London Midland named as headline partner for Liverpool International Music Festival
UK: Leading train operator London Midland is to be the headline partner of Liverpool International Music Festival's fifth outing, taking place from July 20 - 23. The partnership brings LIMF together with one of...
Burst provides reinforcement for Pemberton Music Festival
CANADA: Detroit-based sound company Burst recently provided sound reinforcement for the main stage at the four-day music Pemberton Music Festival that took places near Mount Currie in British Columbia.
The festival, which drew more...
Field Day Announces Second Wave of Artists
UK: London's two-day Field Day festival has confirmed a veritable tsunami of incredible acts for its 2015 edition, set to take place from June 6 - 7. Amongst the new additions are the alternative...
Stewart Copeland, Yemi Alade Named as Ambassadors For MIDƐM+24
Stewart Copeland, musician, legendary drummer and founder of the band The Police and Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade succeed Jean-Michel Jarre as official Ambassadors of MIDƐM+24.
MIDƐM+24, a global event dedicated to music professionals, is organised...
Country music festivals saddle up with RFID
WORLDWIDE: This year hundreds of thousands of country music fans donned their cowboy hats and high tech festival wristbands, as seven of the summer’s biggest country hoedowns adopted the latest event technology developed by...
Irish HSE Launches Festival Drug Checking for Harm Reduction
This week the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) is launching their drug harm-reduction campaign aimed at people attending Irish music festivals this summer.
Continuing the work of last summer’s successful pilot project, the HSE is...
UK Music Report Reveals Damage, Calls For Action
UK Music has unveiled its latest report This Is Music 2021.
This report has uncovered the devastation COVID inflicted on the music sector in 2020, and...
Summerfest celebrates its 50th edition with a series of historical exhibits
USA: In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Summerfest will host a series of exhibits illustrating the event's illustrious history. Visitors can expect to dig deep into Summerfest's past, from its 'founding fathers' to the...
Powerful Thinking confirms Festival Vision:2025 conference programme
UK: Powerful Thinking has confirmed the programme for its Festival Vision:2025 conference at The Showman's Show on October 16.
Now in its third edition, the conference focuses on developments in sustainable initiatives – with talks, panels...
Alex Duke appointed Blackout Project Manager
UK: Blackout has appointed new Project Manager Alex Duke to join its expert team of riggers, as of February 2016.
As the complete supplier of rigging and drapes to the live events industry, Blackout has...
