The European Festival Awards shortlists
The European Festival Awards – set to take place on January 11 2017 in Groningen, The Netherlands – has revealed the shortlists for its eighth edition. An illustrious celebration of the continent’s most vibrant...
An Interview with Visa at Boardmasters
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...
Festivals’ plastic predicament
According to think-do tank Powerful Thinking, UK music festivals create 23,500 tonnes of waste per year. Several initiatives have been implemented by festivals to combat this waste issue, however there is still...
The Loop Drug Checking Service Achieves Charity Status, Appoints First CEO
The UK’s first and only dedicated drug checking organisation, The Loop, has been granted charity status by the Charity Commission and has welcomed on board the first CEO for a drug checking service in...
An Interview with iZettle
iZettle is a mobile payments app that allows small businesses and sole traders to accept card payments via smartphone or tablet and a connectable card reader. iZettle was the first to introduce its Smart...
Sónar Barcelona
The 23rd Sónar festival consolidated its commitment to exploring new formats and content, both in its musical offerings and in the showings of its interdisciplinary, technology-centric conference Sónar+D. +D far exceeded participation expectations with...
An Interview with One Tribe Festival
One Tribe is a new world music festival founded by the Audio Farm crew, who have been putting on events in Manchester and North Wales since 2009. Over the past four summers they have...
An Interview with Electronic Sound Summit
Electronic Sound Summit will return to the Liverpool Waterfront from February 28 – March 1, inviting an array of guest speakers to shed light on the diverse issues facing emerging musicians in 2020.
Insights spoke...
NFT Ticketing: the benefits it can bring to the festival industry and beyond
The global online ticketing system might be worth around $30 billion, but it has been in a state of increasing collapse for a number of years. Customers' trust has long been dwindling,...
Fast and Loose, The Rapid Rise of LooseFest.
LooseFest should have been a simple tale of brand extension, had it not been for a few curve balls pitched along the way. But, with a dedicated team, loyal fans and support from a...
