An Interview with Wild Rumpus
Perhaps most renowned for producing the award-winning family-oriented Just So Festival, Wild Rumpus is a not-for-profit arts organisation that also manages the Northern Festivals Network and is responsible for The Lost Carnival, Day at...
In profile – JBM Music.
It’s 10am when Jorge Meehan pops into our Zoom chat and he’s still got his coat on; he’s been in the office for a while but there’s a heating issue and the...
Reducing the loo queue this festival season
As some festivals return for the first time in two years, it’s important to consider how you can support your favourite festival and the environment, while still enjoying your weekend.
Winner Profile: Midnight Mango
Nurturing the live careers of acts is a role that is crucial to delivering a constant stream of quality line-ups for our festival market. We figured that two-time winners of the Festivals’ Favourite Agency...
Sziget Festival
Situated on Budapest’s ‘Island of Freedom’, the seven-day Sziget Festival comprises an expansive and populist music line-up, plus plenty of ancillary entertainment in the form of film, eSports, chess, dance, theatre, sports, chill out...
Meadows in the Mountains – Meeting the challenges of growth at 850 metres.
Party leads to rave leads to festival, it’s easy when you say it; but add the logistical challenges of a site 850m above sea level in Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains and the inevitable growing pains...
An Interview with Second Screen
Niall Green founded the app development company Second Screen in 2014 out of his dissatisfaction with the disconnect between audiences and artists at live events. The platform's primacy of social interactivity over sales prospects...
An Interview with North Sea Jazz
Founded in 1976 with performances from legendary artists including Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and Stan Getz, the North Sea Jazz Festival was an instant success, attracting over 9000 visitors in its first...
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Cheltenham Jazz Festival was founded in 1996, and is one of several events under the Cheltenham Festivals umbrella that also encompasses Science, Literature, and Music editions. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Cheltenham Jazz...
