Weather Festival crowds revel in Harman’s JBL VTX line arrays

FRANCE: As part of a major Harman Professional package, over 100 JBL VTX V25 line array elements were deployed across five stages at the recent four-day Weather Festival in Paris. Celebrating its third year,...

 A Greener Future Appoints David Hopkins as New GM

Sustainable event pioneers A Greener Future (AGF) have appointed David Hopkins as the new General Manager. David brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role as the company continues to evolve within and...


EIF Announce Events Industry Grant Application Window

The Events Industry Forum has announced that the deadline for receiving applications for Purple Guide grants this Autumn will be October 18, 2024. To date, the Forum has awarded over £226,000 in grants for projects...

Ben Howard to headline BBC Music Introducing Live

UK: BBC Music Introducing Live has announced that singer-songwriter, musician and composer Ben Howard will be bringing his mercurial blend of folk and rock music to London’s Tobacco Dock for an intimate headline performance...

UK music festivals restate zero tolerance to sexual assault with new ‘Safer Spaces’ campaign

UK: At 9am on Monday May 8, more than 25 UK music festivals, including Bestival, Boomtown Fair, End of the Road, Parklife and Secret Garden Party will 'blackout' their websites for 24 hours as...

Coachella teams up with Festicket to target international fans

UK: Festicket is teaming up with Coachella as the Californian festival’s exclusive UK & European ticket partner. Alongside promoting a wide range of ticket options, Festicket will provide extra local booking services and support...

The xx to launch Night + Day Festival in Iceland

ICELAND: The xx are set to bring the latest in their highly acclaimed Night + Day series to Iceland this July. Night + Day has travelled from Lisbon to Berlin, and most recently to...

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...

CTUK Unlock Their 2022 Festival Diary

With a full-on return, working on a multitude of the UK’s largest and most popular major outdoor music events and festivals this summer has been no small feat. For CTUK it has been no...

Sweden Rock Festival puts Meyer Sound LEO on main stage

SWEDEN: For the 2015 Sweden Rock Festival, production manager Pelle Åberg selected a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system for the main stage to support headliners such as Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe,...