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    ‘Fans don’t just want music. They want scenes, experiences, and identity’: Michael Adex on how festivals can help break new artists

    December 16, 2025

    Discovering the next big thing is a multi-billion pound industry. The CMATs of this world…

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    ‘Community is key’: four insights from Future of Festivals CEO Robert Stolt

    November 25, 2025

    It’s hard to predict the future, but some of us can try. For the festival…

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    Bottle service and banging toilets: the VIP-ification of music festivals

    November 18, 2025

    I’m sat on a crisp white sofa overlooking a stream of pristine men, women and…

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    ‘We can book risks’: how Pitchfork London turns online influence into live experiences

    September 30, 2025

    For decades, Pitchfork has acted as a music tastemaker for generations of fans. Whether it’s…

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    ‘You can always get better’: Way Out West’s Filip Hiltmann on making major festivals sustainable

    September 2, 2025

    Sweden’s Way Out West may have been able to rest on its laurels as a…

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    Interview: the International Festival Forum’s Greg Parmley on the future of festival booking

    August 19, 2025

    The festival season may be soon coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the…

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    ‘The key is to keep refreshing the festival’: six insights we learned from Sziget Festival’s Chief Brand Officer, Tomas Loeffen

    June 19, 2025

    Few major festivals have come from such humble beginnings as Budapest’s Sziget Festival. What started…

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    Vikram Gudi: why the music industry needs greater South Asian representation

    June 9, 2025

    Vikram Gudi has made his name in the music industry in quite untraditional ways. He…

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    Festival Report: six key insights we learned from Skiddle’s Executive Board Member Duncan King

    May 26, 2025

    Is it becoming harder to throw a party in a green field? Do music festivals…

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    Raving for the Ageing: is an over-25 event key to preserving indie UK festivals?

    May 19, 2025

    Muddy fields, warm beer and questionable food stuffs were once synonymous with the festival experience.…

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