Utopium lights Grillstock Festival
UK: Utopium lit up Grillstock Festival as it returned to Bristol Harbourside for a weekend of meat, music and mayhem from July 2 - 3.
This year’s Grillstock Festival boasted performances from The Fratellis, The...
StubHub acquires Ticket Utils
USA: eBay has announced its agreement to acquire Ticket Utils, a leading independent provider of software that helps large ticket sellers manage inventory and distribution. Ticket Utils will become part of eBay’s StubHub platform,...
VER enlisted for Glastonbury and EDC UK
UK: Working with some of the biggest names in UK live entertainment production, VER kicked off the festival season delivering a range of equipment packages to both Glastonbury and the Electric Daisy Carnival.
For...
RCF HDL50-A line array makes its festival debut at Tante Mia Tanzt
GERMANY: A crowd of more than 10,000 festivalgoers gathered at the Stoppelmarkt in Vechta, Germany, for the inaugural edition of Tante Mia Tanzt on May 5. Staged for the first time by local agency...
Northern Festivals Network reveals summer activities
UK: The Northern Festivals Network has unveiled its 2016 calendar of arts programming for family audiences. Led by Wild Rumpus, award-winning producers of Just So Festival, the Network includes some of the most exciting...
Rigging industry successfully trials Live Events Trailblazer Apprenticeship
UK: Rigging industry experts from across the UK joined forces at Birmingham’s’ Barclaycard Arena to trial the Trailblazer Live Event Rigging Apprenticeship assessment on June 29.
The Live Event Rigging Apprenticeship, part of the governments’...
JBL’s VTX Series powers performances at Circle K and Kangaroo Speed Street
USA: JBL's VTX Series line arrays recently helped JHE Production deliver the highest quality live sound at Circle K and Kangaroo Speed Street, presented by Coca-Cola. The 22nd annual festival was held in conjunction...
GLP gains partnership with French distributor
FRANCE: French wholesaler LA BS, which has been supplying professionals and end users for 25 years, has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with GLP for its lighting fixture solutions in France.
"It was important for...
OnRoundhay Festival to launch in September
UK: Harvey Goldsmith has announced OnRoundhay Festival, a brand new family, music and food festival in Leeds launching in partnership with John Lewis on September 17. Taking place in Roundhay Park, the one-day festival...
The Ticket Factory says ticket touting is leaving venues to clean up the mess
UK: July 14 marked the launch of FanFair Alliance – a new campaign which will see artists, managers and trade bodies lobby the government to clamp down on ticket touting. Stuart Cain, managing director...
