ID&T and ADE present the third edition of ADE Green

NETHERLANDS: On October 14, as a part of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), de Brakke Grond theatre will host ADE Green. After the extremely successful first two editions of ADE Green, ID&T and ADE...

Shanghai’s Infinity Summer Festival uses high end gear from the Laserworld Group

CHINA: The inaugural Infinity Summer Festival took place on August 8 in Shanghai, constituting the first interactive carnival-themed music festival in the city. The music offerings were mostly EDM-oriented, with an abundance of house...


Reeperbahn Festival shows to go ahead despite fire

GERMANY: In the early morning hours of September 8, the western open-air stage at Spielbudenplatz on the Reeperbahn burned down, fortunately without causing harm to anyone. However, the stage has been an essential part...

Los Angeles County forms Electronic Music Task Force

USA: Following a spate of drug-related casualties at electronic music festivals and concerts in the US, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in support of the formation of the Electronic Music...

Kambe Events to host waste management workshop for festival industry

UK: In the recent Green Manifesto Survey conducted by Kambe Events, in partnership with the AIF and AFO, 84% of participants cited reducing festival waste as a key issue for them. In response to...

YouTube Gaming stage comes to EGX

UK: EGX – the UK’s largest videogames event – has announced a new partnership with YouTube that will see the latter bring a major YouTube Gaming stage to EGX from September 24 – 27. ...

Avolites consoles light up Electric Daisy Carnival 2015

UK: Electric Daisy Carnival landed in England this year with its trademark colourful performers and EDM stars with lighting controlled by a host of Avolites consoles on two main stages. This year marked the...

Philips Strand Lighting NEO console makes Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut

UK: One of the latest additions to the Philips Strand Lighting line of consoles, the NEO, has made its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, taking up residence for the duration of the arts festival in...

Tomorrowland offers ‘Discover Europe’ package

EUROPE: For the 11th edition of Tomorrowland, which took place from July 24 - 26 in the Belgian town of Boom, the festival offered a 'Discover Europe' package for those who wished to supplement...

Peter Gabriel to receive Outstanding Contribution to Festivals accolade at UK Festival Awards

UK: The UK Festival Awards has announced that this year's Outstanding Contribution to Festivals Award will be presented to Peter Gabriel. Most renowned for his illustrious and prolific music career - which has thus...