Afropunk to return to London this July

UK: Afropunk London has announced the majority of the programme for its sophomore UK edition. Set to take place from July 22 - 23 at The Printworks, the Afrocentric festival will encompass grime, punk,...

Forecastle to showcase rare bourbons at this year’s festival

USA: The Forecastle Bourbon Lodge, Forecastle Festival’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail outpost, will give fans exclusive access to some rare bourbons this year. The new Rarities Bar, presented by Liquor Barn and curated by category...


Arribar! wins Glastonbury contract for ninth year

UK: Arribar!, part of the Eventist Group, has won its ninth contract with Glastonbury Festival and will return to Worthy Farm with two themed bars: The Chameleon and Rock the Kasbah. The bars, located...

AIF announces return; tickets now on-sale

UK: The Association of Independent Festivals has announced that its annual flagship event, the Festival Congress, will return to Cardiff for its fourth year in October. Selling out every year since its inception, this...

Martin Audio MLA in control At Volt And Balaton

HUNGARY: The Volt and Balaton Sound festivals are part of a series of major festivals in Hungary, held over the summer. Both have been serviced for a number of years by Capital Sound, and...

Gigantic on track with three-year deal with Tramlines

UK: Tramlines, the UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival, has signed a new three-year deal with national ticketing agent Gigantic. As plans begin to take shape for the biggest ever Tramlines to mark its 10th anniversary...

New festival Beat the Streets raises over £100,000 to help the homeless

UK: Beat the Streets – an all-day music festival staged to help the homeless – has announced that it broke its fundraising target of £100,000. Taking place across venues in Nottingham on January...

BE-AT.TV announces global partnership with Corona Sunsets

WORLDWIDE: The renowned broadcast platform BE-AT.TV has announced that it has become the official live streaming partner for Corona Sunsets, the global event series run by Anhueser-Busch Inbev throughout most of the world. ...

Production Park pledges £20,000 to fund university places

UK: Production Park, a unique cluster of live event based companies in Wakefield, has announced that it will fund university places at its industry leading training centre, Backstage Academy, making an initial pledge of...

Junction 2 expands to two days for 2019

UK: The award winning dance music festival Junction 2 will return to Boston Manor Park in 2019, expanding to two consecutive days from June 7 -8. The newly added Friday will showcase a more diverse...