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...
NFTs and Web3 – the Next Evolution of the Festival Market is Upon Us
Steve Jenner’s new venture, Metafests, builds on years of international experience supplying event technology and cashless payment services, and is preparing to announce signing the company’s first UK Festival. He shares insights...
On Hiring a Motley Crew
Jonathan Sigsworth is Managing Director of Gallowglass Crewing. With operational bases across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, Gallowglass supplies flexible trained and qualified manpower to venues all over the UK and Europe....
The Future is Now: How Blockchain is Already Transforming the Music Industry
Jason Robert is the co-founder and CEO of HelloSugoi. In June 2017, he launched the world's first blockchain-based event ticketing platform. He is also the co-founder of the popular 'Real World Blockchain' Meetup. As...
The Importance of Supporting Experimental Artists
Sally Golding is an artist and curator who has run experimental audiovisual, sound art and performance events in both Australia and the UK, as well as having presented curatorial programmes and her own performances...
Social Learning at Festivals: Lessons from Face Your Elephant
Richard Fletcher is a Research Assistant at De Montfort University, Leicester working on a public engagement and peer education project: ‘Face Your Elephant’ (FYE). He is also a part time lecturer in Arts and...
Can the Luxury Festival Truly Exist?
Georgia Black is the owner of Littlegig, a boutique festival just outside Cape Town, South Africa. Here she examines the trend of festivals increasingly trying to appeal to the well-heeled, top end of the...
Making the Most of Special Effects
Shaun Barnett is the owner and Managing Director of Quantum Special Effects, one of the UK's leading special effects companies. With over 60 years combined experience, Shaun and his team design, build and supply...
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Are We About to Call Time on Secondary Ticketing and Touts?
Jimmy Coultas has worked in the music industry as a journalist and DJ for a decade, helming Skiddle’s content department for three and a half years. The company has been specifically delivering technological solutions...
