At a celebratory event held last night at London’s Sinfonia Smith Square, disabled-led charity Attitude is Everything unveiled a new Live Events Access Charter that aims to further boost accessibility to live events for audiences, music professionals and artists. The celebration event, which was attended by more than 200 guests, supporters and partners, was sponsored by LIVE, PRS for Music, PPL, Halo, and MPA. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025, Attitude is Everything works to connect disabled people with the music and live events industries and to improve access together. Since 2000, the charity has delivered training to more than…
Author: James Robertson
Michael Kill, VP of the International Nightlife Association (INA) and CEO of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) UK has been appointed as United Nations Representative on behalf of the INA as it gains Consultative Status through the UN’s Economic And Social Council. Following the recent Board meeting of the United Nations’ Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) held in Gothenburg, Sweden, the International Nightlife Association (INA) has been officially approved as a member with consultative status within the United Nations, through the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This milestone marks one…
Rockstar Energy presents Reading & Leeds Festival have announced details of a historic overhaul to its camping offering – marking the biggest site change at the festivals in its 55 year history. After previously being recognised with the Innovation Award at the 2024 UK Festival Awards for the all-new Chevron Stage, Reading & Leeds continues to lead the industry with fan-first offerings. For 2025, the festival will introduce a range of new camping improvements, programming, experiences and complimentary add-ons as part of a refreshed campsite layout. With five new campsites on offer, attendees will have the choice – at no…
A new report details the findings from the Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP) pilot, trialed with ten local authorities, to establish new minimum environmental standards. The results from 60 music, sports and community events demonstrates overwhelming support for nationally aligned standards. This landmark pilot project has demonstrated that local authority-led assessments can drive widespread sustainability in outdoor events, paving the way for future policy. Find more information or download the full report on the pilot project here. The GECoP pilot addressed the lack of national standards on sustainable practices for event organisers, examining best practices in areas like governance,…
McFly will take to the iconic Dreamland stage for a huge show as part of the Margate Summer Series on Friday, 1 August 2025, with special guest Sam Ryder. This news comes after their recent success with five sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena alongside Busted. It’s been 21 years since McFly first formed, a journey which has taken them from their breakthrough hit ‘Five Colours In Her Hair’ to 2023’s full-force rock album Power To Play. Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd have scored seven #1 singles, seven Top 10 albums, 10 million sales leading to…
For nearly three decades, Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields has been at the forefront of electronic music, earning its reputation as one of the world’s most iconic and biggest dance festivals. With 80,000 fans from across the globe making the annual pilgrimage to what has become the Mecca for dance music lovers and artists alike. And as one of the most eagerly awaited lineup announcements in the festival calendar, Cream HQ has just revealed its first headliner – ANYMA for a UK Exclusive. Undoubtedly the biggest name in electronic music today, Anyma is the groundbreaking multidisciplinary audio-visual project led by Matteo…
Noisily Festival has announced the hotly anticipated second wave of headliners for its 2025 edition as its return to the spectacular setting in Barkestone Woods, just outside Grantham, Leicestershire from 10th-13th July 2025 approaches. Noisily is a heritage-laden leader in the underground electronic music scene; a unique festival that always strives to put together a heavyweight line-up of artists combining rising stars and legends across a multitude of genres to create an atmosphere like no other. Hitting the Noisily stage will be techno luminary Alan Fitzpatrick, Berlin-based electronic music producer, mixing engineer, and live performer Hannes Bieger, London-based DJ and…
Sitting as a shining light on the trailblazing sound of the here and now, Sound City returns as the home of new music discovery and the beating pulse of music fans’ favourite new artists across Liverpool City Centre for a 2025 edition where buzzing names meet future greats all in one city. Reflecting the most exciting new artists that are destined to soundtrack the year ahead – Sound City sits as a temperature check on the bands and artists making their mark before anyone else whilst leading the way for gender balance within the new music and festival worlds, with…
Due to unprecedented demand, tickets for Black Coffee’s historic London show at the Old Royal Naval College sold out within minutes of going on sale. Labyrinth is thrilled to announce that due to overwhelming interest, a second date has been added to the series opening – Black Coffee will now perform on 31st July 2025, in addition to the original 1st August 2025 show. Tickets are on sale now and available to purchase HERE. This milestone solidifies Black Coffee’s status as one of the world’s most in-demand artists, making history as the first-ever DJ to headline London’s iconic Old Royal…
The countdown for the UK’s largest outdoor spatial audio festival is on. Polygon Live LDN, in partnership with Metro, will take place in Crystal Palace Park from 2 – 4 May 2025 and will now feature (in alphabetical order) Cosmo Sheldrake, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Max Cooper, Weval and Yīn Yīn. These exceptional artists will be joined on stage by those already announced, including Arooj Aftab, Gold Panda, Halina Rice, Jon Hopkins, Nitin Sawhney, Photay and Tinariwen. Polygon Live LDN is presented in L-Acoustics L-ISA, the world’s leading spatial audio technology for live events. All of these artists will be performing…