UK: Norwegian ticketing company TicketCo will launch in the UK via an evening event held at The Norwegian embassy in London on September 14. TicketCo CSO Carl-Erik Michalsen Moberg, who is leading the UK expansion said: “We are here to make a difference.” TicketCo established its UK operation in London mid-August, and has so far recruited a Country Manager, a Business Development Agent and a Global Marketing Manager. On September 14, the company is gathering UK organisers at a reception at The Norwegian embassy where it will demonstrate its plans. Following the reception attendees are invited to join for a…
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Sally Golding is an artist and curator who has run experimental audiovisual, sound art and performance events in both Australia and the UK, as well as having presented curatorial programmes and her own performances across the globe. She is the co-director of OtherFilm in Australia, and the Director-Producer of Unconscious Archives based in London, set to take place in festival format from September 20 – 30 2017 at the Austrian Cultural Forum London, Cafe OTO, Corsica Studios, and Close-Up Film Centre. I ran my first experimental arts event when I was just 17. I’d come from a suburban country town…
This year’s partnership between Visa and Boardmasters marked a significant first for each party. For the former, the collaboration amounted to its debut on the UK festival circuit, and for the latter: the first time in the event’s 36-year history that it boasted 100% card acceptance across its sites. With the rollout of Wi-Fi throughout the entire festival as part of the sponsorship agreement, Visa and its global payments partner Square equipped merchants with 350 mobile point-of-sale terminals. In addition to the core card acceptance aspect, the remainder of the brand’s activity was characteristically sprawling and well executed for an…
Festival Insights and the Festival Awards are proud to release the European Festival Market Report 2017, an in-depth examination of consumer demographics, preferences and behaviour based on research undertaken during October 2016. The insights contained within the Report were gleaned from a sample of 19,000 festival-goers who took part in the annual European Festival Census, an extension of the European Festival Awards’ voting platform. Areas covered in the document include attendees’ opinions on ticket prices, what types of music they consume, their most prioritised amenities at festivals, and much more. Download the full report here To check out some excerpts,…
Niall Green founded the app development company Second Screen in 2014 out of his dissatisfaction with the disconnect between audiences and artists at live events. The platform’s primacy of social interactivity over sales prospects has proven incredibly successful with festival-goers in particular, and as a consequence has won favour with high-profile clients such as The Isle of Wight Festival, Fusion Festival, and Boardmasters. Insights was onsite at the latter festival to speak with Green about the benefits of working with Second Screen, the typical feature set of its apps, and more. Festival Insights: So tell us about the feature set…
UK: A Greener Festival, a not-for-profit company helping festivals, events and venues around the world adopt environmentally efficient practices, is making its environmental assessor training available to a global audience for the first time through a new short course offered with Falmouth University and CEG Digital. The online course sits within Falmouth’s flexible and part-time MA in Creative Events Management, launched last year in partnership with CEG Digital – the blended learning division of global HE specialists Cambridge Education Group – and is now open for student applications ahead of an October start. Established in 2007, A Greener Festival gives…
CANADA: Following the recent signing of six festivals organised by Broadwick Live, the festival management software company Marcato Digital Solutions plans to expand its presence in the European market later this year. “Over the years we’ve proven that our tools can deliver the requirements for some of Europe’s biggest festivals,” said Darren Gallop, CEO and founder of Marcato Digital Solutions. “It’s natural that our next step is to increase our existing presence in the market.” Marcato’s network security scores an A+ rating being both SOC2 certified and compliant. These strong security measures have granted Marcato work with over 300 live…
UK: Event and ticketing outlet Skiddle is taking part in the ‘ultimate festival challenge’, visiting 10 music festivals in 48 hours to help raise £150,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The stunt will take place over the August Bank Holiday Weekend and has never been attempted in the UK before. This feat of endurance will begin at Creamfields on Friday evening, before ending at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth 48 hours later. In between, Skiddle will be travelling the length and breadth of the country driving nearly 1,000 miles over a 15 hour period. Richard Dyer, co-founder and Director of Skiddle, commented:…
UK: The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has raised fresh concerns about Live Nation’s dominance of the UK’s live music sector, following the publication of new AIF research that shows the US-promoter is fast-approaching a 25% market share of all UK festivals over a 5,000 capacity. At present, Live Nation either owns or majority-owns a 23% share of such events by capacity – including Download, V Festival, Reading & Leeds, Parklife, Creamfields, Lovebox, Wilderness and more. On this basis, Live Nation is already almost three times bigger than its closest competitor (Global), which controls an 8% share of the UK…
Craig Mathie is Managing Director at Bournemouth 7s Festival. A Sports Management graduate and Prince 2 qualified Project Manager, Craig has a growing reputation within the live events industry. A hugely passionate events man, Mathie has gained a wide portfolio of skills and expertise working on some of the UK’s favourite sporting events. His role as Events Director for a charity established in memory of a dear friend also features heavily in his event commitments. With more than 14 million attendees taking in over 1,200 festivals each year, the UK festival market paints a vibrant, competitive and inspirational picture. Across…