Apple revamps iTunes Festival
UK: With the arrival of Apple Music, Apple has rebranded its iTunes Festival the ‘Apple Music Festival’.
The festival will feature 10 nights of live shows, including Disclosure, Pharrell Williams, Florence + The Machine, and...
IFF sells out six weeks in advance of first edition
UK: The International Festival Forum (IFF) has sold out six weeks in advance of its first edition. The new event, produced by the International Live Music Conference (ILMC), has confirmed that over 300 music...
Avolites Titan deployed at Bloodstock Festival
UK: Avolites Titan consoles reigned supreme at Bloodstock Festival, with all stages running Titan for the rock and metal festival that drew more than 15,000 metal heads to Derbyshire this month.
Bloodstock's main 'Ronnie James...
Snowbombing announces new sister festival Transition
FRANCE: The creative team behind Europe’s biggest snow and music festival – Snowbombing – has announced the launch of a brand new ‘sister’ festival: Transition.
Taking place 13 – 19 December 2015, with tickets going...
Jewish groups protest as Rototom Sunsplash drops Matisyahu
SPAIN: Jewish groups have criticised Rototom Sunsplash for cancelling the appearance of Jewish-American singer Matisyahu because he refused to disclose his stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Matisyahu, a reggae singer, rapper, and frontman of the...
Pukkelpop launches ‘Lost & Found’ app
BELGIUM: Parcify and Pukkelpop launched a collaborative initiative onsite at the festival this year, in which the former's team were able to trace festivalgoers and return lost valuables.
Pukkelpop's website provided the following rundown of...
Sound Image chooses Vue for two CMA Music Festival stages
USA: Originally known as Fan Fair, a meet-and-greet event for local music fans in Nashville, the CMA Music Festival has evolved into major annual party with attendees from all 50 states and upwards of...
Showsec helps to portray Bloodstock’s ‘family’ image
UK: Bloodstock Open Air is one big family reunion in many respects, and Showsec help to ‘paint the picture’ of such a vibrant community spirit.
The roaring success of this year’s event in the...
Platinum SBX / BX utilised at Team Beachbody Coach Summit
USA: The popular Beachbody health and fitness brand held its most important coach event of the year from July 16 - 19 in Nashville, and Elation gear was there in force on what is,...
Shapeshifters highlight EDC Festival arches
USA: The largest festival in North America, EDC brings 140,000+ attendees for each of its three nights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The electronic dance music has no shortage of exciting visuals, but...