Event Genius and Jika Jika deliver Northern Ireland’s first ever cashless festival

UK: This August, Jika Jika Festival marked its debut event by hosting Northern Ireland’s first ever cashless festival with the help of Event Genius Pay. Set across two days in Derry at the picturesque Ebrington...

Kings of Leon to headline Sziget

HUNGARY: Sziget festival - winner of Best Major Festival at the 2014 European Festival Awards - has revealed that Kings of Leon will headline this year's event. Their performance on August 15 is one...


Speakers revealed for International Radio Festival

ITALY: The eighth International Radio Festival will take place in Milan for the first time on April 7, and has now unveiled its slate of speakers. The line-up of speakers includes Tony Prince, founder of...

New Stage Line-Up Announced For Inaugural Forgotten Fields

UK: Having sold out Kendal Calling in record breaking time last month, the creative minds behind the Lake District event announced Forgotten Fields - an intimate new festival set to take place at Eridge...

LeeFest to Take Fallow Year in 2015

UK: Organisers of the award winning music and arts festival LeeFest have announced their decision to take a fallow year in 2015. After a period of rapid growth the 2,500 capacity festival has outgrown...

Festival Republic to implement environmental improvements across all of its events

UK: Festival Republic has announced a laundry list of environmental improvements it will be rolling out across all of its events this year. The promoter has joined forces with the Greenpeace events team again...

Baauer, Hudson Mohawke and more for Forecastle

USA: Forecastle Festival has added over a dozen acts to its three-day music celebration, including electro-funk duo Ghostland Observatory, Dan Auerbach-fronted The Arcs, Americana genre benders Pokey LaFarge, beatmaster Baauer and more. Now in...

Design Oasis Sets Sail With Chauvet Professional LED Video Panel On Jam Cruise and...

USA: Every music festival offers fans a chance to get away from it all, but few do this quite so dramatically – or literally – as Jam Cruise and Holy Ship! Produced by Cloud...

1 in 5 Nightclubs lost in last 3 years.

They may not be festivals but they certainly do provide the platform to nurture the next generation of DJ talent, so the latest research from CGA showing that the past 3 years have reduced...

East India Youth, Vök and more for Positivus’ Palladium Stage

LATVIA: Continuing its annual tradition of introducing festivalgoers to the most eclectic possible array of new acts, Positivus Festival has ensured that this year's Palladium stage will feature a record high number of foreign...