UK: Dick Tee and the team at EnTEEtainment were joined by some of the most influential live event professionals at London’s Mary Jane’s on April 6 to celebrate his 35 years in the festival business. Organisers and suppliers created a fun party atmosphere as they shared memories from across the decades. Tee said: “It has been very touching to have so many people make the effort to come and join our celebrations – some travelling long distances to show their support for us. Many of these people have been loyal colleagues throughout my career, alongside more recent additions to our…
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UK: Sound City+ is the UK’s preeminent music and digital business conference that runs in parallel with the award-winning Liverpool Sound City music festival. Sound City+ returns on May 27 with an intensive programme of speakers, TED-style talks, debates, workshops and the acclaimed Sound City+ marketplace, that will feature a multitude of UK and international independent record labels. Sponsored by Skiddle, the conference on May 27 will bring together industry experts, artists, students and business professionals from around the globe. Over the past eight years, Sound City+ has taken place alongside Liverpool Sound City Music festival. Each year thousands of…
UK: Blackout donated a wide range of drape and rigging equipment to the 2016 National Student Drama Festival, which took place in Scarborough from March 19 – 25. Taking place across the seaside town, NSDF featured a range of technical workshops for theatre and the wider entertainment industry, and showcased productions made by young theatre makers aged 16 – 25. Established in 1956, this year marked the 60th anniversary of the Festival, which welcomed youngsters from all over the country. This year, 25 volunteer crew members joined the NSDF Technical Team to gain hands on experience with everything from drapes…
MALTA: TheSoundYouNeed – a YouTube based electronic music discovery platform – has confirmed the full line-up for its debut festival, set to take place from August 26 – 29 in Malta. The three-day event will be graced by acts such as Hudson Mohawke, Fakear, FKJ, Sam Gallaitry, Bondax, Slow Magic, SG Lewis, Jungle (DJ Set), Joe Hertz, Stwo, TÂCHES and Durante. Joining them will be What So Not, Basenji, Point Point, Mr. Carmack and Kilter. Each of these will perform against a picturesque backdrop of golden and red sand, crystal clear blue lagoons, medieval dungeons and Calypso’s Cave. TheSoundYouNeed
UK: Boundary Brighton is a new festival with four stages of music, a vintage fair and local food, set to make its debut in the titular city on September 17. International DJs and live acts – who represent much of the electronic spectrum, plus jazz – will perform on stages hosted by ‘the city’s leading music institutions’. To be specific with the stages: The Arch stage will coalesce the sounds of Barcelona and Ibiza, Patterns will utilise its intimate dancefloor and formidable sound system to cultivate a more leftfield atmosphere, Concorde 2 is the festival’s main stage, and the Victorian…
BELGIUM: Dave Clarke has announced the five techno acts set to join him on his eponymous stage at Tomorrowland on July 24. Accompanying him on the decks this year will be Get Real, Marcel Fengler, Pierre, Scuba, and Vitalic, with MC Gunner back again as the master of ceremonies. Entrusted with hosting the stage for the fifth year running, Dave Clarke will share his undying passion for techno to a sold out crowd of music fans from all over the world. Clarke said: “As ever, I’m thoroughly thrilled to be invited back to the world’s most successful dance festival and…
UK: Following a secondment by Operations Manager Alex Redman last year, FGH Security has announced that it will be providing event security operatives to Glastonbury for 2016. Redman worked alongside the festival’s Security Director at last year’s event, learning about the unique challenges that come with managing the security deployment for a festival of Glastonbury’s scope. This year, FGH will be providing a contingent of staff to the Worthy View campsite, one of the VIP areas at the festival. Redman said: ‘Glastonbury is the festival that everybody talks about. It has a unique history and raises money for some great…
UK: Liverpool International Music Festival’s award-winning LIMF Academy has announced details of a special London showcase event to take place on April 27 at Proud Galleries, offering a chance for industry folk and London-based music fans to see performances from some of the artists discovered by the award-winning LIMF Academy programme in 2015. The night, which is free to enter, is hosted by BBC Introducing presenter Dave Monks and BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra’s DJ Target, both champions of new music in their respective areas. In 2015 the LIMF Academy saw 2,000 budding Merseyside musicians attend the free masterclasses and…
A seasoned concert promoter and live event professional, Serge Grimaux has promoted thousands of events across three continents over a 40-year career, including 25 years within the ticketing industry. Serge is the founder of Intellitix, the leading RFID solutions provider for live events. Intellitix has already activated millions of wristbands at major festivals around the world including Coachella, Tomorrowland, Taste of London and the PGA Ryder Cup. While Intellitix is a market leader in access control, cashless payment, social media integration, and brand amplification at events, Serge previously established Ticketpro Central and Eastern Europe’s first computerised ticketing company, now active…
UK: Self service ticketing and registration platform Eventbrite is running a touring exhibition of free British and Irish events that have taken place over the past fifty years. Free: Celebrating Free Events For All is a multimedia exhibition that will run in London, Glasgow and Dublin; the exhibition setting will also provide the backdrop to networking events and discussions for all those involved in free events. London and Dublin will kick off events with an invite-only roundtable followed by a behind the scenes panel discussion exploring the historic role free events play in our culture and what can be done…