MOROCCO: Oasis Festival has confirmed its return to Marrakech next year, taking place from September 14 – 16, 2018. Now in its fourth year, Oasis Festival aims to bring a truly unique cultural experience to the city of Marrakech, showcasing international talent alongside ambassadors of Morocco’s own flourishing electronic music scene. The sold-out third edition of Oasis took place from September 14 – 17 2017, bringing together adventurous revellers from all corners of the globe to celebrate and dance together. Welcoming 3500 guests a day, the festival boasted a line-up featuring names such as Nicolas Jaar, Richie Hawtin, KiNK, Anja…
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UK: Download Festival has unveiled Ozzy Osbourne and Avenged Sevenfold as two of the three headliners for its 2018 edition, set to take place from June 8 – 10 in Donington Park, Leicestershire. No stranger to the grounds of Donington, Ozzy Osbourne will headline the festival’s Sunday night. Having previously graced the main stage in previous years fronting Black Sabbath, this will be his first ever Download headline solo appearance. The Download Festival set comes as part of Ozzy Osbourne’s final world tour. Avenged Sevenfold will headline the festival’s Friday night in support of their most recent record, The Stage.…
UK: Following a sold-out debut edition, Elrow Town London has revealed the main stage theme for its return on August 18 2018. Elrow’s vibrant Brazilian jungle carnival theme, Sambodromo do Brasil, will take centre stage at the festival, replete with vivid colours and exotic samba vibes. Thick jungle foliage will adorn Elrow Town’s fully bespoke new main stage, designed exclusively for the festival. Attendees can expect stilt-walking samba dancers, lost explorers and wild beats roaming through giant plants and blossoms; as well as high-profile DJs and an inordinate amount of confetti. Tickets for Elrow Town London 2017 sold out in…
UK: Matt Ephgrave – alumnus of ticketscript, YPlan and Seatwave – has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Festicket, and will oversee all daily operations including global customer service, fulfilment, account management and campaign management from the company’s London HQ. With almost 10 years’ of ticketing and music industry experience, Ephgrave is seen as a key appointment at an important juncture for Festicket. Recently ranked as the UK’s sixth fastest-growing technology company by the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, Festicket has seen an annualised sales rise of +224% since 2015, and is on course for another record year of +100%…
NETHERLANDS: ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) has confirmed that its 2018 conference will host a keynote interview between legendary English rock promoter Harvey Goldsmith and renowned British journalist Allan McGowan. Goldsmith is widely recognised and highly respected as a visionary producer, manager and promoter of rock concerts, charity events and television broadcasts. He has worked with the world’s biggest artists and ran two of the largest music events ever, Live Aid and Live 8. His current projects include UK concert tours by Jools Holland, Andrea Bocelli and Hans Zimmer. Goldsmith joins the conference alongside the previously announced industry heavyweight Scumeck Sabottka (MCT-Agentur,…
Growing up in Nova Scotia, Natasha Hillier always worked in the family business whenever time would allow. Her family’s entrepreneurial spirit inspired her to seek out a Bachelor of Commerce degree and McGill University seemed like a natural fit. After graduating with a B.Comm, triple concentration in Entrepreneurship, Global Strategy and Labour Management Relations, she headed back to Nova Scotia and started with Marcato Digital in the Sales Department. After a few years of working with and supporting the clients that she sold the product to, she found her true passion in Customer Satisfaction ensuring that clients had the best…
UK: Presented by renowned promoter Goldenvoice, the new London based festival All Points East has announced that its debut edition will be headlined by Brooklyn dance-rock heroes LCD Soundsystem, Icelandic superstar Björk, and Urban Outfitters favourites The xx. All Points East is a brand new 10-day event taking place from May 25 – June 3 2018. Tower Hamlets Council last week announced the appointment of AEG to promote the festival in Victoria Park. It is a major part of Tower Hamlets’ bid to be London Borough of Culture. Kicking off on the May bank holiday will be a three-day music…
UK: The brainchild of Hospitality and The Blast, the Bristol based festival Shockout has announced the first wave of acts for its debut 2018 edition, set to take place at The Bath & West Showground on February 24. The indoor festival, which will also include outdoor food areas, bars, and fairground rides, will see the unison of the Hospitality & The Blast brands after a decade of working with another, with Hospitality Bristol celebrating its 10th anniversary last year. With three stages across the festival site, the first line-up announcement sees a diverse and dynamic range of artists unveiled, with…
UK: Bestival has announced that its next edition will celebrate 250 years of Circus, and will take place on the Lulworth Estate from August 2 – 5 2018. Festival organiser Rob da Bank said: “Yes fellow Bestivalites, it’s time to run away and join the Circus, Bestival style! Bearded freaks, insane acrobats, high wire daredevils, mutant jugglers and an out of control ringmaster all eager for you to join the most colourful show on earth await! And what makes this show even more unmissable is that we will be open a month earlier than usual, so what are you waiting…
BELGIUM: RFID technology provider PlayPass has been awarded the ‘Most Promising Business Of The Year’ accolade by the Flemish Government, in recognition of its rapid international growth. Flemish Minister of Work, Economy, Innovation and Sport, Philippe Muyters, handed over the prize to David De Wever, CEO and co-founder of PlayPass. This achievement crowns a milestone year which has seen PlayPass deliver its RFID solutions for cashless payments, access control, accreditation and brand activation at more than 100 events, including music festivals, concerts, sports and other live events, in 16 countries across five continents. Founded in Antwerp, Belgium in 2012, PlayPass…