UK festivals demonstrate improvements in sustainability
UK: A major shift in the way UK festivals approached energy management and travel planning in 2017 has been revealed in the annual Festival & Events Industry Green Survey.
The survey, run by festival think...
Gorilla Events pledges to axe plastic straws from its events
UK: Gorilla Events has committed to axe plastic straws at its events, in line with the Evening Standard's Last Straw Campaign. Cutting approximately 200,000 plastic straws per year out of circulation, Gorilla will favour...
Ealing Summer Festivals reveals 2018 programme
UK: Ealing Summer Festivals has unveiled its full programme of six events for 2018, taking place throughout the summer months in the borough’s most idyllic parks.
Bringing people together from the local community and further...
Gigantic implements new tools into ticketing platform
UK: Leading ticketing company Gigantic is set to develop a host of new features for promoters following the successful adoption of its new service last year.
Since launching its dashboard in June 2017 to provide...
Victorious Festival raises over £155,000 for charity
UK: The organisers of Victorious Festival have raised more than £155,794.87 for a number of local charities.
Victorious Festival takes place on Southsea Seafront in Portsmouth and plays a key role in boosting the...
The Loop introduces new training course: ‘Responding to Drug Use in The Night Time...
UK: The Loop has launched a new one-day training programme for clubs, bars and festivals, aimed at equipping venues and events with a deeper knowledge of the risks associated with recreational drug use. The...
Truckfest extends tenancy contract as East of England Arena and Events Centre invests £1...
UK: Truckfest, Europe’s largest trucking festival, has extended its tenancy agreement for a further four years with the East of England Arena and Events Centre.
Jason Lunn, GM of the Centre, said: “We are delighted...
Dr James Green joins Flare Audio as Head of Intellectual Property
UK: The former head of intellectual property at specialist technology development business Ilika, Dr James Green, has joined consumer and pro-sound developer Flare Audio in the same role. Green brings to Flare over 45...
BitTicket launches blockchain ticketing solution and campaign to end industrial touting
UK: In one of the first real world applications of Blockchain technology, BitTicket aims to put an end to the large scale ticket touting scandal plaguing the live events industry. On launch it has...
Verve continues expansion into Europe
UK: Verve, the word-of-mouth software for live events, continues to expand into Europe following the roll out of the platform in six new languages and with local teams to support its growing European client...