Bratz surveys family attitudes towards festivals
UK: A survey undertaken by iconic fashion doll manufacturer Bratz has discovered that seven out of 10 parents are keen to head to a festival with their kids instead of on a traditional summer...
Colour Sound celebrates 10 years with Field Day
UK: UK Lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment recently celebrated 10 years of being a main technical supplier to Field Day – one of London’s premier and most popular urban music events,...
Watch AlunaGeorge performing via Minecraft at The Gathering
NORWAY: The UK based electronic duo AlunaGeorge recently had its performance at Norway's The Gathering Festival live streamed within the heavily pixelated digital realm of Minecraft. Graphical and animation limitations of this particular title...
Meyer Sound LEO family systems serve transatlantic festivals
UK: LEO Family systems kicked off Meyer Sound’s 2016 summer festival season, powering multi-day events at two major music festivals on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Boston Calling drew huge crowds to City...
Northern Festivals Network and Unlimited Impact commission disability-centric festival acts
UK: The Northern Festivals Network and Unlimited Impact are inviting disabled artists and companies from any discipline to request support for the creation and touring of a new outdoor work for families at greenfield...
MLA takes over World Stage at Rock In Rio Lisbon
PORTUGAL: Held in Bela Vista Park in Lisbon, Gabisom Audio Equipment from Brazil deployed Martin Audio’s premier MLA rig on the World Stage for the first time at the recent five-day Rock in Rio...
Festival MED: 13th edition takes the best of world music to Loulé Historic Centre
PORTUGAL: From June 30 – July 3, the Historic Centre of Loulé will welcome back Festival MED, one of the biggest world music festivals in Europe. This year's edition will represent 19 nations, more...
DJ booking platform AGNT launches on desktop and iOS devices
USA: AGNT, a new desktop platform and iOS app that connects DJs and organisers in a complete end-to-end process, recently launched at the EDMbiz Conference and Expo. Built by EDM industry pros Mike Henderson,...
Edward Snowden to give exclusive talk at Roskilde Festival
DENMARK: The American whistleblower and political activist Edward Snowden will be one of the speakers as Roskilde Festival, and will be paying special attention to equality and human rights in tandem with the festival's...
Deftones frontman to perform inside a volcano at Secret Solstice
ICELAND: Iceland’s Secret Solstice has already unveiled a line-up of 177 acts, including Deftones, who are scheduled to headline the main event. However, the alt-metal band’s lead signer will also perform an acoustic set...