Insomnia Festival next in line for We Are Europe
NORWAY: From October 27 - 29, Insomnia Festival will run for the 15th time in Tromsø. As part of the We are Europe programme, the Norwegian event will invite Reworks Festival, Reworks Agora (Thessaloniki,...
Snowsports festival Groove Cairngorm to return February 2017
UK: Groove Cairngorm will return for its second outing from February 24 - 25 2017, hosted in partnership with CairnGorm Mountain Ltd. Launched last year as the UK’s first resort based snowsports festival, Groove...
MLA helps pave the way for Road to Ultra
HONG KONG: Back in 2012, Ultra Worldwide, producers of the award-winning Ultra Music Festival in Miami, launched a new event concept appropriately named ‘Road to Ultra’. Incorporating cutting-edge production values, the journey unfolded through...
Houston Open Air cancels second day due to severe weather
USA: Festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents was forced to cancel the second day of the Houston Open Air festival at NRG Park in Houston on September 25 due to dangerous storm systems in the...
Prepaid Financial Services reveals results of its solutions for festivals
UK: Prepaid Financial Services, a UK e-money issuer and financial technology specialist, has announced the results of its prepaid solutions developed specifically for events and festivals.
Acting as the issuer and programme manager for Festipay,...
Colour Sound lights up Creamfields
UK: Colour Sound Experiment supplied lighting, rigging and Kinesys automation to two high profile arenas at this year's Creamfields, staged in Daresbury, UK.
The festival was a memorable one for many reasons, including the brand...
Revolution Rock Festival wraps up debut year
USA: Revolution Rock Festival — in association with Monster Energy – concluded its first edition with 15,000 in attendance on September 17 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
Produced by AEG Live, Revolution...
Arcadia Spectacular chooses Robe and BMFLs
UK: Arcadia Spectacular recently chose to invest in Robe moving lights to guarantee the highest production values for its colossal metallic arachnid – a masterpiece of imagination, engineering, resourcefulness, and fully immersive performance.
The spider,...
Kate Tempest named as Guest Director of Brighton Festival 2017
UK: Brighton Festival has confirmed that the Guest Director for its 2017 edition is the acclaimed recording artist, poet, playwright and novelist, Kate Tempest.
Described by the Guardian as ‘one of the brightest British...
New promoter Crosstown Concerts launches
UK: Crosstown Concerts hit the ground running on September 3 with a sell-out, 30,000 capacity Massive Attack homecoming show on the Bristol Downs. This new concert promotions company and record label is a joint...
