LIVE Flash Poll Reveals 40% Downturn, Confirms Need For Immediate Support

Up to 50% audience no shows cause huge rise in lost incomeIndustry facing long term impacts as 100% of organisers see drop in ticket salesSector grapples with soaring costs, artist and staff...

Beat-Herder announces details for 2017 edition

UK: Beat-Herder will return to Lancashire from July 14 - 16, and has announced the upcoming edition's first details. Throughout the independent event's 12-year history, it has united the subcultures of dance music throughout...


Shambala audience receptive to sustainability initiatives

UK: Shambala organisers made abandoned tents and campsite waste a priority at this year's event, as part of their commitment to recycle 100% of viable waste. The campaign included an advance communication strategy encouraging...

Brighten the Corners Unveils First Wave for 2024

In the wake of the  success of Brighten The Corners Festival 2023, which featured The Go! Team, 86TVs, Picture Parlour, Coops and loads more, Ipswich's leading multi-venue music festival and a formidable event for...

Grundon Renews Ties With Valley Fest

Bristol-based waste management experts Grundon has renewed its ties with a major local festival as planning for this year’s summer events season gets into full swing. Valley Fest, which is expecting 12,000 people on site...

The Prodigy, Roisin Murphy and more for Sea Dance

MONTENEGRO: Sea Dance Festival, presented by EXIT, TheSoundYouNeed and UKF, and set to take place from July 15 - 18 on Montenegro's Jaz Beach, has revealed more additions to its line-up. After scooping 'Best Medium-Sized...

Energy Revolution exceeds carbon balancing targets

UK: Carbon emissions from over 13 million travel miles have been balanced with investment in renewable energy by the 50 festivals and 30 suppliers working with live events industry charity Energy Revolution – exceeding...

ILMC & ASM Global Grow Efforts to Expand Next Gen Exec Talent

ASM GLOBAL ACTS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PLATFORM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT UPCOMING EXECUTIVE TALENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG EXECUTIVES AND INDUSTRY LEADERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE...

Jeremy Corbyn to speak at Glastonbury

UK: Jeremy Corbyn – leader of the UK Labour Party – has accepted Billy Bragg's invitation to speak at Glastonbury's Left Field stage on behalf of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. In his announcement of...

Future Fusion Festival Announces Carl Craig, Henrik Schwarz and More for 2015 Debut

SOUTH AFRICA: Future Fusion Festival - a three-day electronic music festival set to take place from April 24 - 26 near Johannesburg - has announced the first wave of acts for its 2015 debut. The...