BBC Music Introducing Live to return in October
UK: BBC Music Introducing Live will return to London’s Tobacco Dock from October 31 – November 2. Following three days of talks, panels, performances and masterclasses last year, the event once again hopes to...
Timber Festival granted ID&C’s festival bursary
UK: ID&C, the provider of security wristbands for festivals and live events, has announced Timber Festival as the winner of its 2019 Grass Roots Festival Bursary and recipient of the £2500 grant.
The Timber Festival...
AVA Belfast announces conference line-up
UK: AVA Festival has announced the first wave of names for its free conference programme on May 31 at Belfast’s Metropolitan Arts Centre. Heading back to its home city for its fifth anniversary, AVA...
Powerful Thinking calls for sustainable power suppliers
UK: In 2017, Powerful Thinking launched
the Sustainable Power Supplier programme – an online resource for event organisers that connects innovative suppliers with a growing community of festivals committed to smart energy management. The...
Skiddle expands to new London office
UK: Skiddle has invested in new office space in London following a record year of growth. The new premises will be staffed by a dedicated London team, hired specifically to focus on growth in...
PlayPass confirms more cashless UK festivals and extends capabilities
UK: PlayPass has announced a number of festival partnerships for 2019, including the 10,000-capacity Lakefest, the three single-day Smoked & Uncut festivals, and the inaugural London Dessert Festival.
Others already confirmed to make their cashless...
Absen supplies LED screens to Chile’s Viña del Mar International Song Festival
CHILE: Considered ‘the largest Latin event in the world’, the Viña del Mar International Song Festival has been held annually during the third week of February in Viña del Mar, Chile. Started in 1960,...
Festival Live summit announced for festival & live events sector
UK: Festival Live, a new B2B summit dedicated to the festival and live event sector, will host its first edition from May 10 - 11 at the Brighton Centre in East Sussex. Showing the...
Malasimbo marks ninth year with new site and Funktion-One sound
PHILIPPINES: The latest edition of Malasimbo festival presented a mixed programme of music, arts and culture from March 1 - 2, and featured Funktion-One sound throughout its 5,000-capacity site. Its organiser Miro Grgic takes...
The Ticket Factory wins at Outstanding Attitude Awards
UK: The Ticket Factory has won the ‘Ticketing Without Barriers Award – Ticketing / Tech Company’ at the Outstanding Attitude Awards 2019.
The Outstanding Attitude Awards, run by disability focused charity Attitude is Everything,...