USA: The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge, Forecastle Festival’s acclaimed Kentucky Bourbon Trail outpost, will give fans hailing from all over the country access to in-depth educational panels, speakers and demonstrations with industry icons and experts this year. The Fireside Chats, presented by Liquor Barn and curated by The Wall Street Journal best-selling author Fred Minnick, offer an intimate, living room setting for fans wanting to engage with the industry’s best and brightest leaders, manufactures, retailers, master distillers, and more. “I believe in bourbon education, and our Fireside Chats capture the essence of American whiskey history and the craftsmanship behind bourbon,” said…
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UK: OnBeat, a music event app business, has launched a new service for event organisers that allows them to create bespoke festival guide apps for iOS and Android users. OnBeat’s team encompasses a wide range of industry experience, and has co-founder of DJ Mag Spain, Jack Howell, at the helm. Howell said of the launch: “There is a gap in the market to create interactive festival guides that are both innovative but also good value for money for events companies. Festival-goers are increasingly planning their lives and communicating through their mobile devices. Our apps represent this natural evolution. “Through economies…
DENMARK: Roskilde Festival has announced that all 80,000 weekend tickets for its 2017 edition have sold out. The 47th edition of the Danish non-profit festival will commence on June 24 for eight days of community, art and music. Roskilde Festival spokeswoman, Christina Bilde, said: “It’s an amazing feeling to have a sold out festival once again. We can’t wait to welcome the thousands of guests, and we’re happy that 80,000 festival-goers have chosen the full experience. They will be part of a very special community for eight full days. The ticket sales are also a positive indication that we can…
THAILAND: February 2018 will see the launch of 5 Senses Eco Festival, a 10-day boutique event on the Thai island of Koh Phangan. 5 Senses promises to showcase numerous record labels and agencies against a picturesque backdrop of mountains, beaches and waterfalls. Additionally, the festival will comprise beach and boat parties, luxury accommodation, fire shows, high rope dancers, and entertainers and food from every corner of the world. With a capacity of just 1,000, 5 Senses will provide a varied set of party locations for its attendees across both day and night. The line-up will be announced in the coming…
UK: From The Fields – the creative team behind the three-day arts & science festival, bluedot – has confirmed OVO Energy as the event’s headline sponsor for 2017. The energy brand’s sponsorship will include that of the festival’s main Lovell Stage, which will welcome headliners Orbital, Pixies and Alt-J to perform beneath the iconic Lovell radio telescope. Festival Director, Ben Robinson said: “OVO Energy is a great alignment for our brand and we’re absolutely delighted to partner with them for 2017. Alongside our superb wave of artists, we have a full programme of science, arts, culture and family still to…
UK: Triple E has supplied a ModTruss centrepiece for the Greenpeace Field at Glastonbury Festival. Commissioned by Factory Settings and designed to highlight the Greenpeace campaign to protect forests, the 20m tree ‘comes alive’ at night, serving as a hub for exclusive DJ sets and a beacon of the Stand for Forests campaign. According to the Factory Settings team, the ModTruss structure is simple to put together and they were able to build the tree at Worthy Farm from Triple E drawings, ticking the requisite safety boxes in the process. Lucy Edelstein, Project Manager at Triple E, commented: “We were…
EUROPE: Mojo Barriers was contracted to install over 2,000m of front of stage and bar barriers at three Download Festivals across Europe in June. Each country’s Live Nation division were the promoters and clients, bringing in Mojo to keep fans safe through three days of performances by the world’s top rock bands. Mojo’s presence at the UK edition of Download from June 9 – 11 heralded the return of Jim Gaffney, the company’s Senior Account Manager. Gaffney said: “I have managed the design and installation of the stage barriers at Download Festival since it began in 2003, where Mojo Barriers…
Paul Hawkins is the Festival Project Manager for Attitude is Everything, a charity that works with audiences, artists and the live events industry to improve access to live music for deaf and disabled customers. Hawkins has held the role since 2015, and prior to that managed customer-facing services for a disability organisation. He attends and works at around 15 festivals a year and has also played various festivals with his band The Awkward Silences. Attitude is Everything improves access to live music for deaf and disabled people. We work with audiences, artists and the music industry to identify the barriers…
DENMARK: Roskilde Festival and Tuborg RÅ have announced a new venue at this year’s festival, an onsite club entitled KlubRÅ that will operate near the main stage from June 28 – July 1. Performing at the 550 capacity venue over the course of the festival will be Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, Ligia Lewis, Princess Nokia, Madame Gandhi and Young Boy Dancing Group. The club’s five rooms will span 1200 square metres, and will welcome an abundance of performance artists, musicians, DJs, dancers and more. Furthermore, KlubRÅ will complement the performances it hosts with video art and installations. The five…
UK: As Parklife prepared to welcome The 1975 to headline its main stage on June 10, screens were lit up with the words ‘We Stand Together’ as part of a tribute to the victims of last month’s attack at Manchester Arena. Messages of love from artists playing across the weekend were shown on screens, including Carl Cox and Goldie. Festival directors Sacha Lord and Jon Drape then led out a unified collective of those that were integral in helping the victims, including paramedics, fire services, nurses and members of The Greater Manchester Police. Manchester City Councillor Pat Karney started the…