Mark Guirard is the Managing Director of Scaffold Tower, a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of bespoke scaffold towers for several UK festivals, music events and more. Here he provides details on the ins and outs of temporary structures for music events. Summer is now in full swing and if there’s one thing us Brits love it’s a good music festival. As trusted suppliers to the industry, we can’t go a week without being contacted for assistance in setting up for a new festival or other outdoor event. Almost all of these events will require different kinds of temporary demountable structures…
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UK: Mash Media, organiser of the brand new Festival and Outdoor Events Show, has announced a collaboration with The Fair for the show’s inaugural edition. The Fair is a large-scale event agency with two divisions – one specialising in Production and the other in event health & safety – and has produced and supported events and independent festivals for over 17 years. The collaboration will see Nick Morgan, CEO of The Fair, curating a programme of content for the event. The sessions will be complimentary and will cover subjects such as political challenges, the future of the industry, licensing, and…
The UK Festival Awards has announced that its 14th edition will take place on November 30 2017 at its new home of The Printworks in London. The completely revitalised event comes with a considerably lower ticket price of £95 + VAT, a revised judging process, some fresh accolades, an extended reception and after party, a whole new look and feel, and catering from some of the nation’s most beloved concession stands. Entries are now open for the Awards, which has undergone massive changes in order to ensure that it remains as inclusive, prestigious, and reflective of the industry as possible.…
NEW ZEALAND: The beloved British family arts festival Just So has announced that it will stage its first New Zealand edition from February 23 – 25 2018. Situated in Kaitoke Regional Park, Wellington, Just So New Zealand will be an annual, intimate event that retains its antecedent’s proclivity for imaginative set design and diverse creative pursuits. Now in its eighth year in the UK, and having just enjoyed a sell-out inaugural year in Brazil, Just So’s latest overseas venture will be the only arts camping festival for families in NZ and will take place in the picturesque natural setting of…
UK: Broadwick Live, the creative team behind the multi award-winning Festival No.6, has confirmed Sky Arts as the official broadcast partner of this year’s festival. Sky Arts will broadcast 90 minutes of highlights from the festival, produced by CC Lab, on October 8. The festival will be headlined by The Flaming Lips, Mogwai and Bloc Party, with an undercard comprising Laura Mvula, Kate Tempest, Irvine Welsh, Goldie & Mary Ann Hobbs, Maxine Peake and many more. Barbara Lee, Commissioning Editor for Sky Arts, said: “Festival No.6 is a fantastic finale to the UK’s festival season, and by capturing all the…
USA: Zendo Project, the psychedelic harm reduction service, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to expand its presence at live events. The campaign, which ends September 15, had already raised over 24% of its $60,000 goal in its first seven days. Sponsored by the non-profit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the Zendo Project provides a safe space and trained staff to care for individuals at festivals, concerts, and other events where people may choose to use psychedelic substances. Zendo Project staff and volunteers also work closely with event security and medical response teams to provide comprehensive psychedelic harm reduction services.…
UK: The live and experiential agency WRG has announced that it made an operating profit of £2.5 million before exceptional items in the last financial year, resulting in a pre-tax profit of £1.5 million. Compared to a loss of £1.3m in 2015, the performance demonstrates a significant turnaround at the company, which was recently acquired by Huntsworth in a deal worth £24.7 million. Gross profit was reported as £7.6 million, up from £5.6 million in 2015, and turnover was slightly down from £47.5m in 2015 to £46.7m for year ending October 31. The company attributed its success to a strategic…
FRANCE: Airstar has announced the appointment of Clément Guittet as Export Manager in an effort to strengthen its international presence. With 80% of its lighting turnover generated abroad, the company is focused on supporting and growing its global network. Xavier Ponson, Airstar’s sales director, commented: “Our brand is already represented in 40+ countries through 12 subsidiaries and over 70 independent distributors. This role has been created to help nurture our existing relationships and further boost our international presence.” Based in Airstar’s Headquarters near the French city of Grenoble, Guittet will be responsible for the company’s efforts in Africa, the Middle…
CROATIA: 2017 will see the continuation of Outlook and Dimensions Festivals’ Knowledge Arena, an extensive programme of free-play workstations and interactive workshops using cutting edge music production equipment. A place for regular attendees, industry types and emerging artists to network, learn and discover, it’s all about digging deeper into the roots of genres as well as taking a look to the future of the music industry. A hub of activity across each festival, 2017’s programme sees talks, panels, sessions, tutorials and more from Dam-Funk, General Levy, Hatcha, Gary Gritness, Adrian Sherwood, London Modular Alliance and more. For anyone working in…
UK: Organisers of the 22nd Hebridean Celtic Festival are celebrating another resounding success for the four-day event which has delivered lasting positive economic and cultural impact for its host community. Against a background of some music festivals in Scotland being discontinued, HebCelt is going from strength to strength, with this year’s event confirmed as one of the most successful in its history. The festival was held from July 19 – 22 in the isle of Lewis, with headliners The Waterboys, Imelda May, Dougie MacLean and Lucy Spraggan. It featured more than 40 acts and over 70 hours of performances in…