Anderson .Paak, Arca and DJ Shadow among 40 new artist additions to Sónar Barcelona
SPAIN: Sónar Barcelona has continued to prove its preternatural curatorial sensibilities with a raft of fantastic new additions to its 2017 program, including Arca & Jesse Kanda, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, DJ...
Kasabian, Flume and more for Reading & Leeds
UK: Reading & Leeds Festival has added Kasabian as the second headliner for this year’s twin events, respectively taking place from 25 – 27 August at Richfield Avenue, Reading, and Bramham Park, Leeds.
Kasabian...
Symphotech grows with four new appointments
UK: Marking the company’s ongoing growth, Symphotech has welcomed four event safety and fire safety professionals as the company looks forward to a busy year.
Chartered safety and health practitioner, Eddy Grant, joins the North...
Lost Village unveils full 2017 programme
UK: Following two sold-out years, the intimate forest festival Lost Village will return in August for three days of immersive escapism and an acclaimed music line-up headlined by Moderat and De La Soul.
After...
ADE to host showcase events at SXSW
USA: The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) – one of the world’s leading festivals for electronic music – will head to Austin, Texas this March for SXSW, one of the busiest and largest showcase events...
Gigantic partners with mental health charity Roy Stone Foundation
UK: National ticketing agency Gigantic has pledged its support to help raise awareness of mental health related conditions in musicians by teaming up with the Roy Stone Foundation. The charity was set up in...
Tomorrowland adds 10,000 capacity elrow Stage
BELGIUM: Lead by the Arnau family, the elrow club will this year provide its famed immersive experience on a stage for more than 10,000 people at Tomorrowland on both July 21 and 28.
The details...
Glastonbury to launch new festival called The Variety Bazaar
UK: Michael Eavis has revealed that the Glastonbury team will present a new event, dubbed The Variety Bazaar, sometime after Glastonbury's next fallow year in 2018.
Speaking on The Variety Bazaar's potential location, Eavis said:...
BPM Festival issues statement addressing fatal shooting; Zetas Cartel claims responsibility
MEXICO: The organisers of BPM Festival – whose closing party at the Blue Parrot nightclub on January 16 was the scene of a shooting that left five dead and fifteen injured – have addressed...
Music Media, Drugs, How To ‘Go Global’ & Royalties to be focus areas of...
UK: The Great Escape has announced the core themes that will be explored within its 2017 convention, in association with CMU Insights.
Taking place over two venues in two days – basically four conferences...
