Soultown’s Population Boom
We’ve all done it, drifting apart from school friends as our own lives, careers, businesses, and families lead our focus away from those carefree days. Old school friends Joe Courtney and Lucy...
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...
Cellar Door Moon Crow – Festivals from a grassroots band perspective.
Download gave us the opportunity to chat with Cellar Door Moon Crow about 2022, all it has brought so far and the importance of festivals to grassroots bands looking to grow their...
Mixed Reality & Game Engines: Why you should be using this technology for your...
Mitchell Bayer-Goldman is Co-founder and COO of Volta XR, here he he discusses how performances can be enhanced by the application of existing technology.
Festival goers expectations are higher...
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.
How to Create Your Next Event With Sustainability In Mind
When it comes to planning any kind of event, there is a lot for you to think about. Whilst you might be thinking about refreshments, music, and décor, how much thought do...
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,...
Sociable Distancing at the Tatton Park Pop Up Festival
While many were seeing socially distanced events as an alternative during Covid restrictions, Saving Grace Events’ Rebecca Hartley saw it as an opportunity to bring ideas for a new type of...
Martyn’s Law, Our Duty To Protect
Figen Murray isn’t a born campaigner, but she’s a successful campaigner; diminutive in stature, she walks tall, stands firm and fights hard. It’s what any mum would do for their child but...
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...
