BPM Festival goes cashless as part of 5-year ticketing deal with Event Genius
PORTUGAL: BPM Festival has signed a five-year deal that sees it join a growing list of festivals choosing to go cashless with Event Genius.
The deal sees the world-famous electronic music showcase take advantage of...
Citizen Ticket introduces new charity initative and organiser features
UK: Blockchain ticketing startup Citizen Ticket has unveiled a host of new features now available on its platform, including the option for organisers to select a charity to which CT will donate 50% of...
Parklife reveals details of 2019 Green Pledge
UK: Ahead of its 10th anniversary edition this summer, Parklife will once again enforce its Green Pledge scheme, in the hopes of reducing the event’s environmental impact.
Looking to improve several key areas of the...
Women are buying a record number of tickets to live music events
UK: Skiddle has revealed that women are buying a record number of tickets to live music events. Over the past five years, women have grown their market share of overall ticket sales by 22%....
A Greener Festival reveals winners for inaugural international awards
UK: A Greener Festival hosted its first ever International AGF Awards on March 5, and crowned festivals from eight countries across three continents as winners.
The ceremony took place at the Royal Garden Hotel...
Eurosonic Noorderslag to focus on Switzerland in 2020
NETHERLANDS: Eurosonic Noorderslag has announced that its annual 'focus country' for 2020 will be Switzerland, in cooperation with Swiss Music Export.
Jean Zuber, of Swiss Music Export, said: “The Swiss music scene is thrilled to...
Nicolas Winding Refn to collaborate with Black Deer Festival
UK: Black Deer Festival has joined forces with Nicolas Winding Refn – the director responsible for Bronson, Drive, and The Neon Demon – to bring a unique cinematic experience to the festival this summer,...
Fourth annual Industry Green Survey results released
UK: Powerful Thinking's fourth annual Industry Green Survey shows that more event organisers are embedding sustainability into their operations and getting savvy with waste and energy in 2018.
70 events took part in the...
Extinction Rebellion to hold ‘Spring Uprising’ festival to train 1,000s in direct action
UK: From March 16 - 17 in Bristol, the climate action collective Extinction Rebellion will put on its first ever festival of activism and music – dubbed ‘Spring Uprising’ – at which up to...
Standon Calling chooses Weezevent UK as its new cashless provider
UK: Standon Calling has enlisted Weezevent as the cashless provider for its upcoming edition, set to take place from July 25 - 28 in Hertfordshire.
The 15,000-capacity festival will be headlined by Rag’n’Bone Man, Wolf...