festival Guide has been a core concept of Skiddle’s website for over a decade. It’s…
UK: Download Festival has announced that it will be the first major UK festival to go fully cashless, introducing its own brand of RFID wristbands dubbed ‘Dog Tags’. The wristbands come courtesy of YouChip, and the festival purports that the technology will reduce queues for concession stands and improve the effectiveness of its security. Attendees can pre-load funds onto the wristbands, with top-up points spread across the festival site in case said attendees blow it all on Jägermeister. Any unspent digital currency will be transferred back onto festivalgoers’ cards once the event has concluded. For more information, check out this…
UK: The Chalke Valley History Festival (CVHF), set to take place from June 22 – 28 2015, has joined the growing number of British boutique festivals that have selected Topher as its traffic and security specialist of choice. Set in a stunning location on the chalk downs of Wiltshire, the CVHF features a week of historical reenactments, activities, public lectures, debates and discussions. With large numbers of visitors arriving at the rural location, capable and professional traffic management is essential. Topher, who provided security for CVHF 2014, will this year also be responsible for managing the large volume of traffic…
GERMANY / THE SKY: This year BigCityBeats will once again transform the Commerzbank Arena into the ‘biggest club in the world’ and open its doors with 150 DJs on 15 floors across three days. Hardwell, Avicii and David Guetta will all be playing, along with underground names like Jamie Jones, Dubfire, Carl Craig, Ame, DJ Koze, Deep Dish, Joris Voorn, Route 94, Anja Schneider and many more. In addition to the regular automobile method, there are two new ways to arrive at the event – one is by train, and one is by jet, and both are competition prizes that…
UK: Una Tickets has announced today that is has raised £1.1m in private angel investment as it launches its new end-to-end, primary ticketing service. £250,000 has also been awarded by the UK Government endorsed Innovate UK which funds, supports and connects innovative UK businesses to accelerate sustainable economic growth. Una claims to be the only ticket agency responding to the demands of consumers, venues, festivals, promoters, the police and Government by combating the widespread problems in the live events industry. The Una system aims to abolish prolific ticket crime, unethical touting and extortionate admin fees by ‘completely reinventing the ticket’.…
UK: Rufus Wainwright has been added to the bill of this summer’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival, which takes place in Tynemouth and Whitley Bay from July 8 -12. The internationally-renowned singer, who Sir Elton John calls “the greatest songwriter on the planet”, will play the Playhouse Whitley Bay on July 8. In addition to live music, Mouth of the Tyne Festival celebrates the performing arts and encourages family participation. Tourism & Events manager for North Tyneside Pete Warne said: “It’ll be a bustling weekend with interactive family activities on the platform of the recently restored Victorian Tynemouth Station and…