An Interview with 356 Entertainment

Owing to its reliably beautiful climate, ease of access, and the hosting of festivals from dance music's most renowned brands, the auspicious archipelago of Malta is fast becoming one of the world's hottest destinations...

An Interview with Milkshake Festival

The LGBT-centric Milkshake Festival will host its sixth edition from July 29 - 30 in Amsterdam’s Westerpark. A vibrant and provocative celebration of both queer culture and cultural heterogeneity, Milkshake 2017 promises to shake...


Europe-wide research project CrowdDNA calls for events and venues to participate.

CrowdDNA, a Horizon 2020 research project will lead to a radically new concept in the management of crowds. Crowd Dynamics International Ltd. call for owners and operators of events and entertainment environments...

Sound Diplomacy & The Art of Noise Management.

Back in May, when we spoke to Access The Festival, the name Acoustech dropped into the conversation about suppliers; Access Co-Founder Will Darley was quick to sing the praises of the noise consultants and...

The Parties, Panels and Post-Apocalypse of Liverpool Sound City

Originally modelled on the template set by South By South West, Liverpool Sound City quickly received the pithy but now reductive moniker ‘Scouse By Scouse West’. It was perhaps accurate on the festival’s inception...

Dick Tee: 35 Years in Business

Over the course of the last 35 years, EnTEEtainment has provided site coordination, event management and production services to everything from Glastonbury Festival to the Scottish Bagpipe Championships. Its founder Dick Tee recently celebrated...

European Festival Awards Reveals Winners for Eighth Edition

The eighth annual European Festival Awards was held on Wednesday January 11, inviting an eclectic array of the continent’s festival organisers and suppliers to celebrate the industry’s collective efforts and achievements over the past...

Primavera Sound

Insights attended the 19th edition of Primavera Sound in Barcelona from May 30 – June 1, where a record 220,000 fans descended on the Parc del Fòrum to see performances from Solange, Erykah Badu,...

SXM – Rebuilding A Party Paradise

Debuting in 2016, SXM has been through what every other festival has been through recently; before that, their host island St Martin suffered the sharp end of Hurricane Irma back in 2017,...

From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand.

From Beach Bar to Festivals, Growing Tunes in the Sand. Becoming a festival owner wasn’t exactly Tommy Job’s destiny, but his dad, Bob's acquisition of a beach bar near home on Cornwall back in the...