Steve Heap sets retirement date, hands AFO operation to AIF
Steve Heap will retire from his position as General Secretary of the Association of Festival Organisers on April 2 2024, handing over the operation to John Rostron and the team at the Association of...
An Interview With Camp Cooks
UK: In a stark contrast to the standard burger vans of yore, festival catering has become an astonishingly heterogeneous affair. Epitomising this heterogeneity - and challenging the 'hetero' part in the process - are...
MEO Lalorama Adds Burna Boy, Raye and More
Nigerian superstar Burna Boy, widely credited with making Afrobeats a worldwide musical phenomenon will close the third day of MEO Kalorama on August 31. On the same day, RAYE, the champion of the Brit...
Lisa Stansfield Added to Cheshire Fest 2024
Iconic English singer and songwriter, Lisa Stansfield has been added to Cheshire Fest, Cheshire’s premium boutique festival returning on 31 August 2024 in the new location of Capesthorne Hall in Macclesfield.
The announcement is the first of a handful...
Brighton Music Conference announces dates and venue change
UK: Brighton Music Conference has announced a change in venue for its sixth year. BMC19 will take place at the British Airways i360 beachfront complex from April 24 - 27, following its most successful...
80s music festival Rewind to return this summer
UK: Rewind, the world’s biggest 80s music festival, will return with three UK festivals during July and August 2016.
Rewind Scotland will return for its sixth year at Scone Palace, Perth from July 22 -...
Broadwick Live joins AIF’s Drastic on Plastic campaign
UK: Broadwick Live has joined the Association of Independent Festival's Drastic on Plastic campaign. The promoter joins more than 60 independent festivals in a pledge to ban the use of plastic straws onsite this...
UK festivals demonstrate improvements in sustainability
UK: A major shift in the way UK festivals approached energy management and travel planning in 2017 has been revealed in the annual Festival & Events Industry Green Survey.
The survey, run by festival think...
MelodyVR virtually transports fans to performances with their favourite artists
UK: When MelodyVR launches later this year fans will be able to experience performances by their favourite artists remotely via virtual reality headsets. MelodyVR’s diverse catalogue of content has been curated to ensure that...
Portugal to be showcase nation at next year’s Eurosonic Noorderslag
NETHERLANDS / PORTUGAL: In January 2017, Portugal will be the Country Focus at Europe's biggest professional conference and showcase festival: Eurosonic Noorderslag.
The musical programme of Eurosonic 2017 will therefore feature an exponentially higher presentation...
