The xx to launch Night + Day Festival in Iceland
ICELAND: The xx are set to bring the latest in their highly acclaimed Night + Day series to Iceland this July. Night + Day has travelled from Lisbon to Berlin, and most recently to...
Felix Festival returns to raise funds for bomb disposal charity
UK: The Felix Festival, a live music event that fundraises thousands of pounds for those affected by military and police careers in bomb disposal, is returning by popular demand on September 16 at Silchester...
Roskilde Festival sells out
DENMARK: Roskilde Festival has announced that all 80,000 weekend tickets for its 2017 edition have sold out. The 47th edition of the Danish non-profit festival will commence on June 24 for eight days of...
Dancesafe to offer Fentanyl testing strips to festival-goers
USA: The US based harm reduction group Dancesafe has announced that it will be the first Stateside organisation to offer Fentanyl testing strips to festival-goers. Fentanyl is a short-acting synthetic opiate that is now...
Eventbrite Completes Acquisition of Ticketfly
USA: The ticketing and event technology company Eventbrite has completed its $200 million acquisition of Ticketfly, a premier ticketing platform focused on music venues and promoters, from Pandora. Combined, the two platforms hope to...
Cheltenham celebrates most successful Literature Festival ever
UK: Cheltenham Literature Festival enjoyed the most successful edition in its 68 year history in 2017, breaking box office records with over 134,000 tickets issued, 20,000 attendees on each of the festival weekends, and...
ESSA launches online talent and recruitment hub
UK: The Event Services and Supplier Association (ESSA) has launched a talent and recruitment hub, acting as a permanent online repository of assets and collateral to provide support and promote the event industry as...
Beck Joins the Flow Festival Roster
FINLAND: Adventurous multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Beck Hansen, better known simply as Beck, has joined the line-up for next summer’s Flow Festival. Having performed across the world in countless cities and countries, he will make...
BPM Festival goes cashless as part of 5-year ticketing deal with Event Genius
PORTUGAL: BPM Festival has signed a five-year deal that sees it join a growing list of festivals choosing to go cashless with Event Genius.
The deal sees the world-famous electronic music showcase take advantage of...
ArcTanGent partners with Roland and Boss for onsite demo studio
UK: ArcTanGent has partnered with Roland Europe Group and Boss to bring a shipping container demo studio to the festival this summer.
The 20ft shipping container - outfitted with a viewing platform roof, stretch...
