Henley Festival announces partnership with BBC Music
UK: This year's Henley Festival – set to take place from July 5 - 9 – will partner with BBC Music to showcase upcoming local artists and under-the-radar talent.
BBC Music will...
Backyard Sessions XL reveals details for debut festival in Malmö
SWEDEN: Backyard Sessions XL is a two-day open-air festival that will be held in Malmö from August 26 – 27. An evolution of the original Malmö Sunday party series of the same name, Backyard...
Vince Staples, Actress and more added to Way Out West
SWEDEN: Way Out West has added more names to its 2017 line-up, with Vince Staples, Migos, Beth Ditto, Actress and more set to perform in Slottsskogen Park from August 10 - 12. The new...
FME gears up for 15th anniversary edition
CANADA: The Festival de musique émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME) has released details for its 15th anniversary edition, taking place from August 31 - September 3 in the Canadian city of Rouyn-Noranda.
Nearly 70 artists...
MelodyVR raises £5 million to fund expansion and original content
UK: The UK Festival Award-winning virtual reality platform, MelodyVR, has raised £5 million to expand globally and aid its original content strategy.
MelodyVR CEO, Anthony Matchett said: "MelodyVR was founded with the simple vision of...
Day splits and more artists revealed for Afropunk LDN
UK: Afropunk LDN has revealed the day splits and additional artists for its second edition, set to take place at The Printworks from July 22 - 23.
New names joining the line-up are The Internet,...
Ticket Arena & Event Genius serve over one million customers with RFID cashless payments...
UK: Ticket Arena and Event Genius have served over one million customers using radio-frequency identification (RFID) cashless payments in the last 12 months, new figures show.
The statistics, released by the Leeds-based primary ticket seller...
Southport Weekender announces first outdoor festival
UK: Having bid farewell to its longstanding event series back in 2015, the team behind Southport Weekender has announced its return with a one-day festival on June 10 at London’s Finsbury Park.
Hailed by some...
TSG called in to safeguard 200,000 at ‘biggest cultural event’
UK: The Great Dorset Steam Fair (GDSF) has commissioned enforcement specialist TSG to patrol and protect its primary areas this summer, working alongside existing security arrangements.
Organisers moved Great Dorset Steam Fair back a week...
A Greener Festival expands to assess events, venues and arenas
UK: The team behind the internationally acclaimed Greener Festival Award have launched the Greener Event Award, as part of an expansion of services to the broader events industry, conferences, venues and sport. The first...
