MelodyVR and Warner Music sign virtual reality deal
WORLDWIDE: MelodyVR and Warner Music Group have announced a worldwide partnership for virtual reality content creation. With the VR sector growing at an exponential rate, this groundbreaking global deal will see MelodyVR and WMG...
Gallowglass Training launches ‘Top 20’ safety courses
UK: John Young, former Head of Technical Services at Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), has partnered with training specialist Gallowglass to produce a ‘Top 20’ suite of training courses for technical staff in the entertainment...
Lana Del Rey, The xx and more for Flow Festival
FINLAND: Flow Festival, set to take place at Suvilahti in Helsinki from August 11 - 13, has revealed the first names to grace its 2017 edition.
The festival will once again feature many of today’s...
Wonderfruit confirms new dates and acts for 2017
THAILAND: Wonderfruit Festival, Thailand's pioneering sustainable, eco-friendly, cross-cultural live celebration of art, music and life, has announced an array of acts for its upcoming edition, now set to take place from February 16 -...
Eurosonic Noorderslag completes 2017 programme
NETHERLANDS: Eurosonic Noorderslag has finalised its upcoming edition's genre-spanning line-up with the addition of Era Istefi (AL), Hans Hanneman (NL), Kraantje Pappie (NL), Luwten (NL), Orange Skyline (NL), Parels van de Jordaan (NL), and...
EXIT launches new festival in Croatia
CROATIA: After nearly 20 years of running one of the most successful festivals in South East Europe, the EXIT team has announced the launch of a new festival in Croatia, dubbed Sea Star. The...
New festival Labyrinth Open to debut in Croatia next July
CROATIA: Brand new for 2017, Labyrinth Open will launch on the sun-drenched shores of the Adriatic Sea in Omiš, Croatia next July. Offering four days of music as well as a conference set-up that...
Daniel Panaitescu named as recipient of European Festival Awards’ Lifetime Achievement accolade
NETHERLANDS: The European Festival Awards has announced that the Lifetime Achievement accolade for its upcoming edition will be posthumously awarded to Daniel Panaitescu of Sziget Festival.
Working on Sziget since its inception, Panaitescu was responsible...
Threshold announces first wave of artists for seventh annual festival
UK: Threshold Festival has announced the first wave of acts that will be performing at its seventh annual festival of emerging music in 2017. Continuing its story of grassroots success, the festival will return...
Unsound reveals 2017 dates, announces ‘Friends of Unsound’ initiative
POLAND: Unsound Festival has revealed that its 15th edition will take place from October 8 - 15 in Krakow, Poland. In tandem with this, the event has launched a 'Friends of Unsound' initiative to...