Bestival Part II
UK: In our second and final instalment of this year’s Bestival coverage, we discuss the ways some of the festival’s sponsors integrated their brands - from concept-driven paint parties to a gig atop a...
PRS for Music Announces Tariff Review of Festivals and Concerts
UK: PRS for Music has today announced that it will be running an eight-week consultation on the terms of its Popular Music Concerts Tariff (‘Tariff LP’). The tariff is applied to ticketed live popular...
Adlib enjoys a summer full of festivals
UK: Liverpool-based sound, lighting and AV supplier Adlib is celebrating a highly successful summer of festivals.
Here’s a roundup of a few of the highlights from this season:
Creamfields Lighting
The company has been involved with various...
Marcato announces new line-up of products for festivals
CANADA: The global festival industry has professionalised at an incredible rate, and trend watchers like The New York Times, Huffington Post, and Forbes Magazine seem to agree. The impact of this professionalisation has been...
Sonus Festival to host stage at Junction 2
UK: Having recently announced two new stages for Junction 2 2017, organisers have now welcomed Sonus Festival to the UK for the first time ever to host the new main stage at the sophomore...
Eden Festival launches new sister festival in Croatia
CROATIA: The promoters behind Eden Festival, Scotland’s second largest festival, have revealed that they will be launching a sister event in Croatia called The Lost Disco. Also the name of Eden Festival's most popular...
Threshold launches crowdfunding campaign for 2017 festival
UK: Ahead of its seventh annual festival of music and arts in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, Threshold Festival has launched a new crowdfunding campaign with a variety of rewards on offer for those who pledge.
Threshold...
Download Festival to team up with WWE NXT LIVE this summer
UK: Download has announced that the pro wrestling show WWE NXT LIVE will return to Donington Park for this year's festival, set to take place from June 9 - 11.
Alongside headliners System...
Field Day, Mighty Hoopla, Disturbing Ibiza and more added to Full Fat’s client roster
UK: At the forefront of the UK and European festival PR market, Full Fat has been appointed to deliver campaigns for Field Day, Mighty Hoopla and GALA festivals, plus this summer’s season of Tinie...
UK festivals and collectives come together to engage young voters
UK: A collective of festival organisers, pub-venue owners, artists and young voters are aiming to inspire political engagement with 18 - 25 year olds ahead of the General Election on June 8.
The collective –...