Revolution Rock Festival wraps up debut year
USA: Revolution Rock Festival — in association with Monster Energy – concluded its first edition with 15,000 in attendance on September 17 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
Produced by AEG Live, Revolution...
Alabama shakes up the Paléo Festival with Absen X5
SWITZERLAND: With six days and nights of musical and artistic performances on six different stages, and 4,700 volunteers on duty to welcome 230,000 people, the Paléo Festival de Nyon is one of the most...
Gottwood and Craig Richards launch Houghton festival
UK: Houghton is a three-day festival of art and music taking place on the Houghton estate in Norfolk from August 11 – 13. Curated by the illustrious Craig Richards and produced by the critically...
ADE to host showcase events at SXSW
USA: The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) – one of the world’s leading festivals for electronic music – will head to Austin, Texas this March for SXSW, one of the busiest and largest showcase events...
Threshold Festival crowdfunder picks up momentum with Arts Council support
UK: Threshold, the Liverpool festival of grassroots music and arts, has been given a huge boost in its crowdfunding campaign from a brand new patron and a pledge from Arts Council England.
Threshold Festival launched...
Line-up revealed for inaugural Labyrinth Open
CROATIA: After announcing Pan-Pot, Rødhåd, Stephan Bodzin and more at the beginning of February, the brand new Croatian festival Labyrinth Open has now revealed the full line-up for the inaugural edition from July 8...
Kevin Thorborn appointed Mojo Barriers’ UK Director
UK: Kevin Thorborn has been promoted to Director of Mojo Barriers UK, following his role as UK Manager for the past 17 years.
Having started at Mojo Barriers in 2000, Kevin has managed the provision...
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...
